Music school dropout plays graduation ceremony

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  • Опубліковано 15 тра 2024
  • I got called to play a college graduation ceremony with other music school dropouts😬
    Musicians: Anton DeFade (bass), Jacob Pleakis (keys), George Heid III (drums)
    Watch behind the scenes content on my Patreon: / foolishfrankie
    (I later found out the dean is from New Orleans so that's why they wanted a lot of upbeat, second line stuff!)
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  • @excru3506
    @excru3506 Місяць тому +254

    i am proud to be one of frank’s fools

  • @samding2402
    @samding2402 Місяць тому +94

    I was at this ceremony and I was so excited to see you guys on stage - you did great! I was plugging the channel to all my friends lol

    • @FoolishFrankie
      @FoolishFrankie  Місяць тому +18

      OMG no way!! Thanks so much for sharing and I’m glad you enjoyed the music!🙏🏻

  • @strat1227
    @strat1227 Місяць тому +59

    2:34 - 2:55 might be the most natural I've ever heard you play. You're dug in and sounding great. Happy for you!

    • @FoolishFrankie
      @FoolishFrankie  Місяць тому +6

      Thank you so much 🙏🏻🙏🏻

    • @sageturtl4996
      @sageturtl4996 Місяць тому

      what song is it

    • @user-xq8ze4qx3z
      @user-xq8ze4qx3z Місяць тому +1

      @@sageturtl4996 I believe it is Rosalina in The Observatory

  • @jackybones5887
    @jackybones5887 Місяць тому +62

    Damn dude. The opening alone is awesome. Great editing and music of course

  • @kintorey1195
    @kintorey1195 Місяць тому +56

    How exciting to be able to participate in events so important to people's lives. Good job Frankie ^_^

    • @FoolishFrankie
      @FoolishFrankie  Місяць тому +8

      It’s one of my favorite parts of the job!! Thanks for watching as always Kinto:)🙏🏻

  • @luissdstuff6381
    @luissdstuff6381 Місяць тому +37

    I wish you guys played at my graduation. It would've been awesome.

    • @FoolishFrankie
      @FoolishFrankie  Місяць тому +6

      It’s never too late to go back to school!😂

  • @tariqs.111
    @tariqs.111 Місяць тому +19

    I usually don’t comment on videos but I’m a Highschool violinist and something about your videos really speak to me, I aspire to be as comfortable and natural as you are

    • @FoolishFrankie
      @FoolishFrankie  Місяць тому +6

      Ahh well don’t be fooled I am uncomfortable most of the time😂

  • @arwingalang9660
    @arwingalang9660 Місяць тому +3

    man i need the full version of rosalina’s observatory dude, it shall fill the hole in my soul

  • @sayhello2jen
    @sayhello2jen Місяць тому +17

    We've been blessed by a Frankie vlog today, y'all.

  • @beekeepstrack
    @beekeepstrack Місяць тому +11

    "Identify the section of the song that can be played one handed and do so while moving to another location": actual video game stuff 😁

  • @FrankBatistaElJibaro
    @FrankBatistaElJibaro Місяць тому +30

    A great song for exiting a graduation is "Bills, Bills, Bills" by Destiny's Child. I feel bad for those student loan kids that will take 20 years to pay it off.

    • @FoolishFrankie
      @FoolishFrankie  Місяць тому +7

      Oof, at least all of these people will likely have high paying jobs and will be able to!

    • @mustafa1name
      @mustafa1name Місяць тому

      Or 'Price Tag' by Jessie Jay? It's not about the money!

  • @GaryCastanedavideo
    @GaryCastanedavideo Місяць тому +16

    One Handed Sax!!!! Mad Skills!!!! I was a fan before… but this sealed the deal! 😃 Love these videos!!!

  • @caseyernstmusic5748
    @caseyernstmusic5748 Місяць тому +3

    I like how this perfectly encompasses the gig

  • @callummack7098
    @callummack7098 Місяць тому +2

    Came from the reel, I knew I recognized Iko Iko ! Love Dr. John, tremendous playing + the Dean has great taste lol

  • @Ich1toni
    @Ich1toni Місяць тому +3

    This low A at the end went crazy

  • @janemcgann8650
    @janemcgann8650 Місяць тому +2

    Haha that one-handed B section definitely deserves a like.

