The Big Ol’ Nasty Getdown wins Funk/Groove Song of the year at the Hollywood Music in Media Awards

College Funk by The Big Ol’ Nasty Getdown wins Funk/Groove Song of the Year.   Click Here to see the full results.  College Funk, the winning song, is available digitally now on Itunes, and Amazon.

This song features an all star line up featuring:

Roger Lewis: Baritone Sax (Dirty Dozen Brass Band)
Kevin Harris: Tenor Sax (Dirty Dozen Brass Band)
Efren Townes: Trumpet (Dirty Dozen Brass Band)
Greg Hollowell (Sax) (Yo Mamas Big Fat Booty Band)
Derrick Johnson Trombone (Yo Mamas Big Fat Booty Band)
Revert “P-Nut” Andrews: Trombone (Dirty Dozen Brass Band)
Terence Higgins: Drums  (Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Warren Haynes Band)
Roosevelt Collier: Pedal Steel (The Lee Boys) *Solo 2
John-Paul Miller: Guitar Percussion ( Yo Mamas Big Fat Booty Band) *Solo 1
Tyler Simmons: Clavinet (SciFi)
Rhodes: Frank Mapstone
Shekre: Justin Hunnicut
Robert Mercurio: Bass (Galactic)
Produced by John Heintz, Frank Mapstone and John-Paul Miller

Engineered by Dwayne Dungey

Mastered by Joe Gastwirt

CONCERT DATES ANNOUNCED! LONG BEACH FUNK FEST ON AUGUST 2O; THE WHISKEY A GO-GO AUGUST 23; MOE’S ALLEY ON AUGUST 26

THE SUMMER JUST GOT HOTTER!!THE BIG OL’ NASTY GETDOWN SET TO FUNKIFY THE MASSES WITH THREE SPECIAL CONCERT DATES

AUGUST 20 – LONG BEACH FUNK FESTIVAL

AUGUST 23 – WHISKY A GO-GO IN HOLLYWOOD

AUGUST 26 – MOE’S ALLEY IN SANTA CRUZ

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DEBUT CD VOLUME 1 FEATURING ICONS GEORGE CLINTON, THE LATE GARRY SHIDER, BELITA WOODS, SIDNEY BARNES AND A HOST OF OTHER NOTABLES

AVAILABLE ON iTUNES AUGUST 16 ON

THE GETDOWN ENTERTAINMENT IMPRINT

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FAMED ARTIST EMEK CREATES ONE-OF-A-KIND ALBUM COVER

 

It’s gonna be a PARTY!! That’s right, the Big Ol’ Nasty Getdown, a mind-blowing experimental studio project featuring George Clinton, has scheduled three live concert dates beginning with the famed Long Beach Funk Festival on August 20th, followed by a gig at the legendary Whisky A Go-Go on August 23.  A show at famous Moe’s Alley in Santa Cruz on August 26 rounds out the dates.  Be prepared for a scorchin’ sweaty set of funk delivered by a stellar line-up that includes members of Kool and the Gang, Graham Central Station, P Funk, and special guests.  The show debuts music from the band’s premiere CD Volume 1 available on iTunes August 16 on the Getdown Entertainment Imprint.  Two singles from Volume 1 are already making noise including “Room 2012″ and “College Funk,” which was nominated for a Hollywood Music and Media Award for Best Funk / Groove Song.

 The band will bring the musical explosion of live power to your face-holes on a rarely seen level —  as dozens of musicians take the stage in a collaboration of soulful vocals, thumping bass, groovin’ rhythms, and nitty-gritty guitar.  The live show is a mirror of the debut album’s goal, energy, vibe and spirit.  In short, it’s a huge party not to be missed. 

 The Big Ol’Nasty Getdown Tour Dates:

August 20 – Long Beach Funk Festival Free Afternoon Performance

August 23 – The Whiskey A Go-Go  / Showtime 10pm / Tickets via Ticketmaster and Box office

August 26 – Santa Cruz / Moe’s Alley / Showtime 9pm /Tickets via Ticketmaster and Box office

 The Big Ol’Nasty Getdown Volume 1 is one hot collection sure to blow your mind.   Rarely has a record captured the true free spirit of the genre, a pure jamfest where ideas, good vibes, and an anything goes attitude flowed freely through the recording sessions, from New Orleans to George Clinton’s studio in Tallahassee.   With 60-plus musicians and singers pledging allegiance to The Big Ol’ Nasty Getdown, this is more than a labor of love for all involved…it’s the ultimate party and a chance to pass it on.  Three years in the making with a stellar line-up of some of the genre’s biggest icons (George Clinton, Garry “Star Child” Shider, Belita Woods, Sidney Barnes, Michael “Clip” Payne) and introducing newcomers Rev. Desmond D’Angelo and Laura Reed,  the eleven tracks featured on  Volume 1  are pure authentic funk. 

