R.I.P. Disco D

[baby-phat]

I took this from a post on ravevic (I'm unsure of the exact origin of it)...



"Dave Shayman (aka Disco D) was found dead this morning of an apparent suicide. He was 27 years old.

The Michigan-bred, New York-based producer—who was best known for his work with 50 Cent — began his career at the age of 16 in the college town of Ann Arbor, MI. Having discovered the then unnamed Detroit ghettotech scene via artists such as DJ Assault and DJ Godfather, the still in high school Shayman dove head first into the music scene, scoring his first residency at age 17, at Ann Arbor's The Blind Pig before he could even legally enter the venue. He began releasing music soon after signing his first record deal before graduation with Bad Boy Bill's Muzik/Mixconnection label.

Shayman remained in Ann Arbor after high school to attend the University of Michigan Ross School of Business, starting his own label, GTI Recordings his sophomore year. It was around this time that ghettotech's popularity began to peak, with Shayman appearing on several magazine covers. He issued his first major label release, "A Night at the Booty Bar" on Tommy Boy in 2003.

After college, Shayman moved to New York and began a successful career as a producer with a diverse pallette of urban sounds. He produced "Ski Mask Way" on 50 Cent's multi-platinum The Massacre and the notorious Kevin Federline track, "Popozoa" which benefited from Shayman's connection to the Brazilian baile funk sound (he lived in Brazil part-time) but he also continued to collaborate with underground acts such as Spank Rock and the Brazilian group, BRAZA, who record for Shayman's Gringo Louco label. Shayman was also a perpetual business man, creating and licensing music for commercials and video games. He even oversaw the marketing for aLeda, a line of transparent rolling papers.

Shayman fought manic-depression for much of his adult life. He told URB in April of 2006, "It got to the point where I tried to kill myself. It was bad."

In 2001, I drove Shayman and another Detroit DJ to an event in Indianapolis, Indiana where he was scheduled to play. Still in college, Dave sat in the back seat of the rental car, smoking a foul dollar cigar and reading an economics textbook with a portable reading light. An hour later, he was cutting and scratching ghettotech classics like "Ass 'N Titties" to the collected ravers. This mix of high-minded business and down low funk made him a successful producer. It's unfortunate it couldn't find him contentment."

[esoter1c]

http://www.discobelle.net/2007/01/23/rip-disco-d/

[baby-phat]

^ Thank you.

[rawb]

HUNG OUT WITH THE DUDE, REALLY CHILL NICE GUY
HE ALSO DID A LOT OF SOUND WORK FOR XBOX

[miss.myra]

whoa, holy shit.

sucks.

i remember meeting this dude at one shitty rave on some very drunk night.

haaarsh.

[dj_soo]

very sad. Seemed like a few people here knew him pretty well too...

[Kraig]

Damn! RIP.

[diva]

I think i was to drunk to remember the specifics of my Disco D encounter, but he seemed like a really nice guy.

Mental Illness is such a terrible thing.

=(

[tiedye]

Originally Posted by baby-phat

but he also continued to collaborate with underground acts such as Spank Rock

Hmm.. this is the only thing aside from video games he's credited for that I enjoy. Still, he seemed to be a down-to-earth guy from what I've read.

[ebbomega]

When it's hot, you need another drink.
What you think a brother's gonna do
Is go outside and smoke a blunt in the car
And then come back and get some love in the club.

[Leviathan]

Wow thats too bad, I remember seeing him years ago at Douglas college, he was pretty sweet.

[kAyB]

dint know who he was but r.i.p

[.anya]

that's so strange. I was just going through stuff in my old wallet and stumbled upon the business card he gave me a while back... I had no idea he suffered from manic depression.
he was so young, that's crazy...

[-evil-duerr-]

it's so strange how many talented people pass away at the age of 27.

[Grapes]

Originally Posted by -evil-duerr-

it's so strange how many talented people pass away at the age of 27.

Thank god my birthday is in just over a month.

I saw Disco D spin at an Agroculture party. He fucking killed it.. so much so that I didn't even hold a grudge when I lost my ride home so that his records had a space in the car.

I always wanted to see him play again. RIP

[sNyx]

we took a moment for him yesterday and threw on the booty bar.
he will be missed =(

[frogprincess]

Originally Posted by -evil-duerr-

it's so strange how many talented people pass away at the age of 27.

i thought that exact same thing when i read the first line

rip disco d
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