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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 .
DJ Rolando (born Rolando Rocha) [1] a.k.a. The Aztec Mystic is an American techno DJ and producer from Detroit, Michigan, United States. [2] A former member of Detroit’s famed Underground Resistance from 1994 to 2004, he is best known for his song "Knights of the Jaguar."
Blake Baxter (born 1963) is an American techno musician, associated with the first wave of Detroit techno. [1] AllMusic called him "perhaps the most underrated figure" of the early Detroit techno scene. [2] Baxter was born in Detroit, Michigan, United States, [1] and first began mixing records in the
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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 20 December 2024. American techno DJ (born 1962) Eddie Fowlkes Also known as Eddie "Flashin" Fowlkes Born (1962-12-24) December 24, 1962 (age 62) Detroit, Michigan, USA Labels Metroplex, Tresor, City Boy, 430 West, Peacefrog Musical artist Eddie Fowlkes (born December 24, 1962) is an American techno and ...
In 1988, dance music entrepreneur Neil Rushton approached the Belleville Three to license their work for release in the UK. To define the Detroit sound as being distinct from Chicago house, Rushton and the Belleville Three chose the word "techno" for their tracks, a term that Atkins had been using since his Cybotron days ("Techno City" was an early single). [10]
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]
The Detroit Techno Militia also features ensemble acts with multiple DJs performing on multiple turntables at the same time. In the summer of 2007, the DTM 5x5 was formed. The DTM 5x5 was the first group in the Techno genre to feature five DJs (Darkcube, T.Linder, DJ Seoul, Neil V. and DJ Psycho) performing together on five analog turntables.