(CNN) French electronic music pioneer Philippe "Zdar" Cerboneschi died Wednesday in an accidental fall from a building in Paris.

A spokesman for the Paris prosecutor's office told CNN that an investigation has been opened into the cause of Zdar's death.

The musician was one half of the group Cassius, and died at the age of 50, reports CNN affiliate BFMTV

"He accidentally fell through the window of a top floor of a Parisian building," Zdar's agent Sebastian Farran told the AFP news agency.

Zdar's ex-wife and mother of his daughter published a black screen on Instagram without comment.

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