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Detroit Techno
Techno originated in Detroit Michigan in the early 1980’s. Techno is a from of electronic music produced using a wide range of electronic and computer-base digital instruments and software. Techno music does not just belong to one race, its universal. Techno music has given way to disco dj’s, raves, house music, dance and so many other things. Techno can be appreciated in the general historical lineage of electronic music.
Letter of Recommendation: Detroit Techno // The New York Times
Letter of Recommendation: Detroit Techno // The New York Times Magazine
November 15, 2017
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In the early ’80s, the Roland Corporation, a Japanese electronics company, developed two machines that would soon become obsolete and change the world, in that order. The TR-808
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Detroit Techno Artists
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Artist Tabs
These tabs include the names of artists, DJs, engineers, etc. that made important contributions to the Detroit Techno genre/culture. The “Key Names” tab includes names that were highlighted throughout the chapter of our text and the “Others” tab includes names that were mentioned. If you click on a hyperlinked name, it will lead you to more information on that person.
Key Names
- Ken Collier
- Deep Space
- Direct Drive/Juan Atkins
- Electrifying Mojo
- Derrick May
- The Wizard (Jeff Mills)
Other Names
About Techno by Spelmanites
Disco, House, Techno… what you don’t know
February 13, 2019
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Disco, House, and Techno music originated all around the 70s. Disco music, which was started in night clubs, was parented by Funk, Soul, and Pop.
Techno
May 10, 2018
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Techno, electronic house music (EDM) began in Detroit in the 1980s and became popular globally in the 1990s. EDM still had explicit connection to disco
Everlasting Love in the 1960’s
May 9, 2018
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Funk music originated in the mid 1960’s in African American communities. It became a very popular genre of the 1970s and 1980s, it consisted of a
The Smooth Era
May 8, 2018
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The era of R&B, soul, funk and techno R&B or rhythm and blues manifested in the black community during the 1940’s. It wasn’t until the1950s
Disco, Funk, R&B, Soul, and Techno in the Black Community
May 8, 2018
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We got the funk, gotta have that funk! Funk music originated in the 1960s and 70s during the fight for equality, the Civil Rights Movement.
Unforgettable Music from the ’60s to the ’90s
May 8, 2018
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The genres within this poster include Rhythm and Blues (R&B), Soul, Funk, Disco, Techno and Hip-Hop.