In Conversation with The Hitmaker | Nile Rodgers | Talks at Google
Nile Rodgers joins Talks at Google to talk about his career, FOLD Festival and "The Hitmaker".
About Nile Rodgers:
Among music legends, Nile Rodgers is truly exceptional. He amplifies his legacy as a Grammy-winning composer, producer, arranger, and guitarist by constantly traversing new musical terrain and successfully expanding the boundaries of popular music. As the co-founder of CHIC, Rodgers pioneered a musical language that sparked the advent of hip-hop with "Good Times," distinguished CHIC as the "most sampled band in history" (The Guardian, 2011), won CHIC nine Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominations, and generated groundbreaking pop hits like "Le Freak," which was inducted into the 2015 Grammy Hall of Fame. His career-defining productions for David Bowie (Let's Dance), Madonna (Like A Virgin), Diana Ross (diana), and Sister Sledge (We Are Family), plus his work with artists like Duran Duran, INXS, Mick Jagger, Grace Jones, Steve Winwood, Peter Gabriel, The B-52s, and Michael Jackson, 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. His FOLD Festival (http://foldfestival.com/) is currently in its second year on Long Island and is debuting in London for the very first time.
In addition to headlining the world's most prestigious venues, Rodgers' many endeavors include his roles as Chairman and Founder of the We Are Family Foundation (WAFF), serving on the NARAS Board of Governors, giving keynote speeches at events for noted media companies like FremantleMedia as well as conferences like Google Zeitgeist and the International Music Summit (IMS) in Ibiza, scoring music for blockbuster films, writing the critically acclaimed autobiography Le Freak: An Upside Down Story of Family, Disco and Destiny (2011), and distributing soundtracks for popular AAA video games via his national distribution company and record label Sumthing Distribution and Sumthing Else Music Works. "The full scope of Nile Rodgers' career is still hard to fathom, and it's not just ongoing, it's in overdrive," Rolling Stone recently remarked, naming Rodgers one of "the 50 Most Important People in EDM" (2014). Indeed, Rodgers' unrivaled track record is a mere glimpse of what's yet to come.
Learn more at http://www.nilerodgers.com.
Event moderated by Anant Shukla.
Видео In Conversation with The Hitmaker | Nile Rodgers | Talks at Google канала Talks at Google
About Nile Rodgers:
Among music legends, Nile Rodgers is truly exceptional. He amplifies his legacy as a Grammy-winning composer, producer, arranger, and guitarist by constantly traversing new musical terrain and successfully expanding the boundaries of popular music. As the co-founder of CHIC, Rodgers pioneered a musical language that sparked the advent of hip-hop with "Good Times," distinguished CHIC as the "most sampled band in history" (The Guardian, 2011), won CHIC nine Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominations, and generated groundbreaking pop hits like "Le Freak," which was inducted into the 2015 Grammy Hall of Fame. His career-defining productions for David Bowie (Let's Dance), Madonna (Like A Virgin), Diana Ross (diana), and Sister Sledge (We Are Family), plus his work with artists like Duran Duran, INXS, Mick Jagger, Grace Jones, Steve Winwood, Peter Gabriel, The B-52s, and Michael Jackson, 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. His FOLD Festival (http://foldfestival.com/) is currently in its second year on Long Island and is debuting in London for the very first time.
In addition to headlining the world's most prestigious venues, Rodgers' many endeavors include his roles as Chairman and Founder of the We Are Family Foundation (WAFF), serving on the NARAS Board of Governors, giving keynote speeches at events for noted media companies like FremantleMedia as well as conferences like Google Zeitgeist and the International Music Summit (IMS) in Ibiza, scoring music for blockbuster films, writing the critically acclaimed autobiography Le Freak: An Upside Down Story of Family, Disco and Destiny (2011), and distributing soundtracks for popular AAA video games via his national distribution company and record label Sumthing Distribution and Sumthing Else Music Works. "The full scope of Nile Rodgers' career is still hard to fathom, and it's not just ongoing, it's in overdrive," Rolling Stone recently remarked, naming Rodgers one of "the 50 Most Important People in EDM" (2014). Indeed, Rodgers' unrivaled track record is a mere glimpse of what's yet to come.
Learn more at http://www.nilerodgers.com.
Event moderated by Anant Shukla.
Видео In Conversation with The Hitmaker | Nile Rodgers | Talks at Google канала Talks at Google
Показать
Комментарии отсутствуют
Информация о видео
Другие видео канала
Nile Rodgers talks Chic, David Bowie and His Diverse Career | Red Bull Music AcademyDiggin’ In The Crates With Nile Rodgers | S04E08 | Cool AccidentsEarth Wind and Fire Kennedy Center Honors 2019 Full Show PerformanceNile Rodgers Giggin TipsMorrissey’s First In-Person Interview in Nearly 10 Years + Performance | SEASON 4 EPISODE 11Nile Rodgers Tells The Story of "Let's Dance" | Fender Artist Check-In | FenderNile Rodgers & Chic [Full Set] | Kendal Calling 2019Speakeasy presents Nile Rodgers and Valerie SimpsonDaft Punk | Random Access Memories | The Collaborators: Nile RodgersChic 2013 iTunes FestivalNile Rodgers on Bowie, Madonna and Chic's first new album in more than 25 yearsTribute to George Duke Live at Java Jazz Festival 2014John Mayer: Someday I'll FlyCHIC - Le Freak (Official Music Video)Nile Rodgers: Madonna Asked Me Why I Didn't Want To F*Ck Her | HPLNile Rodgers - IMS 2013 - Key Note Interview Part 2Music Will Never Stop Changing | Google ZeitgeistEffortless Mastery: Liberating the Musician Within | Kenny Werner | Talks at GoogleNile Rodgers Interview - Red Bull Music Academy Full 2 1/2 Hours (2011)