E-Dancer My Story 008

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Platinum-selling recording artist, label boss, festival promoter, true innovator in the pantheon of popular music, cultural champion, cracking DJ: there’s a lot to be said about Kevin Saunderson.

His influence runs deep, through both adopted hometown of Detroit, and music culture as a whole: as one of the Belleville Three, the high school trio which also includes Juan Atkins and Derrick May, he irreparably changed the face of electronic music; with Inner City, he gave it some of its most memorable tunes. 

The genesis of today’s enormous techno scene can be retraced straight to Kevin, Derrick and Juan, as their formative experiments on rudimentary hardware sketched a blueprint for a genre that was yet to exist. By absorbing Kraftwerk, cutting-edge funk, local radio stalwart The Electrifying Mojo’s electicism, and all manner of new synthesiser and drum machine-led pop music, the Belleville Three broke new ground as musicians and DJs in the 80s. 

Saunderson’s comparatively late start as a producer – kicking off in ’87 under the moniker of Kreem, with E-Dancer and Reese two of the more well-known names to follow – inadvertently gifted him a headstart. With the eruption of house music a few hours down the I-94 in Chicago, Saunderson married Detroit’s raw sound to more tactile, pop-leaning sensibilities. Inner City was born, and global success followed.

Between “Big Fun”, “Good Life”, debut album Paradise and a number of follow-up singles, Inner City (Saunderson and vocalist Paris Grey) amassed 12 UK top 40 hits and over six million records sold worldwide during their peak. A dancefloor-dominating remix by Luciano in 2008, and a globetrotting reunion tour in 2012, underscores the longevity of Inner City’s classic sound. 

His nickname of ‘The Elevator’ is apt: for his role in transporting Detroit’s new sound to a wider audience; as anyone who has seen him perform live can attest, his high-energy, high-spirit and high-impact DJ sets; and for spending the past 35 years of his life progressing the culture he helped create. 

Operating in tandem to his golden run as a producer in the late 80s and early 90s, Saunderson’s own KMS record label – a remarkable 30 years strong in 2017 – has chronicled the early footsteps of R-Tyme, Blake Baxter, MK, Chez Damier, Derrick Carter, Bicep and even Saunderson’s son and regular DJ partner Dantiez more recently. 

A special 12” series in 2008 called History Elevate, released in tandem with fellow polymath Carl Craig’s Planet E label, brought contemporary names like Mathew Jonson, Simian Mobile Disco and Loco Dice into the fold, proving his nous for fostering relationships with each new wave to come through techno’s gates. 25th anniversary compilations and numerous reissues have followed suit. 

Saunderson has a behind-the-scenes role to play, too: he is intertwined with the history of Detroit’s flagship Movement (formerly Detroit Electronic Music Festival / Fuse-In). Having produced the event in the mid-2000s, the last handful of years have seen repeated invites from Movement to display his ORIGINS showcase at the festival, bringing acts like Delano Smith, Phuture and DJ Minx under his curatorial umbrella. 

And of course, with a stacked international touring schedule over the decades, playing in nearly every country and at nearly every festival or club worth mention, he has not stopped pushing the feeling of techno on and on. 

The Groove That Won’t Stop, indeed.

Wir lieben das Leben! Bunt, Gewaltfrei & sehr Laut🔊🔊🔊

Von House zu Techno über Mehr & wieder zurück… 

Save Vinyl🔊🔊🔊

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𝐁𝐈𝐎𝐆𝐑𝐀𝐏𝐇𝐘 𝐎𝐅 𝐏𝐈𝐄𝐑𝐑𝐄 𝐃𝐄 𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐈𝐒 :
Since his early steps as a DJ in the legendary parisian Palace club in the middle of the 90’s, PIERRE DE PARIS devoted himself to electronic sounds. He mostly played in Europe for bars, clubs, festivals and major events as the Gay Pride. His style in two words : house & techno ! He masters various genres, from deep house to melodic techno. From the vinyl periode to the MP3 area, he is still making “𝘙𝘌𝘈𝘓 𝘔𝘐𝘟 𝘍𝘖𝘙 𝘙𝘌𝘈𝘓 𝘔𝘐𝘟 𝘓𝘖𝘝𝘌𝘙𝘚”. All this time, he met great creators of dance music. Even if some labels suggested him, he decided not to become a producer, considering that the release of his tracks would not change the history of music. He prefers to concentrate 100% on his DJ sets and podcasts, always promoting the finest electronic music of the artists he admires. This attitude makes him a very respected man. In 2022, he founded ELECTRO RADIO PODCAST, a hi-quality show place for his friends DJ-Producers. After 30 years of carreer, PIERRE DE PARIS is now considered as a reference on the underground electro scene in France.

𝐁𝐎𝐎𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐒 & 𝐈𝐍𝐅𝐎𝐒 𝐎𝐅 𝐏𝐈𝐄𝐑𝐑𝐄 𝐃𝐄 𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐈𝐒 :
djpierredeparis@gmail.com

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𝐈𝐍𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐆𝐑𝐀𝐌 :
https://www.instagram.com/pierre_de_paris_dj/
𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐓𝐔𝐁𝐄 :
https://www.youtube.com/@PIERRE-DE-PARIS
𝐌𝐈𝐗𝐂𝐋𝐎𝐔𝐃 :
https://www.mixcloud.com/PIERRE_DE_PARIS/
𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒.𝐀𝐓 :
https://hearthis.at/pierre-de-paris/
𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐀𝐃𝐕𝐈𝐒𝐎𝐑 :
https://ra.co/dj/pierredeparis
𝐁𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐂𝐀𝐌𝐏 :
https://bandcamp.com/pierre_de_paris

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𝐅𝐀𝐂𝐄𝐁𝐎𝐎𝐊 :
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𝐈𝐍𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐆𝐑𝐀𝐌 :
https://www.instagram.com/electro_radio_podcast/
𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐓𝐔𝐁𝐄 :
https://www.youtube.com/@ELECTRO-RADIO-PODCAST
𝐒𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐃𝐂𝐋𝐎𝐔𝐃 :
https://soundcloud.com/electro-radio-podcast
𝐌𝐈𝐗𝐂𝐋𝐎𝐔𝐃 :
https://www.mixcloud.com/ELECTRO_RADIO_PODCAST/
𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒.𝐀𝐓 :
https://hearthis.at/electro-radio-podcast/

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