It is with heavy hearts that we share the news that Dave Richardson aka Hyper D passed away this past week. Dave was an original Qoöl resident DJ and one of the party’s biggest contributors over the years. But most especially, he was so much more and we feel lucky that we came in to his orbit. Hyper D played so many rolls for Qoöl and the 111 Minna Gallery at various times - gallery manager, bar manager, VJ (as Hyperdelic), resident DJ (as Hyper D), Loöq Records artist (as Art of Hot), sound man, janitor, advisor, humorist, and confidant. At this moment there is much reading (on social media) and reflection to do. The following piece by Qoöl co-founder JD Moyer will give you the tip of the iceberg on what he contributed and what meant to us. But there are of course so many more lives that Dave touched, and so many more contributions to art and culture that Dave made. Rest in peace dear Dave. Hyper D, Dave Richardson, was a friend and part of the family that made Qoöl at 111 Minna Gallery happen for 15 years. I knew him as an artist, DJ, and music maker. He loved entertaining people but not in a comfortable, easy way -- he was a mind opener. He was anti-establishment. He adopted San Francisco as his own and gave tourists incorrect directions. He had excellent taste. Hed hung out with Timothy Leary. As Mike Feeney pointed out he drank beer out of a glass like a human being. He was a Qoöl resident DJ along with Stephen Spesh Kay, Kimon As Flanagan, Scott Carrelli, Mark Musselman, Marc Kate, and Gil. He released music on our label Loöq Records with Chris Demetras as ART OF HOT. One of their tracks was Disco Break which was on Dance Dance Revolution. He was an *originator* of an entire artistic field -- dancefloor visuals. He was reliable and loyal and kind -- but also sharp-witted with a mind full of dangerous ideas. I remember many great nights hanging out with Dave and other friends including Kia Simon, Jackie Von Treskow, Alberto Hernandez, Megan James, Ward Kadel, Beth Fontaine, Dawn Marie Knopf, Hoj Jomehri, Kin Jung, Eiming Jung, Pieter, Big Dave, Darren Kani, Mike Cho, Hsiao-Wen Shih, Astrid Kobus, Christian Matthews, Sacha Matthews, Andy Hooper, Felix Wong, and John Kane (who took the picture below). I wished Dave Happy Birthday (and many more) in June but we never know how many well get. Ill miss you Dave!
Posted on: Mon, 22 Dec 2014 18:09:29 +0000
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