Since when does pouring your soul into something Involve being super loud?( yes I get it, he was schmmooving and shit) but for real, no one says that on things 10x harder than this, more emotional might I add
As a Tuba section leader from the 90's, I salute the hell out of Felix. He's passionate about that horn and I doubt he knows how folks look up to him leaving a legacy at the real SUper POWER of the SOUTH!
Jonathan Ellison Yes he made me a full sousaphone nerd my parents just bought me a sousaphones I loved it so much. Then broke it. Oops. Then bought another one a couple days later.
@@deadlybladesmith3093 yeah bro playing high is kinda hard for me but I've started jazz band at my school and I've been playing trombone so it's starting to get a little easier.
Folks who are criticizing tone quality, remember that we are listening to a recording from a device that is not optimized for low brass at that volume and distance. A better mic would make for a beer tone, I’m sure it’s an incredibly powerful sound in person.
That brotha is a BOSS on the Tuba! My range is good, but I could never crank like that! Shout out to him and SU. Been listening to this band via VCR recording, live TV, and UA-cam for over 15 years! I can't wait to see them in Pasadena!!!!!
Wrong. Loud and ugly is not the way the sousaphone, or ANY type of tuba should be played. Loud can be tasteful, believe it or not. Not that these talentless kids would know that.
Remember the horns don’t need to truly be broken in. It’s the players that need to be broken in adjusting to the new horn. Larger bore size and greater resistance. JSU did it and so can SU.
Redd boxx keep at it.. I’ve had the pleasure of being taught by haymer and taylor my years at LLI along with Everson martin (Alcott director) and a few other great directors.. wont ever forget the experience! I should’ve went to college for music but I chose football instead lol
As a former tuba player that's how you play a tuba you make that bad boy you sing through that tuba with passion and you get a great performance and a great quality sound like this
DAMN! Somebody shift that dude the baritone section and stop tripping. They sound like a different band with the brass tubas. I like it. Next year gone be dangerous.
Anyone that have been around for the last 40 years like I have could honestly tell you there are three distinct sounds in the HBCU band world over the years. The mellow R & B concert sound & arrangements of FAMU & the uptemp, mellophone, intense high note trumpet, precision marching and brass sound arrangements of the Human Jukebox. If you put on a blindfold you can tell which band is which. Many bands in the SWAC and around the country INCLUDING J-STATE are leaning towards sounding like SU over the past 30 years. Many MEAC bands are sticking to their traditional full sounding arrangements. This is why SU always states "Often Imitated and Never Duplicated" The Human Jukebox invented the term "Crank". Many Louisiana and New Orleans high schools adopted this style years ago, which is why many HBCUs love to recruit from NOLA. NOLA high school trumpets learn to play above the register at an early age, especially in the 70's & 80's. Check your history & old videos from 30 years ago JUKE HATERS... hopefully they now have quality brass tubas to match the brass sound.
He’s not wrong, the tubas sound like hot garbage cause all they’re doing is blasting, as does the rest of the “band” if you listen closely. I get that marching bands are made for the point of kind of hyping up the crowd, but they should still try to get a good quality sound, and not just straight up blasting. And those of you who don’t understand, are probably just gonna say that I’m wrong, and shit, but in reality you probably don’t know what your talking about and should get out of this conversation lmao
It's October 2021, just here for my yearly fix. I played sax during parade season because I played football but I always had respect for the tuba section.
Can't lie I know nothing about band,music or instruments but damn I didn't know you had to work so hard to get the sound. That was amazing to say the least and nobody can knock that effort.
as a tuba player myself, I can say that I wasn’t as good for 3 years. It wasn’t until I practiced for 3 hours everyday and now I’m one of the best in my school. You’re very right about working hard to get an amazing sound, it took everyone in my section awhile to get it. I continue to work hard and it’s paying off really well.
Southern University ensemble is next to none, whether they play inside or outside. No one can touch them when it comes to clean seemless performance. Love 🇨🇦 🍁
Play those TUBAS, boys....ya’ll doin it!!!! Loved it 7/26/2020. Aloha from Hawaii. BEAUTIFULLLLL ON ALL LEVELS. Love this guy on the end here.....FELIX?
