Flyte Tyme Studios Tour with Jimmy Jam | Go with Elmo Lovano Exclusive
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- Опубліковано 31 лип 2023
- Legendary songwriter and producer, Jimmy Jam gives Elmo Lovano an exclusive walkthrough of the iconic Flyte Tyme Studios in LA. Jimmy Jam shows Elmo the actual instruments behind decades of his hits, tells stories of the creations of those songs including Janet Jackson, Prince, The Time, and even plays some of his most famous song parts.
This studio tour took place right after the filming of Jimmy Jam’s interview on the Go With Elmo Lovano podcast. This is a must watch. Here are the links
Part 1 - His music career and life lessons: • Jimmy Jam Part 1 - Hal...
Part 2 - Working with legends, Michael Jackson, Janet Jackson & Prince: • Jimmy Jam Part 2: Mich...
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The fact he was playing all the way thru full songs, no copy & paste is Crazy! His timing and ability to stay locked is amazing
The man toured and played live for decades... It's in his blood
Songs had a human feel as well. Of course, Jam's level of musicianship is exceptional, but everything wasn't quantized into oblivion back then. Feel was and is just as important.
The difference between a musician and a beat maker🤷🏿♂️
@@souloshinobi7307 exactly
A musician can play their instrument for a whole four minutes on a Pop song. Crazy!
Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis been jamming all my life, I’m 47 years old. I’ve literally grown up with their sounds! Real OGs💯
Same for me I’m 44!!!!!
Same and I'm 51! 👍
@@musicnerd72😊
im in my 40s, and its the same, a life times journey along with these guys. PIONEERS and LEGENDS of GOOD music!
When you think about the impact they have had on the soundtrack of our lives, it's astounding.
Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis wrote the soundtrack of me becoming an adult.
Now my kids are listening to and enjoying the music that you produced.
Thank You Jimmy and Terry. 🔊🎵🎼🎶🙏🏽
Ahhh my favorite Redskin of all time. No 72.
@@robertmason7553 Yes, one of my favorites.
He talked a lot of trash weekly and backed it up.
He was tossing out bulletin board material quicker than anyone ever.
😎😎😎😎
This is literally a walk through a live action music museum by the curator of all the exhibits. 👍🏾
100000%!!!
The fact that he remembers every song he produced on each instrument is amazing
To think that Prince created those first 2 TIME albums by himself is still crazy to me and those guys were talented enough to replicate it to perfection in concerts
They’re practically prince albums featuring Morris Day
@@marlonjefferson7940 pretty much
Very cool to see the keyboard collection, love to see Jam play, rarely do you get to see Jam and Lewis actually play. I think thats part of their mystique and legend. I easily see why these guys are so successful, sure they are uber talented muscians and songwriters, but the music is truly who they are. The are humble enough and accepting of art, they are also interested in learning and remain aware of whats avalable and whats possible. Cutting edge. Jam is smiling the entire time he was going through all of this and that inner joy is the real source of the magic, his gift. You can feel it.
the steel drum bassline reveal, blew my mind!
💯💯💯💯
Facts🔥🔥🔥
1st time I heard about it I reprogrammed the patch in my obxa (all patches had been deleted during a repair) and spent the afternoon jamming along the original song!
BigBobbyBolo, so true my man! I've always wondered what was used for that bass line,.. well now I and the rest of the world finally knows! Score Brotha'! 😎
Yep
I'm 58, and this is what I grew up with, most of my life. Thank you Jammcard for making this video.
Our pleasure! Glad you enjoyed it
Man Jimmy and Terry are true legends. I would have never guessed that they were using a steel drum sound for bass. Jimmy and Terry are so talented.
Sir Terry & Sir Jimmy are two Proper Icons, Proper Legendary musicians
Such a humble LEGEND. 3:41 Casually busts out with FORCE MD's Tender Love 🎹
34:57 Wow ✅
THE SOS BAND GAVE US WHAT I CALL DIVINE R & B ~ IT HAS THE COOLNESS OF THE HOOD AND THE SWEETNESS OF A GREAT GOSPEL SONG ~ LIKE FUNK FROM BEYOND ~ BRINGIN HEAVEN TO EARTH ~ HARMONY & BLISS BLESSINGS Y'ALL ~ HU SONG
Can't thank you enough for this video. One of my biggest influences. I came here thinking I'll be happy if he just shows the keyboard sound for Tender Love and it was the very first thing he showed. Also I always thought that Yamaha piano was some kind of keyboard but he hardened the hammers! Crazy
Legends. Defined my music listing life in the 80s and 90s. All of their songs were bangers. No fillers. Janets stuff was off the chains. Id wish that sound would come back….
