British DJ and producer Franky Wah is dealing with every artist’s worst fear after being robbed during a recent trip to Ibiza. In an emotional Instagram post, Wah shared that his bags containing “irreplaceable” items like music and his laptop were stolen from his car in the Jesus area of the island.
“I left my bags in the car and when I came back everything was gone,” Wah wrote. “My laptop which has my life’s work on it and so much priceless, irreplaceable music has been taken.”
The loss is absolutely devastating for the veteran artist who has built an acclaimed career over the past decade with releases on labels like Sasha’s Last Night on Earth and Anjunadeep.
Franky Wah, who holds a residency for his Shen label at Ibiza’s Club Chinois, is offering a reward for any information related to retrieving his stolen goods. Friends and supporters flooded the comments offering sympathy and sharing their own similar horror stories of losing invaluable creative work.
Always backup, backup and backup
This heartbreaking situation underscores how crucial it is for musicians, producers, and creative professionals to take every possible precaution to protect their work. While the details of Wah’s case are still unclear, a few basic security measures could have prevented or minimized this catastrophic loss:
- Always use laptop tracking software and geolocalization to monitor your device’s whereabouts
- Routinely back up all files to an external hard drive and cloud storage
- Never leave valuables unattended, even for a short period of time
- Use encryption and password protection for sensitive files
Our deepest sympathies go out to Franky Wah during this unimaginably difficult time.
While he may never recover those “priceless” and “irreplaceable” musical works, we hope he can find some justice and closure.
Any members of the music community with potential information about this robbery should contact Franky Wah directly through his Instagram.
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