# Transmat
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{{Infobox record label
| name = Transmat
| image = Transmat Logo.svg
| image_size =
| image_alt =
| caption = Transmat logo
| parent =
| founded = 1986
| founder = [Derrick May](/source/Derrick_May_(musician))
| defunct =
| status = Inactive
| distributor =
| genre = [Techno](/source/Techno)
| country = United States
| location = [Detroit](/source/Detroit), [Michigan](/source/Michigan)
| website = {{URL|www.transmat.net}}
}}
'''Transmat''' is the [record label](/source/record_label) of [techno](/source/techno) musician [Derrick May](/source/Derrick_May_(musician)), founded in 1986.[{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/label/Transmat|title=Transmat|website=Discogs}}][[https://books.google.com/books?id=uwtAx1xP9BMC&pg=PA312 Richie Unterberger, Samb Hicks, Jennifer Dempsey, ''Music USA: the rough guide''. Rough Guides, 1999, p.312]] Since the mid-1980s, the label "released the tracks that would fuel the techno boom". Artists included [Rhythim Is Rhythim](/source/Rhythim_Is_Rhythim), [James Pennington](/source/James_Pennington), [Joey Beltram](/source/Joey_Beltram), and [Carl Craig](/source/Carl_Craig).[{{cite web|url=https://transmatrecords.com/about|title=Transmat - Derrick May's Transmat Records|website=Transmat Records}}]
Transmat includes the sub-label [Fragile Records](/source/Fragile_Records).Detroit and its story has been told and like all legendary tales, those who have paid attention know more {{sic|then}} the average person tuning in.
-- ''DJ Frankie Bones about [Rhythim is Rhythim](/source/Rhythim_is_Rhythim)'s "Nude Photo"''[{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Rythim-Is-Rythim-Nude-Photo/master/657|title=Rythim Is Rythim* - Nude Photo|website=Discogs}}]
== Geographical significance ==
'''Techno Boulevard'''
The birth and rise of techno in Detroit lead to the formation of notable landmarks such as Techno Boulevard. The space, located near [Eastern Market](/source/Eastern_Market%2C_Detroit) on the intersection of Gratiot and Russell St., gained its name from Derrick May.“Techno Boulevard is where Derrick May, Kevin Saunderson and Juan Atkins all had their studios. It was Derrick’s idea to call the street Techno Boulevard because everybody was doing something to do with techno at that time, and this is where they were all living during that period, Derrick really felt it should be called Techno Boulevard so all the basketball and baseball companies would use Detroit music when they won games. But they didn’t. When The Pistons, Detroit’s basketball team, were winning the championship they were playing I’ve got the power whenever they won, the could have been using Inner City’s Good life.”
''---Carl Craig on recalling Techno Boulevard'' ''(2017)'' [{{Cite web |last=Palladev|first=George|date=2021-06-30|title=Carl Craig about techno boulevard and using Detroit music in sport games|url=https://medium.com/12edit/carl-craig-about-techno-boulevard-525dddc60e59|access-date=2026-03-23|website=12edit|language=en}}]
Techno Boulevard in [Detroit](/source/Detroit), MI, then became tied to Transmat Records, May having left his mark on the location.[{{Cite web |title=Metroplex and Transmat Records Were Once On Techno Boulevard |url=https://musicorigins.org/item/metroplex-records_transmat/ |access-date=2026-03-30 |website=The Music Origins Project |language=en-US}}] The label had its own building in which Derrick May worked to produce his music[{{Cite web |last=Jr. → |first=David Grandison |title=Discovering the Role of Early Detroit Techno Labels |url=https://musicorigins.org/portfolio-item/techno-record-labels/ |access-date=2026-03-30 |website=The Music Origins Project |language=en-US}}]"Gerald Donald was the first one to come to Transmat. He was lyrically crazy and musically incredible."[Opatrny, S., & Craig, C. (2026, February 23). Carl Craig on Transmat . personal.]
-- ''Carl Craig'' on "less noticed or underrated artists of Transmat Records"''(2026)''
Other underrated artists included [Stacy Pullen](/source/Stacey_Pullen), [Kenny Larkin](/source/Kenny_Larkin), and Jay Denham, and many more.