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Techno producer Juan Mendez, known as Silent Servant, dies


No cause of death given for producer known for dramatic industrial-tinged style

Celebrated for his dramatic, sometimes malevolent but darkly beautiful production style which drew from industrial music, Mendez was born to Cuban and Mexican parents and raised in Los Angeles. After Sandwell District disbanded in 2011, Mendez formed his own label, Jealous God, and released music on a variety of others, most recently in November 2023 with Berlin’s Tresor. Drew Daniel, of Matmos and the Soft Pink Truth, said Mendez was a “truly original and gifted producer”, while Peter Van Hoesen described him as “one of the kindest people in electronic music”.

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