Tributes are pouring in for NZ drum and bass DJ pioneer Jay Monds, who's died aged 46.
Monds, who was known by his DJ name Jay Bulletproof, died on Thursday night having suffered a brain haemorrhage earlier in the week.
His sister confirmed his death on social media, saying he was an "absolute legend" for being an organ donor.
"I am utterly devastated to share the news that my big brother Jay passed away tonight. We miss him so incredibly much," she began.
"Your messages of love, stories of mischief, mayhem, his laugh, his cheeky smile, the glint in his eye - these have been so comforting to us in these past few days. Thank you.
"Jay is passing away as he lived his life by helping those in need; he is an organ donor. Even through to his final breath, and beyond, he is helping others, like the absolute f**king legend he is.
"Many of you will be wondering what's happening next and how we can all farewell him. We need a little more time to sort out all those details so please be patient… we want to ensure everyone is able to say goodbye and help celebrate his life.
"We know so many of you have said you want to do something to help 'Junior' - that's so appreciated by Zion and our family. We will figure this out and let you know how you can show your love.
"Thank you again for all the love that you have sent to Jay and us over the past days," she concluded.
Monds worked with musician Josh Lees as duo Bulletproof in Christchurch in the 1990s and was widely hailed as helping Concord Dawn and Shapeshifter into the spotlight.
His album Soundtrack to Forever went on to win the best electronica album at the 2010 Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards - it included artists such as Tiki Taane, Boh Runga and David Dallas on its tracks.
Friend Damian Christie posted a tribute online, saying he'd been working with Monds remotely in Tauranga.
"On Monday, Jay was helping me with some editing on my new doco, remotely from Tauranga.
"We'd spoken multiple times, solving some tech problems when he messaged me saying he thought he was having a stroke. The next I heard from him was via his girlfriend Sophie the next morning," Christie said.
He also said working with Monds had been one of the highlights of his career.
"I am heartbroken. Jay was a pioneer in the drum n bass community, a proud Dad and a loyal friend.
"He was also an amazing drone pilot, which is how we became so close over the last decade.
"Jay had a background with RC aircraft. When my navy doco needed a drone pilot in 2015, Jay was my guy. We had some epic adventures, choppering onto frigates - bucket list stuff for Jay," Christie said.
"I'm devastated and so are so many people, we just can't believe that this larger than life cheeky rascal and fiercely loyal friend, champion of so many young artists, could be taken like this.
"We love you Jay. There will be a lot of tears shed for you over the coming weeks."
