Derrick May

ElectronicDetroit techno pioneerBelleville Threeacid house influencefuturistic electronic

Derrick May, also known as Mayday and Rhythim is Rhythim, is an electronic musician from Belleville, Michigan U.S.A. He was born an only child in Detroit in 1963 and began to explore electronic music early in his life. Along with his Belleville, Michigan high school friends Juan Atkins and Kevin Saunderson, commonly known as the Belleville Three, May is credited with developing the futuristic variation on house music that would be dubbed "techno" by Atkins.

Influenced by: Juan Atkins, Kevin Saunderson, Kraftwerk, Giorgio Moroder

Active:
1980s-present
Scene:
Detroit/Belleville
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