detroit techno

Theo Parrish grew up on Chicago house parties. He went to art school in Kansas City, and then moved to Detroit. His eclectic DJ sets in Detroit in the late '90s and early in this millennium are legendary. "Love of the music should be the driving force of any producer, performer or DJ. Everything else stems from that core, that love. With that love, sampling can become a tribute; An expansion on ideas long forgotten, reconstruction, collage.

Davina (born Davina Bussey[1]) is an American R&B vocalist and musician. Davina grew up in Detroit, ran her own dance music record label, and worked as a recording engineer before signing with Loud Records.[2][3] Her 1997 single "So Good" became the theme song for the film Hoodlum. Raekwon of Wu-Tang Clan and Xzibit each appeared on remixed versions of the song. The 1998 album Best of Both Worlds reached the #34 position on Billboard's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, and #180 on the Billboard 200, 2 of 3 singles released from the album became hits on both Billboard R&B and Pop Charts.[4]

This New Jersey native was initially inspired by England's take on the sound of Detroit, but eventually tracked techno back to its Motor City innovators. When he began listening to music, however, it was the sound of early-'80s synth heroes like Devo, Severed Heads and New Order alongside early hiphop, jazz and 60's Hindi film soundtracks. Geist released his first 12" (via Dan Curtin's innovative Metamorphic label) while studying at Oberlin College in 1994.