Kevin Saunderson, Derrick May, and Juan Atkins

P!nk. U2. Jimmy Carr. What unites all these artists? Few things except that they have all played concerts in the online virtual world of Second Life. However, one artist who performed their before any of them was a man with a reputation for being ahead of the times, for innovating and influencing well ahead of his time. This artist is New York born DJ Kevin Saunderson, who moved to Michigan at age nine and became one of the innovators of Detroit techno and techno music as a whole (quite a few years after that, of course), a sound that’s defined electronic music since the turn of the century at the very least. Someone with that kind of pedigree could almost understandably phone in their appearances, we’ve got enough examples of that in the world of rock and roll, but that doesn’t fly with Saunderson. His sets are propulsive, creative and utterly joyous, purpose built to send a room full of people utterly insane, no matter what music they might be into otherwise. This is a man who’s done pretty much everything you can do in electronic music, from number one dance hits to one of the most sampled bass lines in electronic music (The Reese Bassline, basically the Funky Drummer of Techno), and after that, he can sure as hell make you dance as well. Highly recommended.

Derrick May who hails from Belleville, Michigan in the USA is an electronic musician. He has gone by various pseudonyms such as “Mayday” and “Rhythim is Rhythim”, earning himself an international following. He appears to have a lot of tricks up his sleeve this evening for this performance, I mean, he is definitely responsible for the variation of house music that would later be dubbed “Techno”. He performs some of his biggest material tonight such as “Nude Photo”, which gets the audience so rowdy in the space of eight minutes or so! There are a couple of musical interludes in his set when I’m feeling quite nostalgic as though I have heard some of this music before and I definitely have, as he performs a couple of beats that featured in the film adaptation of the video game, Tekken. This audience is made up of EDM enthusiasts paying attention to what he is doing and others who are just having a good time, either way, it’s a great vibe in here tonight.

One of the finest DJ's I've had the pleasure of being in the presence of!

Juan Atkins, the Detroit born DJ and founder of record label Metroplex was mesmerising! how can so much talent be in those two hands? music is life and let me tell you something ladies and gentleman,life is beautiful!
People believe him to be one of the creators of techno music and some in fact believe that he is the creator and after hearing him it's not hard to see why!

Playing an array of his finest songs from 'Urban Tropics' to 'I Love You', infused with other popular dance tracks. The pulsing synths and deep bass kept the place moving all night, kept the energy flowing, kept the vibes good and most importantly kept the crowd pleased, there was not a single thing that could have gone wrong for Juan!

His hands wouldn't stop moving, each touch and twist of the musical devices were his way of fine tuning every inch of the records playing, that much care and attention going into a set only proves how amazing and talented Juan allows himself to be. His relaxed personality shines through and is portrayed in his outfit which consists of a hoody and jeans, making him that much more relatable.

Juan Atkins is an amazing DJ and going to his concert is anything and everything far from the word disappointment!