The founding members of Art of Noise, JJ Jeczalik and Gary Langan recently spent a day in the Magic Audio studio with James and the resident Fairlight CMI 2X sampling system. During the early 1980's JJ was one of the most in demand Fairlight users in London working with Kate Bush, Yes, Frankie Goes to Hollywood and ABC. Gary has engineered many hit albums by Queen, Yes, Malcolm McLaren and ABC. The Fairlight was one of the first musical sampling systems and became available in 1980. From 1981 - 1985 a Fairlight could be purchased at Syco Systems in Paddington for £ 35,000 which at the time was the price of a one bedroom flat in London. It is still in demand today due to its unique workflow and sonic character.