Luis Vasquez, the musician behind the Soft Moon project, has died at the age of 44. The news of Vasquez's death was confirmed in a statement on Soft Moon's social media accounts. “It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our dear friend Luis Vasquez. Our hearts and thoughts are with his family, friends and extended musical family. “We ask that their privacy be respected during this difficult time… This is a tremendous loss and our hearts are broken.” No cause of death was provided.
According to the resident advisor, Vasquez's death occurred during the same incident that also killed techno artist John Juan Mendez, known as Silent Servant, and his accomplice Simon Ling.
Born in Los Angeles, Vasquez began playing in punk bands as a teenager before moving to the Bay Area and making music under the name Soft Moon. His self-titled debut album was released in 2010 on Captured Tracks. He moved to the Italian mountains in 2015 deeperthen to Berlin for his Sacred Bones debut in 2018 criminal. In 2021, Vasquez was released Error body Under his name. His last album as Soft Moon was in 2022 Out.
