Some terrible news with the sudden death of DJ Mehdi.
Mehdi was a key member of the Ed Banger collective and had worked with Justice, Cassius, Uffie and Chromeo.
He is reported to have died in an accident in his home that left another two people in hospital. It is thought that part of the floor of a level of his flat collapsed. He was 34.
Mehdi, whose full name is Mehdi Favéris-Essadi, established his reputation on the Paris underground hip hop scene, and moved on to work with more electro-orientated and cross-genre artists as well as have a successful solo career.
While his track I Am Somebody became well known in the US after its use in a commercial, his work with Uffie on a cover of Tom Tom Club's Wordyrappinghood became widely recognised in the UK after it was used in a commercial for Evian mineral water.
Mehdi is survived by his wife, model and graffiti artist Fafi.
A statement is expected later from Ed Banger Records.
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