Eileen Chan, who was also known as CATS ON CRACK, has passed away at the age of 32.
Credited as one of the pioneers of Singapore's underground and techno music scene, Chan co-founded boutique music agency The Council and opened some of the country's most iconic clubs including Headquarters and Tuff Club.
Members of the music and nightlife community took to social media to share their condolences, as well as memories and stories of Eileen.
Eileen Chan sadly lost her life this week. She reinvigorated Singapore’s nightlife by opening underground clubs HQ in 2016 & Tuff Club in 2018. These put Singapore on the global nightlife circuit & fostered a true community. She was a badass business woman with a big heart ❤️ pic.twitter.com/JVEjJZzGXF
— nyshka chandran (@nyshkac) May 5, 2022
Eileen started and ran Headquarters and Tuff Club among other projects she’s organised, she’s such a central figure to music / club scene in singapore
— bani haykal (@fdbckfdfwd) May 5, 2022
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Beyond being at the forefront of Singapore's nightlife scene, Chan was also an accomplished DJ who performed under the name CATS ON CRACK.
She graduated from FFF Girl DJ Bootcamp in 2011 and has since performed all across the world and even shared the stage alongside acts like Todd Edwards, Terrence Parker, and Cassy Britton. Chan also curated incredible parties across Singapore, including Sunrise On The Bandwagon Riverboat in 2017.
This article originally appeared on Bandwagon.
