Editing Jeff Mills (section)

===Early career and radio DJ===
A 1981 graduate of [[Mackenzie High School (Michigan)|Mackenzie High School]], Mills started his career in the early 1980s using the name "the Wizard".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.eightyeightdc.com/88blog/?p=1979 |title=Jeff Mills gets Down with FORWARD and 88 |publisher=88 Music Blog |access-date=June 25, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120626222124/http://www.eightyeightdc.com/88blog/?p=1979 |archive-date=June 26, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.classmates.com/yearbooks/Mackenzie-High-School/246437?page=0|title=1981 Mackenzie High School Yearbook|website=www.classmates.com}}</ref> He performed DJ tricks like [[beat juggling]] and [[scratching]] during his sets. He had a nightly show as the Wizard at [[WUFL (FM)|WDRQ]] and later at WJLB under the same name. He would highlight local techno artists, giving light to artists such as [[Derrick May (musician)|Derrick May]], [[Kevin Saunderson]] and [[Juan Atkins]].<ref name=MTVNewsDTechGoinHome /><ref name=DFPressMasterDJ>{{cite news |last1=Warren |first1=Tamara |title=Five questions with Jeff Mills, master DJ and founder of Axis Records |url=http://archive.freep.com/article/20121011/ENT04/310110005/Jeff-Mills |access-date=May 11, 2015 |newspaper=The Detroit Free Press |date=October 11, 2012}}</ref>

In his early career, Mills managed numerous residencies in the Detroit area.<ref name=DFPressMasterDJ /> He credits The Necto as the residency where he was able to experiment with new ideas in techno music.<ref name=DFPressMasterDJ /> Mills played The Necto where he began incorporating concepts such as different equipment setups, including positioning himself on the dance floor with the people.<ref name=DFPressMasterDJ /> For his radio DJ spots, Mills had a music spending budget to use for his sets. Mills would also drive as far as Toronto or Chicago in order to purchase newly released music.<ref name=DFPressMasterDJ />