The key facts
- Sergey Tutov (Martin Landers) died at the age of 66; the cause was heart failure
- He spent his last two weeks in intensive care
- The farewell ceremony is on October 23 at 1:00 PM Moscow time in the mourning hall of City Clinical Hospital No. 13 (Yuzhnoportovy branch)
Death and Circumstances
One of the pioneers of electronic music in Russia, radio host and DJ Sergey Tutov, who performed under the pseudonym Martin Landers, has died at the age of 66. The cause of death was heart failure — TASS was told this by people in the musician's circle. According to the agency's source, Tutov had been ill for a long time; shortly before his death he felt unwell at home, after which he was taken to the hospital. He spent his last two weeks in intensive care, where doctors tried to save his life. The musician's death was also reported by his former colleague Alexey Obraztsov: 'Today I lost my good friend. This is a huge loss for radio journalism.'
Farewell
The farewell ceremony for Martin Landers will take place on October 23 at 1:00 PM Moscow time in the mourning hall of City Clinical Hospital No. 13 (Yuzhnoportovy branch).
Career
Sergey Tutov was at the origins of popularizing electronic music in the USSR. In April 1990, his authorial program 'Mandarin Wave' aired on the radio station 'Smena'. Two years later, he launched Back to the Universe, which became one of the landmark shows for fans of electronic music. Over the years of his career, Landers worked at several radio stations, including serving as program director of Radio Rox. He also participated in organizing one of the first Moscow techno parties, the Gagarin Party, collaborated with composer Eduard Artemyev, and pursued his own musical projects.
