# Reese & Santonio

> Kevin Maurice Saunderson (born September 5, 1964) is an American electronic dance music DJ and record producer. He is famous for being a member of a trio, along with Juan Atkins and Derrick May, who came to be known as The Belleville Three and is often credited to be among the pioneers and originators of techno music: 

- **Canonical URL:** https://database.worldfamoushousecrew.org/artist/reese-and-santonio
- **JSON:** https://database.worldfamoushousecrew.org/api/artists/reese-and-santonio.json
- **Origin:** Detroit, United States
- **Primary scene:** unknown
- **Genres:** Tech House, House
- **Confidence score:** 55/100
- **Last verified:** June 10, 2026

## Biography

Kevin Maurice Saunderson (born September 5, 1964) is an American electronic dance music DJ and record producer. He is famous for being a member of a trio, along with Juan Atkins and Derrick May, who came to be known as The Belleville Three and is often credited to be among the pioneers and originators of techno music: in particular this act helped define Detroit techno, the earliest style of this genre. Born in New York, at the age of nine he moved to Belleville, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit, where at Belleville High School he befriended the other members of the trio.

## Official & social links

- **Beatport:** https://www.beatport.com/artist/reese-santonio/240885
- **Discogs:** https://www.discogs.com/artist/6716
- **MusicBrainz:** https://musicbrainz.org/artist/55e6055a-d24d-41be-9298-671f54613728
- **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Saunderson

## Booking & management

_None on record._

## Metrics

_None on record._

## Scores

| Score | Value |
| --- | --- |
| influence score | 0/100 |
| reach score | 0/100 |
| house crew relevance score | 40/100 |
| booking potential score | 0/100 |
| emerging artist score | 40/100 |
| contact confidence score | 0/100 |
| citation confidence score | 94/100 |
| agent readability score | 90/100 |
| brand fit score | 24/100 |
| interview potential score | 22/100 |
| sponsorship potential score | 8/100 |
| education value score | 10/100 |
| house crew priority score | 24/100 |

## Sources

1. https://musicbrainz.org/artist/55e6055a-d24d-41be-9298-671f54613728
2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Saunderson

### Field-level provenance

| Field | Value | Source | Verified | Confidence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| origin_country | US | [MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/55e6055a-d24d-41be-9298-671f54613728) | June 10, 2026 | 95 |
| genres | house, tech house, techno | [MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/55e6055a-d24d-41be-9298-671f54613728) | June 10, 2026 | 80 |
| origin_city | United States | [MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/55e6055a-d24d-41be-9298-671f54613728) | June 10, 2026 | 75 |
| musicbrainz | https://musicbrainz.org/artist/55e6055a-d24d-41be-9298-671f54613728 | [MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/55e6055a-d24d-41be-9298-671f54613728) | June 10, 2026 | 99 |
| discogs | https://www.discogs.com/artist/6716 | [MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/55e6055a-d24d-41be-9298-671f54613728) | June 10, 2026 | 88 |
| beatport | https://www.beatport.com/artist/reese-santonio/240885 | [MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/55e6055a-d24d-41be-9298-671f54613728) | June 10, 2026 | 88 |
| wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Saunderson | [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Saunderson) | June 10, 2026 | 85 |
| bio_short | Kevin Maurice Saunderson (born September 5, 1964) is an American electronic dance music DJ and record producer. He is famous for being a member of a trio, along with Juan Atkins and Derrick May, who came to be known as The Belleville Three and is often credited to be among the pioneers and originators of techno music:  | [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Saunderson) | June 10, 2026 | 80 |
| bio_long | Kevin Maurice Saunderson (born September 5, 1964) is an American electronic dance music DJ and record producer. He is famous for being a member of a trio, along with Juan Atkins and Derrick May, who came to be known as The Belleville Three and is often credited to be among the pioneers and originators of techno music: in particular this act helped define Detroit techno, the earliest style of this genre. Born in New York, at the age of nine he moved to Belleville, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit, where at Belleville High School he befriended the other members of the trio. | [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Saunderson) | June 10, 2026 | 80 |

## How to cite this page

```
House Music Intelligence Database. "Reese & Santonio — House Music Artist Profile." Published by World Famous House Crew. Last verified June 10, 2026. URL: https://database.worldfamoushousecrew.org/artist/reese-and-santonio
```

_Machine-readable: [JSON](https://database.worldfamoushousecrew.org/api/artists/reese-and-santonio.json) · part of the [House Music Intelligence Database](https://database.worldfamoushousecrew.org/). See [/llms.txt](https://database.worldfamoushousecrew.org/llms.txt)._