If you tried to project the people to have a banner year in 2013, I doubt anyone would have picked Italian disco pioneer Giorgio Moroder. The superproducer kicked off the year with a high-profile collaboration/ history lesson with Daft Punk on their Random Access Memories track "Giorgio By Moroder." Since then, Moroder has been tapped by Google for original music, took part in a Diana Ross remix album and begun work on a collaboration with Chic's Nile Rodgers. Read More »
Suddenly resurgent dance music icon Nile Rodgers decided to open himself up to fans of his decades-spanning career via an amazing Ask Me Anything session on Reddit. The Chic guitarist and disco producer opened up the floor for questions after dropping a few nuggets about his music career like the fact that "Le Freak" is the most successful single in Atlantic Records history (or that, all told, through playing, performing, writing and producing, Rodgers has sold 223 million records worldwide). Read More »
It's a good time to be Giorgio Moroder. The legendary producer just came off a critically acclaimed collaboration with Daft Punk on their highly anticipated Random Access Memories, he's featured prominently in this month's Dazed and Confused magazine and now, he's been tapped by Google to soundtrack their new Racer that was demoed at Google's I/O yesterday. Read More »
As most of you probably already know, Daft Punk's album was officially released for streaming purposes today on iTunes (if you didn't I'll provide the link below). However, the official album in its physical (or more than likely downloadable) form won't be here until May 21 and there's hype to be built. That's why Daft Punk is gracing the cover of Dazed and Confused and posing with Giorgio Moroder in these stunning black and white photos.https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/daft-punk/id5468295 Read More »