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THE BENEFICIARIES are:
Jessica Care More
Jeff Mills
Eddie Fowlkes

The city of Detroit/USA has always been an engine of new innovative ideas related to music, art, dance, poetry and all other arts.

The project started when Mills reached out to one of Detroit Techno's founder and legendary DJ/Producer Eddie Fowlkes. Though the two are known and connected to Detroit Techno and knew each other for decades, they never worked together. Mills wanted to find a third person for the project, one that was from Detroit, but not a musician. His idea and theory was that by engaging two other creative thinkers would most likely produce something unique as emotions would become linked together to find that common, but higher level. Mills discovered the Detroit-born poet Jessica Care Moore. Struck by her words and the energy she mastered to say them, Mills knew immediately that she would be the perfect artist to approach for this creative venture.
As with most artists that grew up in Detroit, they immediately opened up the links in their past, present and future outlook. He presented the case and explained to her how he thought it might work. She liked the idea and agree to join.

THE CRYSTAL CITY IS ALIVE. (A phrase extracted from Moore's words), puts the Detroit, America and the World on notice. The alarm has sounded and it is now time to mobilize all creative units to the frontline.

Artist biography:

Jessica Care Moore:
Jessica Care Moore is an internationally renowned poet, playwright, performance artist, producer, and publisher. She is the author of an impressive books collection of poetry, and the founder of the publishing company « Moore Black Press ». Jessica first came to national prominence when she won on the legendary “It’s Showtime at the Apollo” Theatre competition a record breaking five times in a row. She lives in the tradition of Harlem Renaissance and Black Arts Movement writers: she is a force in the world of poetry and storytelling coming straight from Detroit. Her latest book of poetry, We Want Our Bodies Back has been published by HarperCollins in March 2020.

Eddie Fowlkes:
The history of Detroit techno is synonymous with the name Eddie Fowlkes. Born and raised on Motown and Soul music in the city of Detroit, he made his DJ debut in the late 1970s. He released his debut track 'Goodbye Kiss' in 1986 on Juan Atkin’s Metroplex Records, which remains one of the anthems of the genre. Quickly nicknamed 'Flashin' Fowlkes' for his lightning quick mixes, he, along with Kevin Sanderson, Juan Atkins and Derrick May, began to pave the way for the genre to spread outside of Detroit to Europe in the early 1990’s. Eddie Fowlkes coined a name for his distinct sound: Techno Soul. “Techno Soul” is techno music influenced by 1970s funk, the Motown sound, George Clinton’s P Funk, and Chicago House Music.

Jeff Mills:
Jeff Mills has never been cautious in his DJ status, even while capitalizing and multiplying outstanding performances at the intersections between music, film soundtracks, contemporary art and dance, pop culture, design and science fiction, all while running his own eponymous record label, Axis Records that he started in 1992. After conquering Detroit's early dance music scene as The Wizard throughout the 1980s and as one of the creators of the infamous duo Underground Resistance, he eventually began navigate his direction with his prime inspiration, Space and Science-Fiction. With well over 100 performances and DJ dates around the world. In 2017, he was decorated Officer of the Order of Arts and Letters by French Government in recognition for his vast and important contributions to the Arts.