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Artist News Obituaries
Telefon Tel Aviv man dies
By CMU Editorial | Published on Friday 30 January 2009
One half of Chicago-based electronic duo Telefon Tel Aviv, Charlie Cooper, has been found dead, aged just 31, after going missing earlier this month.
According to reports, Cooper disappeared last Wednesday (21 Jan) after an argument with his girlfriend and his body was found on Sunday (25 Jan). Although the cause of death has not yet been announced, it has apparently been established that he died on 22 Jan.
Announcing Cooper’s death on their MySpace blog, his Telefon Tel Aviv partner Joshua Eustis wrote: “It breaks my heart to inform you all that Charlie Cooper, my better half in Telefon Tel Aviv, passed away on 22 Jan.We have been friends since high school, and began making records together a decade ago. … Aside from Charlie’s singular genius and musical gifts, I can tell you that he was a total sweetheart of a guy, and a loving friend and confidant to people everywhere”.
He added: “In the spirit of honorable mention, however, I should mention that he had a shoe collection that was marvelous, knowledge of hip-hop that was profound, and knowledge of wine that was subtle”.
Cooper and Eustis formed Telefon Tel Aviv in 1999, their first project being a remix of Nine Inch Nail’s ‘Even Deeper’. Since then, they have recorded three studio albums, the third of which was released on 20 Jan.
