Mike Huckaby, Detroit deep house great, has died
Deep house great Mike Huckaby has died. He was 54. UPDATE: Pitchfork reports he died of complications from a stroke and COVID-19. Fellow Detroit DJ/producer Delano Smith had set up a GoFundMe for Mike in early march, saying he had “suffered a Medical Setback.”
Mike’s roots in Detroit run deep, having worked at the legendary Record Time shop, and he gave back to his city too as an educator, teaching classes on music production at Youthville community learning center. His records were released on such labels as Rick Wade’s Harmonie Park, Berlin’s Tresor and London’s Cross Section, and Mike had his own labels, Deep Transportation and S Y N T H. He DJ’d around the world, and was an in-demand remixer, too.
Rest in peace, Mike. Listen to some of his records and mixes, and read tributes from fellow artists, below
Mike was my mentor, my teacher. A guardian w/ immeasurable influence. all these decades later, I hold him in the highest regards. Mike Huckaby & his endless contributions will always be the truth. An irreplaceable Detroit enigma. Godspeed my friend, Huck 💔 #MikeHuckaby313 pic.twitter.com/wRz0j5mIPz
— Mike Servito (@mikeservito) April 25, 2020
RIP Mike Huckaby https://t.co/Jyfyiyd6oE
— MATRiXXMAN (@MATRiXXMAN) April 24, 2020
RIP Mike Huckaby :// remember getting soulseek rips of harmonie park classics from a friend in 2005ish n used to hammer the fuck out of ithttps://t.co/KweuhrLWrn
— Hudson Mohawke (@HudMo) April 25, 2020
The world lost a great one. RIP Mike Huckaby. #DetroitForever.https://t.co/yLd0NL4c0M pic.twitter.com/QblZ1IYG29
— smartbar (@SmartBar) April 24, 2020
RIP Mike Huckaby. A teacher, mentor, masterclass DJ and producer. A part of what makes electronic music special. A part of what makes Detroit music sublime. You will be missed greatly. pic.twitter.com/ZiKP1pcPaE
— Ghostly International (@ghostly) April 24, 2020
R.I.P. Mike Huckaby, one of the best to ever do it. I wish this country had the healthcare safety net in place for everyone, whether they are just folks or real deal musical legends.
— The Soft Pink Truth (@xSoftPinkTruthx) April 24, 2020
Wouldn’t have the love I have for house music if it wasn’t for Mike Huckaby. Lucky to have enjoyed his music on the dancefloor & through records I’ve fallen in love with alongside friends. A gentle & kind man the times I met him.Thoughts to his family, rip https://t.co/YKPK8c8KRC
— W I G W A M (@DLGarber) April 24, 2020
