Tensnake Gets a Little Help From Nile Rodgers
. "I basically grew up on the record collection of my older brother which was a lot of disco and funk, the sound of the '80s," said the producer born Marco Niemerski in a Radio.com interview about the roots of retro-leaning sound. "Stuff like Chic, and Earth, Wind & Fire. I guess that influenced me quite a lot. I'm not necessarily trying to recreate it, but I'm still attached to that sound." His love for "that sound" inspired Tensnake to reach out to legendary guitarist/producer Nile Rodgers on Facebook in hopes of working with him on some music. "I was surprised myself. I wasn't expecting any reply," he recalled. "I'd heard before that he was trying to get in touch with young producers. I sent him a message on Facebook and didn't expect anything. Literally after like 10 minutes I got a reply. He was like, 'I know your stuff, I just played a Chic show, and when I come back to New York and to my studio I'll give (your music) a listen.' I just asked him if he could imagine working with me. I sent him some stuff I produced back then." Among that first batch of tracks he sent to Rodgers included the song "Love Sublime," which Rodgers would eventually play on, adding his signature guitar strums to the tune. The song would eventually be the third single from Glow, Tensnake's debut album. "I wrote that song basically with the singer, Fiora," Tensnake said, referencing his frequent Australian collaborator who has also worked with Armin Van Buuren. "It was half-finished, that version, and I sent it to Nile. If you do something with Nile�for me, it was important that it made sense, that it's not just a marketing stunt or whatever. It was important for me to leave space for his guitar. He added his percentage of Nile Rodgers, but without making it too obvious. He really understands what a song needs." More including the full video interview here. Radio.com is an official news provider for antiMusic.com.
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