A beloved Florida DJ has passed away in a car crash along with two passengers this morning. The Orlando Sentinel reported the crash happening near Orlando. Twitter and Facebook were quick to light up and reveal that Big Makk was one of the 3 victims who were pronounced dead at the scene.
If you didn’t know, DJ Big Makk was a very well known and respected DJ who started out in Orlando, FL. He grew and eventually branched out into being supported by many superstars throughout the industry. Big Makk has worked with stars such as Diplo, Skrillex and many many more. He was scheduled to play at EDC Orlando coming up this November, but his light was extinguished far too soon. Tributes have been pouring in and the entire bass music community is in mourning. RIP Big Makk and our prayers go out to you, your family, and those of the other victims as well.
RIP to our homie @BIGMAKK_ I honestly don’t know what to say. From sleeping on our couch to collabing on music. Everytime we had fun
— Corporate Slackrs (@Slackrs) August 29, 2016
Wow. Just hugged this guy last weekend. RIP @BIGMAKK_ this is terrible 😞
— PARTY & DESTROY (@partyfavormusic) August 29, 2016
@Ookayx @BIGMAKK_ for real. One of the realest
— ✌Good✖️Times✖️Ahead✌ (@weareGTA) August 29, 2016
Deeply saddened by this mornings news. RIP @BIGMAKK_, you’ll be extremely missed.
— MAD DECENT (@maddecent) August 29, 2016
@Ookayx sorry for your loss man. I’ve seen him around touring but never met him. So sad:(
— ilan Bluestone (@iBluestone) August 29, 2016