Transmat

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Transmat
Transmat logo
Founded	1986
Founder	Derrick May
Status	Inactive
Genre	Techno
Country of origin	United States
Location	Detroit, Michigan
Official website	www.transmat.net

Transmat is the record label of Detroit techno musician Derrick May, founded in 1986. Its artists included Rhythim Is Rhythim, James Pennington, Joey Beltram, and Carl Craig. Transmat included the sub-label Fragile Records. Transmat Records was located in the Eastern Market district of Detroit, in an area dubbed by May as "Techno Boulevard". The label had its own building in which May produced music. The building later became the La Ventana Cafe.^{[citation needed]}

Creator of Transmat Records, Derrick May

Artists

See also

List of electronic music record labels

References

↑ Richie Unterberger, Samb Hicks, Jennifer Dempsey, Music USA: the rough guide. Rough Guides, 1999, p.312
1 2 3 4 "Metroplex and Transmat Records Were Once On Techno Boulevard". The Music Origins Project. Retrieved 2026-03-30.
↑ "Transmat - Derrick May's Transmat Records". Transmat Records.
↑ Palladev, George (2021-06-30). "Carl Craig about techno boulevard and using Detroit music in sport games". 12edit. Retrieved 2026-03-23.

External links

Transmat's discography on Discogs

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