Eddie Fowlkes

Eddie Fowlkes (born December 24, 1962) is an American techno DJ. He was influential to the early Detroit techno scene.
Biography
Eddie Fowlkes was born on December 24, 1962, in Detroit, Michigan. After attending a 1978 Charivari party with his older sisters where he saw DJ Darryl Shannon mixing records, Fowlkes requested a mixer for Christmas and then made his DJ debut in the late 70s. He was part of Juan Atkins's Deep Space DJ collective which included Art Payne, Keith Martin, and Derrick May who was also Fowlkes's roommate. In the 1980s, Fowlkes performed with three turntables, a mixer, wah-wah pedal and the 808 & 909 drum machines.
Kevin Saunderson said that seeing Fowlkes DJ at a fraternity party inspired him to get involved in the Deep Space Crew and become a better DJ.
After hearing a Cybotron performance, Fowlkes moved from being interested solely in DJing to creating his own records. Borrowing equipment from Atkins, he trained his ear and taught himself to play the keyboard over a couple of months. While Fowlkes and May were roommates, Fowlkes built his studio in his bedroom and started working on his first record. His first release under his own name was issued in 1986. That release on Metroplex Records, "Goodbye Kiss", helped establish what would come to be known as Detroit techno.
With the 1991 M.I.D release of Detroit techno soul, Fowlkes introduced the concept of Techno soul because "Detroit ... is both house heads and techno heads." Then followed the 1993 Tresor release The Birth of Technosoul, with 3MB (Moritz von Oswald and Thomas Fehlmann).
Eddie Fowlkes's handprints are cemented on the Detroit Historical Museum's Legends Plaza as a techno music pioneer.
Discography
EP (12") City Boy
Night Creepin' (12") Simply Soul
Goodbye Kiss (12") Metroplex 1986
Get It Live / In The Mix (12") Metroplex 1987
Goodbye Kiss (12") Macola Record Co. 1987
Standing In The Rain (12") Spinnin' Records (US) 1989
Detroit Techno Soul (12") M.I.D. Records (Made In Detroit) 1991
Inequality (12") 430 West 1991
Serious Techno Vol.1 (12") Lafayette 1991
3MB Featuring Eddie 'Flashin' Fowlkes (CD) Tresor 1992
3MB Featuring Eddie 'Flashin' Fowlkes (2xLP) Tresor 1992
Mad In Detroit! EP (12") United Recordings 1992
Passion (12") Groove Kissing 1992
The Feeling / F.F. In Crime (12") Groove Kissing 1992
Time To Express (12") Lower East Side Records 1992
Turn Me Out (12") M.I.D. Records (Made In Detroit) 1992
I Wanna Know (12") Infonet 1993
I'm A Winner Not A Loser (12") Infonet 1993
Music In My Head / Macro (12") Pow Wow Records 1993
One Dance / Stella (12") Global Cuts 1993
The Birth Of Technosoul (CD) Tresor 1993
The Birth Of Technosoul (2x12") Tresor 1993
The Birth Of Technosoul (CD) Pow Wow Records 1993
Warwick (12") Global Cuts 1993
EP (12") City Boy 1994
Let Us Pray (Limited Edition) (12") Bold ! Soul Records 1995
Stella 2 (12") Peacefrog Records 1995
The Truth EP (12") Back To Basics 1995
Black Technosoul (CD) Tresor 1996
Groovin / C.B.R (12") Tresor 1996
City Dub 3 (12") City Boy 1997
Deep Pit (CD5") Dance Pool 1997
Deep Pit (12") Dance Pool 1997
Soul Train (12") Paper Recordings 1998
Oh Lord (12") Azuli Records 1999
Angel In My Pocket (2x12") Undaground Therapy Muzik 2000
My Soul (Archiv #05) (12") Tresor 2002
Citations
Works cited
1962 births
American techno musicians
African-American musicians
Living people
Musicians from Michigan
DJs from Detroit
21st-century African-American people