Frederic Riesterer Dead: Producer / DJ co-writes with Black Eyed Peas & # 39; I Gotta Feeling & # 39;

Frederic Riesterer, producer and creator of electronic dance music and co-author of the Grammy nominated "I Gotta Feeling", with the Black Eyed Peas, is dead. He was 58 years old.

Riesterer, who used the stage name Fred Rister, also worked with David Guetta but, unlike the French superstar DJ, avoided being noticed.

Last year he wrote, "I am the most famous stranger. I work with pleasure for others without seeking their glory. "

Born in the north of France near the Belgian border, Riesterer trained as a hairdresser before embarking on music as a DJ, writer and producer.

The publisher of Riesterer confirmed Wednesday that he had died Tuesday without further details. Riesterer had long battled cancer.

Guetta said on Instagram: "I feel very alone right now crying in my bed."