John Robie is a musician, producer and songwriter who has produced and/or written for a wildly diverse array of artists such as

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, New Order,

UB40 UB40 are an English reggae and pop band, formed in December 1978 in Birmingham, England. The band has had more than 50 singles in the UK Singles Chart, and has also achieved considerable international success. They have been nominated for the ...

, Cabaret Voltaire,

Soulsonic Force Soulsonic Force (also referred to as Afrika Bambaataa & Soulsonic Force) is an American electro-funk and hip hop ensemble led by Afrika Bambaataa who helped establish hip-hop in the early 1980s with songs such as " Planet Rock." They were also ...

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, C Bank,

Planet Patrol Planet Patrol is an American electro group originating in the 1980s. The members were Arthur Baker, John Robie, and a quintet of vocalists led by Herbert J. Jackson (lead singer), Joseph Lites, Rodney Butler, Michael Anthony Jones, and Melvin ...

, Quadrant 6,

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, and

Freeez Freeez were an English electronic music group, initially known as one of the UK's main jazz-funk bands of the early 1980s. Initiated by John Rocca, Freeez consisted of various musicians, originally with Rocca and others such as Andy Stennett ( ...

, among many others.

Career

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 Rock by

. (“One of the most influential songs of everything, it changed the world”-

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’s “Top 100 Hip Hop Records” issue.) Robie subsequently went on to produce other groundbreaking hits for

;

Looking For The Perfect Beat "Looking for the Perfect Beat" is a song by Afrika Bambaataa & the Soulsonic Force. The song was produced by Arthur Baker and John Robie and was the follow-up track for the group following " Planet Rock". The track took much longer to develop ...

and

Renegades Of Funk "Renegades of Funk" is a song written by Afrika Bambaataa, Arthur Baker, John Miller & John Robie and recorded by Afrika Bambaataa & Soulsonic Force. Released in 1983 as a single on the Tommy Boy label, it was also included on the 1986 album '' ...

(later covered by

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), 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 which continues to thrive. His songs have also been sampled by hundreds of artists making them among the most widely sampled in history. A short list would include City Girls,

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Calvin Harris Adam Richard Wiles (born 17 January 1984), known professionally as Calvin Harris, is a Scottish DJ, record producer, singer, and songwriter who has released six studio albums. His debut studio album, ''I Created Disco'', was released in June ...

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, Jamie xx,

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, and

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. He has recently entered into the world of video/film production making his directorial debut with the short film THE FUTURE IS MINE, which was released at the birth of Black Lives Matter (BLM) in the wake of George Floyd's murder and on the eve of arguably the most important election of our lifetime. John Robie’s songs are represented by Downtown Music Services.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Robie, John Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Record producers from New York (state) American audio engineers

Career

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