Like
the Philadelphia Experiment before it,
the Detroit Experiment featured the involvement of several musicians from the city it was named after. After all was recorded and pressed, its range of artists proved to be more diverse than that of
The Philadelphia Experiment, boasting names from the fields of jazz, rap, and techno.
Over the course of five days, techno pioneer
Carl Craig (
Paperclip People,
Innerzone Orchestra) and producer/percussionist
Karriem Riggins (
Slum Village,
Common) recorded a crew that numbered well over a dozen. Trumpet player
Marcus Belgrave (
Ray Charles,
Charles Mingus,
Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra) was one of the key participants, who helped bring along pianist
Geri Allen and violinist
Regina Carter.
Miles Davis and
Herbie Hancock veteran
Bennie Maupin brought his clarinet and saxophone. Saxophonist/flautist
Alan Barnes (
the Blackbyrds), guitarist
Perry Hughes (
Earl Klugh), drummer
Ron Otis (
Klugh,
Aretha Franklin), bassist
Jaribu Shahid (
Roscoe Mitchell,
James Carter), bassist
Al Turner (
Klugh,
Franklin,
Nancy Wilson), and keyboardist
Amp Fiddler (
Parliament,
Prince,
Moodymann) each brought their extensive experience in the jazz , R&B, and funk worlds. Rappers
Athletic Mic League and
Invincible also came aboard. ~ Andy Kellman