Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/DJ Flare
Though I have much more experience in geography, not music, the MTV and Shure book sources strike me as compelling. They note he invented a particular technique. That seems to support his passing  No. 3, if only by a hair. http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=SMCB&p_theme=smcb&p_action=search&p_text_direct-0=11BA964E93343E98&p_field_direct-0=document_id This news article Michig cited also gives his real name and age and discusses an incident where he was shot. All together, I think he passes 
— User:Hoppingalong, 04:18, 12 March 2012 (UTC)
Stance: keep
Cited policy: WP:ENT||WP:BASIC (Wikipedia:Notability)