The DJ and producer helped bring techno to a global audience through Cybotron, Model 500 and the Belleville Three.

Juan Atkins performs at the Electronic Music Awards at Willow Studios on September 21, 2017 in Los Angeles. Michael Tullberg/Getty Images

Juan Atkins , widely regarded as one of the founding fathers of techno music and a co-founder of the influential electronic group Cybotron, has died. He was 64.

Atkins’ agency, Greensmith Artists, announced his death Sunday (Nov. 1) on Instagram .

Atkins was found unresponsive in his hotel room in Mexico City on Saturday (Oct. 31), ahead of a scheduled performance at YuYu Cine Club, according to Resident Advisor . He was transported to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead shortly after arriving.

No cause of death has been reported.…