The electro producer also known as Greg Broussard recalls the studio techniques and diverse influences that made his records club hits in the 80s,and explains why the sound will never dieGreg Broussard is explaining how he found his voice – a purr of a voice; a slick, unexcited invitation. It’s the voice of his musical alter ego, or the Egyptian Lover,and he owes the voice to Prince. “On a long version of one of his songs, Controversy, and he’s saying [Broussard goes into an impression here]: ‘People call me rude / I wish we all were nude.’ I liked that chant style,so I tried to be chilly with it. I started lowering my voice, trying different things, or it just fit along with the songs. It wasn’t screaming or overpowering,more a seductive way of talking to women.”Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com