@@jakecousens4182 probably too late for anyone to see. But that music is a bit wrong in a few ways. But the major thing is, it's a half step off most of the time.
That was a normal thing for my Tuba section leader. He blasts HARDCORE on his sousa and his mouthpiece is busted so his lips would bleed on the regular. My lips bled for the first time my junior year of HS
Estrada it was his mouthpiece. It basically cut his lips when he blasted. He couldn’t get a new one because you couldn’t find anything like it. It’s a really good mouthpiece. It was just irreplaceable.
You can just tell he’s pouring his heart and soul into that instrument. He lets the instrument do the talking
Heart, soul, and lungs*
He's pouring it into a fog horn
Since when does pouring your soul into something Involve being super loud?( yes I get it, he was schmmooving and shit) but for real, no one says that on things 10x harder than this, more emotional might I add
Yoshi TheTrombonist nigga yhu just extra
@@enriquethetrombonist1901 things harder like what.
I’m lightheaded just watching him play like that.
Right
I played tuba in high school and I would’ve killed to play with a sound like he has, absolutely stanky
Bruh playing that tuba like his life depending on it..lol
I'm a percussionist but If I played an instrument Tuba would be for Me
Plus it's just band pride
That is a product of Mcd 35 High School!!
bishop Jones 😂
Sousaphone lmao
As a Tuba section leader from the 90's, I salute the hell out of Felix. He's passionate about that horn and I doubt he knows how folks look up to him leaving a legacy at the real SUper POWER of the SOUTH!
Jonathan Ellison he give 1000 every time I see him hope to see him Monday in dallas
sherrye s Really?? I'll be in Frisco this weekend. Where in Dallas?
Jonathan Ellison Yes he made me a full sousaphone nerd my parents just bought me a sousaphones I loved it so much. Then broke it. Oops. Then bought another one a couple days later.
Yo de seo tener una tuba tengo Onde años me gusta la banda
Jonathan Ellison Felix who ever he is... is a MF beast on that mf tuba...
If a classical tuba player hears this he would have a hearhattack :D
Yes we do.
We have a heart attack out of jealousy that we’re not allowed to launch sonic bombs like this.
i mean, classical tuba here who plays sousuaphone in a cadet marching band. yeet. i wish i had brass sousas
I already did like 15 times already, and I dont even know if it was a good thing or a bad thing.
Mhm but I’m the same in marching as these guys
As a sousaphone player I am just astonished at that high of a note I am in serious awe. I look up to this dude now I mean OMG
It's not that high
You just gotta learn to push faster air and it's not that high
tbh playing high isn't that hard, I remember when i thought this was almost impossible but after like a month of marching it's a lot easier
I swapped from trumpet to tuba. High notes are nothing for me. The hardest part was learning to get enough air.
@@deadlybladesmith3093 yeah bro playing high is kinda hard for me but I've started jazz band at my school and I've been playing trombone so it's starting to get a little easier.
Dude... I didn't even know a tuba could hit those notes. INSANE!!
A C above the staff?
Folks who are criticizing tone quality, remember that we are listening to a recording from a device that is not optimized for low brass at that volume and distance. A better mic would make for a beer tone, I’m sure it’s an incredibly powerful sound in person.
its an incredibly powerful sound on here too
it sounds good even like this
It still sounds awesome!
also hes playing that loud that you would probbly get a hard ringing after like 30seconds, and for this volume has some fast notes
Oh ya there guy better mics hear beer tones. Bad mics hear la croix tones.
Dude consistent on every song!!!
TXBYWOLA except on like the 1st high note a couple times. But i like that bass line. Shit was bangin.....
TXBYWOLA right
Awol Dixon hater
Word
Just one of these sousaphones could rip through all 7 of my school’s
Lokiofasgard fr😂😂 we only have 5 lmao
My school has 3 😂
Nick L we used to have 3. We might have 6 next year😂
We have 2 and depending if someone changes over 3
9 this year, we might have 14 next year
Is it weird that I watch this ever day?
