Good Vibrations mourns the loss of DJ AM

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It was with great sorrow that ITM reported the news over the weekend that Los Angeles club stalwart and celebrity DJ AM had died of a suspected drug overdose. In the days following the death of DJ AM (who went by Adam Goldstein out of the booth) a great number of dance music figures and personal friends have spoken out about the late DJ, including the crew over at Jam Music, who had locked in DJ AM for a slot on 2010’s epic Good Vibrations festival.

Issuing a statement early this morning, Jam Music and their CEO, Justin Hemmes, expressed at length their sadness about Goldstein’s untimely death, detailing how excited the festival promoters originally felt to have DJ AM as a part of next year’s Good Vibrations festival.

“We’d like to extend our sympathy to the friends and family of DJ AM on hearing the tragic news of his passing. Adam Goldstein (DJ AM) was an incredible and innovative DJ who rocked some of the most amazing parties across the world during his time behind the decks – and he rocked them well! We were all excited that DJ AM had confirmed that he would join us for the Good Vibrations Festival tour in 2010 and were looking forward to sharing his skills with Australia in February,” the statement reads.

“DJ AM was an incredible talent. His set with Travis Barker at Coachella this year was unforgettable – so energetic and energizing. As soon as I saw that show, I was determined to bring him out for Good Vibrations and couldn’t wait to watch our audience enjoy his set as much as I had. Our thoughts are now with his friends and family,” Hemmes wrote.

The Good Vibes crew aren’t the only ones feeling the loss of DJ AM, with many of Goldstein’s close friends taking to Twitter for an outpouring of grief.

“I can’t even begin to translate how I feel. just am so devastated. So fucking devastated,” frequent collaborator and fellow DJ Steve Aoki wrote in a Twitter entry. “I’m so destroyed by this loss. Everything reminds me of adam. I love u so much my brother. I miss u so much. U r my inspiration. I love you.”

Jam Music’s statement also included a link to footage of DJ AM’s performance with Travis Barker at this year’s Coachella and we also think that the clip below serves as a fitting tribute to the late DJ, sadly offering up a glimpse of what might have been at next year’s Good Vibrations.

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icetee102

icetee102 said on the 1st Sep, 2009

Looks amazing !!! Would of been great to see @ GV 10

dn-ul

dn-ul said on the 1st Sep, 2009

ligth show looks awesome, travis drumming is pretty good, ill leave it there.

Edstacee

Edstacee said on the 1st Sep, 2009

He was no Larry Levan, Ron Hardy, Tenaglia, Derrick May, Armin, etc etc..sad for the family though.

VanTRANCE

VanTRANCE said on the 1st Sep, 2009

"incredible and innovative" .... absolute bollocks. But that's besides the point now. RIP.

jackles

jackles said on the 1st Sep, 2009

def woulda caught it if they were at good vibes, coachella vids look good

johnbiggs

johnbiggs said on the 1st Sep, 2009

looks liek someone cracked under the pressure/

Extherium

Extherium said on the 1st Sep, 2009

Meh... after watching that video I'm not seeing any sort of loss on GV's part.

djtoki

djtoki said on the 1st Sep, 2009

Actually not as bad as I expected, knew he had commercial leanings to say the least when you hear about him DJ'ing for stars (tarts) such as Paris Hilton etc.

robbz_69

robbz_69 said on the 1st Sep, 2009

poor guy, no one deserves to go out that way, but im glad people dont have to wittness the joke of trvsdjam.... that vid is the most pathetic thing ive seen in a loooong time! sounds horrible.... most pathetic soulwax ripoff ive seen.

kicka84

kicka84 said on the 1st Sep, 2009

hes just mixing all the songs on the tension bodyboard videos

boxcar_saviour

boxcar_saviour said on the 1st Sep, 2009

I'd love to have seen this live. Travis Barker is an incredible and innovative drummer whose style is probably more suited to hip hop than his pop punk projects. Incidentally Blink have cancelled a bunch of shows following AM's death.

rustyinbondi2

rustyinbondi2 said on the 2nd Sep, 2009

Wow for a Party set that looked like it was going off!!!! I would have gone to see them if they were on the bill based on that Youtube video. Reminds me of a GirlTalk/Soulwax show but with noticeable differences.

svenbooka

svenbooka said on the 2nd Sep, 2009

video actually looks pretty good.....wat a shame

patrout

patrout said on the 3rd Sep, 2009

Their set at Coachella was very very fun, I urge you all to download the mix, much better quality recording. and it is only typical for all the chin strokers to put this video and DJ AM down, shame on you all.