Liquid co-founder Eamon Downes dies after five-year cancer battle, with his friends and fans paying tribute
Liquid co-founder and DJ Eamon Downes has died after a five-year battle with brain cancer. The music producer, also known as Ame, formed group Liquid in the 90s with Shane Heneghan.
DJ and producer Billy Daniel Bunter shared the heartbreaking news in a post, writing “It’s with heartbreaking sadness that I’m letting the world know we’ve lost Eamon Downes, devoted husband to Stella, proud dad to Bea, and one of my closest friends ever. This one really hurts.”
He continued: “I still remember him playing me ‘Sweet Harmony’ down the phone before it got cut. When XL signed it, he was buzzing. Sending dubplates by bike to Pete Tong and then straight to me at Labrynth, he loved that side of things.”
Eamon, who was born in Tower Hamlets in 1968, and Shane found success with their debut self-titled record in the early 90s, with Sweet Harmony becoming an iconic anthem.
The DJ spent his final years living in Italy with his wife Stella and daughter Bea, the duo’s only child.
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