Nile Rodgers: How to Make It in the Music Business Part Two (Season 1, Episode 2)
TV Episode | 59 min | Documentary

Nile Rodgers: How to Make It in the Music Business

Part Two (Season 1, Episode 2)

TV Episode | 59 min | Documentary

Nile Rodgers reveals how he became the go-to producer of the 80s, creating signature sounds for some of the world's biggest stars: Diana Ross, Carly Simon, David Bowie, Madonna and Duran Duran. The first artist Nile worked with was Diana ...See moreNile Rodgers reveals how he became the go-to producer of the 80s, creating signature sounds for some of the world's biggest stars: Diana Ross, Carly Simon, David Bowie, Madonna and Duran Duran. The first artist Nile worked with was Diana Ross. The album they created, Diana, became the biggest-selling studio album of her career and spawned three international hit singles. In the film, Nile explains how they came up with the songs. Nile and Carly Simon reveal the working process that led to the song Why, which flopped in America. Nile explains why and is candid about what you do when failure comes knocking. When Nile met David Bowie, neither could have known how much it would change both their lives. After a number of critically received albums, Bowie was looking to do something different and asked Nile for an album of hits - and that is what Nile gave him; Let's Dance became Bowie's biggest-selling album. In an intimate mini-masterclass, Nile explains how the song Let's Dance developed from Bowie's initial idea into a global hit. The album Nile produced for Madonna was Like a Virgin. We learn about how his deal was structured with her record company, and how this gave Nile one of the biggest paydays of his career. Duran Duran's third album contained a song they felt hadn't realised its full potential - The Reflex. Nile used a recently bought Synclavier and gave the song and the band an entirely new sound. Nile and Nick Rhodes explain how the record was made. Written by Christopher Bruce See less

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9 cast members

Name	Known for
Nina Sosanya Narrator (voice) Narrator (voice) See fewer	Love Actually (2003)
Nile Rodgers Self - also co-narrator Self - also co-narrator See fewer	Coming to America (1988)
Kathy Sledge Self Self See fewer	Don Jon (2013)
Paul Gambaccini Self Self See fewer	Top of the Pops (1964)
Keith Harris Self Self See fewer	Cheryl: A Million Lights - Live at the O2 (2012)
Kate Mossman Self Self See fewer	Rock Legends (2013)
Krissi Murison Self Self See fewer	History of Now: The Story of the Noughties (2010)
Nick Rhodes Self Self See fewer	South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (1999)
Carly Simon Self Self See fewer	All Good Things (2010)