Detroit techno is an early style of electronic music originating from Detroit, Michigan, USA in the mid-1980s. A distinguishing trait of Detroit techno is the use of analog synthesizers and early drum machines, notably the roland TR-909 for its production or, in later releases, the use of digital emulation to create the characteristic sounds of those machines. Electro, short for electro funk (also known as robot hip hop and Electro hop) is an electronic style of hip hop directly influenced by Kraftwerk and funk records (unlike earlier rap records which were closer to disco). ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Chicago house is a style of house music. ... Nickname: Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (Latin for, We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes) Location in Wayne County, Michigan Coordinates: , Country United States State Michigan County Wayne County Founded 1701 Incorporation 1806 Government  - Type Strong Mayor-Council  - Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick Area  - City  143. ... A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified with the purpose of making music. ... An analog synthesizer is a synthesizer that uses analog circuits and analog computer techniques to generate sound electronically. ... A Boss DR-202 Drum Machine A drum machine is an electronic musical instrument designed to imitate the sound of drums and/or other percussion instruments. ... This is a list of electronic music genres and sub-genres, though for the latter not all possess their own article (in which case, see the main genre article). ... Minimal techno, a minimalist sub-genre of Techno music, is characterized by a stripped-down, glitchy sound, simple 4/4 beats (usually around 120-135 BPM), repetition of short loops, and subtle changes. ... Ghettotech is a form of electronic dance music originating from Detroit. ... It has been suggested that Electronica be merged into this article or section. ... Nickname: Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (Latin for, We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes) Location in Wayne County, Michigan Coordinates: , Country United States State Michigan County Wayne County Founded 1701 Incorporation 1806 Government  - Type Strong Mayor-Council  - Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick Area  - City  143. ... An analog synthesizer is a synthesizer that uses analog circuits and analog computer techniques to generate sound electronically. ... A Boss DR-202 Drum Machine A drum machine is an electronic musical instrument designed to imitate the sound of drums and/or other percussion instruments. ... Roland TR-909 The TR-909 was a partially analog, partially sample-based drum machine built by Roland Corporation in 1984. ...

History

Main article: Techno

For the comic book character previously known as Techno, see Fixer (comics). ...

Origins

The three individuals most closely associated with the birth of Detroit techno as a genre are the "Belleville Three"; Juan Atkins, Kevin Saunderson and Derrick May. These three high school friends from a Detroit suburb would soon find their basement tracks in dancefloor demand, 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 techno and electronic music pioneers like Kraftwerk, Philip Glass, New Order and Afrika Bambaataa. Belleville is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Juan Atkins (born December 9, 1962 in Detroit) is an American musician. ... Inner City (Kevin Saunderson and Paris Grey) Kevin Saunderson (born in Brooklyn, New York on May 9, 1964) is an American electronic music producer. ... Derrick May, also known as Mayday and Rhythim is Rhythim, is an electronic musician from Detroit, Michigan U.S.. He was born in Detroit in 1963 and began to explore electronic music early in his life. ... Charles The Electrifying Mojo Johnson was a Detroit, USA radio disc jockey from the 1970s through the 1990s, whose on-air journey of musical and social development shaped a generation of music-lovers in Detroit and throughout southeastern Michigan and Canada, and was of paramount importance to the development of... It has been suggested that Electronica be merged into this article or section. ... Kraftwerk (pronounced [], German for power station) is a German musical group that has made key contributions to the development of improvisational rock and electronic music, most notably within the latter categorys sub-genres known as synthpop, electro, techno, house and IDM. Early musical templates formed within the industrial and... This article needs additional references or sources to facilitate its verification. ... New Order are an English rock group formed in 1980 from the remaining members of Joy Division—Bernard Sumner (vocals, guitars, synthesizers), Peter Hook (bass, electronic drums), and Stephen Morris (drums, synthesizers). ... Afrika Bambaataa (born on April 17 in 1957)[1] is a DJ and community leader from the South Bronx, who was instrumental in the early development of hip hop throughout the 1970s. ...

