Volume 1

1. The Big Ol’ Nasty Getdown
Written by Big Ol’ Nasty Getdown with Lyrics by J.P. Miller

Lead Vocals: Michael Clip Payne (P-Funk)
Bass: John Heintz (Trulio Disgracias)
Sax: Greg Hollowell (Yo Mamas Big Fat Booty Band) *Solo
Trombone: Derrick Johnson (Yo Mamas Big Fat Booty Band)
Sax: Kevin Harris (Dirty Dozen Brass Band)
Percussion: John-Paul Miller (Yo Mamas Big Fat Booty Band)
Percussion: Frank Mapstone (bOttOm bUttOn)
Guitar: Ian Neville (Dumpstaphunk, The Meters)
Trombone: Revert P-Nut Andrew’s (Dirty Dozen Brass Band)
Drums: Alvin Ford, Jr (Bonoramma)
Trumpet: Efren Townes (Dirty Dozen Brass Band)
Keys:  Frank Mapstone (bOttOm bUttOn)
Keys:  Tyler Simmons  (SciFi)

2. Include Me
Written by Big Ol’ Nasty Getdown with Lyrics by Belita Woods

Lead Vocals: Belita Woods (P-Funk)
Backing Vocals: Kendra Foster (P-Funk)
Backing Vocals: Laura Reed
Backing Vocals/Guitar: Garry Shider (Parliament Funkadelic)
Sax: Greg Hollowell (Yo Mamas Big Fat Booty Band)
Trombone: Derrick Johnson (Yo Mamas Big Fat Booty Band)
Guitar: Eliot Cohen (Cosmic Sweat Society) *Solo
Drums: Alvin Ford Jr. (Big Sam’s Funky Nation)
Bass: John Heintz (Trulio Disgracias)
Guitar: Ian Neville (Dumpstaphunk, The Meters)
Organ: Frank Mapstone (bOttOm bUttOn)

3. I Will Wait For You
Written by Big Ol’ Nasty Getdown with Lyrics by Laura Reed

Lead Vocals: Laura Reed
Backing Vocals: George Clinton
Backing Vocals: Belita Woods (P-Funk)
Backing Vocals: Garry “StarChild” Shider (Parliament Funkadelic)
Backing Vocals: Sidney Barnes (Funkadelic)
Bass: Robert Mercurio (Galactic)
Pedal Steel: Roosevelt Collier (The Lee Boys)
Guitar: John-Paul Miller (Yo Mamas Big Fat Booty Band)
Rhodes: Frank Mapstone (bOttOm bUttOn)
Organ: Tyler Simmons (SciFi)
Drums: Terence Higgins (Dirty Dozen Brass Band)
Sax: Greg Hollowell (Yo Mamas Big Fat Booty Band)
Trombone: Derrick Johnson (Yo Mamas Big Fat Booty Band)

4. College Funk
Written by Big Ol’ Nasty Getdown

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

5. Wake Me Up
Written by Big Ol’ Nasty Getdown with Lyrics by Ralph Roddenbery and Belita Woods

Lead Vocals/Acoustic Guitar: Ralph Roddenbery (Ralph Roddenbery Band)
Lead Vocals: Belita Woods (P-Funk)
Backing Vocals: Sidney Barnes (Funkadelic)
Backing Vocals: Angela Pool
Backing Vocals: Derrick Johnson (Yo Mamas Big Fat Booty Band)
Backing Vocals: Laura Reed
Pedal Steel: Roosevelt Collier (The Lee Boys)
Bass: Lil’ Alvin Cordy (The Lee Boys)
Guitar: Alvin Lee (The Lee Boys)
Bass: John Heintz (Trulio Disgracias)
Organ: Frank Mapstone (bOttOm bUttOn)
Drums: Alvin Ford Jr. (Bonerama)

6. Platinum
Written by Big Ol’ Nasty Getdown with Lyrics by Kendra Foster

Vocals: Kendra Foster (P-Funk)
Sax: Greg Hollowell (Yo Mamas Big Fat Booty Band)
Trombone: Derrick Johnson (Yo Mamas Big Fat Booty Band)
Bari Sax: Roger Lewis (Dirty Dozen Brass Band) *solo
Sax: Kevin Harris (Dirty Dozen Brass Band)
Bass: John-Paul Miller (Yo Mamas Big Fat Booty Band)
Rhodes: Frank Mapstone (bOttOm bUttOn)  *solo
Organ: Tyler Simmons *solo
Drums: Terence Higgins (Dirty Dozen Brass Band)
Trumpet: Efren Townes (Dirty Dozen Brass Band)
Guitar: Matt Grondin
Pedal Steel: Roosevelt Collier *solo

7. ROOM 2012
Written by Greg Hollowell and Big Ol’ Nasty Getdown with Lyrics by Reverend Desmond D’Angelo

Lead Vocals: Reverend Desmond D’Angelo (The Soular System)
Backing Vocals: George Clinton
Backing Vocals: Garry Shider (Funkadelic)
Backing Vocals: Belita Woods (P-Funk)
Backing Vocals: Sidney Barnes (Funkadelic)
Backing Vocals: Laura Reed
Backing Vocals: Kendra Foster
Guitar: Matt Grondin
Bass: John-Paul Miller (Yo Mamas Big Fat Booty Band)
Drums: Terence Higgins (Dirty Dozen Brass Band)
Organ: Frank Mapstone (bOttOm bUttOn)
Trombone: Derrick Johnson (Yo Mamas Big Fat Booty Band)
Sax: Greg Hollowell (Yo Mamas Big Fat Booty Band)
Sax: Kevin Harris Dirty Dozen Brass Band)
Trombone: Revert “P-Nut” Andrews (Dirty Dozen Brass Band)

