Musician & engineer
Steve Albini
Recorded In Utero and Surfer Rosa, and refused royalties on principle every time.
Steven Frank Albini was an American musician and audio engineer. He founded and fronted the influential post-hardcore and noise rock bands Big Black (1981 to 1987), Rapeman (1987 to 1989), and Shellac (1992 to 2024), and engineered acclaimed albums such as the Pixies' Surfer Rosa (1988), PJ Harvey's Rid of Me, Nirvana's In Utero, and Manic Street Preachers' Journal for Plague Lovers (2009).
- Born
- 1962-07-22, Pasadena, USAA Sunday
- Died
- 2024-05-07, Chicago, USAA Tuesday, aged 61
- At birth
- Sun in Cancer, Moon in Aries
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1962-07-22, Pasadena, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Los_Angelesthe zone used then
America/Los_AngelesThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Cancer | 29°28′ | Direct |
| Moon | Aries | 11°04′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Cancer | 21°34′ | Direct |
| Venus | Virgo | 11°13′ | Direct |
| Mars | Gemini | 9°30′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Pisces | 12°01′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Aquarius | 8°43′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Leo | 28°55′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Scorpio | 10°42′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Virgo | 8°30′ | Direct |
Death Chart
2024-05-07, Chicago, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Chicagothe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Taurus | 17°36′ | Direct |
| Moon | Taurus | 11°45′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Aries | 21°32′ | Direct |
| Venus | Taurus | 10°08′ | Direct |
| Mars | Aries | 5°25′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Taurus | 25°41′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Pisces | 17°11′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Taurus | 22°46′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Pisces | 29°07′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Aquarius | 2°05′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Steve Albini was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.