He LOVES this. That’s why it’s so good and has lasted so long.
Exactly
Man - this blew me away. I love Jimmy and Terry's production. I remember when they did the SOS album when I was in 10th grade. I played the heck out of The Finest. Jimmy is smart - so naturally gifted, coupled with hard work -- and he is a talker. He loves to talk. You did a great job - you knew the music and that really pumped up Jimmy. Does Michael Dean know he was shouted out? Great job!!
I wore out that SOS album out too! That's when I discovered jam and Lewis. I've been a fan ever since
The knowledge, warmth and experience......oh this humbleness....brother thanks so very much for all your music!❤❤❤❤
"Terry loves Las Vegas." I can attest to that. In about 1997 or 1998 I was living in Vegas. I am a die hard Time fan, but was only like 14-15 when they were touring with Prince before they broke up. Always wanted to see them in concert, but was too young then. I saw the Time was playing at one of the Station Casinos. I decided to go. It was Morris and original Time members Jellybean, Monte, and Jerome. Terry was sitting in with the band. Great show for me as it was the first time ever seeing them. I hung out after the show. Heard a commotion at the craps table. Low and behold, Terry Lewis, Morris and Jerome playing craps. I stepped up to the table and played too. All the guys were very nice. Now how many people can say they played craps in Vegas with Terry Lewis, Morris Day, and Jerome Benton.
Awesome story. Thanks for sharing!
He's the Ambassador of the Minneapolis Sound!
Jam and Lewis along with Tyka Nelson have been keepers of the Flame with great humility.
Prince putting together a lot of creative people from the neighborhood for his vision was probably the greatest thing he did. 💜
I could have watched this easily for another hour!
Hearing him pronounce Moog properly (long "o", not "ooh") actually speaks to the depth of his relationships with the manufacturers. The man is a genius and he's from a time (no pun intended) when you had to be able to play. You had to perform the songs...beginning to end...without the safety net of editing. Short of the occasional punch in/out, it's a lot of complete takes in those days. You might comp, but you recorded whole takes. This man deserves the career he's had. Big fan.
I am so proud to have the privilege to see Jimmy Jam take us to some real sound tracks of greatest.
I hope there is a part two to this studio tour. I want to hear more about their immersive sound technology.
This is iconic… literally him just running thru the memorabilia… in the first 10 mins… and so sincere about it. 👑🙏🏽 beautiful souls
This is the coolest interview I have ever seen
Such a fun day
amazing talent !! and these guys grew up together.....jimmy terry morris andre cymone prince alex oneal many others...crazy...all gifted
Loved every minute of this. Thank you for sharing this. Hope this generation latches on to the impact this man and colleagues made to our modern sounds.
Wish I was a fly on the wall!!!
This was a very intriguing tour as Jimmy Jam talked about the songs he play on each instrument. I kept hearing each song in my head as he talked/played them. It brought back great memories.
One word.... 'Excellence ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽'
Greatest
Video
Ever.
Thank you!
Absolute icon...yet so humble and kind. Love Jimmy Jam~
They should have a tour of the studio during downtime and possibly a meet n greet at the end of the tour.. I would love to pay a small fee for a wonderful meetup with them and hors d’oeuvres and drinks at the end.❤
The men with the golden touch, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis. I grew up to their music, nothing but classics.
All of the history in that building is just mind blowing 🫨🫨
What a pleasure it must be hanging out with Jimmy, hearing those stories and seeing all the amazing synths at the studio. Absolutely legend!
I'm in TOTAL AWE!!!!
I worked for Ensoniq in tech support. I am happy that Jimmy mentioned us here. We used to have signature series libraries on the EPS and ASR series samplers. We should have ported over the Mirage stock library and called it the Flyte Tyme Signature library... HA!
I love producers but I can’t think of any today that will ever achieve the legendary status of what Jam&Lewis have accomplished. I think it’ll almost be impossible. 😳
IMPOSSIBLE!!!!
