Poet, nail art lover among warehouse fire victims

Poet, nail art lover among warehouse fire victims

[...] despite the age difference, the two shared a passion for cars, urban art and electronic music.

Gregory was studying child development at San Francisco State University and was committed to her studies, said education lecturer Rama Kased, who leads the Metro College Success Program.

Draven McGill, the 17-year-old son of a sheriff's deputy, was a member of Oakland's Pacific Boychoir Academy who had musical tastes ranging from classical to hip-hop to electronic dance music.

McGill's friend Faelan Westhead said the two had been sitting on a couch on the warehouse's second floor enjoying the music when they noticed what appeared to be mist created by a fog machine.

McGill remained calm as panic rose among the crowd, Westhead said, but then the lights went out and the friends became separated.

Jack Bohlka told the Los Angeles Times (http://lat.ms/2g4M0RP) that his daughter was a barista and "just a completely loving individual, truly a gentle spirit, thoughtful and philosophical."

Nail art was just one of the many things Tanouye was involved in — she helped organize music festivals, was a music manager at Shazam, and managed the social media accounts of a magazine store.

Edmond Lapine, 34, was born in Ogden, Utah, and later went to a college in Colorado before ultimately going on to Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington, where he studied French, as well as Russian literature.

"Even though he was more into electronic music toward the end of his life, he had kind of a punk rock sensibility," Nolan said.

Chelsea Faith Dolan, 33, was a brilliant San Francisco DJ and producer who was beginning to get the recognition she deserved in a genre of music typically dominated by men, said fellow DJ Nihar Bhatt.

Dolan, whose death was confirmed by city officials on Tuesday, encountered overwhelming sexism and was working to get more women involved in electronic dance music, mentoring people and starting a musicians' learning group, Bhatt said.

Danemayer worked for an ongoing experimental music series called 'Trance Mutations,' under the company name of Obscura Machina.

Danemayer was a 2011 graduate of the Massachusetts College of Art and Design, where he studied at the Studio for Interrelated Media, a self-directed program encompassing sound, installation, performance, conceptual art, and live event production.

Nita Sturiale, chair of the program, said Danemayer "was like a perpetual wide-eyed child, and always willing to try new things," and "was goofy and edgy."

Feral Pines, 29, a transgender musician and artist from Connecticut, recently moved to the San Francisco area to be with friends, according to her brother, Ben Fritz.

Pines graduated from Staples High School in Westport in 2005 and the School for the Visual Arts in Manhattan in 2010.

Siegrist, who played the synthesizer, was an outgoing "free spirit" who used herself as a canvas, painting black streaks or bold marks on her face to contrast with outfits like a veil, halo of flowers and white dress.

Ewing said one of her latest causes was to raise money and awareness for American Indians and others protesting the Dakota Access Pipeline Project in North Dakota.

Hough was an experimental electronic artist behind Ghost of Lightning, a project in which he created music to explore and understand his own psyche, said Michelle Campbell, founder of Mixtape, an artist management company based in Oakland.

Hough worked by day as a therapist in schools in the Bay area, using music to help children cope with trauma, Campbell said.

Hough played bass and keyboard and was a performance artist who was inspired by Prince and other male performers "who wear ruffles, glitter and makeup," she said.

Nick Gomez-Hall, 25, made a warm impression on friends and colleagues in California and Rhode Island as a musician, mentor and community advocate who most recently worked for an independent publisher.

"Whether he was recommending new music to listen to (and it was always so good), regaling us with tales of the bowling alley, offering his beloved truck for a ride if anyone needed it or sharing his much-appreciated opinions about a jacket or manuscript, he made everyone feel like they were his friend," the company wrote in a social media post.

The university on Monday said he "played an integral role" in the school's Swearer Center for Public Service.

Crewdson, 33, met Hoda in 2010 when they started a collective where artists and creatives could stay, avoiding the San Francisco Bay Area's high rent.

Brandon Chase Wittenauer, 32, was born in Santa Maria, California, on the state's central coast and had established himself as a musician in San Franciso Bay area.

Demitria Ruiz-Sauliere, who knew Igaz from the close-knit house and techno music scene, noted his "unique warmth and charisma" that earned him friends and fans.

A lover of synthesizers and electronic music, he offered free tutoring sessions to younger musicians to help jumpstart their careers, Ruiz-Sauliere said.

Some friends and family members were still awaiting word of their missing loved ones as crews searched for remains.

Some gathered outside a sheriff's office for official confirmation on their status.

The Oakland visual artist's dramatic light and video shows enhanced the performances of musicians in California and around the world.

Bernbaum's work is well known within the music genre, and he toured internationally with groups like electronic house music duo Knife Party.

"If you've seen a Knife Party show in the last ¾ years, there's a 99 percent chance you were watching Jon's visuals and know how talented he was," Knife Party musician Rob Swire wrote on Twitter, saying he would miss his good friend.

Friends who attended an impromptu memorial at the University of California's School of Cinematic Arts told CBS Los Angeles (http://cbsloc.al/2g74LJ9) that Bernbaum still made time for small venue shows.

John Matlock, the father of Joey Matlock, attended a gathering in Oakland where he quoted a few lines from one of his son's songs called "Share the cup, spare the sword," that said to put others first.

"Usually he'd say, 'Let's play video games,' and then he'd say, 'No, I just want to watch you play,'" she said, sobbing.

Nick Walrath, 31, of Oakland texted his girlfriend, Alexis Abrams-Bourke, from inside the burning structure, saying there was a fire and that he loved her.

Parker T. Gibbs, chief operating officer at Magnolia Media Productions, said when he'd walk into a rave full of strangers, he'd always spot Clark.

Friends say the Santa Rosa native was a sound engineer and DJ who was a "standup guy" and appeared always ready to help musicians and fellow DJs.