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My Take
Jeff Mills is, to me, less a DJ than a composer working in the medium of motion. What I admire most is his refusal to soften: he walked away from Underground Resistance to chase a starker, more cerebral vision, and his three-deck mixing turns minimalism into something almost orchestral. Where many producers chase the crowd, Mills points at the cosmos, the future, the machine-city pulse of Detroit. He treats techno as serious art, and that conviction is exactly why he still matters. For me he is the rare electronic artist whose discipline reads as warmth.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Jeff Mills
- Name (Japanese)
- ジェフ・ミルズ
- Reading
- じぇふ・みるず
- Born
- June 18, 1963 (age 63)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Rabbit
- Origin
- Detroit, Michigan, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- club DJ / disc jockey / record producer / composer / musician
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Mackenzie High School
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Jeff Mills born?
Born June 18, 1963 (age 63).
Where is Jeff Mills from?
Jeff Mills is from Detroit, Michigan, United States.
What does Jeff Mills do?
Jeff Mills works as club DJ, disc jockey, record producer, composer, musician.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-21
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.