T-1000

Alan D. Oldham, born around 1963 in Detroit, hosted the show Fast Forward on the city's NPR affiliate WDET-FM from 1987 to 1992, playing techno, industrial, hip hop, and punk. In 1992, after Jeff Mills left Underground Resistance, Oldham, who had served as the group's "Minister of Information," was tapped to join as its new DJ for an Australian tour, taking the name DJ T-1000 after the liquid-metal cyborg from the film T2.

Following the tour, Mike Banks asked Oldham to launch a label to run through Submerge, the pressing and distribution business he was starting, resulting in the label Generator. He started his own Pure Sonik imprint in 1996, and in 1997 signed to Tresor Records, releasing the Jetset Lovelife EP followed by his debut album, Progress. Oldham is also a graphic artist responsible for some of techno's most iconic record artwork.