Model 500

Up until 2007, Model 500 was an alias for Juan Atkins. Then, Atkins partnered up with Mike Banks from Underground Resistance to form a Model 500 band. It wasn’t the first time they had played together as Model 500 but this time Atkins added Detroit DJ/producer DJ Skurge to the mix along with longtime associate and established funk and techno producer Mark Taylor.

As the “new” Model 500, they began performing as a band, debuting at the Detroit Electronic Music Festival, and not too long later, performing at festivals in Europe and Japan. Taking the band concept farther, the quartet has begun work on an untitled full length release. The current formation (2008 until present) of Model 500 consists of: Juan Atkins, Mike Banks, DJ Skurge, Mark Taylor.