This was reported by RIA Novosti with reference to a statement by the frontman of the Whitesnake group David Coverdale.

“It is with great sadness that I have just learned that my dear friend and producer Martin Birch has passed away,” Coverdale wrote on his Twitter page.

According to the agency, the producer has collaborated with rock groups such as Deep Purple, Black Sabbath and Iron Maiden.

Earlier it was reported that actor Brent Carver died at the age of 68 at his home in the Canadian city of Cranbrook.