JD Twitch, one half of the Scottish DJ duo Optimo (Espacio), has died following a diagnosis of terminal brain cancer earlier this year. He was 57.

The producer and DJ, whose real name was Keith McIvor, passed away on Friday (Sept. 19) at the Prince and Princess of Wales Hospice in Glasgow. His longtime musical partner Jonnie Wilkes (aka JG Wilkes) announced the news the following day through social media.

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