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Terrence Dixon

· techno producer, DJ

Reclusive Detroit minimal-techno producer, also known as Population One, whose stark, groove-based records appeared on Tresor and Metroplex.

Also known as
Population One
Detroit years
birth–present
Field
Music

01 / The Detroit story

The Detroit story

Terrence Dixon is a Detroit techno producer and DJ who has released records under his own name and as Population One since the 1990s. His sound is spare and hypnotic: minimal, looping grooves built largely on a Roland MC-303 groovebox, a modest machine he turned into a signature instrument. His tracks appeared on Berlin's Tresor, the label that did most to bring Detroit techno to Europe, and on Juan Atkins's Metroplex, as well as on a number of smaller European imprints. Dixon keeps a very low profile and has said he is “not into interviews”; he explains that his music comes from his surroundings and personal life in Detroit, and he cites Teddy Pendergrass, the O'Jays, Mantronix and Jimi Hendrix among his biggest influences, a mix of Philadelphia soul, electro-funk and rock that echoes in his rhythms. In 2014 he announced his retirement from making music, but he has continued to release new work since.

Highlights

  1. Records as Terrence Dixon and Population One.
  2. Released on Tresor and Metroplex.
  3. Built much of his sound on the Roland MC-303 groovebox.
  4. Announced his retirement in 2014 but kept releasing music.