Detroit techno artist is starting to inch into the spotlight.
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Get him talking about what inspired him to create his own personal
sound factory in a modest house on Detroit’s far north side and he
gushes like a little kid. Smith grew up in nearby Conant Gardens, an
extraordinary square-mile area that produced such talents as Amp
Fiddler, Slum Village, Frank-n-Dank, and Platinum Pied Pipers. As a
youth, he was thrilled to the marrow by Detroit’s rich musical legacy.
“Man, it was Motown and Levi Stubbs—may he rest in peace—the
greatest voice ever produced in Detroit,” says Smith about the Four
Tops’ singer. “It was P-Funk and Prince … then Inner City, ‘Big Fun.’
Before Basic Channel it was Kevin Saunderson and [late mastering
engineer] Ron Murphy that started all that dub [techno] shit.”
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