Zadorozhnaya on the death of the founder of Soho Rooms: He created the Moscow club life. DJ Sergei Tkachenko fell out of the window Sergei Jeff died

On Sunday, January 29, the famous producer, musician, promoter and co-owner of Soho Rooms, 41, known in show business as Sergey Jeff. He fell from the window of his apartment on the 17th floor. PEOPLETALK received a letter from Tkachenko’s friends, Vyacheslav Martynenko, Artem Zvezdinsky And Alexey Kulagin, with whom Sergei had been friends since 2000: “These days, a lot of things were written about Sergei, but all the information was related to the circumstances of his death. On behalf of Sergei’s friends, we kindly ask, if possible, to post an article in memory of him, written by friends. We want people to know what kind of person Jeff really was, what contribution he made to the development of the club industry, music and the promotion of emerging talent." We publish the letter without editing.

Sergey was born and raised in Moscow. He began to work early to help his mother, who raised him alone, and he himself achieved everything in life. His youthful passion for breakdancing and modern choreography eventually grew into a career. Starting as a backup dancer Bogdan Titomir(49) together with (39), he became part of the team MF3, and after that the pop group “ One-on-one" At the same time, his career as a DJ and music producer began to develop rapidly. He opened a recording studio on Old Arbat, where many artists recorded: Murat Nasyrov, Legalize (39), (35), Irina Saltykova (50), Dino MC(35) and others. In the music industry, Sergei was known as a person immersed in culture and versed in modern trends. He never refused to help with advice, his taste was taken into account and he was listened to. He created remixes of popular hits, thereby giving them a second life. A huge place in the creative life of Sergei Tkachenko has always been occupied by the support of talents: fellow DJs and musicians, he put them to work at the best events, arranged them as residents in clubs and put their compositions in his sets.

The next stage of his creative activity was working as a club promoter. Sergey gathered a team of like-minded people and declared himself in the club environment under the brand DLuxPromoGroup. Alexey Kulagin, Artem Zvezdinsky and Vyacheslav Martynenko, together with Sergey, promoted the fashion for R’n’B and hip-hop in Russia. From weekly parties in clubs " Garage», « Fenugreek», Stone, « RNB cafe", a cult project has grown Infinity, which has remained at the top of Russian club culture for more than one year. After that, a series of bright years began at the club " Opera"and finally, Sergey and his team took a strong place in the successful project SohoRooms, which opened in 2008. At the same time, they began a new direction of their activities - trips around the world under the auspices of DLuxTravel: traveling with DJs, musicians and parties that rocked the entire club community. In all his projects, Sergei tried to give the public the highest quality and was attentive to every detail: from music, to the level of events or the choice of hotels. He took on his work thoughtfully and put his whole soul into it. For him, this was never a business in its pure form; if Sergei Jeff participated in something, then his involvement always meant a certain sign of the quality of the final product.

A new project in which he took part together with Alexey Gorobiy And Mikhail Danilov, became an entertainment complex " WORLD“- he gave all of himself to this matter. His friends and those around him noticed: the project inspired Sergei very much, he grew professionally, made big plans and received many offers from investors and colleagues. Sergei's business partners were industry leaders: Alexander Tolmatsky (56), Dmitry Braude, Mikhail Danilov. Since childhood, Sergei was fascinated by sports; he practiced wrestling and karate; football occupied a large place in his life: he was both a fan and a player. These disciplines strengthened his character, ability to withstand heavy physical activity and respect for his opponents. Despite the specifics of the business, Sergei had no enemies. He was respected and was friends with promoters and owners of competitive projects. People came to him for professional advice, as a person with many years of experience and strong principles.

Famous DJ Sergei Tkachenko, founder of the Soho Rooms club, died after a quarrel with a girl, falling from the ledge on the 20th floor.

One of the founders of the Soho Rooms club, famous DJ Sergei Tkachenko, fell to his death from the 20th floor.

As it became known, the cause of death was a quarrel with a girl. Tkachenko, in a fit of anger, decided to scare his girlfriend and climbed onto the eaves of the house, but fell and died.

Law enforcement officers told reporters about this.

As it turned out, Tkachenko hung, holding onto the window sill, for about ten minutes - then he asked to come back. Apparently, the girl was unable to drag his apartment on her own and began to call for help, but did not have time: the DJ fell down and collapsed on the canopy of the entrance.

