Just recently I saw a message about the death of a young dj/producer I wasn't aware off (i_o). So that made me think, what others aren't with us anymore and what happened. So here's a list (mostly electronic related). Just to remember them, no more no less. Feel free to add more names or expand info.

In Memoriam †

3 Steps Ahead / Peter-Paul Pigmans | 1961 - 2003 | Cancer
Ajax / Adrian Thomas | 1971 - 2013 | Road accident (hit by a truck)
AM / Adam Goldstein | 1973 - 2009 | Drug overdose
Andrew Weatherall | 1963 - 2020 | Pulmonary embolism
Angel Moraes / Angel Morales | 1965 - 2021 | ?
Asia 2001 / Gilbert Thévenet (Martin Cooper) | 1969 - 2021 | Parkinson's disease
Avicii / Tim Bergling | 1989 - 2018 | Suicide by exsanguination
Bansi / Joseph Quinteros (from GMS) | 1976 - 2018 | Cancer
Barron / Jordan Roche | . - 2015 (age 21) | Heroin overdose
Big Makk / Samisoni Koroitamudu | 1991 - 2016 | Car accident
Bingo Players / Paul Bäumer | 1976 - 2013 | Cancer
Black N Mild / Oliver Stokes Jr. | 1975 - 2020 | Covid-19
C+C Music Factory / David Byron Cole | 1962 - 1995 | Spinal meningitis
Caspar Pound | 1979 - 2004 | Cancer
Cassius / Philippe "Zdar" Cerboneschi | 1967 - 2019 | Accident
Christian Morgenstern | 1975 - 2003 | Suicide
Claudio Coccoluto | 1962 - 2021 | ?
Cookie Monsta / Tony Cook | 1989 - 2020 | Lymphoma
Cosma / Avihen Livneh | 1979 - 2003 | Motorcycle accident
Da Boy Tommy / Tommy Debie | 1976 - 2013 | Car accident
David Mancuso | 1944 - 2016 | ?
Didier Sinclair / Didier Maurin | 1965 - 2008 | Cancer
Dominator / Neil Aldred | . - 2017 (age 33) | Cancer
Drexciya / James Stinson | 1969 - 2002 | Heart complications
Energy / Roger Beglinger | 1973 - 2011 | Mixed intoxication, which led through a central regulatory failure in brain death
Eon / Ian Loveday | 1954 - 2009 | Pheumonia
Erick Morillo ("I Like to Move It") | 1971 - 2020 | Acute Ketamine toxicity
Frankie Knuckles | 1955 - 2014 | Diabetes
Fred Rister (David Guetta co-producer) | 1961 - 2019 | Cancer
Gary D / Gerald Malke | 1963 - 2016 | Pulmonary embolism
Griff Gotti / Conrad Buchanan | 1970 - 2020 | Covid-19
Guru Josh / Paul Walden | 1964 - 2015 | Suicide
Helly Larson | 1977 - 2017 | Brain cancer
Hotfire / Eric Yandall | . - 2019 | ?
Hux Flux / Dennis Tapper | 1974 - 2018 | Tragic accident due to drowning near his house
i_o / Garrett Lockhart | 1990 - 2020 | ?
Jam & Spoon / Mark Spoon | 1966 - 2006 | Heart attack
Jam Master Jay / Jason Mizell (the DJ of Run-D.M.C.) | 1965 - 2002 | Killed (shot)
José Padilla | 1955 -2020 | Cancer
Kraftwerk / Florian Schneider | 1947 - 2020 | Cancer
Kutfather / Marcus Tufono | . - 2020 (age 48) | Septic shock
Larry Levan / Lawrence Philpot | 1954 - 1992 | Heart failure
LFO / Mark Bell | 1971 - 2014 | Complications during surgery
Liza 'N' Eliaz | 1958 - 2001 | Cancer
Man-X / Thomas Spiegel | . - 2012 (age 47) | Suicide
Marino Stephano / Stéphane Marino | 1974 - 1999 | Car accident
Mark V & Poogie Bear / Mark Villanueva | 1979 - 2013 | Crohn's disease
Mehdi / Mehdi Favéris-Essadi | 1977 - 2011 | Falling accident
Mike Huckaby | 1966 - 2020 | Complications of a stroke and Covid-19
Nico / Nicolai Vorkapich | 1964 - 1999 | Cancer
Nu Faundation / Mikey O'Brien | 1986 - 2011 | Pancreatitis
Optiv / Edward Jackson Holmes | 1977 - 2020 | ?
Pan Sonic / Mika Vainio | 1963 - 2017 | Falling six meters off of a cliff into the sea
Pascal FEOS / Pascal Dardoufas | 1968 - 2020 | Cancer
Paul 'Trouble' Anderson | 1959 - 2018 | Cancer
Perplex / Ronen Dahan | 1974 - 2019 | Killed (shot)
Pete Namlook / Peter Kuhlmann | 1969 - 2012 | Heart attack
Peter Rauhofer | 1965 - 2013 | Brain cancer
Peter Slaghuis (Hithouse) | 1961 - 1991 | Car accident
Rashad / Rashad Harden | 1979 - 2014 | Drug overdose
Restless Soul / Phil Asher | 1970 - 2021 | Heart attack in sleep
Robert Miles / Roberto Concina | 1969 - 2017 | Cancer
Roc Raida / Anthony Williams (from the X-Ecutioners) | 1972 - 2009 | Complications with a karate injury on his back
Ron Hardy | 1958 - 1992 | AIDS-related illness
Scott Hardkiss | 1969 - 2013 | Cerebral aneurysm
SonicC / Anthony Rodriguez | . - 2014 (age 22) | Car accident
Sophie / Sophie Xeon | 1986 - 2021 | Accidentally slipped and fell while climbing to watch the full moon
Spinbad / Chris Sullivan | 1974 - 2020 | ?
Stefano Greppi | 1971 - 2020 | Sudden illness
Thomas Coastline | 1985 - 2021 | Cancer
Tony De Vit / Anthony de Vit | 1957 - 1998 | Bronchial failure
Torsten Fenslau | 1964 - 1993 | Car accident
Visage / Steve Strange | 1959 - 2015 | Heart failure
Zenith / Federico Franchi | 1974 - 2018 | ?

