Shifty Shellshock‘s family members are honoring him in a giant approach … with plans for his celebration of life underway, TMZ has realized how they’ll present their love.
Ilya Krokav — an in depth childhood good friend of Shifty — tells TMZ … they’re holding the celebration someday within the subsequent month or so in Los Angeles for family and friends … however it can even be open to followers.
They’re nonetheless trying to find a venue, and taking a look at locations that may maintain a couple of hundred individuals. We’re advised they haven’t but finalized what the musical tribute goes to seem like.
Krokav tells us artists who labored with Shifty — whose actual title was Seth Binzer — throughout his lifetime will carry out … and, organizers have additionally coordinated with legendary graffiti artist associates of the Loopy City singer to place up murals of Shifty round Los Angeles.
After all, the celebration of life would not be full with out Loopy City’s involvement … and, we’re advised Bret “Epic” Mazur is closely concerned, and is respectfully weighing what he’ll do to honor him on the occasion.
As for the household … we’re advised they’ve given the group their blessing to throw the ceremony — and, whereas they have no names locked down, they assume some relations will attend.
The household will probably be having a separate, personal service to honor Shifty.
As we reported, 49-year-old Shifty handed away final month at an L.A. residence.
The L.A. County medical expert’s investigation into his reason for dying remains to be in progress, although the band’s supervisor Howie Hubberman says he died of an unintentional overdose.
