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Juan Atkins is tagged as: detroit techno, techno, detroit, electronic, electro

Juan Atkins (born December 9, 1962 in Detroit) is an American musician. He is widely credited as the originator of techno music, sometimes known as Detroit Techno since Atkins and techno co-creators Derrick May and Kevin Saunderson grew up in Detroit, Michigan.
Atkins has cited the radio show of Charles “Electrifyin’ Mojo” Johnson as a musical influence. Electrifyin’ Mojo, a Detroit DJ, played an eclectic mix of music including Kraftwerk, Parliament and Prince. Atkins and friend Derrick May created mix tracks for Electrifying Mojo to broadcast, then began to create original music.
At Washtenaw Community College, Atkins met Rick Davis, with whom he recorded under the name Cybotron. Atkins coined the term techno to describe their music, taking as one inspiration the works of futurist and author Alvin Toffler, from whom he borrowed the terms “cybotron” and “metroplex”.
Atkins has used the term techno to describe earlier bands that made heavy use of synthesizers such as Kraftwerk, although many people would consider Kraftwerk’s music and Juan’s early music in Cybotron as Electro. Techno is considered today as a specific genre.
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Something About the Music
The Mission
Track Ten
I Love You
Juan Atkins / Snowflakes Falling (Movement II)
Move Mix
Track Ten (Re-work by Kirk Degiorgio)
Tango
Techno Music
Spin
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Back To Basics (Part 1)
Back To Basics (Part 2)
the berlin sessions
The Infiniti Collection
Skynet
20 Years Metroplex: 1985-2005
Wax Trax! Mastermix, Vol. 1
Berlin Sessions
Magic Tracks: Deep Detroit, Vol. 2
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