Show Notes
This previously unreleased episode of How To DJ is released in loving memory of William Orbit.
Recorded after William had returned from seeing Madonna perform in Paris, this wide-ranging conversation captures the Grammy-winning producer, musician and artist in his own words — and, at William’s request, we’ve chosen to release it in its original full-length, unedited form.
William talks to Chris Hawkins about his lifelong obsession with sound, discovering DJ culture and pirate radio, building studios, making records with Torch Song, Bass-O-Matic and Strange Cargo, and the extraordinary journey that took him from struggling for money in Crouch End to receiving a phone call from Madonna and helping create Ray of Light.
He reflects on working with artists including Madonna, Beth Orton and Britney Spears, the highs and lows that followed enormous success, his approach to creativity, and why he believed you should never underestimate the power of the random.
It is funny, candid, occasionally chaotic and unmistakably William Orbit.
Released with love to William’s family and friends, and in memory of a true musical genius. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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