# @detroitfreepress on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DfNTR2hjm8Q
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/79304459-detroitfreepress-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-11-01T17:46:40.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Detroit Free Press (@detroitfreepress) — https://gondola.cc/detroitfreepress

## Caption

Techno pioneer Juan Atkins, who helped reshape global music by fusing Detroit soul with cutting-edge electronic sounds, died Saturday, Oct. 31, at age 64.

Atkins, who was in Mexico for a DJ gig, died in his sleep, said close friend and fellow Detroit artist Eddie Fowlkes.

Check the link in our bio for more.

📷 by John Froelich, Special to the Free Press

#detroit #michigan #DEMF #techno #electronicmusic #movement #detroitmovement movementdetroit juan.cybotron.atkins

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