 The songs were written in the recording studio as part of a giant jam session with everyone contributing to the songwriting process.  It was this atmosphere that inspired George Clinton and Sidney Barnes to finally finish a song they started some 30 years ago, “The Beauty of Pretty,” which appears for the first time on the record.  Volume 1 also features some of the final recordings of the late Garry “Star Child” Shider, who was an influential force behind the project.   The legends and the newcomers meshed their essence together to concoct a magical potion of funk that pays homage to the past while speeding toward the future, an experience so powerful it is sure to amplify the soul!

 Stand out tracks on Volume 1 include the apocalyptic love song “Room 2012,” featuring Rev. Desmond D’Angelo; the steamy ballad “I Will Wait For You,” featuring Laura Reed;  the booty shaking instrumental “College Funk,” and the raucously raunchy “Include Me,”  featuring Belita Woods, P-Funk’s resident siren.   ”Amplify,” “It’s So Hard To Go,” “Big Ol’ Nasty Getdown,” ” The Beauty of Pretty,” “Away From The World,” “Platinum,” and “Wake Me Up,” round out the album.  Some of the artists who appear on the record include members of the Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Robert Mercurio (Galactic), steel guitarist Roosevelt Collier (Lee Boys), Danny Bedrosian (P-Funk), JP Miller ( Yo Mamas Big Fat Booty Band), Grammy Winner Kofi Burbridge (Derek Truck Band), Ian Neville (The Meters/Dumpstaphunk), Tyler Simmons, Sidney Barnes, and drummer Alvin Ford Jr.  The record was produced by John Heintz, Frank Mapstone, and John-Paul Miller.

 With a project this special it is only fitting that famed artist Emek was chosen to create an album cover that captures the spirit of The Big Ol’ Nasty Getdown.  “The first thing that popped into my cerebral corpus callosum was an image of a big ol’ nasty getdown,” says Emek. “A big ol’ 70′s style funky pimp voodoo Wiz tin man scrap-yard robot musician magician conjuring up a groovy robot party. It’s bright, colorful, and fun like the music.  I really enjoyed drawing this cover.”

The Big Ol’ Nasty Getdown is a funk all-star super group, the likes of which has never been seen before.  Whether on record or in concert, this is one experience not to be missed.  May the funk be with you!

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THE BIG OL’ NASTY GETDOWN HONORS FUNK LEGEND GARRY SHIDER ON FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF HIS PASSING

THE BIG OL’ NASTY GETDOWN REMEMBERS THE BAND’S MUSICAL MENTOR AND COLLABORATOR WITH A FREE DOWNLOAD OF ONE THE LAST SONGS HE RECORDED WITH THE BAND FOR THE UPCOMING CD VOLUME 1

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Download It’s So Hard To Go at http://tinyurl.com/ItsSoHardToGo

P-Funk guitarist and funk icon Garry “Starchild” Shider left his indelible mark on everything he touched and The Big Ol’ Nasty Getdown is no exception. His trademark guitar and signature vocals can be heard on several of the tracks on the band’s upcoming CD Volume 1. Many of these songs were some of the last recorded before Garry’s untimely passing a year ago.

In honor of Garry’s memory The Big Ol’ Nasty Getdown is giving a free download of “It’s So Hard To Go,” available by clicking on http://tinyurl.com/ItsSoHardToGo.  This particular song features an all-star Funk choir led by Garry and featuring George Clinton, Belita Woods, Sidney Barnes, Kendra Foster, Laura Reed, and Rev. Desmond D’Angelo, among others.   The song will be available from Tuesday, June 14 to Tuesday, June 21.

“Garry was a mentor both musically and personally,” said The Big Ol’ Nasty Getdown founder John Heintz. ”I wish he was here to see the completed album, but his magic lives on in these recordings. It’s an honor for me to share the track ‘It’s So Hard To Go’ with fans both new and old as a celebration of this great man and dear friend.”

To hear more songs from Volume 1 featuring Garry Shider click here

Big Ol’ Nasty Getdown :: VOLUME I ~ SNEAK PEEK

 

HELD OVER BY POPULAR DEMAND!!

