Techno pioneer Juan Atkins, who helped reshape global music by fusing Detroit soul with cutting-edge electronic sounds, died Saturday, Oct. 31, at age 64.
Greensmith Artists, Atkins’ management company, confirmed his death on social media Sunday. Atkins, who was in Mexico City for a DJ gig, died in his sleep, several of his friends and colleagues on the Detroit techno scene told the Detroit Free Press, part of the USA TODAY Network…