Marc Earp, production manager and monitor engineer for Eric Church since 2010, died on April 27, 2020. He had undergone months of chemotherapy to combat Stage 4 colon cancer but succumbed from a pulmonary embolism in his left lung. He was 54.
“Marc Earp was the kind of guy you go into ‘battle’ fearlessly with—and with him you always expected the outcome to be nothing short of awesome,” said Michael Joe Sagraves, Church’s personal guitar tech from the club days, in a tribute posted on Outsider.com. “I will miss my friend and brother. Thank you, Earpy. You set the tone for the rest of us.”
Unable to gather in person due to Covid-19, Eric Church’s crew held a memorial service earlier this year, one year since his passing. The posting on Outsider.com also included this tribute from Eric Church’s tour manager Todd Bunch: “He was my best friend for 30 years. He was just such a monster personality. For me and my wife, we’ll never get over it. I’ve lost my mother and my father, and when I lost him, I don’t think I’ve ever had a death affect me like that. I’m still struggling with it.”