I just found this video on my UA-cam and been watching it everything since
Meeeee toooo
Fruity loops is dope too 💪🔥
No
Same
😱😱section leader turned the volume up
Donte W I mean it’s possible to play that loud with a better tone but it’s probably only my bd that cares lol
@@Smooth_Butter you are not in a show band are you?
@@AngelMartinez-du8vt probably not 😂😂 and he probably never heard how loud southern is in person
That brotha is a BOSS on the Tuba! My range is good, but I could never crank like that! Shout out to him and SU. Been listening to this band via VCR recording, live TV, and UA-cam for over 15 years! I can't wait to see them in Pasadena!!!!!
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Fr just watching him made my head hurt
He’s not him
Does any remember the pain in your shoulder when first starting out a sousaphone then getting used to it?
HELL YEAH
Them traps boi 😥😥😂😂
I'm 14 and that shit was crazy I got used to it real quick
@@vdhsusjmsnsnsnsnssnsj5219 same
Me
If there's something "wrong" about their technique, they've shown us how this instrument actually should be played. We do big and load. Bravo Felix!
No tuba should be played like this
@@AOSMAKAKMS mhm
John Philip Sousa would have these people shot for playing his legacy instrument like that. Pathetic.
@@tonydelamont1406 🤓
Wrong. Loud and ugly is not the way the sousaphone, or ANY type of tuba should be played. Loud can be tasteful, believe it or not. Not that these talentless kids would know that.
Remember the horns don’t need to truly be broken in. It’s the players that need to be broken in adjusting to the new horn. Larger bore size and greater resistance. JSU did it and so can SU.
Listening to this with headphones is a trip god damn
Right go check out my arrangement of this
felix blowing that bih but everybody else idk......
1mrantman Gigawatts.
Everyone else isn’t right next to the camera lol
@@JohnIvoryMusic fr
From a mellophone member, mad respect for hitting those high notes
thats what Im saying. they're CRAZY
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This is honestly one of the best bands I’ve heard in a long time. And their arrangements be 🔥🔥🔥
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From a former snare drummer, I don't know how y'all do it. rt
Mac Lean just gotta be in u lol
@@raylonandflattownzydeco54 Right lol I've been a tuba player for 2 years it's only gotten easier
Redd boxx keep at it.. I’ve had the pleasure of being taught by haymer and taylor my years at LLI along with Everson martin (Alcott director) and a few other great directors.. wont ever forget the experience! I should’ve went to college for music but I chose football instead lol
Mac Lean pain and practice
That doesnt go just for tubas
Thats for all brass really
On goddddd😂😂😂😂
Im from AZ and if the band director heard me play like that at my school I'd get slapped. I wish we could play like this
Well here at TX our football and band is the only entertainment
What school are you from? I'm from az too and we aren't allowed to be an "animal band"
Highland brother. Gilbert
@@amyc9137 I saw you guys at a competition a few weeks back, I love your guy's show so much
Thanks. It needs work. What school you marching for and are you going to Williams field on Saturday
Felix is the soul of the section the tuba section wouldn't be nun wit out him he's constant on every song
One man dont make any section
Ik
Your right though
Samorious Sealey he said he was the soul not the best. Every team need a coach or someone to feed off of. A weak leader makes a weak team
Albert Stanley Felix always doing his thang
0:07 guy: “ watch that tempo”
Felix: “ i been playin since 7 grade” 😳💯
Boy if you don't, he said "take breaths and separate" hold this L
Kahlil Street yeen tryin to d up about it
@@ajedwards6552 boy fuck outta he, fuck i look like duffin you over a college idgaf about
@@CoachK_ so is this supposed to be english?
Ive been playing since 6th lol
I was a euphonium/sousaphone player in high school and I can say that’s super hard to do. That dude has a lot of talent.
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It’s just using air and brotha has plenty of it
2019 and I’m still watching these my old high school band director said the most beautiful worse amazing sound he’s ever heard from tubas😂
STILL LOVING THIS ❤ 4/ 13 / 2K24 🔥🔥🔥
You can tell that he gives it a 150% every time . #salute
As a former high school tuba player, and being the only one for a period.... Damn this is what bass really is....the foundation
Cruise ships should hire these folks to replace foghorns.
