Guitarist muso question : the Nile Rodgers sound

http://nilerodgers.com/blog/planet-c-blog-roll/284-walking-on-planet-c-bittersweet

The dude's cancer free right? Awesome news.

Glad that he's recovering!

Memoir artwork now available:

http://www.nilerodgers.com/blog/planet-c-blog-roll/443-walking-on-planet-c-le-freak-cest-chic

is there ever likely to be a vol 2 of 'Nile Rodgers presents The Chic Organization: Boxset Vol. 1'?

i guess all the killer stuff is on the first, but can imagine vol 2 having all their 80s production hits

dave haslam is set to interview nile in manchester in november but apparently his cancer has returned so this might not happen now.

http://tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/09/07/mr-rodgerss-neighborhood/#more-175357

Wow, and that's just the intro.

yeah, if the rest of the book is that good it'll be well worth picking up

fascinating

the nile rodgers giggin tips clip above is pretty much the greatest thing ever posted on the internet

Totally. I just found it by accident and am in awe.

I'm sold.

http://pitchfork.com/news/45348-daft-punk-in-talks-with-nile-rodgers-for-new-album/

so did anyone read his book?

Yup. It's great.

Three and a half hours of Nile Rodgers on guitar, production, and generally being awesome.

http://www.redbullmusicacademy.com/lectures/nile-rodgers--turn-the-other-chic
http://www.redbullmusicacademy.com/lectures/nile-rodgers--turn-the-other-chic-2

Wow, this is amazing. Thanks for posting that.

^^

^ This was great. The audience and presenter seem incredibly bored though.

http://www.timeout.com/london/tv-and-radio-guide/nile-rodgers-the-hitmaker

I guess this is new and Nile-specific?

frequently ponder that Nile almost died 18 months ago but instead lived, played tons and tons of great shows all over the world and made an album with daft punk

great feature/interview on Nile's strat:

http://www.fender.com/news/a-tribute-to-nile-rodgers/

that's such a great story

http://youtu.be/anU_S8lfHNo

Holy shit that guitar would be cool to buy, but the fact that it's a Custom Shop special, and I think limited to 100 models, means it'll be $$$.

that is a great story/article

Nile looks back, and fwd (working on the lost Chic tapes for inst). Also: great pix, incl.recent guest stars.
http://nilerodgers.com/blogs/planet-c-in-english/3012-there-is-life-after-death

I work in a record shop and somebody came in the other day looking for Nigel Chicman

did he find him?

Is Nigel Chicman related to Roger Zappman?

Ph nice---and see release info at end of this:

WARNER BROS. RECORDS SIGNS RENOWNED COMPOSER, PRODUCER, GUITARIST NILE RODGERS AND HIS MULTI-PLATINUM SELLING BAND CHIC TO GLOBAL RECORDING CONTRACT

WBR ALSO ENTERS DEAL WITH RODGERS' AND MICHAEL OSTIN'S

LAND OF THE GOOD GROOVE LABEL

February 2, 2015 - Burbank, CA - Warner Bros. Records (WBR) announced today that it has signed a global recording contract with Grammy-winning composer, producer, arranger, guitarist Nile Rodgers and his multi-platinum selling band CHIC. In addition, WBR has entered into a deal with Land of The Good Groove, the label formed by Rodgers and veteran music executive Michael Ostin. WBR will handle all distribution and label services for artists signed by Rodgers and Ostin, who will act as the imprint's creative supervisors.

"Nile Rodgers' influence on the course of modern music cannot be overstated," said Cameron Strang, Warner Bros. Records Chairman & CEO. "For the past four decades, his visionary work as a songwriter, producer, bandleader, and musician has reverberated across genres and generations. From groundbreaking guitarwork, to an uncanny hitmaking instinct, to shaping the sound of countless artists, he has created a phenomenal musical legacy. Nile has never stopped moving forward, so I am thrilled to welcome him into the WBR family as he begins a dynamic new chapter of his extraordinary career. And I'm doubly thrilled that Michael Ostin will be returning to the WBR fold as Nile's label partner."

"My relationship with Warner and Michael formerly started with 'Like A Virgin.' The album is Double-Diamond, just like our friendship is," noted Nile Rodgers.

"Nile and I have had a long rich history as creative collaborators and close friends," said Michael Ostin. "To be partnering with him during this exciting chapter of his career and to be back in Burbank at Warner Brothers, a building that served as my second home since childhood, is an unimaginable dream come true."

