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| | associated_acts = Alienated Buddha<ref name="alienated buddha"/> | | associated_acts = Alienated Buddha<ref name="alienated buddha"/> | ||
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| | years_active = 1996–2007 | | years_active = 1996–2007 | ||
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| '''Juan Antonio Arguelles Rius''' (November 2, 1978 – June 3, 2007), also known as '''Arguru''' (sometimes Argu), was a prolific ] ] and electronic musician, producer and songwriter, responsible for such applications as ] and Directwave. He started the company discoDSP and was later hired by ] and involved in the development of ] and ]. Arguru died in a car accident on June 3, 2007.<ref name="hispasonic" /><ref name="imagelineargu" /> | '''Juan Antonio Arguelles Rius''' (November 2, 1978 – June 3, 2007), also known as '''Arguru''' (sometimes '''Argu'''), was a prolific ] ] and electronic musician, producer and songwriter, responsible for such applications as ] and Directwave. He started the company discoDSP and was later hired by ] and involved in the development of ] and ]. Arguru died in a car accident on June 3, 2007.<ref name="hispasonic" /><ref name="imagelineargu" /> | ||
| ==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
| Juan Antonio Arguelles was born on November, 1978 in ]. In 1997, Arguru started out as one of the most productive plugin developers of the ]-scene. In 2000, he and ] (known as "Freaky") began mixing ] as a duo in Malaga under the name Alienated Buddha. They released the album ''Inpsyde'' on Out of Orion in February 2002.<ref name="alienated buddha"/> | Juan Antonio Arguelles was born on November 2, 1978, in ]. In 1997, Arguru started out as one of the most productive plugin developers of the ]-scene. In 2000, he and ] (known as "Freaky") began mixing ] as a duo in Malaga under the name Alienated Buddha. They released the album ''Inpsyde'' on Out of Orion in February 2002.<ref name="alienated buddha"/> | ||
| Arguru co-founded the software company discoDSP with George Reales in July 2002. In December 2002 they released NightShine.<ref name="futureproducers"/> discoDSP is known for developing ]s such as ], Discovery Pro, Vertigo, Bliss, Phantom and Corona. Discovery is notable for being the first commercial ] plugin that was available on both Windows and ]. He left the company in 2004 to begin working for ].<ref name="futureproducers"/> While at Image-Line, he contributed to the development of ] and was the primary programmer for the ] ], released in 2007. | Arguru co-founded the software company discoDSP with George Reales in July 2002. In December 2002 they released NightShine.<ref name="futureproducers"/> discoDSP is known for developing ]s such as ], Discovery Pro, Vertigo, Bliss, Phantom and Corona. Discovery is notable for being the first commercial ] plugin that was available on both Windows and ]. He left the company in 2004 to begin working for ].<ref name="futureproducers"/> While at Image-Line, he contributed to the development of ] and was the primary programmer for the ] ], released in 2007. | ||
| ===Other projects=== | ===Other projects=== | ||
| * Aodix is a ] program |
* Aodix is a ] program that is advertised as "the ultimate bridge between tracking and sequencing".<ref name="kvraodix"/> Aodix brought several innovative technologies to trackers such as pattern zoom and subtick timing. Version 4 of Aodix was released as ]. | ||
| * ] was a Windows tracker with MIDI, internal synth, 2 ]s and DSP support featuring a classic amiga-style interface.<ref name="noise"/> NoiseTrekker code was used as a basis for the first version of ],<ref name="renoise"/> one of the most modern and actively developed ]. Another project based on NoiseTrekker is , an advanced tracker that aims to create small music files for ]. | * ] was a Windows tracker with MIDI, internal synth, 2 ]s and DSP support featuring a classic amiga-style interface.<ref name="noise"/> NoiseTrekker code was used as a basis for the first version of ],<ref name="renoise"/> one of the most modern and actively developed ]. | ||
