A final recording session was convened at Eldorado Studios located at Hollywood and Vine , Hollywood , Los Angeles . To round out the turntablist sounds , D.ST flew out from New York along with his colleague Grandmaster Caz . Session engineer Dave Jerden remarked to Beinhorn that Hancock appeared hopeful about the song , but that he did not realize what he had . After the brief 90-minute session , the New York contingent went to a local stereo shop to pass the time before their flight home . Carrying a cassette tape of the final mix , they listened to " Rockit " on some loudspeakers at the shop , attracting the attention of kids from the neighborhood who were amazed and curious . Judging their reaction , Laswell told D.ST , " That 's a hit record . " The music video , directed by the duo of Kevin Godley and Lol Creme and featuring robot-like movable sculptures ( by Jim Whiting ) dancing , spinning , and even walking in time to the music in a " virtual house " in London , England , garnered five MTV Video Music Awards in 1984 , including Best Concept Video and Best Special Effects . Hancock himself appears , and plays keyboard , only as an image on a television receiver , which is smashed on the pavement outside the front door of the house at the end of the video . The video also won two Billboard Video Music Awards , one for most innovative video , and another for best art direction
MTV Video Music Awards in 1984
1984 MTV Video Music Awards
Rockit (song)