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William Orbit (sometimes written as ''William Ørbit'', born on 30 July , 1956 , as '''William Wainwright''') is a British Musician and Record Producer , best known to the public for producing Madonna 's album '' Ray Of Light '', which received four Grammy Award s. He has also co-produced several Unreleased Madonna Songs originally recorded for other albums that were never used. Also, he produced "13" by Blur , and remixed some of the songs on the album.

His speciality is atmospheric Keyboard Electronica although much of his work features accomplished Guitar playing. He has also recorded several largely instrumental solo albums under the name Strange Cargo which features vocals by Beth Orton , Laurie Mayer and Cleo Torres among others. He was the musical force behind Bassomatic in the early 1990s , and formed the band Torch Song together with Mayer, Grant Gilbert and Rico Conning in the 1980s . He has also produced and remixed numerous other artists. Orbit's remixes carry his signature electronic sounds and techniques, making them sought after by fans of his solo work. He also worked with pop girl trio Sugababes .


Discography


Torch Song

  • '' Wish Thing ''

  • ''Ecstasy''

  • ''Exhibit A''

  • ''Toward the Unknown Region''



Bassomatic

  • ''Set the Controls for the Heart of the Bass''

  • ''Science & Melody''



Solo


''See also'': Michael Slack

more complete discography at: http://www.williamorbit.com and http://www.discogs.com/artist/William+Orbit


Equipment Used

Used on Madonna's Ray of Light:
  • Roland Juno 106

  • Roland JD-800

  • Roland JP-8000

  • Yamaha DX-7

  • Novation BassStation

  • Korg MS-20

  • Akai S3200 sampler

  • Sherman Filterbank

  • Atari ST Computer running Cubase II

  • Pro Tools TDM

  • Has Used:

  • Trident 80A Mixing Desk

  • Roland Dimension D Chorus

  • Yamaha SY-99 (on Torch Song's Into The Unknown Region)

  • Roland SH-101

  • Used with Torch Song/Guerilla Studio:

  • Otari 24-track recorder

  • Roland CSQ600 Sequencer

  • Yamaha DX-7

  • Sequential Circuits Prophet 5

  • Roland Jupiter-8

  • Roland SH-2

  • Moog Minimoog

  • Roland TR-808

  • Roland TR-909

  • Roland CSQ600 Sequencer

  • Linn Linndrum

  • Movement II Drum Computer

  • Simmons SD5 Drum Brain

  • Roland Space Echo

  • AMS Digital Reverb

  • AMS Digital Delay