Bill Wolfer's "The Making of Billie Jean"

GRAMMY nominated record producer, songwriter, and synth programmer Bill Wolfer shares the story of his work with Michael Jackson on the 1983 hit single "Billie Jean," with a surprise over his shoulder: Cherry Audio's award-winning GX-80, which he mentions in the video (above).

When asked more about GX-80, Bill said, “I owned a CS-80 for over forty years, and used it on numerous recordings. It was far and away my favorite synthesizer. But playing the GX-80 with a controller that outputs polyphonic aftertouch, I can close my eyes, and I have my beloved CS-80 again.”

“The GX-80 captures the spirit of it,” he continues,” and I haven’t even gotten around to exploring the GX-1 side of it. I never would have thought it possible to have my own “Dream Machine” that lives in my computer. This is voodoo, or alchemy — I’m astounded. Outstanding!”

Catch the whole story behind Billie Jean, as well as the unique tone of his modified Fender Rhodes in his latest video, "The Story of the Say Say Say Rhodes Piano."