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Detroit techno is a type of techno music that generally includes the first techno productions by Detroit-based artists during the 1980s and early 1990s.Prominent Detroit techno artists include Juan Atkins, Eddie Fowlkes, Derrick May, Jeff Mills, Kevin Saunderson, Blake Baxter, Drexciya, Mike Banks, James Pennington and Robert Hood.
Kevin Maurice Saunderson (born September 5, 1964) is an American electronic dance music DJ and record producer. [1] He is famous for being a member of a trio, along with Juan Atkins and Derrick May, who came to be known as the Belleville Three, who are often credited to being among the pioneers and originators of techno: in particular this act helped define Detroit techno, the earliest style ...
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Movement Electronic Music Festival is an annual electronic dance music event held in the birthplace of Techno, Detroit, each Memorial Day weekend since 2006. Previous electronic music festivals held at Hart Plaza on Memorial Day weekend include Detroit Electronic Music Festival (2000–2002), Movement (2003–2004) and Fuse-In (2005).
Jeff Mills (born June 18, 1963, in Detroit, Michigan), also known as "the Wizard", is an American DJ, record producer, and composer. [1] [2] In the late 1980s Mills founded the techno collective Underground Resistance with fellow Detroit techno producers 'Mad' Mike Banks and Robert Hood but left the group to pursue a career as a solo artist in the early 90s. [2]
Juan Atkins (born September 12, 1962), [1] also known as Model 500 and Infiniti, [3] is an American record producer and DJ [4] from Detroit, Michigan. [5] Mixmag has described him as "the original pioneer of Detroit techno." [2] He has been a member of the Belleville Three, [6] Cybotron, [7] and Borderland. [8]
In 1996 Witcher founded the DJ collective 'Women on Wax'- a platform for female DJs from Detroit. [3] [2] In 2001 she established the record label ‘Women on Wax Recordings’. [3] [4] Witcher went on to create a sub-imprint of the label called W.O.W. B.A.M. (Women On Wax Bangin’ Ass Music), and collaborates and produces on other labels. [8 ...
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