8. Away From The World
Written by Big Ol’ Nasty Getdown with Lyrics by Laura Reed and Kendra Foster

Vocals: Laura Reed (1st Verse / Chorus)
Vocals: Kendra Foster (2nd Verse / Chorus)
Bass:  John Heintz (Trulio Disgracias)
Guitar: Derrick Johnson (Yo Mamas Big Fat Booty Band)
Drums: Alvin Ford Jr. (Bonerama)
Flute: Kofi Burbridge (Derek Trucks Band)
Keys: Frank Mapstone (bOttOm bUttOn)
Backing Vocals: Sidney Barnes

9. The Beauty of Pretty
Written by Big Ol’ Nasty Getdown with Lyrics by Sidney Barnes and George Clinton

Vocals: George Clinton
Vocals: Sidney Barnes
Bass:  John Heintz (Trulio Disgracias)
Guitar: John Paul-Miller (Yo Mamas Big Fat Booty Band)
Keys: Danny Bedrosian (P-Funk)
Trombone: Derrick Johnson (Yo Mamas Big Fat Booty Band)
Sax: Greg Hollowell (Yo Mamas Big Fat Booty Band)
Drums: Alvin Ford Jr. (Bonerama)

10. It’s So Hard To Go
Written by Big Ol’ Nasty Getdown

Bass/Backing Vocals: John Heintz (Trulio Disgracias)
Guitar/Backing Vocals: John-Paul Miller (Yo Mamas Big Fat Booty Band) *solo
Guitar: Roosevelt Collier (The Lee Boys)
Drums: Terence Higgins (Dirty Dozen Brass Band)
Sax/Backing Vocals: Greg Hollowell (Yo Mamas Big Fat Booty Band)
Trombone/Backing Vocals: Derrick Johnson (Yo Mamas Big Fat Booty Band) *Lyrics
Keys/Backing vocals: Frank Mapstone (bOttOm bUttOn)
Backing Vocals:
George Clinton
Belita Woods (P-Funk)
Laura Reed
Kendra Foster (P-Funk)
Garry Shider (Funkadelic)
Robert “P-Nut” Johnson (Funkadelic)
Sidney Barnes
Reverend Desmond D’Angelo (The Soular System)
Ralph Roddenbery (Ralph Roddenbery Band)
Arieh Samson
Clella Ann Zvat
Kara Demetry
Kellie Meadows

11. Amplify
Written by Big Ol’ Nasty Getdown with Lyrics by Agent 23 and Gift of Gab

Vocals/Beat: Agent 23 (Verse 1 and 3)
Vocals: The Gift of Gab (Blackalicious) Verse 2
Vocals: George Clinton (Ending)
Vocals: Kendra Foster (P-Funk)
Bass: John-Paul Miller (Yo Mamas Big Fat Booty Band)
Drums: Terence Higgins (Dirty Dozen Brass Band)
Guitar: Matt Grondin
Keys: Tyler Simmons (SciFi)
Keys: Frank Mapstone (bOttOm bUttOn)
Keys: Danny Bedrosian (P-Funk, Secret Army)

 

 

About the Album Art and Artist:

EMEK BIO

Coming from a unique family of 5 artists, Emek has made his mark creating special limited edition silkscreen posters for live concerts around the world.

 Emek’ style thrives on attention to detail, coupled with layers of meaning in the artwork. His infusion of socio-political commentary into pop culture imagery has made his work instantly recognizable in the field. Emphasizing craftsmanship, his work is mostly hand-drawn in the tradition of the classic psychedelic posters from the 1960′s. Born in the 70′s Emek was also strongly influenced by the DIY punk flyers of the 80’s. 

  ”I appreciate the creative freedom this medium allows me because the bands generally give me total freedom as long as I advertise the show info. I am allowed to dip into the recesses of my imagination and see what spills out onto the page. This allows me to be my own art director and I am able to experiment with different concepts and styles to keep things fresh. Today’s disposable culture paves the way for tomorrow’s collectable nostalgia…I’m just trying to make it interesting”

 Over the last 2 decades, Emek has created hundreds of posters for some of the top alternative bands and events, like Erykah Badu, BB King, The Roots, the Flaming Lips, Radiohead, Coachella Festival, Queens of the Stone Age, Tool, Jane’s Addiction, to name a few, as well as album covers from Neil Young and Pearl Jam to Henry Rollins and Erykah Badu. Emek’s work has been shown in galleries across the United States, in Berlin, London and Tokyo and Belgium and Canada. He has been interviewed on CNN, featured in magazines and books.  And now, collected for the first time in one book, a retrospective of the first 20 years of Emek’s rock’n'roll artwork and political posters, as well as his accomplished family’s art and fine art and many never before seen pieces. 272 full color pages, 9″ x 12″ Glow in the Dark hardcover book.

“Emek has great design and impeccable political sentiments, what more could you ask for on a poster?” -R.Crumb