Juan Atkins
Juan Atkins is an American DJ and producer born in Detroit in 1962, regarded as one of the founding figures of techno. Alongside Derrick May and Kevin Saunderson he is counted among the 'Belleville Three', the group credited with shaping the genre's first wave. His early Cybotron project bridged electro and funk, and his Model 500 releases such as 'No UFOs' laid the groundwork for what became Detroit techno. He appeared on the 1988 compilation 'Techno! The New Dance Sound of Detroit', which gave the sound its name. Through his Metroplex label and a string of aliases he has kept pushing electronic music's futuristic edge, and he continues to perform worldwide as a keeper of the classic Detroit sound.
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Who is Juan Atkins? ▾
Juan Atkins is an American DJ and producer born in Detroit in 1962, regarded as one of the founding figures of techno. Alongside Derrick May and Kevin Saunderson he is counted among the 'Belleville Three', the group credited with shaping the genre's first wave. His early Cybotron project bridged electro and funk, and his Model 500 releases such as 'No UFOs' laid the groundwork for what became Detroit techno. He appeared on the 1988 compilation 'Techno! The New Dance Sound of Detroit', which gave the sound its name. Through his Metroplex label and a string of aliases he has kept pushing electronic music's futuristic edge, and he continues to perform worldwide as a keeper of the classic Detroit sound.
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