The Big Ol’ Nasty Getdown’s 2nd Single COLLEGE FUNK Hits iTunes

THE BIG OL’ NASTY GETDOWN VOLUME 1 SLATED FOR RELEASE AUGUST 16 “COLLEGE FUNK” AVAILABLE NOW ON iTUNES.COM

The Big Ol’ Nasty Getdown’s bombastic new single College Funk has been nominated for Best Funk/Groove Song at the Hollywood Music and Media Awards and is available now on iTunes.com. The track is featured on the band’s upcoming album Volume 1 available on August 16. The instrumental track is a delicious slice of old school funk backed by powerhouse horns and in your face guitar sure to make even the dead dance!

College Funk shows the true collaborative effort behind The Big Ol’ Nasty Getdown. Says Roosevelt (The Lee Boys) Collier who plays pedal steel for the band, “College Funk came about basically like a bunch of guys just sitting around in this room just chillin’ like some college kids. Actually that is where the name came from. Bassist Robert Mercurio said we sounded like a college band, so we called the song College Funk.”

“Recording with The Big Ol’ Nasty Getdown truly lived up to its name. The band was BIG, the music was some NASTY FUNK, and the whole focus behind the project was to GET DOWN!” said bass player Robert (Galactic) Mercurio. “College Funk was a fun tune that came together quickly through the band improvising with each other in the studio and it felt right from the beginning.”

Cover art for the College Funk single created by Lex Gable, illustrates the band’s philosophy to keep it real and authentic from the art to the music. Produced by John Heintz, John-Paul Miller and Frank Mapstone, all eleven tracks featured on The Big Ol’ Nasty Getdown’s debut album Volume 1 are pure funk gold that pays homage to the past while speeding toward the future. You can see behind-the-scenes footage of the making of the record at youtube.com/Getdown2012 channel.

The first single Room 2012 written by Greg Hollowell and The Big Ol’ Nasty Getdown with lyrics and vocals by new funk vocal powerhouse Reverend Desmond D’Angelo is also available now on iTunes. The track features backing vocals by the Godfather of Funk himself George Clinton, Garry Shider, P-Funk siren Belita Woods, Funkadelic’s Sidney Barnes, newcomer Laura Reed and players from Yo Mama’s Big Fat Booty Band, The Dirty Dozen Brass Brand, to name a few. It is a modern day love song set against the backdrop of the mythical 2012 apocalypse.

The Big Ol’ Nasty Getdown is a one-of-a-kind funkified outfit with over 60 players involved in the recordings and live shows. It’s a place where legends and newcomers join forces to explore, create, and invent musical works that will stand the test of time. George Clinton, the late Garry Shider, Belita Woods, Sidney Barnes, Michael “Clip” Payne, among others jammed with up and comers Rev. Desmond D’Angelo, Laura Reed, and John-Paul Miller. The live band includes Norwood Fisher (Fishbone), Patryce “Choc’let” Banks (Graham Central Station/Rose Royce), Michael Ray (Kool & The Gang), Novena “Baby Stone” Carmel (Sly Stone’s daughter), Greg Thomas (P-Funk), to name a few.

“It was so much fun playing on this album,” continues Collier. “We were up in the French Quarter in New Orleans in this big house for a whole week. It was all these people coming together, hangin’ out and becoming a family. We were writing and jamming and having fun. All this noise just out of nowhere. People writing music, composing music. It was an all out blast!”

The Big Ol’ Nasty Getdown brings the party to Southern California when it headlines the Long Beach Funk Festival on August 20th as well as additional tour dates to be announced shortly. Whether on record on in concert, this is one experience not to be missed. May the funk be with you!

A Chat with Norwood Fisher

Talkin’ ’bout Choc’Let & Big Ol’ Nasty Getdown

Funk Is BACK with a Vengence!!

