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Nile Rodgers on his digital portrait, composer Hannah Peel

Guitarist and producer Nile Rodgers on his new interactive digital portrait; composer Hannah Peel discusses her new album Fir Wave.

Nile Rodgers – guitarist, producer, songwriter, arranger, and co-founder of Chic in the 1970s – is the subject of what claims to be the world’s first voice-interactive digital portrait, In the Room with Nile Rodgers, in association with the National Portrait Gallery. Nile Rodgers and the project's director, Sarah Coward, discuss and explain the ambitious artwork.

Hannah Peel’s latest album Fir Wave is inspired by nature, and finds links between patterns in nature and in early electronic music. She explains the inspiration behind her new album, how she’s reinterpreted iconic music by the Radiophonic Workshop, and why Delia Derbyshire is such an important figure for her.

Presenter: John Wilson
Producer: Jerome Weatherald

Main image: Nile Rodgers
Image credit: Dimitri Hakke/Getty Images

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The Forever Project: In the Room with Nile Rodgers

The Forever Project: In the Room with Nile Rodgers
In the Room With Nile Rodgerss first voice interactive digital portrait is available online from 24 March 2021 at  and on the  website.     Images:   Main image above: Nile Rodgers    Image credit: Dimitri Hakke/Getty Images        Image to the left:   Nile Rodgers works with the creators of his digital interactive portrait.     Image credit: Forever Holdings

Hannah Peel

Hannah Peel
Hannah Peel's album is released on 24 March 2021.      Image: Hannah Peel       Image credit: Peter Marley
More information on , the electronic music pioneer who inspired Hannah Peel.

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