Mason rejoins legendary DJ and producer Juan Atkins (AKA: the Godfather of Techno!) for Mercury Soul’s next event at San Francisco’s Public Works on January 27th. This electric pairing of classical music fused with Detroit techno will be a first for the Bay Area.
Juan Atkins created techno out of jacked audio gear in Detroit in the early 1980s, earning him the moniker “godfather of techno.” His work has become closely associated with the Afro-futurism that rose from the ashes of Motown to then influence numerous artists including Kraftwerk, Parliament Funkadelic and pioneers of hip-hop.
Alongside Atkins performing his iconic tracks with strings will be short performances of complementary classical music – from mechanistic Bach to early minimalists. Also performing are DJ Milan Aerial, DJ Masonic (Mason Bates), and DJ Justin Reed (illmeasures).
For more information and tickets visit Mercury Soul on Eventbrite.