Episode 167 - Nile Rodgers and Merck Mercuriadis (Live)
Sodajerker On Songwriting
English - August 17, 2020 14:03 - 55 minutes - 76.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 363 ratingsMusic Interviews Music simon sodajerker songwriters barber brian interviews liverpool musicians oconnor songwriting Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Grammy-winning hitmaker Nile Rodgers and legendary manager Merck Mercuriadis join Simon and Brian onstage at the Southbank Centre's Queen Elizabeth Hall during the 2019 Meltdown festival. The pair share insights into the art and business of songwriting through their work together on the Hipgnosis Songs Fund Limited, and Nile takes up his guitar to demonstrate how he wrote classic hits for artists like Sister Sledge, Diana Ross and David Bowie. Nile was also the guest for episode 123 of this podcast.