Colin Thurston

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Colin Thurston (1947 - January 15, 2007) was a British recording engineer and producer.

Born in Singapore, Thurston played in bands in London before he "bluffed his way" into audio engineering. After hooking up with Tony Visconti he co-engineered David Bowie's "Heroes" and Iggy Pop's Lust For Life (both 1977); he is also credited with co-producing the latter album with Bowie and Pop, under the collective pseudonym "Bewlay Bros". Thurston's debut as a solo producer was Magazine's second album Secondhand Daylight (1979).

He later recalled, "I think they were a bit nervous and so I didn't tell them it was my first production". The same year, he produced The Human League's first album, Reproduction and their single "I Don't Depend on You".

His lesser-known productions around this time included the single "Move in Rhythm" by Airkraft (1980) on the Square record label, now a collector's piece.