AVA Festival Conference Juan Atkins The History of Techno

Juan Atkins, known as the Originator of Techno, started out in 1979 and coined the term techno to define the hightech soundscape of his early music projects. Inspired by George Clinton and playing keyboards as a teenagerhis aim was to create a futuristic music sound that would wed the most abstract funk of Parliament with the robotic synthpop of Kraftwerk. Fastforward to 2016 and techno remains on the cutting edge of electronica, with generations continuing to push its boundaries. In this unmissable