Honorable mentions (related, no dj's producers):

Ebow Graham / Metropolis (from Foreign Beggars) | 1979 - 2020 | Domestic accident
Franky Gee (singer Captain Jack) | 1962 - 2005 | Cerebral haemorrhage
Keith Flint (singer The Prodigy) | 1969 - 2019 | Suicide by hanging
Romanthony (singer Daft Punk - One More Time) | 1967 - 2013 | Complications from kidney disease
Shaun Lewis / Stormin (Dnb MC) | 1984 - 2018 | Cancer

 

Last edited: Mar 30, 2021

Too many names, too soon. I will remember all of you.

RIP

 

Andrew Weatherall

producer/remixer
sabres of paradise
two lone swordsmen
a mad genius.

 

Philippe "Zdar" Cerboneschi / Cassius | 1967-2019 | Accident

 

Anthony Rodriguez / SonicC : ?-2014 (car crash)
Edwards Jackson Holmes / Optiv : ?-2020
Eric Yandal / Hotfire : ?-2019
Fred Rister (David Guetta co-producer) : 1961-2019 (cancer)
Joseph Quinteros / Bansi (from GMS) : 1976-2018 (cancer)
Liza 'N' Eliaz : 1958-2001 (cancer)
Mick Huckaby : 1966-2020
Neil Aldred / DJ Dominator : ?-2017 (cancer)
Peter-Paul Pigmans / 3 Steps Ahead : 1961-2003 (cancer)
Peter Slaghuis / Hithouse : 1961-1991 (Car accident)
Ron Hardy : 1958-1992
Steve Strange / Visage : 1959-2015 (heart failure)
Tony Cook / Cookie Monsta : ?-2020 (he was 31)

Vocalist :
Shaun Lewis / Stormin (Dnb MC) : 1984-2018 (cancer)
Ebow Graham / Metropolis (from Foreign Beggars : 1979-2020 (domestic accident)

That's all I can remember right now


Here's some additional info to your "not familiar" list :

Adam Goldstein / DJ AM : 1973-2009 (drug overdose)
Anthony Williams / Roc Raida (from the X-Ecutioners) : 1972-2009 (dead after some complication with a karate injurie on his back)
Mehdi Faveris-Essadi / DJ Mehdi : 1977-2011 (falling accident)
Lawrence Philpot / Larry Levan : 1954-1992 (heart failure)
Mark Bell / LFO : 1971-2014 (had some complication during surgery that cause his death)
Phil Asher / Restless Soul : ?-2021
Sophie Xeon / Sophie : 1986-2021 (falling accident)

 

Last edited: Feb 22, 2021

Daft Punk

 

It was no suicide just look at his last picture on the yacht ,he was happy .

