Juan Atkins, the Detroit producer who helped invent techno, dies at 64
A founder of Cybotron, Model 500 and the Metroplex label, Atkins died in Mexico City on 1 November, his agency said. He had been booked to DJ there that weekend.
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Juan Atkins, the Detroit producer who helped invent techno, dies at 64
A founder of Cybotron, Model 500 and the Metroplex label, Atkins died in Mexico City on 1 November, his agency said. He had been booked to DJ there that weekend.
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Patrick Stewart, Picard of Star Trek and Professor X of X-Men, dies at 86
The Shakespearean actor who became Captain Jean-Luc Picard and Professor Charles Xavier died at his home in Los Angeles on 28 October. His spokesperson said he had been living with Alzheimer's disease and Lewy body dementia.
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Herbert Blomstedt, conductor whose career spanned seven decades, dies at 99
The Swedish-American conductor, who led orchestras in Dresden, San Francisco and Leipzig and was still on the podium in May at 98, died at home in Gothenburg on 4 November.