A popular figure on the influential Detroit techno scene in the 1980s and '90s,
Carl Craig's boundary-pushing approach to dance music always looked to the
future, while absorbing sounds from all genres and walks of life.
Starting out as a funk guitarist, Craig was introduced to electronic grooves by
his cousin, a lighting technician for some of Detroit's seminal nightclubs, and
Craig began experimenting with synthesizers and four-track cassette decks. He
went on to work as an assistant to the pioneering producer Derrick May and spent
time DJ-ing in London, where he heard indus...