Keith McIvor

Keith McIvor was one half of [[artist:Optimo (2)]] (or Optimo (Espacio) to give it its full name) in the Sub Club (Glasgow) alongside partner [[artist:Jonnie Wilkes]] and former resident DJ at the legendary Pure in Edinburgh. He was renowned for his eclecticism and exceptional mixing skills. He died on 19th September 2025 after being diagnosed with a brain tumour earlier in the year. Slightly confusingly he was also half of a production duo called [[artist:Optimo (Espacio)]] though this was a pairing with [[artist:Dave Clark (7)]] and not [[artist:Jonnie Wilkes]] of [[artist:Optimo (2)]] He ran [[label:Optimo Music]] as well as [[label:Autonomous Africa]] He was also behind the now defunct labels [[label:Pi Recordings]] and [[label:T&B Vinyl]]. Latterly he was more prolific than ever with mixes for [[label:Tigersushi]]'s [[label:Kill The DJ Records]], [[label:Eskimo Recordings]], [[label:Endless Flight]], [[label:R & S Records]] and [[label:Fabric (London)]] and productions under an ever increasing list of aliases.