Detroit Techno

"The history of Detroit Techno Music"

The rhythm and dance beat of

Detroit Techno

began in the outskirts of Detroit in the Bellville, MI in 1982.  A young inspired college student named Juan Atkins is credited with starting the impetus toward techno with is group, Cybotron. The single "Alley's of your Mind"  was the first released Detroit Techno single.  Recorded earlier than "Alley's" but released later was a hit single called "Shari Vare".   The group that recorded it was called

"ANumberOfNames," whose members were Paul Lesley, Sterling Jones and Roderick Simpson.  The surging techno scene was starting to pop all around Detroit in the early 1980's.  The whole

Detroit Techno

scene literally rose from the back yards, basement parties, and high school gyms where DJs were spinning for $50 a night.  Soon the address of 1486-1492 Gratiot became know as Techno Boulevard.  There the studios of Kevin Saunderson's KMS Studios, Derrick May's Transmat Records and Juan Atkins' Metroplex Records took hold.  From there the annual Detroit Electronic Music Fest was born and millions came form all over the world to celebrate in the music fest.

The

Detroit Techno

music scene in Detroit has undergone a transformation recently.  The Electronic Music Festival is now known as the Movement Festival.  The leaders of this music fest have changed hands also.  A group headed by Derrick May is now responsible for spearheading the annual Techno Festival in Detroit.   The future of this Electronic Music Festival seems to be in the right hands but the funding continues to be an issue which needs to be addressed to ensure Detroit is represented for years to come.