Rodgers continued to work with major artists, and in 2013 he released the single "Get Lucky" with Daft Punk-which took home Grammy Awards for “Record of The Year” and “Best Pop Duo/Group Performance”-selling almost 10 million copies worldwide. After some commercial success and many failures, Chic split and Rodgers went on to produce multi-platinum records for Sister Sledge, David Bowie, Diana Ross, Duran Duran, INXS, Grace Jones, Madonna, Stevie Ray Vaughan, The B-52s, Steve Winwood, Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, the list goes on. The Chic Organization was crafted as a way to “Let The Music Be The Star.” They began to develop a style of writing described as “Sophisto-Funk”-using contagious grooves to hide extended harmonic ideas not commonplace in pop music, and an arrangement style known as “Breakdown”-dropping out beat-driven aspects of groove-based music to allow for extended moments of instrumental vamping to build anticipation. As backing musicians for major artists, they formed The Big Apple Band, and after a name change in 1977 to Chic, they released their first single "Dance, Dance, Dance," with Luther Vandross on vocals. Rodgers ultimately met his long-term musical partner-in-crime-bassist Bernard Edwards-while on tour. This award-winning formula has seen his efforts contribute to the sales of well over 500 million albums, including 75 million singles worldwide.
At the center of his infectious grooves is a combination of extraordinary songwriting mastery built with a distinctive guitar technique and supercharged by magnetic musical arrangements with the dance floor in mind. Growing up surrounded by artists and musicians, his Beatnik parents' mixed-race upbringing in 1950s NYC laid the groundwork for Rodgers’ constant creative exploration. Nile Rodgers was born on the Lower East Side of New York City in 1952 and was raised by his Black American mother, Beverly Goodman, and her Jewish American husband, Bobby Glanzrock.
Armed only with his signature Stratocaster and a creative desire for limitless exploration, he would produce countless hit records for any artist that came into his orbit. Login to download the Nile Rodgers Chic Funk Presets:Īrising from Greenwich Village on the island of Manhattan, one of pop music’s most celebrated producers emerged. We break down all the steps of creating a Chic-sounding production and give you free presets to get you that funk sound. From Chic to Daft Punk, the sound of Nile Rodgers’ funk guitar playing is unmistakable.
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