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Jeff Mills (born 18 June 1963 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American techno DJ and producer.
Career
Starting in the early 1980s, Mills, using the name "The Wizard", was a recurring guest DJ on "The Electrifying Mojo" radio show on WJLB. He performed DJ tricks like beat juggling and scratching during his sets, some of which were pre-recorded.
Mills and former Parliament bass player 'Mad' Mike Banks were founding members of Detroit techno collective Underground Resistance (UR), which embraced revolutionary rhetoric and only appeared in public dressed in ski masks and black combat suits.
Mills never officially left UR, but did relocate from Detroit, first to New York, then Berlin (as a resident at the Tresor club), and then Chicago. There in 1992, with fellow Detroit native Robert Hood, he set up the record label Axis, and later, sub-labels Purpose Maker, Tomorrow, and 6277, all aiming for a more minimal sound than most of the techno being produced in those years.
In his DJ sets, Mills usually uses three decks, a Roland TR-909 drum-machine, and up to seventy records in one hour. Mills' Exhibitionist DVD, from 2004, features him mixing live on three decks and CD player in a studio.
Releases
Albums
1992 Waveform Transmission - Volume 11994 Waveform Transmission - Volume 31996 Mix-Up Volume 2 Live at the Liquid Room (a live DJ set)1996 Purpose Maker Compilation1997 The other Day1999 From the 21st2000 Every Dog Has Its Day2000 Metropolis (soundtrack to the Fritz Lang film)2000 The Art of Connecting2000 Lifelike2002 Actual2002 At First Sight2004 Exhibitionist (a live DJ set, also available as a DVD)2004 Choice: A Collection of Classics2005 The Three Ages (new soundtrack to the Buster Keaton film)2005 Contact SpecialThe Mission Objective (2005) (a live DJ set)2006 Blue Potential2007 One Man Spaceship2008 Gamma Player Compilation Vol 1: The Universe By Night2009 Sleeper Wakes2010 The Occurrence2011 The Power2011 20872011 Fantastic Voyage Axis
AX-001 - TranquilizerAX-004 - MeccaAX-005 - TheraAX-006 - More DramaAX-008 - Cycle 30AX-009ab - AX-009 SeriesAX-009 cd - ActualAX-009ef - MediumAX-010 - GrowthAX-011 - Purpose Maker EPAX-012 - HumanaAX-013 - TephraAX-015 - Other Day EPAX-016 - Very (first released vinyls were perfume-scented to 'enhance the idea of influence through interaction)AX-018 - Tomorrow EPAX-019 - ApolloAX-019 OUR - From the 21st part 1AX-019 AFV - From the 21st part 2AX-020 - Every Dog has its Day vol. 1AX-021 - Lifelike EPAX-022 - MetropolisAX-023 - Every Dog has its Day vol. 2AX-024 - 4Art/UFOAX-026 - Every Dog has its Day vol. 3AX-030 - Every Dog has its Day vol. 4AX-036 - See the Light Part 1AX-037 - See the Light Part 2AX-038 - See the Light Part 3AX-039 - ExpandedAX-040 - The Tomorrow Time ForgotAX-041 - Suspense/DramatizedAX-043 - Time MechanicTM-002 - Time Mechanics 02 EternityTM-003 - Time Mechanics 03 AdjustmentsAX-044 - Blade Runner (EP) (inspired by the Ridley Scott film)AX-048 - Systematic/The SinAX-049 - Alpha CentauriAX-052 - Flyby - X-102AX-055 - The Good RobotAX-056 - The DefenderSITS-001 - Something In The SkySITS-002 - Something In The Sky 2SITS-003 - Something In The Sky 3SITS-004 - Something In The Sky 4SITS-005 - Something In The Sky 5SITS-006 - Something In The Sky 6SITS-007 - Something In The Sky 7SITS-008 - Something In The Sky Mix Purpose Maker
PM-001 - JavaPM-002 - Kat ModaPM-003 - Force UniversellePM-004 - Our Man in HavannaPM-005 - SteampitPM-006 - Vanishing ActPM-007 - Live SeriesPM-008 - Skin DeepPM-009 - If/TangoPM-010 - CircusPM-012 - JetsetPM-014 - Electrical ExperiencePM-015 - DivinePM-016 - KanaPM-020 - The Bells [10th Anniversary]PM-021 - Natural WorldPMWCD9601 - Purpose Maker Compilation [CD]PMWLP9601 - Purpose Maker Compilation [2xLP] Tomorrow
TW-001 - Preview EPTW-300 - Sculptures 1-3 CD (by Petar Dundov)TW-400 - Europa CD (by Mitch Walcott)TW-800 - Time Machines CD 6277
MISSION 01 Elektrabel - Elektrabel EP 2003MISSION 02 Hieroglyphic Being - Du Commencement A L'Eternite 2004MISSION 03 Elektrabel - Crocks EP 2005MISSION 04 Elektrabel - For Various Reasons 2005MISSION 05 Sub Space - First Step EP 2005MISSION 06 Zachary Lubin - Controllability 2005MISSION 07 Various artists (Jeff Mills Mix) - The objective Mission [Top Secret] 2005MISSION 08 Trefa - Elektrabel 2006MISSION 09 Ben Gibson - No Signify EP 2006MISSION 10 CounterPart - The Martian Mystique 2006MISSION 11 Johannes Volk - The Mysteries Of Tharsis Montes 2006MISSION 12 Jeroen - New Reality Something In The Sky
SITS 001 Jeff Mills Untitled (12") 2009SITS 002 Jeff Mills Untitled (12") 2010SITS 003 Jeff Mills Untitled (12") 2010SITS 004 Jeff Mills Untitled (12") 2010SITS 005 Jeff Mills Untitled (12") 2010SITS 006 Jeff Mills Untitled (12") 2010SITS 007 Jeff Mills Untitled (12") 2011SITS 008 Jeff Mills/Dj Surgeles Something In The Sky Mix (CD) 2012 Tresor Records
Waveform Transmission Vol. 1The ExtremistWaveform Transmission Vol. 3Waveform Transmission Vol. 3 (Detroit Cut)Atlantis (under moniker X-103)