One of the coolest interviews ever , and the walk through was PRICELESS !!!!. Brought me back to my old band days when we were trying to get a record deal and the Tyme was one of our favorite bands
This was absolutely amazing!!!!!!!
This is wonderful.... these guys were a massive inspiration in my world.
the life time of Storie this man has!!! listing him talk is likening a kid at a toys r us store for Keyboards
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Thank You, Sir, for sharing such a rich history. Indeed, those were the days of legendary music, created by Legendary songwriter and producer
Our pleasure!
I find it no small irony that the one word that's used constantly throughout this studio tour is the word 'C-O-O-L'. It is a fact Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis; that there ain't nobody bad like 'thee'. Big respect.
Love Jimmy jam and his productions for 40 years! But, I have never heard the word "cool" used so many times in an interview like this one! It was cool!!
I love Jimmy Jam. In addition to being extremely talented, he's also incredibly thoughtful and intelligent. Thank you for this deep dive.
The legendary Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis...🔥💯👍
I see Jimmy Jam content, I watch. He’s the definition of cool. I don’t know the first thing about music but I could listen to him talk about choruses/snares etc all day and not get bored.😎👍🏾
Definitely, Mr Super Kool.
Greatest memory in the world. Bravo Mr Jam. 😊
I swear this is TOTALLY EQUIVALENT to walking through Paisley Park!!!!! The sheer amount of history he and Terry have made is absolutely unbelievable!!!!! I am most happy that I've had the oppportunity witness the ORIGINATORS of the Minneapolis Sound!!!!!! (Now we just need to see a walk through of Andre Cymone's spot... HINT, HINT😁!!!!)
It would be nice to see Jesse Johnson’s setup too
The time is still one favorite bands and see him play that Little part from cool was amazing.
Jam is showing off all the Master pieces and giving a master class in the art of musicianship. 😊
Enjoyed this walk through musical history and tyme. Awesome to see the tools that created the soundtrack of our lives. Long live Jimmy and Terry!
all i can say is, how cool is this cat! i paused the video halfway through and went into my closet and put on my 1940s hat. Love the old instruments. i have many old uprights in my flat, but i would love to have the yamaha cp70 electric piano. wow! i would be cool if you had the guitars that they played on black cat, becouse aside from the solo, where was a 12 string as well
All them keyboards stacked on the wall 🤤🤤🤤 literally living the dream!
As soon as he played that Janet line, I went straight to the original video to listen. And he hasn't missed a beat.
I love that Elmo is fully aware of the honor he has been given to be there. Holding their Grammy would have been the highlight of my life.
Thank you! We realize and appreciate how lucky we are :)
Jimmy and Terry are certainly one the most prolific songwriters and producers of this generation. Masters of their craft.
I love hearing Jimmy Jam talk he’s so articulate & knowledgeable and has a brain like an elephant.
Jam and Lewis..........The KIngs of Music!@ I am so proud of my Musical Heroes!
Wow...Thanks so much for this. This is like oxygen. Hearring the story behind the soundtrack of our lives by the man who created it. And such an eloquent, friendly man. Jimmy Jam is a legend.
Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis will !!!ALWAYS!!! be my guys no matter WHAT , WHERE, and WHEN they produce it!!! Those two brothers are the best ever, hands down!! TOTALLY 2 GENIUSES'
I remember Flyte Tyme Studio in Bloomington, MN. We were a little pop band working with David Rivkin and he booked their place for horn and steel drum overdubs. Little did I know how famous it was.
So much memories of the sounds of Jam and Lewis when I was young and started got into R&B
Man this was amazing! Jimmy Jam is so talented and a great storyteller. This was such a treat. Thank you!!!
Glad you enjoyed it!
He is such a genuine person. I can see how he brought the best out of artists along with terry.
This is amazing. Imagine the energy in that room😊😊😊I would have to just sit and soak it all🤷🏿♀️
Jimmy jam,Terry Lewis are one of my inspiration to do music,this is a honor and a dream seeing the studio that so many classic tunes where made.its emotional ❤
Absolutely magnificent!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Incredible, these guys are the coolest 💯
This is so special to me. I don’t even have words to describe it!!!!