Residents of houses on Shmitovsky Proezd witnessed Tkachenko’s fall.

Witnesses to the incident, seeing the DJ hanging on the ledge, called rescuers and doctors.

However, they arrived late. Doctors were only able to ascertain death from injuries incompatible with life.

Sergei Tkachenko with his girlfriend

is a famous Russian DJ, music producer and author of a number of successful projects. The musician was one of the founders of the elite club Soho Rooms in Moscow and went by the pseudonym Sergey Jeff. The establishment had five founders; Tkachenko left the leadership of the club four years ago.

Sergei Tkachenko died after falling from a 19th floor window

On January 29, the famous Russian DJ and one of the creators of the popular Moscow nightclub Soho Rooms, Sergei Tkachenko, died in Moscow as a result of a fall from a cornice located at the 19th floor level.

“On the afternoon of January 29, the body of a 41-year-old man with injuries characteristic of a fall from a great height was found on the canopy of one of the residential buildings on Shmitovsky Proezd,” TASS quoted an official representative of the Investigative Committee as saying. intkbbee Department for Moscow Yulia Ivanova.

Currently, an investigation into this fact is being carried out, and witnesses to the incident are being interviewed.

Meanwhile, the REN TV channel published a video that captured the moment of the fall of the founder of the Soho Rooms club.

Shocking footage that appeared on the YouTube video hosting site shows Tkachenko hanging for some time on the window ledge. The video also captured a girl who was in the apartment at that moment. The man manages to hold on for a while, but then his arms give out and he quickly falls down.

YouTube VIDEO of the Soho Rooms founder falling from the 19th floor, published by the media, shocked the Network. 18+

According to one version, the cause of the incident could have been a family quarrel. “It is not yet clear whether Tkachenko, in the heat of family squabbles, was simply trying to scare his wife and fell out of the window by accident, or whether everything was different,” KP quotes the publication’s source in law enforcement agencies as saying.

41-year-old Sergei Tkachenko was one of the five founders of Soho Rooms, but four years ago he resigned from the management of the club.

Sergei Tkachenko has been well known in the musical circles of the capital since the early 90s. At first he participated as a backup dancer for Bogdan Titomir, then he was one of the soloists of the once popular boy band “Tete-a-Tete” (Irakli Pirtskhalava started there), and later became a DJ, performing under the pseudonym Jeff. At the same time, Tkachenko was involved in business in the show industry and produced other artists.

In the photo: group "Tete-a-tete", Sergei Tkachenko, Irakli Pirtskhalava and Alla Pugacheva

Judging by the photos on Instagram, just a few days ago Sergei and his wife returned from a vacation at the ski resorts in Sochi.

Sergei Tkachenko with his wife. PHOTO

Sergei Tkachenko, latest news: the ex-owner of the Soho Rooms nightclub was unlucky in love and business.

Former owner of the Soho Rooms club Sergei Jeff Tkachenko, in Moscow on January 29, 2017, has recently been constantly faced with life’s troubles.

According to acquaintances of the deceased, several of Sergei’s projects failed miserably not long ago. So, the ex-owner of Soho Rooms could not open a new establishment. One of them was supposed to appear in the building of the Mir cinema on Tsvetnoy Boulevard in Moscow.

“The whole club scene in Moscow was buzzing about how cool it would be and that the whole audience intkbbee from Soho Rooms will move there. Then “Mir” was taken over by Misha Danilov, and Seryoga was left out of work,” Eg.RU quotes Dorffman club owner Sergei Loskutov.

His second unsuccessful project was the construction of a club on the seashore in Odessa: the building was literally washed into the water during a storm, and the businessman lost two million dollars.

At the same time, Sergei was unlucky in his personal life. Thus, the girlfriend who was next to him at the time of his death had previously worked as his assistant at the Paradise and Icon clubs. However, in the end, Sergei kicked her out due to the fact that the girl “got hooked on all sorts of crap and went crazy.”

Producer Alexander Valov also spoke about Tkachenko’s personal problems.

“Sanya, all the chicks are just creatures. They have already made me hesitate. Find me a good girl for a serious relationship!” - he brought Tkachenko, but he failed to find a companion for the famous DJ.