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A TALENTED DJ who worked with a British legend and featured on BBC radio has tragically died from a rare cancer.
Music producer Danny Stubbs lost his fight for life after a year-long battle, leaving family and friends heartbroken.
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Dad-of-one Danny was diagnosed with rare Stage 4 oesophageal adenocarcinoma in August 2023.
Doctors told him that the cancer was inoperable and had spread to his lymph nodes and bones in his spine.
The music lover battled on but he tragically died at St Luke’s Hospice in Winsford on August 24.
Danny began his career DJing at clubs in Hanley in the early 2000s before enjoying a career that took him across the world, with residencies at Gatecrasher and sets at Ministry of Sound.
He also remixed for U2 and Ariana Grande, as well as working with Paul Oakenfold.
His wife Danielle Stubbs, 33, described him as “the most beautiful person inside and out”.
Danny, also an electrical engineer for United Utilities, remained active after his diagnosis, skiing, running half marathons, climbing mountains and performing.
Danielle told StokeonTrentLive: “His attitude from the beginning was incredible.
“He didn’t want to listen to the prognosis, and he wanted to prove to the doctors that they were wrong.
“I know he was fighting to be with me. The last few months have been incredibly hard, but he was so strong.
“It’s not fair, but life went this way. It’s hard to even think about the future, because it’s not the life that we imagined. I just want to keep making him proud.”
