Nile Rodgers: Secrets of a Hitmaker (2015)

6.7/10 52 min Documentary Music

Overview

King of disco in the 70s with the band Chic, producer of Bowie, Mick Jagger, Madonna, Daft Punk, Pharrell Williams and many others... Nile Rodgers is today pursuing his fascinating career. We take a behind-the-scenes look at the genesis of some of the greatest hits, and at the complex alchemy between Nile Rodgers and the biggest stars of the last 35 years: Madonna, David Bowie, Diana Ross, Duran Duran, Bryan Ferry, Grace Jones, Michael Jackson, INXS, Mick Jagger, Rod Stewart and David Guetta. What are the secrets of this genius of the music world, who has succeeded in transcending successive eras, reinventing himself every time?

Cast

Nile Rodgers

Self

Pharrell Williams

Self

John Taylor

Self

Sheila

Self

Simon Le Bon

Self (archive footage)

Roger Taylor

Self

Avicii

Self

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