Bernie worrell first came to prominence as a founding member and musical director of parliamentfunkadelic. Bernie worrells playing technique takes full advantage of the performative aspects of the moog synthesizer and is a big part of the overall. Bernie worrell all the woo in the world 2017, orange. Its like when youre hearing different birdcalls, or the sounds of a dolphin. There is a good interview with junie morrison by rbma where he indicates that both the lead and bass on knee deep were done with a mini moog. The complete score from the broadway production of the catherine wheel, an album by david byrne. Bernie worrell, a funk keyboardist known for his work with parliamentfunkadelic, died friday at the age of 72 after a battle with lung cancer. Cyril lance, chief engineer at moog, talks us through some of the choices. Bernie worrell used the minimoog model d to establish parliament funkadelics futuristic funk sound. Minimoog model d synthesizer for pc download free music. Recreating 5 classic minimoog model d synth sounds tips.
Thanks to its beefy bottom end and with the help of innovative performers like bernie worrell, the minimoog became a staple of funk music. Moog sub phatty behind the scenes w bernie worrell pfunk. Bernie worrell with talking heads bernie worrell had spent more than a decade with the pfunk clan parliament, funkadelic, bootys rubber band, etc. The synth sounds of parliamentfunkadelics bernie worrell. To sell worrell on the project, laswell shared his own rewarding experiences with cutting a solo bass outing. Bernie worrell, centre, performing with parliamentfunkadelic at the grammy awards show, 2004. Bernie worrell keyboards, vocals, songwriter, arranger, born april 19, 1944 bernie worrell officially joined funkadelic after the release of their first album and became an important member of the parliamentfunkadelic collective thereafter. Bernie worrell all the woo in the world 1978, vinyl. Keyboard player bernie worrell also appeared on the album uncredited, even though his picture was included on the inner sleeve with the rest of the band. Bernie worrell, pfunk and talking heads keyboardist, dead. Bernie worrell has died at the age of 72 synthtopia. Bernie also played the same minimoog on the late night with stephen colbert with jon batiste. The projects producer, bassist bill laswell, one of worrell s longstanding collaborators, encouraged the 69yearold to record the date.
This more resonant tone sounds similar to a dj scratch effect, with bernie playing short, quickly bent notes for fills. Bernie worrell talks vintage synths, elp, parliament funkadelic. Programming parliament funkadelic synths gearslutz. The wizard of woo plays standards in this live session with wbgo, the pfunk veteran brings an assortment of keyboards and a 10. Worrell, from long branch, new jersey, first played with pfunk in the 1970s and went on to perform with talking heads as an unofficial member throughout the 1980s until the band called it quits in 1991. Bernie worrell the keyboard genius who was as bad as. Sonically, its another pfunk jam session, with worrell sharing vocals with clinton, junie morrison, bootsy collins and many others.
Of the 896 user accessible presets, 704 come preloaded with patches from nigel hopkins, brian kehew, will alexander, bernie worrell, drew newmann, amos. The complete score from the broadway production of the. How to create a funk bass sound using ni monark musicradar. Worrell born april 19, 1944, long beach, nj was finally credited on the second funkadelic album 1970s free your mindand your a will follow. To celebrate the anniversary of bob moogs 78th birthday, spectrasonics have released 78 brand new omnisphere patches for the bob moog tribute library. Kraftwerk employed the minimoog model d on the successful concept album autobahn, sparking an entirely new genre. Gary numan replaced his live bands guitars with minimoog model ds, creating the prototype for industrial music. Spectrasonics releases bob moog omnisphere patches emusician. Bernie worrell talks vintage synths, elp, parliament. Bernie worrell and the woo warriors live at the downtown. The album was released by gramavision records in 1993 and was produced by bill laswell and bernie worrell. Optimized for use on all 64bit ios devices, anyone can jump in and play with over 160 included presets or lay fingers to the controls and begin exploring vast magical realms of. Here, well show you how to put together a bernie worrellstyle bass tone. Bernie worrells playing technique takes full advantage of the performative aspects of the moog synthesizer and is a big part of the overall sound of the patch.
