Techno music

Techno is a form of electronic music that emerged in the mid-1980s and primarily refers to a particular style developed in and around Detroit and subsequently adopted by European producers. "Techno" is also a informal and misleading term often used in North America, and perhaps elsewhere, to describe all forms of electronic dance music.

Important artists

The "originators", the "first wave" artists often credited with inventing techno, are as follows:

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• Juan Atkins
• Derrick May
• Kevin Saunderson

Other "second wave" Detroit-area techno producers active since 1988–1990 include the following people:

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• John Acquaviva
• Blake Baxter
• Mike Clark
• Carl Craig
• Brett Dancer
• Drexciya
• Eddie Fowlkes
• Mike Banks
• Mike Grant
• Richie Hawtin
• Robert Hood
• Kenny Larkin
• Jeff Mills
• Terrance Parker
• Alan Oldham
• James Pennington
• Stacey Pullen

Other artists of note who have produced techno may be found under :Category:Techno musicians.

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