Juan Atkins

It is impossible to overstate Juan Atkins' importance in the history of dance music. As a member of Cybotron (alongside Rick Davis) in the early '80s, Atkins essentially wrote the blueprint for Detroit techno, and as a DJ and producer he has continued to map the genre's terrain. His most important work post- Cybotron came under the moniker Model 500, whose singles, including the great "No UFO's," ...