Techno is a form of electronic dance music that emerged in Detroit during the 1980s. The main instruments used in techno music are Synthesizers, keyboards, samplers, drum machines, sequencers and personal computers. Techno came from a mix of African American music including Chicago house, funk, electro, and electric jazz. The word techno came from the phrase “techno rebels” which was used by Toffler. Juan Atkins decided to use the word Techno to name the genre he helped to create. Techno is repetitive instrumental music produced for and by DJ ‘s. It is most often in 4/4 with a bass drum on each quaver pulse. A snare or clap is played on the second and fourth pulses of the bar, and an open hi-hat on every second eighth note. The tempo varies between 120 to 150 bpm. Its subgenres are acid techno, ambient techno, minimal techno, tech house.

There were high school clubs such as Brats, Charivari, Ciabattino, Comrades, Gables, Hardwear, Rafael, Rumours, Snobs, and Weekends. They were all based on techno music. During the late 70s/early 80s they created ‘the incubator’ in which techno was grown. These young promoters developed the local dance music scene by catering to the tastes of the local young people and by marketing parties with new DJs and their music. As these local clubs popular, groups of DJs began to market their skills and sound systems to the clubs in order to cater to the growing audiences. The groups met in vacant warehouses, offices, and YMCA auditoriums in their early days.

Techno was created in the early eighties by Juan Atkins, Derrick May and Kevin Saunderson. In the late eighties and early nineties techno and house had failed to gain mainstream success in the United States but became a huge phenomenon in Europe especially in Great Britain. In fact, the term techno was popularized by Virgin Records’ seminal UK compilation Techno! The New Dance Sound Of Detroit. Around 1990 raves began to appear near London. Most these large, illegal parties made their money by dodging licensing laws. For a brief time in the U.K., rave music went pop.

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