This project looked at the birth of techno music, where it came from, who was involved and how a musical movement rose up from the economic decline of Detroit after the collapse of the auto industry.
In the early eighties a trio of pioneers in Detroit began merging the sounds of synth-pop and Italo-disco with funk and soul. Juan Atkins, Derrick May and Kevin Saunderson were high school friends who were influenced by the likes of Kraftwerk and Parliament. They began experimenting and making music..
Techno was born.
In the early eighties a trio of pioneers in Detroit began merging the sounds of synth-pop and Italo-disco with funk and soul. Juan Atkins, Derrick May and Kevin Saunderson were high school friends who were influenced by the likes of Kraftwerk and Parliament. They began experimenting and making music..
Techno was born.
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