Studio space with white floors and blue accent lighting

Detroit cultural music event

SOUNDIN THE ROOM

The True and Live Series™ brings Detroit’s electronic music culture into a shared space for listening, learning and living history.

In honor of

John “Jammin” Collins

A Detroit music pioneer whose spirit continues to move through the room.

The experience

01

Listen

Sound in the room

02

Learn

Stories and context

03

Gather

Community in motion

04

Archive

Keep the record

SOUNDIN THE ROOM

The next gathering

Friday

September 4, 2026

51 Harper Ave.

6:00 PM – 10:00 PM

Detroit, Michigan

John 'Jammin' Collins

In honor of

John “Jammin” Collins

A Detroit music pioneer whose spirit continues to move through the room.

Featured artists

01

ROBERT SEWELL

“BOBBIE WAN”

02

STACEY “HOTWAXX” HALE

03

MARK FLASH

51 Harper Ave., Detroit, MI 48202

Tickets available now

The series

A ROOM FOR THE SOUND.

The True and Live Series™ gathers artists, listeners and culture bearers around Detroit’s living electronic music legacy.

Learn more

Detroit heritage

BUILT ON THE FOUNDATIONS THEY LAID

Derrick May, Kevin Saunderson, Juan Atkins, Carl Craig, Underground Resistance, Eddie Fowlkes, Moodymann, Mike Banks, Ritchie Hawtin, Aux 88, Octave One, Scan 7, Stacey Pullen, Theresa Hill, Blake Baxter, Terrence Parker, DJ Minx, Omar S, Kyle Hall, Stacey “Hotwaxx” Hale, Jeff Mills, Terrence Dixon, Rick Wilhite, Kelli Hand, Al Ester, Claude Young, Kerri Chandler and Mark Flash.

The archive

Explore the documented moments, voices and rooms that carry the series forward.

Explore the archive
Detroit’s sound is a living archive—carried forward every time the room comes together.