The year was 1979, and Juan Atkins knew he was onto something special. Credited as one of the founders of Detroit techno, the genre pioneer was making music on a synthesizer bought for him by his grandmother. “I was going to high school and there were no other musicians around me,” he recalls. “So I […]
Ashley Zlatopolsky
Ashley Zlatopolsky is a Detroit-based writer and editor. Her work can be found in Rolling Stone, The Guardian, SELF Magazine, National Geographic, and more. Previously, she worked at USA TODAY's branded content studio, GET Creative.
