Juan Atkins Musical artist

Juan Atkins (born December 9, 1962) is an American musician. He is widely credited as the originator of techno music, specifically Detroit techno along with Derrick May and Kevin Saunderson. The three, sometimes called the Belleville Three, attended high school together in Belleville, Michigan, near Detroit.

Personal facts

Juan Atkins
Alias (AKA)Model 500 Infiniti
Birth dateDecember 09, 1962
Hometown
Detroit
United States

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Musical artist

Career started1981
associated musical artist
Cybotron (band)
BackgroundSolo singer
genre
Electro (music)
Techno
instrument
Korg M3
record label
Om Records
Metroplex (record label)

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Juan Atkins on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.bleep43.com/bleep43/2009/10/4/juan-atkins-interview-part-one.html
  2. http://www.discogs.com/artist/Cybotron
  3. http://www.discogs.com/artist/Infiniti
  4. http://www.discogs.com/artist/Juan+Atkins
  5. http://www.discogs.com/artist/Model+500
  6. http://www.plexifilm.com/media.php?id=3
  7. http://www.plexifilm.com/title.php?id=27
  8. http://www.soulinterviews.com/juan-atkins-2012
  9. http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/2.07/techno_pr.html