"He will always be loved," his family shared in a statement on Monday, Jan. 12 via Black Midi's label Rough Trade Records ...

The guitarist played on the band’s debut album before leaving in 2021 for mental health reasons ...

The musician's family shared the news in a statement via his record label.

While mourning the loss of the musician, Black Midi used the death of Kwasniewski-Kelvin as a call to action. Although the ...

[Joonas] became frustrated with cheap but crappy MIDI to USB converters, and the better commercial ones were beyond his budget. He used a Teensy LC to build one for himself and it did the job quite ...

We live in a golden age for MIDI controllers. [rheslip]’s contribution to the milieu is a twisty take on the format, in that it’s covered in an array of knobs. Thus the name—Twisty 2.

Matt Kwasniewski-Kelvin, cofounder of the South London band Black Midi, died "after a long battle with his mental health," per the group's label.

Fans of Black Midi and rock enthusiasts mourn the loss of Matt Kwasniewski-Kelvin, who passed away at 26 on January 12, 2026.

Matt Kwasniewski-Kelvin, the co-founder and former guitarist of the English rock band Black Midi, has died. He was 26. The late musician’s family announced the devastating news in a statement shared ...

Kwasniewski-Kelvin co-founded the British rock band with vocalist Geordie Greep and drummer Morgan Simpson in 2016.

Black Midi co-founder Matt Kwasniewski-Kelvin has died at 26, cutting short the life of a musician whose work helped redefine ...