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Juan Atkins, Co-Founder of Techno Music, Dies at 64 - Pitchfork

P Pitchfork · 01 Nov 2026 · 1 min read

Juan Atkins, the lifelong producer and DJ who co-founded Detroit techno music, has died; Green Smith Artists, Atkins management company, confirmed his death. Atkins was slated to perform at Yu Yu Clu…

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