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The first time they were in town they had Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards alongside them, this time it\u2019s two EDM producers supplying the bass. \u201cLas Vegas has grown so much from what was a sleazy adult getaway in the 70s to what it is today, a huge elite playground\u201d giggle the girls from Next Step, the three former lead singers of disco super group Chic after performing with Aristofreeks at the Light club at Mandalay Bay.<\/p>\n

Alfa Anderson, Luci Martin and Norma Jean Wright are no strangers to this sort of adulation. For two glorious decades there was no one bigger in the disco world than Chic with the multi platinum selling group sending shivers down your sequins thanks to hits such as \u2018Le Freak\u2019, \u2018Everybody Dance\u2019 and \u2018Good Times\u2019.<\/p>\n

Next Step are in town with Ibiza based DJ\/Producer duo Max Martire and Shanti Matkin celebrating the launch of their new six track EP that features two Chic classics and also four original songs.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are a little late to this new electronic party\u201d admits Alfa Anderson. \u201cIt\u2019s incredible though that there are now a new generation of club goers dancing to the classics as well as clamoring for new dance music. I\u2019m not quite sure which direction we will go in with the new material, EDM leaves so much room for creativity and free expression, I am grateful to be here to see this resurgence and look forward to continuing the legacy.\u201d<\/p>\n

It\u2019s not just Vegas that the trio have been rocking recently, last summer saw the girls join Nile on stage at the opening of the Hard Rock Hotel in Ibiza. \u201cThat performance was off the chain\u201d says Alfa, \u201cnothing but love, good vibes and good times \u2013 we are so looking forward to performing there with Next Step.\u201d Was that night planned I wonder? \u201cNot at all. We were in Ibiza recording our new music with Aristofreeks, Kathy Sledge was with us too and out of the blue Nile asked us out of the audience to perform \u2018Good Times\u2019, it was so much fun, Ibiza sure knows how to party.\u201d<\/p>\n

So what of Niles\u2019s new found fame I ask them, he really is the man of the moment\u2026 \u201cYes Nile is on a roll\u201d laughs Norma, \u201c\u2019Get Lucky\u2019 was killer, I love Chic\u2019s new single \u2018I\u2019ll Be There\u2019 and I can\u2019t wait to hear the new album and his collaborations with Chaka Khan and Elton John.\u201d<\/p>\n

So how does the white isle compare to the legendary Studio 54 in New York back in the day, probably the wildest club ever? \u201c54 was great for its freedom and letting people cut loose and get wild\u201d reminisces Luci. \u201cLike a sideshow or circus, the music itself while excellent most times, was secondary. It was chaos without limits, at my age it was shocking stumbling over people having sex and using drugs everywhere but the best thing about 54 for a celebrity was that it was a place where they could go and not get bothered much, pretty much how it is in Ibiza today.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Next Step walk us through their history\u2026<\/h2>\n

Luther Vandross : \u201cThere is an art to singing that I was privileged to learn from the master teacher himself. Professionally, he helped me home my craft. Personally, he imparted a lot of life lessons.\u201d Alfa<\/p>\n

The night Disco died at \u2018Disco Demolition\u2019 : \u201cFor people to physically burn albums and display that type of disdain and hatred was totally unheard of. It was the beginning of the end for Chic, but not for dance music which went underground and has had many reincarnations over the years. Just goes to show that you can\u2019t keep a good dance groove down.\u201d Norma and Alfa<\/p>\n

Superstar studio highlights :\u201cI loved working with Stevie Wonder, Luther Vandross, Aretha Franklin, Chaka Kahn and had so much fun working on Madonna\u2019s first album. And I have to admit, I was totally star struck working with Michael Jackson. What a voice.\u201d Norma<\/p>\n

On their first trip to Las Vegas :\u201dIt was a lonely strip with only a couple of hotels. We hung out at Caesars Palace and I had never seen anything like it before. We were kids and just partied, partied partied. I ending up crashing out by a swimming pool.\u201d Luci<\/p>\n

Today\u2019s pop stars : \u201cAt the moment we are digging Bruno Mars, Ed Sheeran, Charles Hamilton, Kimbra, Sia, Jill Scott, Ariana Grande, Lelah Hathaway and Rita Ora.\u201d<\/p>\n

Diana Ross : \u201dI was in such awe when I met Diana. I just stood there babbling away inarticulately.\u201d Alfa<\/p>\n

Nile Rodgers : \u201dNile is and will always be a good personal friend and brother to me. He is like family and just like family, we may have ups and downs but we will always have each other\u2019s heart in hand.\u201d Luci<\/p>\n

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