Influences also came from Chicago's early style of house music [1] (Named so for the new style of music played at a Chicago nightclub called "The Warehouse"). Although producers in both cities used the same hardware and even collaborated on projects and remixes together, Detroiters traded the choir-friendly vocals of House with metallic clicks, robotic voices and repetitive hooks reminiscent of an automotive assembly line. Many of the early techno tracks had futuristic or robotic themes, although a notable exception to this trend was a single by Derrick May under his pseudonym Rhythm is Rhythm, called "Strings of Life." This vibrant dancefloor anthem was filled with rich synthetic string arrangements and took the underground music scene by storm in May of 1987. With subtle differences between the genres, clubs in both cities included Detroit techno and Chicago house tracks in their playlists without objection (or much notice by non-audiophiles) from patrons. Nickname: Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location in the Chicago metro area and Illinois Coordinates: , Country United States State Illinois County Cook & DuPage Settled 1770s Incorporated March 4, 1837 Government  - Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Area  - City  234. ... Chicago house is a style of house music. ... Derrick May, also known as Mayday and Rhythim is Rhythim, is an electronic musician from Detroit, Michigan U.S.. He was born in Detroit in 1963 and began to explore electronic music early in his life. ...

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 in a general sense after the Motown label moved to Los Angeles. Television programs like TV62 -- WGPR's "The Scene" featured a racially and ethnically very mixed selection of dancers every weekday after school, but the playlist was typically jammed with the R&B and Funk tracks of the day, like Prince or the Gap Band. Breakouts like Juan Atkins "Technicolor" under his Model 500 moniker eventually found their way onto The Scene, and helped to explode the burgeoning local Techno underground with validity for the urban high school set, college radio programmers and DJs from Chicago to London, and beyond.

Geographically in a Detroit sense, the "Eight Mile" concept, like the segretory stigmata of Watts, The Bronx or South Chicago is still true in southeast Michigan. Even the Belleville Three lived outside the city limits, yet their influence and magnetism in loft apartment parties, after hours and high school clubs, and late night radio united the listeners of progressive dance music from above and below Eight Mile Road. Even infamous, Techno-friendly regular hours 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. Eight Mile Road separates the city of Detroit, Michigan and its northern suburbs. ...

Second wave

Techno was part introduced into the UK in the late 80's/early 90's by Network Records, this was to run along side the acid house culture although maybe less popular initially. Network Records was an independent Record Label based in Birmingham, England during the late 80s and early to mid 90s. ... A yellow smiley face is considered the emblem of acid house. ...

Once Detroit Techno became a full-fledged musical genre, a second generation of regional artists developed into techno icons themselves; Jeff Mills, Richie Hawtin (aka Plastikman) and Carl Craig to name just a few. Mills began his career as "The Wizard" on Mojo's nightly broadcast, showcasing his turntablist skills with quick cuts of the latest underground tracks and unreleased music from local labels. Please wikify (format) this article or section as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... Richie Hawtin (born June 4, 1970) is a Canadian associated with Detroit technos second wave of artists who helped to change the face of electronic music along with peers Carl Craig, Kenny Larkin, Stacey Pullen, John Acquaviva, Daniel Bell and others. ... Carl Craig is a Detroit-based producer of techno music, and is considered to be one of the most important names[citation needed] in the Detroit second generation of techno producers and DJs. ...

In the mid-to-late 1990s, Detroit Techno producers experimented with extended aural soundscapes featuring sparse, ambient underscores punctuated with sporadic, cyclical periods of percussion. Extended length vinyl projects like those under Hawtin's Plastikman facade are particularly clear examples of this period. Atkins "Sonic Sunset" CD in 1994 also delivered this new tradition of Detroit techno. Richie Hawtin (born June 4, 1970) is a Canadian associated with Detroit technos second wave of artists who helped to change the face of electronic music along with peers Carl Craig, Kenny Larkin, Stacey Pullen, John Acquaviva, Daniel Bell and others. ...

