- Pioneering Detroit musician and DJ Juan Atkins, widely regarded as one of the originators of techno music, has died aged 64.
- Atkins was found unresponsive in a Mexico City hotel room on 31 October and was later pronounced dead in hospital.
- A founding member of Cybotron and The Belleville Three, Atkins helped pioneer electronic music in the 1980s alongside Derrick May and Kevin Saunderson.
- He coined the genre’s name with his 1988 track “Techno Music” and produced foundational electronic records under his Model 500 alias.
- Tributes have been paid by long-time collaborator Saunderson, who hailed Atkins as a true visionary who changed music forever.
