In Memory of Juan Antonio Arguelles
“Juan Antonio Arguelles was born on November 2, 1978, in Málaga, Spain. In 1997, Arguru started out as one of the most productive plugin developers of the Jeskola buzz-scene. In 2000, he and Frank Cobos (known as "Freaky") began mixing psytrance as a duo in Malaga under the name Alienated Buddha.”
— From Wikipedia
Sunday night, the 3rd of June 2007, we lost one of our most talented developers, Juan Antonio Arguelles, known to most of you as Arguru.
He will be missed by all of us as one of the most friendly and talented developers we ever worked with and want to send our condolences to his family and especially his fiancée Pili.
Software created by Arguru includes: Deckadance (2006), over 30 Buzz Machines (TB-4004, Alpha, Guru, …), Noisetrekker, TraxVox, LastTracker, Aeonix, Psycle, ThrillMe, NightShine, EqQ30, Phantom, Vertigo, Saiko, Discovery, HighLife, AODIX, Stardust, Voyager, DirectWave, Mini Mario Bros (for PSP, 2006)
Argu's obituary in Computer Music
Argu first became known to many computer musicians around the beginning of the millennium thanks to his numerous Buzz machines. He was a regular visitor to the popular #buzz and #musicdsp IRC channels, as Ohm Force’s Laurent de Soras recalls: “I remember endless technical discussions about interpolation and oversampling – one of the hottest topics in the audio development field in those days. It was fascinating because he could release one complete program almost every week.”
Laurent adds: “We will miss you for sure, but you’ll stay alive in all these wonderful masterpieces you gave us.”
Deadmau5 wrote the song 'Arguru' to remember Argu. It appears on Tiësto's album In search of Sunrise.
Deckadance 1.73
“Hi, I heard today about the passing of Arguru. We're really sorry to hear your news, and pass on our deepest condolences.”
— Regards, Sam and the Serato team.
“Dear Jean-Marie, We're very sorry to hear the news about the sudden death of Argu. We would like to offer our condolences to his family and fiancée. His work with deckadance was remarkable and will not be forgotten.”
— Best Regards, Toshi Toshi Nakama Vestax Corporation
Aodix 4.0, a tickless tracker-interface based sequencer and VST2 host with ASIO2 support
“Dear Jean-Marie, I am very sorry to hear the news and our condolences to Argu and his family. His work on Deckadance was amazing, both from understanding DJ and software.”
— Charles, Vestax Corporation
“Dear Jean-Marie, We're very sorry to hear the news about the sudden death of Argu. We would like to offer our condolences to his family and fiance. His work with deckadance was remarkable and will not be forgotten.”
— Best Regards, Toshi Nakama, Vestax Corporation
“Jean-Marie, this is tragic news. Please send our sympathies to his family. He striked me as a very compassionate guy and its always horrible when this happens to young bright and talented individuals.”
— Jim Mazur, Stanton/FinalScratch
“Hello JMC, I'm really shocked, and very saddened, to hear this. I send you my deepest condolences. Every day is a miracle, and we can't take it for granted.”
— Regards, Scott, ms.Pinky
“Hi, I just got your email and spoke to Jim. I have no words. This is terrible news. All my condolences to his family and my support to you.”
— Sincerely, Daniel Grossmann, Stanton/FinalScratch
Discovery and TB-4004
“Hi, Our sincere condolences from all here at Open Labs for his friends and family. We had read the news on KVR but did not make the connection. He will be sorely missed in the VST community and by all that knew him. Let us know if there is anything we can do.”
— Frederick Smith, Open Labs, Inc
“Hi JMC, I'm very sorry to hear this. Our condolences. Feel free to contact me again when the time is appropriate.”
— Christopher Roman, Numark Industries, LLC
“Hi Jean-Marie, This is very sad news, this man rocked. My sincere condolences to his family.”
— Raphaël Mouneyres, JERASH LABS / MAWZER
“Dear Jean-Marie, I read the terrible notice yesterday. It has been a complete shock to me. My deepest condolences to his family and friends and your team of course.”
— Luis Serrano, Kontrol-DJ
“Dear Jean-Marie, Such news are always a real drama. The heartfelt sympathy from all of our side, Kevin, Bert and the whole BEHRINGER crew. Please feel free to condole on Argu's fiancée and family in our name. Best regards and all the best for the future of your projects.”
— Bert Niedermeyer, BEHRINGER International GmbH