cussion ▁instrument ▁played ▁like ▁a ▁hand ▁drum . ▁ ▁Death ▁ ▁K ake hash i ▁died ▁in ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁aged ▁ 8 7 . ▁T ributes ▁came ▁from ▁mus icians ▁such ▁as ▁Tommy ▁S ny der ▁of ▁God iego , ▁Chris ▁Carter ▁of ▁Th ro bb ing ▁Gr ist le , ▁Sam anth a ▁R ons on , ▁Matthew ▁Herbert , ▁Marc ▁Al mond ▁of ▁So ft ▁Cell , ▁Mart yn ▁W are ▁of ▁the ▁Human ▁League , ▁and ▁producer ▁Paul ▁Ep worth . ▁Mo og ▁Music ▁described ▁him ▁as ▁a ▁" model ▁of ▁res ili ence ▁and ▁a ▁genu ine ▁trail bla zer ", ▁and ▁Dave ▁Smith ▁of ▁Se qu ential ▁wrote ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁" just ▁an ▁amaz ing ▁man , ▁a ▁good ▁friend , ▁a ▁very ▁good ▁compet itor ▁of ▁course , ▁and ▁just ▁innov ative ▁contin ually ▁all ▁that ▁time ". ▁ ▁Leg acy ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁K ake hash i ▁was ▁awarded ▁an ▁honor ary ▁doctor ate ▁from ▁Ber k lee ▁College ▁of ▁Music ▁for ▁his ▁contribution ▁to ▁the ▁development ▁and ▁popular ization ▁of ▁electronic ▁instruments . ▁The ▁Bent ley - brand ed ▁Rh ythm ▁A ce ▁inspired ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁B irmingham ▁band ▁Bent ley ▁Rh ythm ▁A ce ▁when ▁a ▁model ▁was ▁found ▁at ▁a ▁car ▁boot ▁sale . ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁K ek ah ashi ▁left ▁his ▁hand print s ▁at ▁Hollywood ' s ▁Rock W alk