Whether it's Motown or garage rock or techno, Detroit is a place where musicians and producers find inspiration, even in some of the more uninspired parts of the city.
Excerpt from the
New York Times:
Mr. Banks works out of a recording studio that originally housed a
labor union on East Grand Boulevard, several blocks from Motown's
origins. He counts car designers from Ford, General Motors and Chrysler
among the fans who come to the building to buy vinyl.
"There have been times at our small store here in the basement of the
building that some rather odd customers will come through," said Mr.
Banks, an avid Chrysler muscle-car enthusiast. In 1991, his label
released "G-Force" as an homage to Detroit drag racing. "These people
aren't your average dance floor D.J.'s that usually buy our products.
They are young automotive designers. They listen to our music so as to
inspire progressive thoughts of what automotive transportation will be
in the future."
He added, "I'm proud they come to us here in one of the most
depressed neighborhoods in a massively depressed city for inspiration of
what could be."
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