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Posted by: Sydney11 4th March 2023, 12:13 PM

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guyachambers How I made Angels with @robbiewilliams in 1997.

Posted by: Sydney11 6th March 2023, 01:49 PM

Watch: Guy Chambers walks through production for Robbie Williams’ Angels
Chambers worked with Williams on many of his hits including Rock DJ and Millennium



Guy Chambers, known for being a regular co-writer with pop artist Robbie Williams, has given a walkthrough of how Williams’ track Angels was produced.
The hit song was created as part of Williams’ debut solo album, 1997’s Life Thru A Lens. It went on to scoop awards for Best Song and Song Of The Year at ceremonies from MTV and The BRIT Awards, and remains his best-selling single.

Chambers worked with Williams on a variety of his tracks including Rock DJ, Millennium and more. He’s also worked on tracks from artists such as Kylie Minogue and Melanie C of the Spice Girls. In a TikTok posted to Chambers’ profile, he shared how he pulled together orchestral elements with sliding guitars, and techniques such as “noodling” to pull the song together and create a dramatic building chorus.

Chambers even revealed how he originally asked George Harrison of The Beatles to play on the track, who politely declined.

Take a look below to watch how the song came to life:

https://www.tiktok.com/@guy_chambers/video/7206662189199985925?


In a recent video shared by Apple Music, Damon Albarn also revealed how he brought to life one his biggest tracks for Gorillaz, Clint Eastwood. In the video, he revealed the main piano motif came entirely from a preset on the Suzuki Omnichord. “It just came like that?” Host Zane Lowe asked.
“That’s it,” Albarn replied. “It’s the ‘Rock One preset’… that’s the whole song.”

https://musictech.com/news/music/guy-chambers-robbie-williams-angels-produced/

Posted by: Sydney11 6th March 2023, 03:28 PM

Lovely comment from Guy

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Posted by: Laura130262 7th March 2023, 12:28 AM

Lovely comment indeed. I love Guy

Posted by: Sydney11 9th March 2023, 06:15 AM

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How I made ROCK DJ with @robbiewilliams back in 2000.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CpFeOwHKY00/?hl=en

Posted by: Sydney11 11th March 2023, 04:54 PM

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How I made Feel with @robbiewilliams back in 2001. The first in a small series of me breaking down some old classics.


A big thank you to Guy for these really interesting videos

https://www.instagram.com/p/CohafJHD4Xv/?hl=en

Posted by: Sydney11 16th March 2023, 03:43 PM

So Guy officially has a new band

Posted by: Sydney11 18th March 2023, 01:53 PM

MAKING OF 'STRONG'

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Another musical breakdown for you. Here’s how I made strong with @robbiewilliams in 1998


Credit to: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cp7ZT46qmtG/?hl=en

Posted by: Sydney11 20th March 2023, 03:01 PM

Love the Reggae groove

Posted by: Laura130262 20th March 2023, 11:34 PM

LOve this!

Sounds great

Posted by: Sydney11 22nd March 2023, 02:33 PM

The Guy's looking great

Posted by: Laura130262 23rd March 2023, 12:29 AM

Yes he is!

Posted by: Sydney11 3rd April 2023, 03:12 PM

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guyachambers Writing The Road To Mandalay with @robbiewilliams in 1998 in a hotel room in Paris.


https://www.instagram.com/guyachambers/?hl=en

Posted by: Laura130262 3rd April 2023, 11:25 PM

This is lovely!

Posted by: Sydney11 6th April 2023, 03:54 PM

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guyachambers Writing Eternity with @robbiewilliams in Bath, 1998


https://www.instagram.com/guyachambers/

Posted by: Sydney11 20th May 2023, 05:59 AM

& talking of Guy !

Interesting piece on songwriting royalties ...



Congratulations to @raye on her well-deserved Ivor Novello Award and very well said regarding royalty rates for songwriters. Such an important topic in the music industry. “For every song that is released in the world, there are 100 royalty points on a record. A songwriter who has contributed to a record, written the record and even crafted the record entirely is entitled to zero points.”

“I have spent so much time with so many incredible songwriters with Top 10 Billboard hits and they can't pay rent. It's evil and you want to know what's worse, record labels are taking eighty points for marketing.”

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Posted by: Sydney11 1st September 2023, 03:00 PM

& talking of Guy again , any ideas what he's up to

Posted by: Laura130262 1st September 2023, 11:21 PM

No.
I hope he is represented in the movie - he's pivotal to "Robbie" isn't he

Posted by: Better Man 2nd September 2023, 07:07 AM

I think he works on musical and RW new album.
No problems with Rob, I'm sure.