Juan Atkins, a pioneer of Detroit techno music, dies at age 64
Juan Atkins, who co-created the techno music genre in 1980s Detroit, died at 64 in Mexico City after being found unconscious in his hotel room. He was a member of the Belleville Three with Derrick May and Kevin Saunderson and had severe diabetes. Atkins was the first to use the term techno with a hard electronic style, and Kevin Saunderson credited him as the originator of techno.
- Juan Atkins, who helped create the techno music genre with school friends in suburban Detroit in the 1980s, has died.
- Atkins began his formal career in 1980 with the duo Cybotron.
- The US musician Juan Atkins died unexpectedly before a performance in Mexico City.
- Juan Atkins had health problems related to severe diabetes.
- Atkins was the first person to use the term techno with hard electronic style.
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