I found out that it was a moog synthesizer, and later on i purchased my own minimoog or george did laughs. However, its worrell that leads the albums bestknown track. A lot of my creative process comes from me getting attracted to a sound and then i create. Any day now, keyboard master bernie worrell and the nine musicians that make up the bernie worrell orchestra will be traveling the us in a spiffy new, megasized van made possible by. He is a member of the rock and roll hall of fame, inducted in 1997 with fifteen other members of parliamentfunkadelic. Bernie worrell pioneered the use of the synthesizer in funk. Keyboard legends stevie wonder, bernie worrell, larry dunn, and dr. April 19, 1944 june 24, 2016 was a classicallytrained child prodigy performing with the washington symphony orchestra at ten and studying at the julliard school of music and the new england conservatory of music. It should go without saying that bernie worrell is the master of funk keyboards and the organic sounds of his clavinet d6 and minimoog are refreshing in the era of plastic keyboard patches. Bernie worrell, a classically trained pianist who fathered a funky new musical language on the synthesizer, laying down hipshaking, toetapping bass lines and melodies for george clintons. With the addition of the new birthday patches created by producer eric persing, the library now features over 800 stunning sounds for omnisphere, the companys flagship synthesizer. While this massively influential supergroup was radically altering the course of music, bernie was radically charting the course of emerging keyboard technology during the golden age of analog synthesis.
Bernie worrell was the key to the pfunk sound wax poetics. Get on the good foot with native instruments stunning minimoog emulation. Bernie worrell, keyboardist and songwriter for parliament. A voyager minimoog analog synthesizer, with wooden case, with bernie worrell nameplate attached to wooden frame, with moog foot pedal, a users manual, an issue of keyboard magazine about moog synthesizers, a robert moog obituary, and a moog synthesizer catalog 20032004, housed in a black foampadded anvil case with moog logo. Bernie worrell equipment page 2 vintage synth explorer. In our video above, were using a moog model d reissue, a nord piano 3s hohner d6 clavinet patch, the arturia v collections solina v softsynth, and a prophet6. Made possible by kickstarter, bernie worrell and his orchestra will be touring in a new van. Well call up the init patch from the user bank as a starting point using the dropdown patch menu. I explained to bernie that, in the beginning, i wasnt that sure about it. Minimoog voyager xl signed and played at the bernie. Blacktronic science is the third solo album by former parliamentfunkadelic keyboardist bernie worrell. Worrell played vintage moog minimoogs, a hohner d6 clavinet, an arp solina string synth, and a sequential circuits prophet5, among other instruments.
In our video above, were using a moog model d reissue, a nord piano 3s hohner d6 clavinet patch. I have a voyager xl and found a preset titled fusion was almost exactly the same as the knee deep sound. Bernie generously donated sounds to spectrasonics bob moog. Bernie worrell the keyboard genius who was as bad as beethoven bernie worrell was a crucial part of parliaments mothership and then he went on. Possibly one of the funkiest moog basslines ever recorded by one of the funkiest players of all time is the bass on parliaments flash light. Optimized for use on all 64bit ios devices, anyone can jump in and play with over 160 included presets or lay fingers to the controls and begin exploring vast magical realms of creative potential. Bernie worrell, who revolutionized keyboard playing in popular music, died friday from the effects of lung cancer, his wife, judie worrell, announced on facebook. Bernie worrell, woo together 1978 worrells 1978 debut all the woo in the world is a solo project in name only. Bernie wasnt afraid to bring the moog synthesizer into a realm where it hadnt been explored beforea realm its now hard to imagine without.
I finally left in the early 80s, worrell told waxpoetics in. Like emerson before him, bernie worrell s command of the synthesizer would shape a new sound for the future. April 19, 1944 june 24, 2016 was an american keyboardist and composer best known as a founding member of parliamentfunkadelic and for his work with talking heads. Weve included the flash light bassline in a separate video on classic minimoog songs. Bernie worrell, parliamentfunkadelic keyboardist, dead at 72 rock and roll hall of fame inductee was also unofficial member of talking heads.