Roger is absolutely fascinating when I recorded this song with him in Dayton Ohio studio I am lobbying to try to get him into the rock 'n' roll Hall of Fame.
The more I watch this stuff I realize how under-rated Roger is. I put him up there with Prince's and Rick James' best stuff. If only everyone could have Prince's longevity.
Man, how I miss those days & nights w/ Roger , Shirley & Zapp in the studio. I use to pick Roger up and take him to the studio a many of nights working all night long long. Dam, I miss those days and Roger Love u BIG BROTHER. The Wag's
OMG I AM 36 YEARS OLD AND I ABSOLUTELY LOVE ROGER ZAPP....MY FAVORITE SONG THAT I LISTEN TO IS LET ME SEE YOU MOVE IT ON THE DANCE FLOOR BABY !!!! ZAPP JUST HAD A CONCERT IN HOUSTON TX. WHERE I LIVE AND THE SPOKE ABOUT ROGER AND LARRY !!!!! THIS MAN MUSIC STILL GIVE ME CHILLS AND I HAVE WON A MANY DANCE CONTESTS OFF HIS MUSIC WITH MY YOUNG ASS !!!! 💯💯😂 MAY GOD BLESS YOU AND YOU ACTUALLY HAD A CHANCE TO KNOW THIS MAN WOW !!!! I AM HONORED TO EVEN TALK TO YOU. Charles Wagner
+Christopher Moody lol.. exactly. and the analog warmth missing in most of today's music! at least that's my take on it without trying to get into the dreaded "myth" debates.. lol
He did it all of the time! He was usually doing an interview before or flying in to do a session, then going across the street to check on the band rehearsing. Him and his brothers were almost always in suits on a daily basis!
Man Seeing roger navigate in the studio is tight, backing up punching in on the studer analog a800 24 track tape machine is a big task, befor pro-tools, sounds better and fatter than digital, plus operating that minimoog model d with the talk box is a joy. My ultimate favorit synth and own 2. i had the pleasure knowing him, he toured with my father in the 70,80,90s.Very down to earth. Much love roger Engineer and a good D*M musician.
What an absolute treasure. It's not often that you get to see the nuts and bolts of songwriting. Rodger was beast in the studio. Most cats would build a recording studios thier homes, Rodger built an apartment in his recording studio! Thats dedication.
Oh man! I like that he's not on some 'nah, can't be showing my methods for my sound.." type stuff. Working! The gear, the process... In a suit! LOL!!! Legendary.
Musical Genius, and perfectionist Rodger knew his stuff. Barnone..no one could touch him bad dude..I wish he was still here. Gone too soon!!! miss and love you Rodger..rest easy!!! Definitely missed..
Betty Thompson i've been trying to get Roger into the "rock 'n' roll Hall of Fame".i've been in the music business since 1960s and rate Roger One of the top musicians in a world
i know i'm just a 21year old young buck, but i grew up on Zapp & Roger troutmans music. i luv computer love and many more hits. it's been ten years since his death. i miss roger troutman. there was so much more for him to in the music business. Rest In Peace bro.
I sure miss the 70's and 80's. Real musicians and real talent. The music was so great, a new generation was able to recycle it and still make hit records with it.
@@DJDumter Yeah I know Stevie Wonder! That was 1972 - My point is he was far from the first, Pete Drake had a gold record 'Forever' featuring the Talk Box in 1964! It's awesome, check it out :)
Peter Frampton , Stevie Wonder , Teddy Riley all mastered the talkbox , but like someone said NOONE did it as clear as Roger , Terry and his nephew are about as close as you can get , Johnny Gill once said when in the studio with Rog every take was like a mini concert , he never let his crowd get bored , my all time favorite performer ,
If he was still around today, imagine how many songs he would've produced and how many people would want for him to be featured in their songs...! RIP for both brothers.
I wish he was still alive... I would have loved for him to produce my album... I see he's using a classic AKG Mic, and he really knows how to operate in the studio... Genius!
Yep Roger used the Minimoog for a good portion of his career, although he used the DX100 in the last several years before his passing, I don't think he ever shied away from the Minimoog Analog synth
I love Roger...truly a genius when it came to the talkbox. He knew how to work the equipment and how to experiment with it and on top of well funky produced beats...Roger was truly on another level.
This is amazing to witness such unbelievable talent and charisma possessed by one human being..Roger Troutman was truly a musical genius and it displayed briefly here for all to bear witness to..
here you can see roger is just the king ... he doesn´t care much about his talkbox sound ... roger´s characteristic playing technique and mouthtechnique made him unique ... and not how the most of the talkbox player around the world you all just want to sound like him but can´t play keyboards and don´t feel the harmonies
@Goyokiki Its NOT a Vocoder or Auto Tune (which in a sense are alot alike) Nothing but a microphone and a voice... Roger was the master of the "Talk Box" ... which as you can see here has a tube that goes into your mouth and when spoke into is the pitch of the sound that comes out is controlled by the keys on the keyboard
This is great footage of Roger in action at his sound lab studios in Dayton... all you talkboxers wanna-bes watch and learn from the one and only Roger Troutman... the man was a musical genius. If you notice Rog's talk box its the same thing I build so get at me if you want one. Thanks for posting this nice footage, HollywoodVisual!!! Mister Groove!
I wish I could tell you how many hours I've spent trying to figure out how he put those records together. When I started making making beats I pretty much subconsciously used that famous Rodger synthesized bass in lots of my tracks. I'll give you a link to one of them. Thanks for sharing that experience.
thank you for posting this. such amazing look into the production side of roger, which was just as focused/frantic/fantastic as i had assumed. what a huge talent. miss u rog!
can't remember the name of guitar player with Roger, isn't that Ricardo ? He toured with Zapp in Europe back in 89. Including Paris France. Thats when I met Roger / lester / Mark / Bart and Raymond "Ray" Davis. Great people. Super stars but above all warm human beings. Viva Catalpa Drive
@owlwink, if your talking about what he recorded on,, it was all done on the 2" 24 track tape machine (Studer A800). Nothing but punch in, way before Bro-Tools (pro tools). I love his beat up minimoog!!!!!
I've watched this at least twenty times along with the other part feat Ray Davis's (RIP) vocal part. It's like watching paint dry to produce a record but oh when the finished product is done. Wow!