> http://www.freep.com/entertainment/music/detmus12_20030112.htm
The important pullout details for those who didn't read the article: "Ignition 2003," an exhibit kickoff party at the Roostertail at 8 p.m. Friday will include appearances by Juan Atkins, Eddie Fowlkes, Electrifying Mojo and Keith Tucker. $25-$35. Exhibit preview 6 p.m.-8 p.m. Friday at Detroit Historical Museum. $150, presale only. 313-833-1980. Me, I'd rather check Mojo et. al than blow $150 bucks on an exhibition that's gonna be open every day until mid-2004. If I was in Detroit that is... (sigh) The Free Press has also published this techno timeline: (http://www.freep.com/entertainment/music/techno12_20030112.htm) Events in Detroit Techno History 1981: Juan Atkins' Cybotron releases its first single, "Alleys of Your Mind." 1983: Atkins releases "Techno City" and gives the music a name. 1985: DJs Derrick May and Kevin Saunderson link with Atkins to form a network of Detroit record labels. 1987: May records "Strings of Life," regarded by many to be Detroit techno's seminal track. 1988: Virgin Records releases the compilation "Techno! The New Dance Sound of Detroit" and introduces the music to Europe, where it's wholeheartedly embraced. 1989: Saunderson becomes a British pop star on the back of singles like "Big Fun" and "Good Life." 1991: Carl Craig helps establish Detroit techno's second wave. 1992: Jeff Mills, Mike Banks and Underground Resistance launch an edgy, militant brand of their hometown's sound. 1993: Windsor's Richie Hawtin, recording as Plastikman, releases his first album and heads to superstar success. 1996: Artists such as Stacey Pullen and Sean Deason exploit new technology to craft the third wave of Detroit techno. 2000: The first Detroit Electronic Music Festival hits Hart Plaza, drawing an estimated million people to the riverfront. 2003: "Techno: Detroit's Gift to the World" premieres at the Detroit Historical Museum.
