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God Said Give 'Em Drum Machines

Sponsored Project

  • Kristian Hill, Director
  • Jennifer Washington, Producer
Film poster featuring a cartoon depiction of six men and a lightning bolt hitting a drum machine

About the Project

Starring Juan Atkins, Derrick May, Kevin Saunderson, Blake Baxter, Eddie Fowlkes, Santonio Echols, and Mike Huckaby

The story behind one of Detroit’s great contributions to world culture: Techno, the electronic music phenomenon created by Black artists in the 1980s that transformed dance music internationally and blossomed into the multi-billion dollar industry of EDM today.