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1. Bruce Keir 1961-2021

Blackstar Amplification co-founder dies, age 60

lackstar co-founder and technical director Bruce Keir passed away on 14 September, after battling early-onset Alzheimer’s disease for a number of years. Bruce was one of four Marshall alumni, along Ian Robinson, Paul Hayhoe and Richard Frost, who started Blackstar Amplification in 2007. His

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