City

Detroit

Name: Detroit
Address: Michigan, USA

Michigan, USA

Motor City. Birthplace of Motown and techno. Juan Atkins, Derrick May, and Kevin Saunderson created techno from a mix of Kraftwerk, Parliament, and Prince.

Scenes

Artists

Juan Atkins Derrick May Kevin Saunderson Eddie Fowlkes Jeff Mills Carl Craig Blake Baxter Robert Hood The Supremes Smokey Robinson & The Miracles The Temptations Underground Resistance Berry Gordy The Four Tops Martha and the Vandellas The Funk Brothers Holland-Dozier-Holland

Connections

Detroit → London

Detroit techno found its first mass audience in UK clubs, where it merged with acid house to create rave culture.

← Belleville

The Belleville Three (Atkins, May, Saunderson) brought their suburban experiments to Detroit's club scene.

← Düsseldorf

Kraftwerk's electronic futurism from Düsseldorf directly inspired the Belleville Three to create Detroit techno.