| * ] is a complete modular music creation environment with a tracker interface. Versions up to 1.0 were created by Arguru. After that it was released into the ], development was continued by other people. Current versions are released under ] and available for all major platforms. | * ] is a complete modular music creation environment with a tracker interface. Versions up to 1.0 were created by Arguru. After that it was released into the ], development was continued by other people. Current versions are released under ] and available for all major platforms. | ||
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| ==Legacy== | ==Legacy== | ||
| * In 2007 |
* In 2007, ] and ] wrote a song titled "Arguru" for the album '']'' in memory of Arguru. | ||
| * On the anniversary of his death, the message "RIP, Argu..." appears in the FL Studio tooltip window. | |||
| == References == | == References == | ||
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Juan Antonio Arguelles Rius |
| Also known as | Arguru |
| Born | (1978-11-02)November 2, 1978 Málaga, Spain |
| Died | June 3, 2007 (aged 28) Benalmádena, Spain |
| Genres | Psychedelic trance, pop, techno, dance |
| Occupation(s) | music producer, songwriter, and programmer |
| Instrument | FL Studio |
| Years active | 1996–2007 |
| Labels | Out of Orion |
Juan Antonio Arguelles Rius (November 2, 1978 – June 3, 2007), also known as Arguru (sometimes Argu), was a prolific music software programmer and electronic musician, producer and songwriter, responsible for such applications as NoiseTrekker and Directwave. He started the company discoDSP and was later hired by Image-Line and involved in the development of Deckadance and FL Studio 7. Arguru died in a car accident on June 3, 2007.
Biography
Juan Antonio Arguelles was born on November 2, 1978, in Málaga, Spain. In 1997, Arguru started out as one of the most productive plugin developers of the Jeskola buzz-scene. In 2000, he and Frank Cobos (known as "Freaky") began mixing psytrance as a duo in Malaga under the name Alienated Buddha. They released the album Inpsyde on Out of Orion in February 2002.
Arguru co-founded the software company discoDSP with George Reales in July 2002. In December 2002 they released NightShine. discoDSP is known for developing audio plugins such as Discovery, Discovery Pro, Vertigo, Bliss, Phantom and Corona. Discovery is notable for being the first commercial VSTi plugin that was available on both Windows and Linux. He left the company in 2004 to begin working for Image-Line. While at Image-Line, he contributed to the development of FL Studio and was the primary programmer for the DJ software Deckadance, released in 2007.
Other projects
- Aodix is a digital audio workstation program that is advertised as "the ultimate bridge between tracking and sequencing". Aodix brought several innovative technologies to trackers such as pattern zoom and subtick timing. Version 4 of Aodix was released as freeware.
- NoiseTrekker was a Windows tracker with MIDI, internal synth, 2 TB303s and DSP support featuring a classic amiga-style interface. NoiseTrekker code was used as a basis for the first version of Renoise, one of the most modern and actively developed music trackers.
- Psycle is a complete modular music creation environment with a tracker interface. Versions up to 1.0 were created by Arguru. After that it was released into the public domain, development was continued by other people. Current versions are released under GNU GPL and available for all major platforms.
Death
On June 3, 2007, near the city of Benalmádena (Málaga, Spain), Arguru was driving when he lost control and crashed into an RV, dying in the accident. His funeral was on June 4, 2007, in the park cemetery of Malaga.
Discography
- Inpsyde by Alienated Buddha (Out of Orion, 2002)
Legacy
- In 2007, deadmau5 and Chris Lake wrote a song titled "Arguru" for the album Random Album Title in memory of Arguru.
References
- ^ "Alienated Buddha". Discogs. Retrieved 2011-05-28.
- ^ Hispasonic - Fallece Juan Antonio Argüelles, "Arguru"
- Image-Line: Argu
- ^ "FL Studio Creator Died in Car Accident". Future Producers forums. Retrieved 2011-05-28.
- KVR: Arguru Software Aodix
- Sonicspot - NoiseTrekker Archived 2009-03-14 at the Wayback Machine
- Renoise InDepth - Arguru died in car accident Archived 2008-12-21 at the Wayback Machine