Saturday, May 28
Juan Atkins, Kevin Saunderson, and MOCAD Board Member Derrick May are the three Detroit-based musicians credited with the invention of Detroit techno. May famously described the sound he helped create as being “like George Clinton and Kraftwerk stuck in an elevator.” All three maintain busy performance schedules and continue to tour internationally spreading the Detroit sound. Derrick May says that his mission continues to be “to save the world from bad music.” The discussion was moderated by Zachary Weedon. Introductions by Adriel Thornton.