UK Producer Steve Brown (Wham, Freddie Mercury) Has Died UK producer Steve Brown has died. At this stage a Cause of Death has not been revealed. Steve Brown produced Wham ‘Young Guns’, ‘Bad Boys’ and ‘Club Tropicana’, Freddie Mercury ‘The Great Pretender’, The Cult’s ‘She Sells Sanctuary’, and for Australia The Angels ‘Howling’ album and the Boom Crash Opera hits ‘Great Wall’ and ‘Hands Up In the Air’. Brown has worked with ABC, Alison Moyet, Elton John and Manic Street Preachers. In a statement The Cult announced, “We are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of legendary producer Steve Brown he was hugely influential in The Cult’s evolution and shall forever been entwined in our DNA our deepest condolences to Steve’s family our hearts are with you “.