Juan Atkins
Profile
Juan Atkins, the originator of “Techno Music” was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, USA. Juan graduated from Belleville high school in 1980, and went straight to college where he attended Washtenaw community collage in Ann Arbor Michigan. There he met Rik Davis aka 3070 who was an electronic synthesist guru, invited Juan to his studio to “Jam”. “It was like walking into a spaceship” says Juan.
In 1981, Juan & Rik formed a group they named “ Cybotron”, then agreed to start their own record company called “Deep Space records” and released two singles called “Alleys of your mind” & “Cosmic raindance”. These songs were totally electronically produced tracks which became the birth, beginning & template for a whole new genre of music they called “Techno Music”
The “Electrifying MoJo”, who was then the king of Detroit late night fm stereo DJ personalities, played “Alleys of your mind” in heavy rotation on his nightly radio show which made the record an instant smash hit. This success eventually led to their most successful Cybotron single titled “Clear” released in 1983, which over 20 years later would be sampled by hip hop queen “Missy Elliott” for the song “Lose Control” which hit #1 on billboard magazine’s “Hot 100” chart.
The song Clear was being exported to the UK which they dubbed it “Electro” which triggered the global “Techno Music” phenomenon. However, the term “Techno music” was not really recognized until Belleville high school mates Derrick May & Kevin Saunderson, and close friend Eddie Fowlkes started making techno music tracks that galvanized the techno music movement and elevated “Techno Music” to audiences worldwide. Techno Music then swept the planet and put Juan, Derrick, Kevin, & Eddie in demand for live performances and DJ gigs all over the world, and iconic figures in the world of electronic, dance, and Techno music culture on a global level.
～・ ONE PARK FESTIVAL 音楽顧問 社長 (SOIL&”PIMP”SESSIONS)より ・～
Juan Atkins
現在のダンスミュージックを語る上で、その名前を避けて通ることはできません。Juan Atkins（ホアン・アトキンス）は、「デトロイト・テクノ」という新たな音楽を生み出し、世界中のクラブミュージックに計り知れない影響を与え続けてきた、まさにレジェンドです。
しかし、彼の偉大さは歴史的な功績だけにとどまりません。そのDJプレイには、時代や国境を超えてフロアを揺らす普遍的なグルーヴが宿り、なおかつ40年以上のキャリアを経た今なお、常に未来の音楽を鳴らし続けているのです。
ONE PARK FESTIVALが最も大切にしている「人を踊らせるグルーヴ」。その源流にある音楽を、この福井の地で体感できることを誇りに思います。DJカルチャーが育んできた気高き精神と未来を、ぜひその耳と身体で受け止めてください。
No account of contemporary dance music would be complete without Juan Atkins. He pioneered a new form of music known as Detroit techno and has continued to exert an immeasurable influence on club music around the world. He is, in every sense of the word, a legend.
Yet his greatness extends far beyond his historic achievements. His DJ sets carry a timeless groove that moves dancefloors across generations and borders. Even after more than four decades, he remains firmly focused on what lies ahead, continuing to shape the sound of the future.
At the heart of ONE PARK FESTIVAL is the groove that moves people to dance. Here in Fukui, it is a privilege to experience the music from which that groove was born.
We invite you to take in, with both your ears and your body, the enduring spirit of DJ culture and the future that Juan Atkins continues to create.
In 1981, Juan & Rik formed a group they named “ Cybotron”, then agreed to start their own record company called “Deep Space records” and released two singles called “Alleys of your mind” & “Cosmic raindance”. These songs were totally electronically produced tracks which became the birth, beginning & template for a whole new genre of music they called “Techno Music”
The “Electrifying MoJo”, who was then the king of Detroit late night fm stereo DJ personalities, played “Alleys of your mind” in heavy rotation on his nightly radio show which made the record an instant smash hit. This success eventually led to their most successful Cybotron single titled “Clear” released in 1983, which over 20 years later would be sampled by hip hop queen “Missy Elliott” for the song “Lose Control” which hit #1 on billboard magazine’s “Hot 100” chart.
The song Clear was being exported to the UK which they dubbed it “Electro” which triggered the global “Techno Music” phenomenon. However, the term “Techno music” was not really recognized until Belleville high school mates Derrick May & Kevin Saunderson, and close friend Eddie Fowlkes started making techno music tracks that galvanized the techno music movement and elevated “Techno Music” to audiences worldwide. Techno Music then swept the planet and put Juan, Derrick, Kevin, & Eddie in demand for live performances and DJ gigs all over the world, and iconic figures in the world of electronic, dance, and Techno music culture on a global level.
～・ ONE PARK FESTIVAL 音楽顧問 社長 (SOIL&”PIMP”SESSIONS)より ・～
Juan Atkins
現在のダンスミュージックを語る上で、その名前を避けて通ることはできません。Juan Atkins（ホアン・アトキンス）は、「デトロイト・テクノ」という新たな音楽を生み出し、世界中のクラブミュージックに計り知れない影響を与え続けてきた、まさにレジェンドです。
しかし、彼の偉大さは歴史的な功績だけにとどまりません。そのDJプレイには、時代や国境を超えてフロアを揺らす普遍的なグルーヴが宿り、なおかつ40年以上のキャリアを経た今なお、常に未来の音楽を鳴らし続けているのです。
ONE PARK FESTIVALが最も大切にしている「人を踊らせるグルーヴ」。その源流にある音楽を、この福井の地で体感できることを誇りに思います。DJカルチャーが育んできた気高き精神と未来を、ぜひその耳と身体で受け止めてください。
No account of contemporary dance music would be complete without Juan Atkins. He pioneered a new form of music known as Detroit techno and has continued to exert an immeasurable influence on club music around the world. He is, in every sense of the word, a legend.
Yet his greatness extends far beyond his historic achievements. His DJ sets carry a timeless groove that moves dancefloors across generations and borders. Even after more than four decades, he remains firmly focused on what lies ahead, continuing to shape the sound of the future.
At the heart of ONE PARK FESTIVAL is the groove that moves people to dance. Here in Fukui, it is a privilege to experience the music from which that groove was born.
We invite you to take in, with both your ears and your body, the enduring spirit of DJ culture and the future that Juan Atkins continues to create.