Member Since: 10/15/2007
Band Members: THE ARTIST: The Electrifying Mojo Cybotron Kraftwerk Juan Atkins Kevin Saunderson Derrick May Eddie Fowlkes UR Chez Damier Ron Trent Egyptian Lover Aux 88 Kenny Larkin Richie Hawtin Dan Bell Carl Craig Mike Huckaby Donna Black Ken Collier Dj Minx Rick Wade Dj Overdose Alton Miller Chez Damier Art Payne Laura Gavoor George Baker Ron Saunderson Art Forest Ann Saunderson Paris Grey K.Joy Stacey Hale MK Nexus21 CJMacintosh Racheal Kapp Bridgette Grace Yolanda Kelli Hand Claude Young Jeff Mills Robert Hood Stacey Pullen Terrence Parker Scan 7 Drexciya Ron Murphy Blake Baxter Terrence Dixon Octave One Orlando Voorn Alan Oldham Anthony Shakir D-Wynn Thomas Barnett Jay Denham James Pennington Rolando to be continued... THE LABELS: Metroplex Transmat KMS Fragile UR Direct Beat Serious Grooves MPlant DOW Utensil 430 West Tresor Puzzlebox Frictional CityBoy Plus8 R&S Axis Fantasy to be continued...THE STORY: Detroit techno is an early style of electronic music originating from Detroit, Michigan, USA in the early 1980s. The three individuals most closely associated with the birth of Detroit techno are Juan Atkins, Kevin Saunderson and Derrick May, thanks in part to seminal Detroit radio personality The Electrifying Mojo. Mojo not only played the early homegrown techno tracks, but also influenced the new sound by playing electronic music from pioneers like Kraftwerk, New Order and Afrika Bambaataa. Socially and geographically it is important to note on a local level that Detroit Techno as a genre created a newfound integrated club scene in Detroit that had not been felt since the Motown label moved to Los Angeles. Techno clubs like The Shelter, The Music Institute and The Majestic among many others were the incubators for progressing the Techno movement from basements and late night radio onto the dancefloors of the world. On Memorial Day weekend of 2000, electronic music fans from around the globe made a pilgrimage to Hart Plaza on the banks of the Detroit River and experienced the first Detroit Electronic Music Festival, to showcase DJs and performers from around the world in electronic music.
Influences: George Clinton
Sounds Like: Electronic Music Made in Detroit
Record Label: Metroplex KMS Transmat
Type of Label: Major