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Brian Jackson sat next to two of his favourite keyboards – the Minimoog and the Fender Rhodes – to discuss his approach to songwriting and composition, the lessons he learnt from Gil Scott-Heron and years in the business and why it’s all about the groove. In 1980, Jackson went on to work by himself taking his unique ear for arrangements to artists such as Earth, Wind & Fire, Stevie Wonder and Roy Ayers and into the foundations of today’s modern popular music. Some of his influence continues to be felt in the way rappers from Kanye West to Kendrick Lamar sample his work.