Jeff Mills

The Profile

Jeff Mills is an American DJ and producer from Detroit, a leading figure of Detroit techno. He co-founded Underground Resistance and founded Axis Records (1992). Beyond club releases, he is known for ambitious projects and film scores, including Metropolis and A Trip To The Moon.

American DJ/producer; Detroit techno pioneer; co-founded Underground Resistance; founded Axis Records in 1992; active since the 1980s; known for high-velocity, precision DJ sets and film scores such as Metropolis and A Trip To The Moon.

Two reviews capture Jeff Mills from opposite angles: a ferocious, human-as-steel LiveMix at Tokyo’s Liquid Room and a cool, context-bound score for A Trip To The Moon. Expect Detroit roots, Axis Records references, and the debate over techno’s ‘coldness’ flipped on its head.