The career of Nile Rodgers is enduring in the music industry. Nile's signature is scrawled across an amazing array of music - from Madonna to Diana Ross, from David Bowie to Duran Duran. Nile has written, produced, or performed on over 100,000,000 million records.

Nile first picked up a guitar while still in school and there was no stopping the talent that emerged. At the age of 19, Nile not only worked for Sesame Street, but was performing nightly as part of the house band for the world renowned Apollo Theatre in Harlem, playing with luminaries such as Aretha Franklin, Parliament Funkadelic, Ben E King, and The Cadillacs. Pretty amazing for a skinny kid with glasses from New York City, but he wanted more. Nile Rodgers wanted a band of his own.

Once the decision was made, Nile searched for a partner in crime. He soon found him in local boy Bernard Edwards, whose perfectly meticulous bass seamlessly complemented Nile's precise guitar. The two were confident enough of their synergy to introduce the world to Chic in 1977.

"Dance, Dance, Dance", the first single off Chic's eponymous début, hit the Top 10 and they never looked back. 1978 yielded their second hit, "Everybody Dance", while a third single, "Le Freak", hit No. 1 and became Warner Brothers' biggest selling single of all time.

Though the '70s embraced the R&B funk of Chic, it was the '80s that secured Nile's place in music history. While forever bonded, Nile branched away from Bernard in the early '80s to collaborate with David Bowie. Their partnership may have raised more than a few eyebrows, but it offered music lovers Let's Dance , the biggest selling record in Bowie's career, with the hits "China Girl", "Modern Love", and "Let's Dance".

Nile had proved an R&B guy could produce pop and rock. He followed it up by working with Madonna, on her first hit "Like A Virgin", which went on to sell 14 million copies in the United States alone. Nile then produced Duran Duran's "The Reflex" single, which famously stayed at No. 1 for 15 weeks.

After more production collaborations Nile went on to work with a staggering array of musicians - ranging from Mick Jagger on She's The Boss, INXS' groundbreaking "Original Sin" single, The Thompson Twins' Here's To Future Days, Grace Jones' Inside Story, the B-52's Cosmic Thing, Eric Clapton's Jimi Hendrix tribute album, Stone Free, Paula Abdul, and the unforgettable Beavis and Butthead Experience.

As the music industry changes, Nile is on the cutting edge of new opportunities for artists. He recently executive produced, produced and contributed to Halo 2: Original Soundtrack, Vol. 1, the number one selling original video game soundtrack of all time.