It’s 9pm on Friday night and Detroit techno DJ and producer Kevin Saunderson is just leaving the office when RA gives him a call. For Kevin, who has taken on the role of Festival Producer for Detroit’s monster outdoor 3-day electronic and techno festival Fuse-in, in the past few months, leaving the office has meant exactly that, an office - not a DJ booth or production studio. Athough it would appear he has found enough time to grace all three based on his tour schedule and the forthcoming release of a new 12”, his first original release in some time. 16 Comments
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