Talk:Juan Atkins

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Re: Juan Atkins coining "Techno"

The techno music article as it stands suggests that techno is an offshoot of Chicago House. I find no evidence that this is true. I'd be interested to see whether reliable, researched web pages make this claim. A number of personal web pages muddle the distinctions between techno, house, trance, and other music, but articles appearing in magazines and interviews with Atkins are consistent in their depiction of the history of techno.

I plan to expand the Atkins discography and fill out the article a bit. Additional information and material from print-only sources would be welcome.--Rethunk

[edit] Origin of "Techno"

The term was definitely coined by Atkins. It came IIRC, from Alvin Toffler's phrase "Techno rebels". Techno isnt an offshoot of house.

[edit] He's not from Detriot

Juan lived in Belleville, MI and attended Belleville High School when he met the other founders of techno.--The Sess 21:54, 28 September 2006 (UTC)

He was born in Detroit and lived there until his teens, when both his, Kevin Saunderson and Derrick May's mothers moved to Belleville to avoid sending their kids to inner city schools. They returned after high school. He said that Belleville is a tiny town and that they were the only black, inner city kids there, which was a bonding experience among the three. He has said that the "Belleville three" tag is really a complete misnomer in terms of cultural influence on their music/identity.