Juan Atkins

Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox musical artist Juan Atkins (born September 12, 1962),<ref name="residentadvisor489520"/> also known as Model 500 and Infiniti,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> is an American record producer and DJ<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> from Detroit, Michigan.<ref name="djmag2019">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Mixmag has described him as "the original pioneer of Detroit techno."<ref name="mixmag2015"/> He has been a member of the Belleville Three,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Cybotron,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and Borderland.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Early life

Juan Atkins was born in Detroit, Michigan.<ref name="residentadvisor489520">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> His father is a concert promoter.<ref name="redbullmusicacademy2017"/> At an early age, he played guitar and bass guitar in funk/garage bands with his friends.<ref name="redbullmusicacademy2017"/> After his parents split, he moved to Belleville, Michigan.<ref name="redbullmusicacademy2017"/> In junior high school, he met Derrick May and Kevin Saunderson.<ref name="latimes2003"/> The three would later be known as the Belleville Three.<ref name="latimes2003">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> At the age of 15, he bought his first synthesizer, a Korg MS-10.<ref name="djmag2019"/>

Career

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Atkins performing as Model 500 at DEMF in 2007

Juan Atkins formed Cybotron with Richard Davis in 1980.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The duo's debut studio album, Enter, was released in 1983.<ref name="metrotimes2018"/> Atkins and Davis split ways in 1985.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In 1985, Atkins founded the record label Metroplex.<ref name="metrotimes2018">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In that year, he started making solo records under the alias Model 500.<ref name="redbullmusicacademy2017">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> As Model 500, he released Deep Space in 1995,<ref name="xlr8r2014"/> Mind and Body in 1999,<ref name="xlr8r2014"/> and Digital Solutions in 2015.<ref name="xlr8r2014">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

He is also one half of the duo Borderland along with Moritz von Oswald.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The duo released Borderland in 2013<ref name="factmag2016"/> and Transport in 2016.<ref name="factmag2016">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In 2015, to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Metroplex, Juan Atkins collaborated with VAVA Eyewear.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Style and influences

Juan Atkins has stated that George Clinton's bands Parliament and Funkadelic were important to his musical awakening.<ref name="djmag2019"/> He grew up listening to The Electrifying Mojo's radio shows.<ref name="djmag2019"/> He also acknowledged Kraftwerk as one of the influences on his music.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Mixmag has described him as "the original pioneer of Detroit techno."<ref name="mixmag2015">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Stylistically, he drew upon dystopian science fiction narratives to construct his sonic landscapes.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Discography

Studio albums

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• Deep Space (1995) Template:Small
• Skynet (1998) Template:Small
• Mind and Body (1999) Template:Small
• The Berlin Sessions (2005)
• Borderland (2013) Template:Small
• Digital Solutions (2015) Template:Small
• Transport (2016) Template:Small
• Mind Merge LP (2017) Template:Small

Compilation albums

• Classics (1993) Template:Small
• The Infiniti Collection (1996) Template:Small
• Wax Trax! MasterMix Volume 1 (1998)
• 20 Years 1985 - 2005 (2005)

EPs

• The True Techno EP (1992) Template:Small
• The Future Sound EP (1993)

Singles

• "No UFO's" (1985) Template:Small
• "Night Drive" (1985) Template:Small
• "Testing 1-2" (1986) Template:Small
• "Play It Cool" (1986) Template:Small
• "Technicolor" (1986) Template:Small
• "It's Channel One" (1987) Template:Small
• "Sound of Stereo" (1987) Template:Small
• "Make Some Noise" (1987) Template:Small
• "Beat Track" (1987)
• "Interference" (1988) Template:Small
• "The Chase" (1989) Template:Small
• "Ocean to Ocean" (1990) Template:Small
• "Jazz Is the Teacher" (1993) Template:Small
• "I See the Light" (1993) Template:Small
• "Sonic Sunset" (1994) Template:Small
• "The Flow" (1995) Template:Small
• "Starlight" (1995) Template:Small
• "I Wanna Be There" (1996) Template:Small
• "Be Brave" (1998) Template:Small
• "Update" (2002) Template:Small
• "Outer Space" (2004) Template:Small
• "OFI" / "Huesca" (2010) Template:Small
• "Control" (2012) Template:Small
• "Riod" (2016) Template:Small

Filmography

Feature films

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Short films

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