William Orbit, the British producer famous for his work with people like Madonna and Blur, has passed away. Orbit was 69. William Orbit was born William Mark Wainwright in the London suburb of Palmers Green. Orbit truly came to international prominence as the main producer on Madonna's acclaimed 1998 blockbuster Ray Of Light, one of the superstar's canniest reinventions. Orbit continued to work with Madonna on her soundtrack hits "Beautiful Stranger" and "American Pie" and on tracks from later albums Music and MDNA.