Who Blake Baxter is
Blake Baxter (born 1963) is an American techno musician, associated with the first wave of Detroit techno. AllMusic called him "perhaps the most underrated figure" of the early Detroit techno scene. He has also been described as a "unsung hero" of Detroit techno music. Additionally, his production in his production work, Baxter has been recognized for helping bridging the gap between Chicago house and Detroit techno music. This contributed to the evolution of dance music in the late 1980s into the early 1990s.
Biography from the Blake Baxter article on Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Most played tracks
The tracks Spotify surfaces first for Blake Baxter, with its own 0–100 popularity score alongside.
Latest releases
20 recent albums and singles. Cover art links through to Spotify.
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Blake Baxter in numbers
How many monthly Spotify listeners does Blake Baxter have?
Blake Baxter has 15,200 monthly Spotify listeners in the week of Aug 17, 2026, as published on their public Spotify artist page.
What is Blake Baxter's world ranking?
Blake Baxter is ranked #1080 of 1214 electronic music artists in the DJ INDEX, which ranks purely by monthly Spotify listeners.
Where is Blake Baxter from?
Blake Baxter is from United States, where they rank #170 among the acts we track.
What kind of music does Blake Baxter make?
Blake Baxter is categorised as Techno in the DJ INDEX. Spotify tags them as acid house, techno, chicago house, minimal techno.
Snapshot from the week of Aug 17, 2026. Listener figures come from Spotify's own public artist page and are rounded.