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Juan Atkins’ Catalog Surges 1,285% on Streaming After Producer’s Death
Juan Atkins’s music streams rose sharply after the techno pioneer died on 31 October, with US on-demand streams of his catalogue increasing by 1,285% in the following week. The surge highlights renewed interest in his work and legacy as one of the founders of techno.
Luminate recorded 86,000 US streams from 30 October to 5 November, up from 6,000 the previous week; global streams rose by 1,103%. Streams for Cybotron, Atkins’s project with Rik Davis, increased 228% to 84,000, while those for his Model 500 solo alias rose 492% to 46,000. Atkins was found unresponsive in a Mexico City hotel before a scheduled performance and died in hospital; no cause has been announced.
In short
- Juan Atkins’s US catalogue streams jumped 1,285% after his death.
- Global streams rose 1,103% in the same week.
- Cybotron and Model 500 also saw major increases.