This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible. Cookie information is stored in your browser and performs functions such as recognising you when you return to our website and helping our team to understand which sections of the website you find most interesting and useful.
Business News Industry People
Deltasonic founder Alan Wills dies following crash
By Andy Malt | Published on Monday 12 May 2014
The founder of Liverpool record label Deltasonic, Alan Wills, has died after sustaining serious head injuries in a traffic accident while cycling in the city last week.
Wills, also former drummer for the bands Shack and Top, was knocked off his bicycle on Thursday evening, and was taken to University Hospital Aintree where he later died from his injuries. People are appealing for witnesses to the accident to come forward.
In a statement, Inspector Mike McFall of Merseyside Police said: “We are investigating the full circumstances of this incident and would appeal to anyone who was in the area at the time and might have seen something to call police. The information you provide could be really important for our enquiries”.
He added: “The incident took place on East Prescot Road near to the junction with Ashover Avenue, which is a busy area and I would urge anyone with information to call Merseyside Police on 0151 777 5747, or Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111”.
Deltasonic was founded in 2000, initially as a joint venture with Sony Music, with its first signing being The Coral. The company went on to work with acts including The Suzukis, The Rascals, The Zutons and, through its publishing division, The Last Shadow Puppets.
Amongst the many artists Wills knew, or had worked with, who have paid tribute to the Deltasonic founder overnight is Ian McNabb, frontman of Liverpool band The Icicle Works.
He told The Liverpool Echo: “I knew Alan off and on for 30 years. First I knew him as the drummer in Shack and Top then as the driving force behind his record and publishing companies. He helped many local musicians live their dreams through his hard work and belief in their music. He was passionate about the things that count in this life and I am very sad to hear he has been taken away in the cruellest and most shocking way possible. Another great musical mentor of Liverpool has gone too soon”.