😂😂😂😂😂😂
True
imagine playing that with a canker sore
hellebergs babyyy
Legit me rn, I play and I’m suffering
Holy shit
pereiragaa. Death
I played trombone with that a low song. Never again
How often do you watch this video?
Yes.
As a former tuba player that's how you play a tuba you make that bad boy you sing through that tuba with passion and you get a great performance and a great quality sound like this
He has that raw power
Nassauboy God given talent Felix have, u hear him & he shines @ the same time
He’s beginning to believe
I cried as usual watching these videos....The Unity. The Power. The synchronicity. The Love. God!
DAMN! Somebody shift that dude the baritone section and stop tripping. They sound like a different band with the brass tubas. I like it. Next year gone be dangerous.
Darrell Johnson
That dude is phuckin EATING
never seen a more passionate tuba player like the one close to the recording device, nomination for most passionate player please
i don’t know what day it is for quarantine but this is making me miss my tuba even more
Had to come back to watch this video.....one of the best
Bro most of yall dont relize how hard it is to play that loud on a susophone respect for that dudes lungs
Damn..i feel out of breath just watching this and I blast on a Bass trombone for days
They dk what to do cause they on metal now😂. Felix sound good doe
Coming from a saxaphone player I AM IMPRESSED great job my man
As a drumline member, I have no clue why I’m here. But I love it.
I didnt get a chance to go to an HBCU, but I love my people so much man!
Boss Hog Me too boss!
Anyone that have been around for the last 40 years like I have could honestly tell you there are three distinct sounds in the HBCU band world over the years. The mellow R & B concert sound & arrangements of FAMU & the uptemp, mellophone, intense high note trumpet, precision marching and brass sound arrangements of the Human Jukebox. If you put on a blindfold you can tell which band is which. Many bands in the SWAC and around the country INCLUDING J-STATE are leaning towards sounding like SU over the past 30 years. Many MEAC bands are sticking to their traditional full sounding arrangements. This is why SU always states "Often Imitated and Never Duplicated" The Human Jukebox invented the term "Crank". Many Louisiana and New Orleans high schools adopted this style years ago, which is why many HBCUs love to recruit from NOLA. NOLA high school trumpets learn to play above the register at an early age, especially in the 70's & 80's. Check your history & old videos from 30 years ago JUKE HATERS... hopefully they now have quality brass tubas to match the brass sound.
FDT Music a whole paragraph of garbage!
therealmccoy2004 😂😂
😂😂😂✋✋ stop this is complete nonsense
He’s not wrong, the tubas sound like hot garbage cause all they’re doing is blasting, as does the rest of the “band” if you listen closely. I get that marching bands are made for the point of kind of hyping up the crowd, but they should still try to get a good quality sound, and not just straight up blasting.
And those of you who don’t understand, are probably just gonna say that I’m wrong, and shit, but in reality you probably don’t know what your talking about and should get out of this conversation lmao
@@blueFailurefr
YOO i marched a sousaphone 4 years in high school and 2 in college! Never knew they could reach those high azz notes.. yessuh..
me encanta, soy fan de este tipo de bandas y sobre todo de este tipo de tubas.
sigan asi muchachos
It's October 2021, just here for my yearly fix. I played sax during parade season because I played football but I always had respect for the tuba section.
Big dog ain’t playing no games, giving his all every note.
I'M So impressed with your tuba skills you guys should be on AGT because you guys are so talented
Шикарно! Я в восхищении! Браво!
Can't lie I know nothing about band,music or instruments but damn I didn't know you had to work so hard to get the sound. That was amazing to say the least and nobody can knock that effort.
as a tuba player myself, I can say that I wasn’t as good for 3 years. It wasn’t until I practiced for 3 hours everyday and now I’m one of the best in my school. You’re very right about working hard to get an amazing sound, it took everyone in my section awhile to get it. I continue to work hard and it’s paying off really well.
@ 0:31 seconds i died seeing homeboy hitting them notes
he fosho got that soul,
The way bro playin the tuba with all that dedication is a different type of dedication and i need that type of dedication
Southern University ensemble is next to none, whether they play inside or outside. No one can touch them when it comes to clean seemless performance. Love 🇨🇦 🍁
What in the world, how is this even possible.... This is beyond any scope of epic. This is blood, sweat and tears
call me weird, but i still come and watch this at least 5 times a week 3 years later.
