Richard Hilton, Nile Rodgers and CHIC

Richard Hilton has had one rich, ongoing career as a keyboard player and producer.  This career and dedication to the craft has created a great musician with an amazing outlook on life and music more broadly.  To listen / watch: * Audio-only: click on the play button in the audio player above, or: * Video: watch the embedded video below or check it and previous episodes out on our YouTube Channel Discussion topics covered during the show (links will open in new tab): Nile Rodgers and Chic Live Working with Nile Rodgers Playing guitar with Eric Clapton How and why Chic are ‘loaded with love and forgiveness’ for each other Historical division of keyboard duties in Chic with current line-up and previous line-ups (Russell Graham, Phillipe Saisse, Katreese Barnes) Rich’s rig Chic Live at the Budokan 1996 Admiration for Kerry Minnear, Steve Winwood, Elton John, David Bowie Jump They Say – David Bowie Working with a Synclavier for Bowie Gentle Giant – ‘Proclamation’ Official Fan Video Working with Ric Ocasek Ric Ocasek – Rockaway (from Fireball Zone) Rich’s tips for upcoming players (highly recommended listening) Tag a keyboard player: Cory Henry Cory Henry playing the Harpejji Rich’s obsession with the Roli Seaboard (and chamber music) Desert Island Discs: Meet The Beatles – The Beatles, Are You Experienced? – Jimi Hendrix, The Inner Mounting Flame – Mahavishnu Orchestra, A Love Supreme – John Coltrane, Debut: The Clef / Mercury Duo Recordings 1949-1951 – Oscar Peterson Don’t forget to click on any of the subscribe links to automatically have each episode download, or just click play on the player above to listen right here. We’re always keen to hear from you: drop us a line via the website, Facebook, or Twitter. If you’re a keyboard player, we also have a regular email newsletter with interesting news from the industry just for you. To help us keep the podcast running like a finely oiled machine, we do have a Patreon account if you’d like to contribute the cost of a small cup of coffee a month and receive bonus content Finally, check out our podcast guest playlist on Spotify to get a taste of each guest’s creations.