Juan Atkins, Detroit techno music pioneer, dead at 64

Los Angeles Times - Nov 2, 2026

As a member of Cybotron, Model 500 and the Belleville Three, Atkins helped invent a subculture: "I know I'm the first one to apply the word 'techno' to electronic music. I can't claim to be the inventor or originator of electronic music, but I can definitely say that I got that."

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