EDM Global Producers, Djs & Artists
Former NME journalist Fred Dellar has died, it has been confirmed. A beloved and highly respected writer, Dellar worked for NME from 1972 until the mid-’90s, and wrote the Fred Fact column for the magazine as well as compiling the crossword and contributing reviews, features and more. A three-page Factory Records special of the Fred …
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Julie E. “Tawny” Kitaen, the ’80s music video star and Bachelor Party actor, has died aged 59. Kitaen’s death was confirmed by the Orange County, California coroner’s office (per Variety), which revealed that she died at her home in Newport Beach on Friday morning (May 7). A cause of death has not yet been revealed. …
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Renowned electronic music producer Pierce Fulton has died at the age of 28, according to a statement released by his family today, May 3rd. “It breaks my heart to share with you that Pierce passed away on Thursday evening following a tragic struggle with his mental health,” reads the statement shared on Fulton’s Twitter from …
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Tributes are being paid to former Bad Boy Records rapper Black Rob, who has died aged 51. The rapper’s death was confirmed by several of his friends and former collaborators including rapper Mark Curry, who revealed Rob had passed away in a video on social media, and singer-songwriter and producer Mario Winans. “This hit my heart……. …
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DMX has died aged at the age of 50, his family have confirmed. The rapper, whose real name was Earl Simmons, was hospitalised following a heart attack as a result of reported overdose on April 3, where he had remained in intensive care. In a statement shared today (April 9), his family wrote: “We are …
Morris “B.B.” Dickerson, the co-founder and bassist of funk rock band War, has died aged 71. The musician passed away peacefully at a Long Beach, California, hospital on Friday (April 2) after a long, undisclosed illness, according to Billboard. Born in 1949 in Torrance, California, Dickerson played a big part in helping to develop War’s signature sound …
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by: Cameron DeFaria Mar 29, 2021 New York house legend Carlos Sanchez has passed away. Sanchez was an instrumental force in the New York underground dance community for more than 40 years. Most recently, he worked as a part-time professor at Pace University where he taught a “World Music/The Underground” course, per Mixmag. Fellow New …
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Malcolm Cecil, a pioneering producer known for his work on some of Stevie Wonder‘s biggest albums of the 1970s, has died. He was 84 years old. His death on March 28 was announced via The Bob Moog Foundation’s Twitter account, who also revealed he had been suffering from a “long illness”. “It is with the …
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Courtney Love has opened up on her battle with anaemia, revealing that she almost died after the condition led to her hospitalisation. Love was diagnosed with the condition, which causes sufferers to experience red blood cell deficiency, last August. READ MORE: Courtney Love interviewed – “I feel like the luckiest motherfucker in the history of rock’n’roll” …
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Ari Gold, a pioneering electronic artist and DJ who bulldozed barriers in the LGBTQ+ music community, has died at the age of 47. According to reports, Gold, who was one of the dance music scene’s first openly gay artists, passed away on February 14th after a long battle with leukemia. Tributes to the late producer have …
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