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Roland Schmidt

“I turned to him and said, ‘Where did you come up with that amazing bass line?’ He turned to me and said, ‘Oh, you like that?’ Like he didn't know”: The influential Chic classic that spawned one of the most recognisable basslines of all time

Chic in 1992.

There are many bands that have influenced commercial music, but finding an influential band with equally influential players, composers and producers at the forefront of their artistry, that's a rarity.

Chic was formed in the mid-to-late 1970s, by legendary musicians and producers, Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards. The two were kindred spirits; both obsessed with music and playing. Both men were steeped in the jazz tradition and had an enormous understanding of the richness of jazz harmony.

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