John Robie is an American musician, producer and songwriter. He has produced and/or written for such artists as:

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, New Order,

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, Cabaret Voltaire, Soulsonic Force,

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, Planet Patrol, Laura Branigan, and Freeez, among others.

Career

Robie launched his career as the co-writer and synthesizer "wizard" on '' Planet Rock'' by Soulsonic Force. Robie subsequently went on to produce other hits for Soulsonic Force; Looking for the Perfect Beat and Renegades of Funk (later covered by

Rage Against The Machine Rage Against the Machine (often abbreviated as RATM or shortened to Rage) was an American Rock music, rock band formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1991. It consisted of vocalist Zack de la Rocha, bassist and backing vocalist Tim ...

), and continued to pursue an experimental approach towards electronic music, which resulted in his help 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 as City Girls, Lunchmoney Lewis,

Snoop Dogg Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr. ( ; born October 20, 1971), better known by his stage name Snoop Dogg (previously Snoop Doggy Dogg), is an American rapper, record producer, and actor. Rooted in West Coast hip-hop, he is widely regarded as one of t ...

Calvin Harris Adam Richard Wiles (born 17 January 1984), known professionally as Calvin Harris (and sometimes under the stage name Love Regenerator), is a Scottish DJ, record producer, singer, and songwriter. His debut studio album, ''I Created Disco'' (2007 ...

, Plump DJs,

Jamie xx James Thomas Smith (born 28 October 1988), known professionally as Jamie xx, is an English musician, DJ, record producer, and remixer. He is known for both his solo work and as a member of the indie pop band the xx. He has been described as a " ...

LL Cool J James Todd Smith (born January 14, 1968), known professionally as LL Cool J (short for Ladies Love Cool James), is an American rapper and actor. He is one of the earliest rappers to achieve commercial success, alongside fellow new school hip ho ...

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, and

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. 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 of

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's murder.

Reception

In 1984,

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of ''

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'' said of Robie and fellow producer Arthur Baker, that they "reinvented the modern dance record as an arcade-like interior soundscape with all kinds of echoes and rhythmic voices in intense push-pull crosscurrents. With their sharply edged synthesized textures, their machine-gun clatter of electronic percussion, and electronically altered vocals that suggested musicalized strobe-light afterimages, Baker and Robie created a sound that evoked the crossfire of urban pressures with the vividness of a horror movie."

Rick Rubin Frederick Jay Rubin (, ; born March 10, 1963) is an American record producer. He is a co-founder of Def Jam Recordings, founder of American Recordings, and former co-president of Columbia Records. Rubin helped popularize hip hop by produci ...

in ''

Rolling Stone ''Rolling Stone'' is an American monthly magazine that focuses on music, politics, and popular culture. It was founded in San Francisco, California, in 1967 by Jann Wenner and the music critic Ralph J. Gleason. The magazine was first known fo ...

'' described ''Planet Rock'' by Soulsonic Force as "one of the most influential songs of everything, it changed the world".

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External links

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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

Reception

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