Johnny Igaz, mentor who was ‘all about community,’ died in Oakland warehouse fire while DJ’ing show

Johnny Igaz, mentor who was ‘all about community,’ died in Oakland warehouse fire while DJ’ing show Described as a mentor to many and an ally to women and the LGBT community, the 34-year-old Oakland resident and DJ had an undeniable passion for all kinds of music, from hip-hop to techno and house. “Not only was music a passion, people were a passion,” said Jeremy Bispo, 38, who often worked with Igaz producing shows around the Bay Area. “He would always play his friend’s tracks when he was DJ’ing, especially if he saw them in the room,” said Hunter Leight, Igaz’s former partner. Anthony Crupi, a 28-year-old aspiring musician who works at Timeless Coffee Roasters in Oakland, said he saw Igaz Friday morning at the cafe. The morning of the fire, Igaz had asked Crupi to send him demos of his industrial metal music, he said.