Juan Atkins
Atkins performing as Model 500 atDEMF in 2007
Background information
Also known as	Model 500 Infiniti
Born	(1962-09-12)September 12, 1962 (age 62)[1] Detroit,Michigan, U.S.
Genres	Detroit techno[2]
Occupations	Record producer DJ
Years active	1980–present
Labels	Metroplex Om

Juan Atkins (born September 12, 1962),^[1] also known asModel 500 andInfiniti,^[3] is an American record producer and DJ^[4] fromDetroit,Michigan.^[5]Mixmag has described him as "the original pioneer ofDetroit techno."^[2] He has been a member ofthe Belleville Three,^[6]Cybotron,^[7] and Borderland.^[8]

Juan Atkins was born inDetroit,Michigan.^[1] His father is a concert promoter.^[9] At an early age, he played guitar and bass guitar in funk/garage bands with his friends.^[9] After his parents split, he moved toBelleville, Michigan.^[9] In junior high school, he metDerrick May andKevin Saunderson.^[10] The three would later be known asthe Belleville Three.^[10] At the age of 15, he bought his first synthesizer, aKorg MS-10.^[5]

Juan Atkins formedCybotron with Richard Davis in 1980.^[11] The duo's debut studio album,Enter, was released in 1983.^[12] Atkins and Davis split ways in 1985.^[13]

In 1985, Atkins founded the record labelMetroplex.^[12] In that year, he started making solo records under the alias Model 500.^[9] As Model 500, he releasedDeep Space in 1995,^[14]Mind and Body in 1999,^[14] andDigital Solutions in 2015.^[14]

He is also one half of the duo Borderland along withMoritz von Oswald.^[15] The duo releasedBorderland in 2013^[16] andTransport in 2016.^[16]

In 2015, to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Metroplex, Juan Atkins collaborated with VAVA Eyewear.^[17][18]

Juan Atkins has stated thatGeorge Clinton's bandsParliament andFunkadelic were important to his musical awakening.^[5] He grew up listening toThe Electrifying Mojo's radio shows.^[5] He also acknowledgedKraftwerk as one of the influences on his music.^[19]Mixmag has described him as "the original pioneer ofDetroit techno."^[2] Stylistically, he drew upondystopianscience fiction narratives to construct his sonic landscapes.^[20]

• 3MB Featuring Magic Juan Atkins (1992)(withThomas Fehlmann andMoritz von Oswald, as 3MB Featuring Magic Juan Atkins)
• Deep Space (1995)(as Model 500)
• Skynet (1998)(as Infiniti)
• Mind and Body (1999)(as Model 500)
• The Berlin Sessions (2005)
• Borderland (2013)(with Moritz von Oswald, as Borderland)
• Digital Solutions (2015)(as Model 500)
• Transport (2016)(with Moritz von Oswald, as Borderland)
• Mind Merge LP (2017)(withOrlando Voorn, as Frequency vs Atkins)

• Classics (1993)(as Model 500)
• The Infiniti Collection (1996)(as Infiniti)
• Wax Trax! MasterMix Volume 1 (1998)
• 20 Years 1985 - 2005 (2005)

• The True Techno EP (1992)(as Model 500)
• The Future Sound EP (1993)

• "No UFO's" (1985)(as Model 500)
• "Night Drive" (1985)(as Model 500)
• "Testing 1-2" (1986)(as Model 500)
• "Play It Cool" (1986)(as Model 500)
• "Technicolor" (1986)(with Doug Craig, as Channel One)
• "It's Channel One" (1987)(with Doug Craig, as Channel One)
• "Sound of Stereo" (1987)(as Model 500)
• "Make Some Noise" (1987)(as Model 500)
• "Beat Track" (1987)
• "Interference" (1988)(as Model 500)
• "The Chase" (1989)(as Model 500)
• "Ocean to Ocean" (1990)(as Model 500)
• "Jazz Is the Teacher" (1993)(with Thomas Fehlmann and Moritz von Oswald, as M500 & 3MB)
• "I See the Light" (1993)(as Model 500)
• "Sonic Sunset" (1994)(as Model 500)
• "The Flow" (1995)(as Model 500)
• "Starlight" (1995)(as Model 500)
• "I Wanna Be There" (1996)(as Model 500)
• "Be Brave" (1998)(as Model 500)
• "Update" (2002)(as Model 600)
• "Outer Space" (2004)(as Model 500)
• "OFI" / "Huesca" (2010)(as Model 500)
• "Control" (2012)(as Model 500)
• "Riod" (2016)(with Moritz von Oswald, as Borderland)

• High Tech Soul (2006)^[21]

• Black to Techno (2019)^[22]

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