I'm heartbroken to share that my friend of 30 years, Arthur Phillip Delchi, @Delchi, DJ Delchi, FIRST REGENT OF GOTHAM—has left us.

A founding force behind DEF CON’s Hackers with Disabilities village, a L0pht regular who DJed our wildest parties (two of those moments captured below), and an early researcher tearing apart IoT and other devices for the sheer love of understanding how things break.

He was just as legendary in the NYC goth scene: From the earliest days spinning ethereal sets at Parallax, Long Black Veil, Sanctum at CBGB’s Basement, and his own Bitter Paradise at Downtime… to guest spots at Absolution, Albion, The Bank, Webster Hall, and beyond… to carrying the dark flame to Vegas in recent years—Delchi was a pillar of the night.

He lived in the pages too, as “The Voltoids Guy” in Voltaire’s Oh My Goth and “Lord Delchi” in GloomCookie, before becoming a comic creator himself with his comic Noduttu.

Rest easy, old friend. The dance floor, the lab, and the shadows won’t be the same without you.

Hail and farewell, traveler.