Derrick May (musician)

Derrick May
Derrick May
Background information
Also known as
  • Rhythim Is Rhythim
  • Mayday
Born (1963-04-06) April 6, 1963
OriginDetroit, Michigan, U.S.
Genres
Occupations
Years active1986–present
LabelsTransmat

Derrick May (born April 6, 1963), also known as Mayday and Rhythim Is Rhythim, is an American electronic musician from Belleville, Michigan, United States. May is credited with pioneering techno music in the 1980s along with collaborators Juan Atkins and Kevin Saunderson, commonly known as The Belleville Three. According to Sal Cinquemani of American Songwriter, May is "one of the most influential of Detroit’s wiz kids."

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