According to Reuters, the French electronic music pioneer was found dead at his home in Paris on Tuesday. French DJ and producer Kavinsky has died at the age of 50. Kavinsky rose to international prominence with his 2010 single 'Nightcall', which gained widespread recognition after featuring in Nicolas Winding Refn's 2011 film Drive, starring Ryan Gosling. Emerging from France's electronic music scene in the mid-2000s, Kavinsky became known for his cinematic synthwave sound, blending retro 1980s aesthetics with contemporary electronic production. AdvertisementTributes have begun to pour in following the news of his death such as French President Emmanuel Macron describing Kavinsky on a Facebook post as "a source of French pride forever".