 

Indeed, we should all know this very well by now.

Reminds me of some verses from My Bloody Valentine's song Drive It All Over Me.

Spoiler: Lyrics

Cover up your windows
Close up all the doors
Time has come for me to really shine
Pick myself up off the floor
Things that'll make yourself cry
Can be tied above the well
Helplessly withering away
But I'll never ever tell

Run, run away, run, run away
'Cause there's nothing left to say
Got no one to talk to
Leave me alone, I'm happy to die today
Run, run away, run, run away
'Cause there's nothing left to say
Oh, the travel always gets me
Get in the car and drive it all over me

Honestly, I was destroyed when I found out about his death. I had even made fun of him in the forums and felt like a total asshole, me and my big mouth. Reminds me that we should always be kind to each other because you never know what someone could be going through. If I had known and had a way to contact him, I would've done something to prevent it. I've had quite a few friends throughout the years that I stopped from making a terrible mistake and I would've been that kind of friend for him too. What a terrible way to die. Imagine if he was so depressed, what are the rest of us that aren't rich and in the same situation (or worse) supposed to do?

To all those that are gone but never forgotten:

At last the dark years of grieving come to an end
Old haunts and habits invoking loved ones and friends
The graveyards forgotten, the churches are empty now
I recall the times past and how much I miss you all

Wake up! Reborn! Join in and celebrate!
Make noise! Wake up the great dead with reverence
On all hallow's eve

Endless drumming; rituals to wake up the dead
Bring gifts and spirits, good wine- just cheese and some bread
Incense of cigars and spices, pleasures we shared
Light up the graveyards to show how much we all care

Wake up! Reborn! Join in and celebrate!
Make noise! Wake up the great dead with reverence
On all hallow's eve
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You still can see in their eyes like i could see catalyst is a broken man in 1 second looking into his eyes .
I knew people who where like you mention but you still could determine their not alright and now they are dead .

You must be one of the hardest motherfuckers to cut your own throught and after that and/or wrists and he was no viking .

If you not to ignorant for his actions and speaking out against systemic pedo scene you know enough .

 

Last edited: Feb 23, 2021

How could I forget them! Played a lot of 3SA tracks in my gigs during my gabber/hardcore period.
Thanks for the adds.
About Sophie Xeon / Sophie; now he/she is mentioned, I did actually read some news messages recently including the cause of death. "Accidentally slipped and fell while climbing to watch the full moon." That's just horrible. (each death is of course, but still, this sounds so harmless)

 

If it weren't for him (Primal Scream, 2 Lone Swordsmen and Sabres of Paradise) my life would have taken an entirely different path.

I can't wait for the tribute record to finish downloading (just got it now, give it a minute)

 

Mika Vainio, a true minimalist genius and an influence to a whole lot of techno/ambient. Known for Pan Sonic and various solo efforts.

Vainio died on April 12, 2017 in Trouville-sur-Mer, France after falling six meters off of a cliff into the sea.

The Wire tribute.

("Teurastamo" is "Slaughterhouse" in English)

Though if you ask me, the whole "Kulma" ("Angle") album is genius.

 

Some Legends from the german Frankfurt/Berlin Techno-Trance scene:

https://www.discogs.com/artist/61591-Torsten-Fenslau
https://www.discogs.com/artist/4865-Pascal-FEOS
https://www.discogs.com/artist/1160088-Helly-Larson

 

Here is some addition I just remember :

Didier Maurin / Didier Sinclair (more a DJ than producer, but he play a big role in the early 90s French scene) : 1965-2008 (cancer)
Pascal Dardoufas / Pascal FEOS : 1968-2020 (cancer)
Paul Walden / Guru Josh : 1964-2015 (suicide)


@D-Music is it possible to update your list at the begining of this thread with all the new name ? This will be easier to search when we want to add new name

Also, should we include all "pre DJ era" producers, like guys from Kraftwerk and other early electronic band/musicians ?


I want to say that this thread is great, but it's a bit sad because of the subject, but it's a good way to find out who we lost, there's some name I didn't know or completly forget they were not here anymore

 

A DJ/Producer list without anyone mentioning Larry Levan? He was the first superstar DJ!

 

Last edited: Feb 23, 2021

DJ Man-X Thomas Spiegel, fantastic Soulful House DJ and Producer died in 2012 at the age 47

 

He is, list are with real name first, he's in D-Music 2nd list and then in mine with more info (with also Ron Hardy, another house legend)