DJ Dan, Pioneering West Coast House DJ, Dies at Unknown Age
DJ Dan (Daniel Wherrett), a legendary West Coast house producer and influential figure in electronic music, has died. A representative confirmed the death but the cause and his exact age have not been released; reports place him in his mid-50s. Billaboard notes his long career—co-founding Funky Tekno Tribe, delivering BBC Essential Mixes, earning a DJ Mag Top 5 ranking in 2006, and achieving a No. 1 on Billboard's Dance Club Songs with "That Phone Track"—leaving a lasting impact on the dance-music world.