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It all starts with Ken Collier for [URL="http://www.mercuryserver.com/forums/djdb.php?id=1285"]Delano Smith[/URL]. Back in the 70s Smith was a protege of Collier. Although virtually unknown outside Detroit, Colliers influence on the Motor Citys club scene was every bit as important as that of [URL="http://www.mercuryserver.com/forums/djdb.php?id=302"]Ron Hardy[/URL] and [URL="http://www.mercuryserver.com/forums/djdb.php?id=1138"]Larry Levan[/URL] in Chicago and New York.
[url="http://www.mercuryserver.com/forums/djdb.php?id=30"]Derrick May[/url] and [URL="http://www.mercuryserver.com/forums/djdb.php?id=99"]Juan Atkins[/URL] cite Collier and his residency at Detroits Heaven club in particular as one of the catalysts for Detroit techno.
This is the roots for [URL="http://www.mercuryserver.com/forums/djdb.php?id=1285"]Delano Smith[/URL]. The influence of his former mentor plays a significant role in everything Smith does, including a return to DJing (Smith took an extended break from the decks for much of the 1990s) and a move into music production in the early 2000s, the latter of which led to the establishment of his own label, Mixmode Recordings.
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