No way... My first synth/sampler was a Mirage. Its filters did crazy things when you pitched samples really low, and I managed to use that quirk to make a decent approximation of the 'atonal' bass sound from Nasty on it. I'm quietly geeking out to hear that's how it was actually made by one of my big production heroes. Thanks for sharing this awesome studio tour!
Our pleasure! Glad you liked it
Because of tuning in to this video music museum James Harris III Aka Jimmy Jam u have influenced me so much that I've become music producer singer songwriter material I was born, fit, and built for this field. Along with ur partner Terry Lewis I'm so grateful to God to have enabled me and afforded me to live and witness legends like Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis and L.A. AND Babyface and others on their musical journey and sharing their experiences ups and downs in the music industry their wisdom and Elmo if I have the man's name correct. It was a blessing to listen attentively that everything Jimmy Jam shared about the songwriting had a story behind it every instrument what he shared about his keyboards, pianos and how they were refurbished and redone and how manufacturers/designers worked so diligently with him. What a very inspiring video. Congratulations on u both being in the Hall of fame I can't remember what category it was pertaining to the Hall of fame but u Brothers had a positive impact on everyone of us across the country and around the world 🌎. I would love to meet you one day soon because you truly inspire me, encourage me and are like mentors to me. Keep up the good work and God bless you ur wife, children and entire family, Flyte Time production👍💯🙏
Great interview. Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis are both musical 🎵 Treasures. 🎹🥁🎸🎺🎤🎧 So many great memories with their music .
Oh My Goodness... A Dream Come True. I got to tour Jimmy and Terry's studio. (Sort of) My mind is blown.
37:51 Sands of Time by S.O.S. Band - 1986 album cover frame behind him!! I'm crying!!!!
I WOULD DIE TO BE IN THAT ROOM😭😭😭😭😭. THE SOUNDTRACK THAT SAVED MY LIFE. LIES IN THAT ROOM!!!!❤❤😭😭
Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis are thee GREATEST PRODUCERS OF ALL TIME🔥✅🫡
tHIS IS TOTAL JAM
I LOVE IT.
The Yamaha CP70 Acoustic-Electric Grand Piano 🎹 is my Favorite ❤️ Instrument of his entire collection 🙏🏽
I literally cried watching this. I don’t know if he understands how much of a national treasure he is, especially within the black community.. just amazing artistry. He is such a kind person, but I just love this.
I would give a tooth to play in that studio! Amazing!
This was soo cool to hear the core sounds from some of the classics that he created. Who would have known that bass from what have you done for me lately was steel drums!! Crazy!!!
Guys a legend. Thanks Jimmy Jam.
national treasure ! Thanks Jam !!!
I would love to hang with Jam... I've met him 3 times over the decades and he always amazes me with the knowledge that flows from his experience.
Love that his first synthesizer has a Heatwave sticker on it. One of the classic bands.
Him playing bended knee brought me back to a sad place in life but it was such a moment that was needed and it just hit like a ton of bricks with the nostalgia
The interviewer is great! He was like a kid at a candy store which made the interview 2000x better!
Thank you! Make sure to watch the full 2 hour interview with Jimmy and Elmo on the Go With Elmo channel. Link is in the description
Thank U so much for this. Long time Jam and Lewis fan and I so enjoy the process, so this was immeasurable!
Glad you enjoyed it! Make sure to watch the full interview with Jimmy Jam on the Go wIth Elmo UA-cam channel
Gotta be my favourite producer, legend!
Super EDUCATIONAL!
I have said it before on Twitter that the programming of the 808 and now the other gear throughout the years have been unsung because as this video shows, everyone has not pushed instruments to and beyond the limits like FlyteTyme has! ♥️🎯🔥🎉🏆🎤🎹🎧🎶
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Great Episode from a Musical Legend, /2 of my favorite Producers
thank you for sharing all your blessings. I appreciate it. Someday maybe I'll be walking through my studio giving a tour. L O L. Dreams come true, look at this guy. And the comment where somebody said they wrote the soundtrack to their life, so accurate. So entangled in the 80s and 90s. Revolutionized music.
Amazing.
Unparalleled storyteller, and amazing musician! Such a legend...Jam and Lewis are my favorite producers of all time!
As a keyboardist, now I know what heaven looks like!