Rodgers has remained culturally relevant throughout his 40-year-career by constantly traversing new musical terrain and successfully expanding the boundaries of popular music. The co-founder of CHIC, Rodgers pioneered a musical language that generated chart-topping pop hits like "Le Freak" and "I Want Your Love," sparked the advent of hip-hop with "Good Times," and gave Sister Sledge the smash "We Are Family." His work in the CHIC Organization and his productions for artists like David Bowie and Madonna have sold over 200 million albums and 50 million singles worldwide, while his innovative, trendsetting collaborations with Daft Punk, Avicii, Disclosure, and Sam Smith reflect the vanguard of contemporary music. Fueling four decades of pop anthems with more than 200 production credits to his name, the scope of Rodgers' peerless influence is undeniable. Rodgers reflected on his extraordinary life and career in his 2011 self-penned autobiography Le Freak: An Upside Down Story of Family, Disco and Destiny, which Rolling Stone chose as one of its "23 Greatest Rock Memoirs of All Time."

Rodgers' signing with WBR represents a sort of homecoming for the icon and innovator. He released the album CHIC-ism on Warner Bros. Records in 1992 after reforming the group with Bernard Edwards. It is also a return for Michael Ostin, who, from 1988 to 1996, served as WBR's Senior Vice President, overseeing the day-to-day U.S. operations of the creative department as well as creative coordination of the careers of such artists as Madonna, Prince, Eric Clapton, Paul Simon, Van Halen, B-52s, Talking Heads, R.E.M., and Seal.

On February 3rd, "Le Freak" will be inducted into the 2015 Grammy Hall of Fame andRodgers will receive the President's Merit Award during the Recording Academy's 8th Annual Grammy Week Celebration for the Producers & Engineers Wing of NARAS. He'll also appear on the new PBT series Speakeasy for a 60-minute interview with Valerie Simpson. Rodgers is currently finalizing the first new CHIC album in nearly 25 years, with the first single scheduled to drop on March 20th, followed by the album in June.

Nile on new album
http://nilerodgers.com/blogs/planet-c-in-english/3047-it-s-about-time

http://nilerodgers.com/images/stories/wopc-578_02.jpg

So who plays on this? Love Nile, but not sure what he's done as a writer, as opposed to producer/session dude, in eons.

that snippet sounds wonderful but i'm trying not to get my hopes up

sounds better than the daft punk record

He said on Twitter that he finally got his hands on unissued Chic masters from waay back, an album's-worth maybe, and has been tweaking that material, maybe recording w current Chic too (and def. something with Nona Hendryx). He's been cagey about it. We shall see.

this sounds great, can't wait to hear the vocal version

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blkk3rrRXiE

Yessss

He gives the backstory---still not sure if incl. any of the recent recordings mentioned on twitter (not mentioned here), but either way:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2AqXaZUlAu8

tight

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10153038464586878

a truly magnificent Rodgers/Michael Portillo reaction shot featured from 7:10 here

(bunch of videos here too)
http://mofidelity.co/7-lessons-we-learned-from-nile-rodgers-london-electronic-arts-festival-06-03-15/

that i'll be there clip has me excitedddd

I hope that between "I'll Be There" and "Sugah Daddy" dubby space horns become a big thing

no one thought that ‘Get Lucky’ was going to be the insane hit that it was. In fact, the predicted big hit from ‘Random Access Memories’ was supposed to be ‘Lose Yourself to Dance’. ‘Get Lucky’ was intended in a way as the ‘opening act’ for ‘Lose Yourself to Dance’, hence the latter’s higher production values.no one thought that ‘Get Lucky’ was going to be the insane hit that it was. In fact, the predicted big hit from ‘Random Access Memories’ was supposed to be ‘Lose Yourself to Dance’. ‘Get Lucky’ was intended in a way as the ‘opening act’ for ‘Lose Yourself to Dance’, hence the latter’s higher production values.

this is hilarious

sorry, nile rodgers' meddling with time has caused my posts to loop.

that is crazy

Lose Yourself to Dance is the better song, makes sense to me

it's a better song to play with Stevie Wonder at the Grammys

that makes sense. LYTD is clearly richer in structure, sound, production. It's heavier and sounds more "important".
but then "Get lucky" is more simple, lighter and more fun. perfect for the spring/summer vibe.

I like the idea of Get Lucky as an intro to LYTD though !

Dang that Tiny Desk concert is ridiculous - thanks for posting

Haha yes, that guy was totally the highlight