This Two Track episode features The Tower of Power Ensemble performing the songs “(I Still Be) Diggin’ on James Brown” by Stephen Kupka and Emilio Castillo, and “Souled Out” by Kupka, Castillo, and Marlon McClain.

Set

00:00 Intro

00:16 Diggin’ on James Brown by Stephen Kupka and Emilio Castillo

06:00 Celebration (Theme)

07:23 Souled Out by Kupka, Castillo, and Marlon McClain

Performers:

Band:

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Joey Madison, voice:

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Shaked Levy, voice:

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Kristina Rossi, voice:

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Miguel Rivera, trumpet:

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Alan Hester, trumpet:

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Amber Lara, sax:

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Eliott Allemand, sax:

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Ryan Tharayil, sax:

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Tino Erdos, trombone:

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Andy Garcia, trombone:

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Simon Cheon, guitar:

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Michael Schmidt, keys:

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Anderson Mirafzali, bass:

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Henry Plumb, drums:

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Desiree Orien Tay, percussion:

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Billy Buss, band leader:

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About the Artist

Berklee’s Tower of Power Ensemble is a tribute band (led by Brass Department faculty member Billy Buss) that celebrates and advances the soulful history, culture, and immense musical contributions of one of the world’s funkiest bands.

About Two Track

Two Track is a music video series designed for Berklee’s YouTube and social media channels that features artists in an intimate setting with only one microphone and continuous camera takes. Each recording session will revolve around a single theme (i.e., connection, love, dreams) that can be expressed by the artist either through their track selection or through a short storytelling segment that will be recorded as part of the performance. The videos in this series will premiere at specific dates and times, but if you miss the premiere, each video will be public on the channel in continuity.

Production Credits

Produced by Jeannie Greeley

Gimbal camera: Steffan Hacker

Additional cameras: Jeannie Greeley, Sage Shriver-Blough, Jihae Kim

Graphics: Steffan Hacker

Video editor: Sage Shriver-Blough

Recording and mix engineer: Andres Gonzalez Cardona