I'm totally lost for words, upon reading about this today. NEVER NEVER NEVER would i imagine Leon passing away at such a young age. I thought he will be cutting dubs long into when he becomes a grand-dad just like his dad Paul. Such a damn lost to such a young and talented cutting engineer.
For those who don't know about Music House it was one of London's most legendary cutting houses. At the time when i use to go there, it was located just off Holloway Road down the side of an alley, It had 2 cutting rooms manned by Leon and his dad Paul Chue. I can remember going to music house for the first time and seeing this young kid working the neumann lathe and thinking, surely this little kid can't know what hes doing. He must be a around my age or so, give take a few years. At this time i was in my early 20's, but of course he knew what he was doing he was trained up by his dad the infamous Paul Chue. After hearing how Leon cut my music on dub i always waited until Leon was free even though sometimes i had to wait longer to get my cuts done.
Music House was a real special and inspiring place for me being a up and coming d&b dj/producer, as there was always some top d&b dj/producers/label owners getting their music cutting in which you had an opportunity to connect with some big names in neutral environment. I remember a friend of mine getting his first vinyl release on a well-known d&B label just by the owner hearing his tune getting cut from the alleyway.
Words can not describe how i feel right now. I'm truly heart broken. but my thoughts and prayers are with Chue family.
God bless and rest in peace Leon
