Juan Atkins
Juan Atkins (born June 12, 1962 in Detroit ) is a co-founder of Detroit Techno and one of the most important representatives of the Techno music genre .
Life
As operator of the Metroplex label , Kevin Saunderson and Jeff Mills refer to him as the godfather of Detroit techno . His piece “No UFOs”, published in 1985, is widely referred to as the first techno record ever.
Although he never had the commercial success such. B. Kevin Saunderson , but he has always stuck uncompromisingly to his innovative ideals of electronic music : His music sounds futuristic , often minimal.
The Kraftwerk fan went to Belleville High School with Derrick May and Kevin Saunderson and began producing electronic music with simple equipment in the late 1970s . He founds Cybotron with Richard Davis alias 3070 . They sell 15,000 copies of the first maxi, but dissolve again after the first album . Other Atkins pseudonyms were e.g. B. Infiniti and Model 500 . Today Atkins works in different music genres, he also produces slower pieces with soul influences (like on his album Mind and Body ).
With the piece No UFOs , the automaker Ford advertised the launch of its Focus model in 2000. The particular relevance here is the deliberate bridging of two Detroit veterans.
In January 2006, Atkins was nominated for a Grammy as a songwriter for Missy Elliott's song Loose Control . The track is based on the track Clear (1982, remixed by Jose "Animal" Diaz) by Cybotron.
Discography
- 1981 - 7 ″ Cybotron Alleys of your mind
- 1982 - 12 "Cybotron" Cosmic Cars "
- 1983 - 12 ″ Cybotron Clear
- 1983 - album Cybotron Enter
- 1984-12 "Cybotron -" Techno City "
- 1985 - 12 "Cybotron -" R-9 "
- 1985 - 12 ″ Model 500 No UFOs
- 1987 - 12 ″ Model 500 Sound of Stereo
- 1993 - Album Model 500 Classics
- 1993 - 3 MB feat. Juan Atkins Jazz is the key
- 1994 - Album Model 500 Sonic Sunset
- 1996 - Infiniti Collection album
- 1999 - album MM ( DJ mix by Atkins)
- 1999 - Album Model 500 Mind and Body
- 2002 - 12 ″ update as Model 600
- 2008 - MCD Cybotron Clear (Original Mix & Remixes) JunoRecords 10th Anniversary Series, Part 3 of 10
- 2013 - Album Borderland (with Moritz von Oswald )
- 2015 - Album Model 500 Digital Solutions
Web links
- Juan Atkins at Discogs (English)
- "The Roots of Techno", Wired Magazine Interview with Juan Atkins (English)
- A biography of John Bush (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Atkins, Juan |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American techno musician and producer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 12, 1962 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Detroit |