In the textbook, there were a few key names mention in the Detroit Techno chapter:
- Ken Collier
- Deep Space
- Direct Drive/Juan Atkins
- Electrifying Mojo
- Derrick May
- The Wizard (Jeff Mills)
Other names mentioned throughout the chapter are:
- B-52s
- Mike Banks
- Cybotron
- A Number of Names
- Kevin Saunderson
- Eddie Fowlkes
- Cornelius Harris
- Theo Parrish
- Terrence Parker
- Buzz Goree
- Kelli Hand
- DJ Minx
- Mike Huckaby
- Claude Young
- D. Wynn
- Anthony “Shake” Shakir
- Kenny Dixon Jr.