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. In 2003 the festival management changed the name to Movement, then Fuse-In (2005), and most recently, Movement: Detroit's Electronic Music Festival (2007). The festival is a showcase for DJs and performers across all genres of electronic music. View of the Detroit skyline from Hart Plaza Monolith at Hart Plaza. ... Landsat satellite photo, showing Lake Saint Clair, as well as St. ... The Detroit Electronic Music Festival (DEMF) is an electronic dance music showcase held in Detroit each Memorial Day weekend from 2000 to 2006. ...

Quotes

Derrick May once described Detroit techno music as being a "complete mistake…like George Clinton and Kraftwerk stuck in an elevator." It has been suggested that P-Funk Mothership be merged into this article or section. ... Kraftwerk (pronounced [], German for power station) is a German musical group that has made key contributions to the development of improvisational rock and electronic music, most notably within the latter categorys sub-genres known as synthpop, electro, techno, house and IDM. Early musical templates formed within the industrial and...

Detroit area producers

Robert Hood is an American electronic music producer and DJ. He is best known for producing hard minimal techno. ... Juan Atkins (born December 9, 1962 in Detroit) is an American musician. ... Inner City (Kevin Saunderson and Paris Grey) Kevin Saunderson (born in Brooklyn, New York on May 9, 1964) is an American electronic music producer. ... Richard Davis is a composer and producer of techno music from Detroit. ... Richie Hawtin (born Richard Hawtin, June 4, 1970, Banbury, Oxfordshire, England) is a Canadian electronic musician and internationally-touring DJ who was an influential part of Detroit technos second wave of artists in the early 1990s. ... Derrick May, also known as Mayday and Rhythim is Rhythim, is an electronic musician from Detroit, Michigan U.S.. He was born in Detroit in 1963 and began to explore electronic music early in his life. ... Carl Craig is a Detroit-based producer of techno music, and is considered to be one of the most important names[citation needed] in the Detroit second generation of techno producers and DJs. ... One of the originators of techno music from Detroit. ... Please wikify (format) this article or section as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Mike Mad Mike Banks is the co-founder, along with Jeff Mills, of US record label Underground Resistance. ... James Pennington, also known as Suburban Knight, is an artist and DJ/Producer with Underground Resistance (UR), an independent record label based in Detroit, USA. James made a break through when his music was featured in the video game Grand Theft Auto - Vice City. ... Drexciya was an electronic music band from Detroit, Michigan. ... Gerald Donald is a Detroit Techno producer and artist. ... Dopplereffekt are one of the strangest and most mysterious units of the contemporary electronic music scene. ... Claude Young is one of the most famous techno DJs coming from Detroit. ... Keith Tucker is an electronic musician and DJ from the city of Detroit, Michigan, in the United States of America. ...

Detroit area record labels

Underground Resistance (commonly abbreviated to UR) are a musical collective from Detroit, Michigan, in the United States of America. ... This article is about the record label. ... M_nus is a Canadian record label set up by DJ and producer Richie Hawtin in 1998. ... Fragile is the fourth album by British progressive rock band Yes. ...

Other notable producers

• Fabrice Lig
• Slam
• Surgeon (musician)

Fabrice Lig (born Fabrice Ligny, 1972 in Charleroi, Belgium) is a techno music producer. ... Slam are a producer/DJ duo from Glasgow consisting of Stuart MacMillan and Orde Meikle. ... Surgeon is the pseudonym of Anthony Child, an English electronic musician and DJ. He began DJing regularly at Birminghams House of God parties in 1991 and released his eponymous debut EP on Downwards Records in 1994. ...

See also

• Electrofunk
• List of electronic music genres
• Music of Detroit, Michigan
• Detroit-History.com

Electro (also known as electro[ ]funk) is an electronic style of hip hop directly influenced by Kraftwerk and funk records (unlike earlier rap records that were closer to disco). ... This is a list of electronic music genres and sub-genres, though for the latter not all possess their own article (in which case, see the main genre article). ... Detroit is renowned for its musical heritage, a long and rich history that includes Motown Records, which produced such hometown stars as Stevie Wonder, Diana Ross & The Supremes, Marvin Gaye, Smokey Robinson, the Temptations and the Four Tops. ...

External links

• BerettaMusic
• Detroit Techno Militia
• DetroitLuv
• See also the external links in the Techno article