Producer Kato Khandwala Dies at 47 Following Motorcycle Accident

“Kato had a passion for music and a gift for bringing out the best in all of the artists with whom he worked,” said Khandwala’s manager, Andrew Brightman, in a statement. 

A 1998 graduate of Berklee School of Music, Khandwala worked at the Hit Factory in New York, as well as toured with Kool and the Gang and acted as their musical director in the early 2000s. He then found success as an indie record producer after working with producer David Bendeth as House of Loud Studios in New Jersey. Khandwala relocated to Los Angeles in 2014, following the sudden death of his wife in 2013. In addition to working out of Sphere Studios in North Hollywood, he worked on a number of international projects, including at Sing Sing Studios in Melbourne, Sound Farm Studios in Jamaica, and Na Cena Studios in Sao Paolo, Brazil. 

Survivors include his mother and his two daughters, who are 26 and 15, and his partner, Shannon “Gunz” Turner. The family is asking for donations to provide support for his children through Go Fund Me.