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Juan Atkins (born September 12, 1962), also known as Model 500 and Infiniti, is an American record producer and DJ from Detroit, Michigan. Mixmag has described him as "the original pioneer of Detroit techno." He has been a member of The Belleville Three, Cybotron, and Borderland.
Mar 26, 2021 · Does Juan Atkins think of himself as the father of techno, as others call him? Does he define his early music as techno or electro, insofar as it actually matters? I caught up with Atkins in a rare interview to gain insights on a formative time in his life, and in Detroit's musical history.
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Apr 9, 2019 · Techno pioneer Juan Atkins is rewiring his electro legacy. Ahead of his first ever shows as pioneering Detroit electro unit Cybotron, techno innovator Juan Atkins tells us why he’s revisiting his past — and in the process, making a warp-speed jump into the future...
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May 23, 2017 · Few producers within dance music have made a greater impact than Juan Atkins. A funk musician from an early age, Atkins’ life changed when he discovered synthesizers and electronic music. He began making his own electronic demos, joining forces with college classmate Rik Davis to found electro outfit Cybotron in 1981.
May 29, 2018 · Juan Atkins. 1962 — Musician. Juan Atkins is generally recognized as one of the creators of techno music, which spawned a whole group of genres now known as electronica, and he was probably the first person to apply the word "techno" to music. His novel electronic soundscapes influenced nearly every genre of music that came after.
Apr 16, 2020 · For Juan Atkins, understanding what techno is beyond an electronic genre is where he’s at now. Connecting the dots between music, technology and visions of the future, adding in sound theory, the physics of vibration and a sense of what binds us all in our shared universe.