ATTENTION FUNKATEERS!  THE BIG OL’NASTY GETDOWN IS BRINGING FUNK BACK WITH THE RELEASE OF  VOLUME 1 FEATURING ICONS GEORGE CLINTON, THE LATE GARRY SHIDER, BELITA WOODS, SIDNEY BARNES AND A HOST OF OTHER NOTABLES

AVAILABLE ON iTUNES AUGUST 16 ON THE GETDOWN ENTERTAINMENT IMPRINT

FAMED ARTIST EMEK CREATES ONE-OF-A-KIND ALBUM COVER 

Three years in the making with a stellar line-up of some of funk’s biggest icons (George Clinton, Garry “Star Child” Shider, Belita Woods, Sidney Barnes, Michael “Clip” Payne) and introducing newcomers Rev. Desmond D’Angelo and Laura Reed,  The Big Ol’Nasty Getdown Volume 1 is one hot collection sure to blow your mind.   Rarely has a record captured the true free spirit of the genre, a pure jamfest where ideas, good vibes, and an anything goes attitude flowed freely through the recording sessions, from New Orleans to George Clinton’s studio in Tallahassee.   With 60-plus musicians and singers pledging allegiance to The Big Ol’ Nasty Getdown, this is more than a labor of love for all involved…it’s the ultimate party and a chance to pass it on.

In true George Clinton fashion he described the experience of being a part of The Big Ol’ Nasty Getdown as “Picture this, Paint a Picture, Paint the Perfect Picture. Composing. Imposing, Decomposing or Just Doodle and Come Up with Your Own Conclusion.”

The eleven tracks featured on  Volume 1  are pure authentic funk.  The songs were written in the recording studio as part of a giant jam session with everyone contributing to the songwriting process.  It was this atmosphere that inspired George Clinton and Sidney Barnes to finally finish a song they started some 30 years ago, “The Beauty of Pretty,” which appears for the first time on the record.  Volume 1 also features some of the final recordings of the late Garry “Star Child” Shider, who was an influential force behind the project.   The legends and the newcomers meshed their essence together to concoct a magical potion of funk that pays homage to the past while speeding toward the future, an experience so powerful it is sure to amplify the soul!

Stand out tracks on Volume 1 include the apocalyptic love song “Room 2012,” featuring Rev. Desmond D’Angelo; the steamy ballad “I Will Wait For You,” featuring Laura Reed;  the booty shaking instrumental “College Funk,” and the raucously raunchy “Include Me,”  featuring Belita Woods, P-Funk’s resident siren.   “Amplify,” “It’s So Hard To Go,” “Big Ol’ Nasty Getdown,” ” The Beauty of Pretty,” “Away From The World,” “Platinum,” and “Wake Me Up,” round out the album.  Some of the artists who appear on the record include members of the Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Robert Mercurio (Galactic), steel guitarist Roosevelt Collier (Lee Boys), Danny Bedrosian (P-Funk), JP Miller ( Yo Mamas Big Fat Booty Band), Grammy Winner Kofi Burbridge (Derek Truck Band), Ian Neville (The Meters/Dumpstaphunk), Tyler Simmons, Sidney Barnes, and drummer Alvin Ford Jr.  The record was produced by John Heintz, John-Paul Miller, and Frank Mapstone.

With a project this special it is only fitting that famed artist Emek was chosen to create an album cover that captures the spirit of The Big Ol’ Nasty Getdown.  “The first thing that popped into my cerebral corpus callosum was an image of a big ol’ nasty getdown,” says Emek. “A big ol’ 70′s style funky pimp voodoo Wiz tin man scrap-yard robot musician magician conjuring up a groovy robot party. It’s bright, colorful, and fun like the music.  I really enjoyed drawing this cover.”

“Emek created a work of art that captured a glimpse of the future while incorporating flavors of the past to create something timeless which is what I feel we’ve done with The Big Ol’ Nasty Getdown,” says producer and founder John Heintz.  “It’s real, it’s honest and it’s unexpected. It catches you off guard but leaves you with a smile on your face.  It’s a celebration scene from the future after having won the war against sitting still.”

The live band takes the music to a whole new level with dozens of musicians taking the stage in a collaboration of soulful vocals, thumping bass, groovin’ rhythms, and nitty-gritty guitar. In short, it’s a huge party…a Big Ol’ Nasty Getdown! In addition to the above named players, the following musicians are part of the live experience: Norwood Fisher (Fishbone); Patryce “Choc’Late” Banks (Graham Central Station/Rose Royce); Gemi Taylor (Graham Central Station/Mandrill); Michael Ray (Kool & The Gang); Novena “Baby Stone” Carmel (Sly Stone’s daughter); Greg Thomas (P-Funk), among others.

To celebrate the release of Volume 1, The Big Ol’ Nasty Getdown will headline the Long Beach Funk Festival on August 20th as well as additional tour dates to be announced shortly.  The Big Ol’ Nasty Getdown is a funk all-star super group, the likes of which has never been seen before.  Whether on record or in concert, this is one experience not to be missed.  May the funk be with you!

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