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The unexpected death of Daniel Alexánder Velásquez Franco, 41, better known in the artistic community as “DR Velásquez”, has the world of urban music in Medellín in mourning.
This Paisa music producer, recognized in the environment for having worked with great stars of the popular and urban genre such as Darío Gómez, Jhon Alex Castaño, Reykon, Maluma and even J Balvin, It was also important in the projection of Blessd’s career.
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The authorities confirmed through their preliminary report that the businessman was found in a room with a gunshot wound to his head, while His partner was also found lifeless in another room wrapped in a sheet.also with a lethal bullet impact.
The path of DR Velásquez
Daniel began his path in the music industry since he was 18 years old, as reported by the specialized music portal JM World Music. He began as a singer, but his path diverted to producing and managing future artists.
He worked for several years with many popular and urban music artists; However, his most important achievement in recent times was being the great manager behind the Blessed project, being the one who supported him with the creation of his music and the commercial projection of his musical career.
Currently, he was the manager of another young urban music artist called El Clooy. In addition, he had one of the largest and most important music studios in the city.
“His beginnings were as a producer of the urban genre, where He has participated in the musical works of great exponents of the industry such as Reykon, Maluma, J Balvin, among others, earning the respect and admiration of everyone around him in Colombia and Latin America,” says the JM portal.
Within his profession he had time as a soloist in music around 2015 and managed to hit songs like “Dime”, “Tú Volveras” and “Brujería”, which were heard in Paraguay, Venezuela, Ecuador and Chile.
“Music has always led the life of Dr. Velásquez, who, through performance, production and collaboration with other artists, expands his knowledge and experiences in the industry,” noted the JM World Music portal.
The reactions were swift
The one with purple hair, Blessd, was one of the first to react to the tragedy. “What tragic news I just saw. Lots of growth and lived experiences, regardless of having broken our labor ties, this leaves me shocked. Peace in his grave Doctor Velásquez. What a source situation,” he wrote.
Another who reacted to the death of the producer was J Balvin. “May you rest in peace, Dr. Velásquez and his wife. What the hell is going on?”, he published on his social networks.
The latest publications
A few days ago, DR Velásquez published two messages on his social networks that leave a lot to think about, since it seems that it is a kind of farewell.
“What is, has already been, What will be, has already happened, For God recovers the past.”wrote.
“All things under the sun have a time and a moment (…) there is a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot what is planted, there is a time to kill and a time to cure,” Velásquez expressed on his social networks.
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There is still no hypothesis about the case, which is being handled by CTI officials of the Prosecutor’s Office.
The only witness of the events He is an uncle of the producer, who was drunkaccording to the police report, and said that he went out to buy liquor, and when he returned to the house, in an urbanization in the rural area of Envigado, he found the bodies, in the early hours of this Saturday.
