This morning of November 15th 2025, DJ Jason learned of the passing of DJ Delchi. DJ Delchi was one of the first DJs to guest at Absolution in the 90s and a staple of the Vampire and Goth scenes of NYC back when the Vampyre scene was first developed and the Goth scene was at it’s height.
DJ Delchi guest DJed at famous NYC venues such as Downtime, CBGBs Basement, The Bank, Webster Hall and Mother.
DJ Delchi started DJing at Kelly Grave‘s Parallax at the Wreck Room. DJ Delchi had also worked the door at Parallax before that and it was then at Parallax as door person that he first met DJ Jason. DJ Delchi spun as a resident DJ at the famous and renown Long Black Veil Thursday event in it’s earliest days and at the Fang Club Thursday event at Mother. He was well known for his ethereal style dance sets and he co-promoted and spun at an all ethereal night called Nether on St. Mark’s Place with DJ Carlos D. (of Interpol). He was also the main DJ for DJ Jason‘s weekly Sanctum Fridays at CBGBs Basement. DJ Delchi worked with the promoter Shane Savant at Webster Hall and The Den. His guest DJ spots include Albion and Absolution. DJ Delchi also promoted and spun at his own event, Bitter Paradise, at Downtime.
DJ Delchi also spun in numerous clubs in Las Vegas in the more recent years.
DJ Delchi has appeared as ” The Voltoids Guy ” in Voltaire‘s Oh My Goth comic, and as ” Lord Delchi ” in Serena Valintino‘s GloomCookie comic. DJ Delchi was later to become a comic writer and produced many titles.
Rest in Peace Delchi
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“Fellow Gothamites…I come to ye with grave news… emphasis on GRAVE. As of this morning, Arthur Phillip Delchi, FIRST REGENT OF GOTHAM aka DJ DELCHI has died. Ye can find his page here on Facebook. Steven Stubbs speaks fer Delchi’s Mundane Family. Notice of a service is pending. Hail and Farewell to Thee, Traveller, Storyteller, and Comic Creator…Ye will be most missed…Be seein’ ye, Ya Ol’ Goat-getter…! Be looking fer ye in the Light ta Come.” -Alexander Warlocke
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Delchi was a force among us. I am glad to call him a friend. But also a helper in my career as a cybercrime journalist. He taught me so much and even opened up the goth world to me! I based a character on him (Mane) in my Breaking Backbones Hacker Trilogy cyber thrillers. It is SAD that he had to leave early but he lived a very full and interesting life despite his physical issues.
I was looking to start tracking you down, Jason, to pass the news. Many different communities are mourning the passing of this supremely stellar individual. From the hackers and the goths he touched out west, I offer our collected sympathies and condolences.
He was a good man, a good friend, and a great DJ. We bumped into one another and ran a Goth Night together with some other friends here in Las Vegas. Just a wonderful man. May his and D once again get do dance together in the pale moon light, spinning tales of our youth and happiness.