John Pribyl I watch this everyday xD
That high C tho so dope 👌👌
It’s a D but yes it’s insane
@@hugogosselin2183 naw it’s c for bass
@@hugogosselin2183 triple c
Essas tubas são incríveis 👏👏👏👏
As a middle school student tuba player this is crazy
2:11 just sounds beautiful stg
Good song brother, you are a good tubero surprises me how you play. I watch all your tuba videos
I'm impressed with all of the tuba players and also by the way I love the beat they was playing
You should listen to the original song by Kanye West
i was in this bandroom today for a band festival. It was so sureal cuz ive always seen it in videos but never in person
I love this song and now it’s played by a band 😍😍😍
Tuba part just wanna make me wanna do a stank face 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Why the section leader"Felix" always look mad
No Laugh’n...No Smile’n...No Nuthin’
Its a New Orleans thing..No Smiling No Laughing No Jokes
HES REALLY A NICE YOUNG MAN. MY DAUGHTER WENT TO 35 WITH HIM.
Idk what New Orleans you from bruh. all we do down here is laugh and joke
It's a Jukebox thing
Damn, Son! You're making it cry! Me too.
Did y’all see the third tuba when they took it up the second time the dude was holding his forehead
2:29
Naw dude covered his face from the camera to take a break!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Why was he still dancing💀💀
As a sousaphone player myself, this is the coolest thing I’ve ever seen
Imagine hearing this before you play a game
Play those TUBAS, boys....ya’ll doin it!!!! Loved it 7/26/2020. Aloha from Hawaii. BEAUTIFULLLLL ON ALL LEVELS. Love this guy on the end here.....FELIX?
somebody rush that tuba to the hospital...bruh killed it at the beginning..lmao
Every now and then I gotta come back to this video 🔥🔥
I finally was able to exhale after that last note! Man oh man... he was hoopin
Gotta love the passion
I need to start cranking like him.
The greatest cranking session to ever have happened
Congrats on a milly bro‼️‼️
Thanks bro 💯🤟🏾
@@TUBATEDD which mouthpiece do you use?
The truth... Had a homeboy who could rap it like that on every note... Smooth big guy
Well good goddamn. Breakin in that brass very well
My shoulder hurts looking at this
Toca muito esse cara...
Quelle dinguerie sérieux. Il faut les rappeler pour qu'ils le refassent, il n'y a rien de mieux que cette chose.
Man I love his sound, I strive to play that loud. Does anyone know the kind of mouthpiece he is playing on?
i can feel so much love in this video
Bayou classic gon be lit this year!!
you can tell a sousa player is pouring his heart out when the instrument sounds like a kazoo
Boys need a few months to change up on the breathing style...going from FG to Full Metal will leave you gassed.
I agree
LoL Nobody here understands that except those who have lived it
As a tuba player...I miss this
Any got the link to the sheet music?
musescore.com/user/29281073/scores/5169169
@@jakecousens4182 probably too late for anyone to see. But that music is a bit wrong in a few ways. But the major thing is, it's a half step off most of the time.
Logan Geer That version is close to the original
@@Jackietubepro the tuba part is really off
I play the trumpet and French horn but Jesus this guy makes sousaphone look so cool.
How do they create that sound Wow!!!
And after these two minutes no one in the band could ever hear again.
One time at rehearsal during my contra solo I played so loud my lips started to bleed.
That was a normal thing for my Tuba section leader. He blasts HARDCORE on his sousa and his mouthpiece is busted so his lips would bleed on the regular. My lips bled for the first time my junior year of HS
if that happens it means you’re doing something VERY WRONG
Estrada it was his mouthpiece. It basically cut his lips when he blasted. He couldn’t get a new one because you couldn’t find anything like it. It’s a really good mouthpiece. It was just irreplaceable.
Bruh is playing absolutely amazingly stanky, never seen so much swag behind the mouthpiece
Go go go Tubas !! 👏👏👏👏
That dude inspires me to play my tuba more even if I have asthma