The Belleville Three is made up of three men by the names of Juan Atkins, Derrick May and Kevin Saunderson and these Detroit musicians are credited with creating Detroit techno. All three met each other at went to Belleville High School in Belleville, a small town outside of Detroit, where they attended and were among the few black students in the entire school. The three friends listened to and were influenced by artists like Kraftwerk, Parliament, Prince, the B-52s. Juan Atkins purchased a synthesizer and later taught the other two how to DJ. By 1981, a Detroit radio personality had started playing their mixes they’d recorded.