John Robie
 | Thisbiography of a living personincludes a list of generalreferences,butit lacks sufficient correspondinginline citations.(June 2013) |
John Robie | |
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| Origin | New York City,United States |
| Occupation(s) | Musician,record producer,audio engineer |
| Website | http://www.discogs.com/artist/John+Robie |
John Robieis an American musician, producer and songwriter. He has produced and/or written for such artists as:Chaka Khan,New Order,UB40,Cabaret Voltaire,Soulsonic Force,Boy George,Planet Patrol,Laura Branigan,andFreeez,among others.[1]
Career
[edit]Robie launched his career as the co-writer and synthesizer “wizard” on one of the most important and seminal records in Hip-Hop history,Planet RockbySoulsonic Force.( "One of the most influential songs of everything, it changed the world" -Rick RubininRolling Stone’s “Top 100 Hip Hop Records” issue.)[2]
Robie subsequently went on to produce other groundbreaking hits forSoulsonic Force;Looking For The Perfect BeatandRenegades Of Funk(later covered byRage Against The Machine), and continued to pursue an audaciously experimental approach towards electronic music, which resulted in his pioneering a completely new musical genre,Electro."One More Shot", performed by C-Bank, and "Body Mechanic", performed by Quadrant 6, both written and produced by Robie, were among the first to define this art form. His songs have been sampled by such artists asCity Girls,Lunchmoney Lewis,Snoop Dogg,Calvin Harris,Plump DJs,Jamie xx,LL Cool J,Black Eyed Peas,Limp Bizkit,andTag Team.[3][4]
He entered into the world of video/film production making his directorial debut with the short film,The Future Is Mine,which was released in the wake ofGeorge Floyd's murder.[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"John Robie".Discogs.RetrievedMarch 3,2022.
- ^"50 Greatest Hip-Hop Songs of All Time".Rolling Stone.December 5, 2012.RetrievedMarch 3,2022.
- ^"Planet Rock by Afrika Bambaataa and Soulsonic Force on WhoSampled".WhoSampled.RetrievedMarch 3,2022.
- ^"Tracks that Sampled John Robie".WhoSampled.com.RetrievedMarch 3,2022.
- ^Blistein, Jon (August 20, 2020)."Bun B, Mr. Biggs Dissect Centuries of Racist Violence in 'The Future Is Mine' Short Film".Rolling Stone.RetrievedMarch 3,2022.
