[1][2][3] Born in Singapore in 1947, Thurston was a guitarist in several bands and his first work in music was as a jingle writer.
[4] Along with Tony Visconti, Thurston co-engineered David Bowie's Heroes and Iggy Pop's Lust for Life, both released in 1977.
"[6] That same year, he produced the Human League's first album, Reproduction and their single "I Don't Depend on You" released under the name of The Men.
[1] The band's bassist, John Taylor, later described Thurston as "a major catalyst for the Eighties sound".
[1] The band's keyboardist, Nick Rhodes, told The New York Observer in 2017, "I love [the Human League's] Reproduction.
He had been the engineer of those great albums that Iggy and Bowie made together, and he produced Human League.
[15][16] Re-Pro's executive members also included such producers as Trevor Horn, Hugh Padgham, Alan Parsons, and Robin Millar.