  • @aquaticpunga1247
    @aquaticpunga1247 Місяць тому +3

    thank you very much for doing these gig vlogs. I find it endlessly fascninating and keep learning new things and tunes. always a pleasure to watch you

  • @Fleeg_
    @Fleeg_ Місяць тому +8

    1:45 Iko Iko is a New Orleans Traditional!

  • @songbyrd0001
    @songbyrd0001 Місяць тому +2

    Yo, Perfidia! Love that piece.

  • @Ajfmaizy
    @Ajfmaizy Місяць тому +2

    Great mix of bts and music

  • @Overlycomplicatedswede
    @Overlycomplicatedswede Місяць тому +2

    Bro went from a jazz musician to playing in Carnegie hall🤯
    You are going places man
    Love from bass trombonist!

  • @glowco.717
    @glowco.717 Місяць тому +3

    Transferring to a 4 year for music from community college so I hope our graduation is as vibey as this one musically

  • @PokrPro21
    @PokrPro21 Місяць тому +1

    Awesome video Frankie!
    I'm becoming more of a fan each day! I'm glad that you randomly popped up on my Shorts feed earlier this year and I live 20 minutes away from Oakland. That's crazy that the whole band is based in Pittsburgh.
    Keep posting more of this content! It's really top-tier. I wish you the best! 🔥🔥

    • @FoolishFrankie
      @FoolishFrankie  Місяць тому +1

      Hey thank you this means so much!!🥺🙏🏻

  • @ericburd
    @ericburd 10 днів тому

    I went to N. Texas for 2 1/2 years. From taking lessons since I was 8 to going to one of the premier state schools for music, I had all the training that I needed...So I went out there and had a career for 20 yrs, teaching and playing. All styles. I think that the best a student could do is study really really hard for about 3 -4 yrs, play with anyone anytime doing ALL styles.

  • @nakedvegasband5356
    @nakedvegasband5356 Місяць тому +2

    A little Iko iko

  • @drewsipos5035
    @drewsipos5035 Місяць тому +1

    7:20 every time music happens in that room you’re waiting on power from the venue 🙄
    Love the videos! Yay Pittsburgh pro music!

  • @miked.1950
    @miked.1950 14 днів тому

    I was a pro musician for over twenty five years and did plenty of gigs like this. I know what this is like. You're a good reed man. Much success.

  • @CheMechanical
    @CheMechanical 18 днів тому

    During the one-handed saxophone relocation in the lobby, I could swear that you were playing “will you be my neighbor?“

  • @jt3.
    @jt3. Місяць тому +1

    Damn, woulda been awesome to have live music during my graduation! Maybe one day at my wedding. That’d be so coool

  • @philhayter
    @philhayter Місяць тому +1

    Great video, your playing is going from strength to strength. Loved the bit of Passion Dance!

    • @FoolishFrankie
      @FoolishFrankie  Місяць тому

      Ahh thank you so much I really appreciate this!!!

  • @BriggsMullen
    @BriggsMullen Місяць тому +1

    "I think its for like the medical class or medical school or something like that" - cue Dr. Mario music 🤣🤣🤣

  • @jarnelldemesme8081
    @jarnelldemesme8081 Місяць тому +2

    mercy mercy mercy YEAAAAAA

  • @Jjmoore215
    @Jjmoore215 Місяць тому +1

    2nd line groove to pop and circ is 🤯

  • @evan-br
    @evan-br Місяць тому +2

    Nice job balancing the music/dialogue volume between all your clips! I'm used to having to adjust the volume throughout the video but this was spot on

  • @allaboutthatbrass
    @allaboutthatbrass Місяць тому +1

    Kudos for the one-handed improv

  • @DaveWildheart
    @DaveWildheart Місяць тому +1

    Great Vlog Standard. Entertaining but I love seeing how everything goes behind the scenes. And everything you have to put up with.

  • @brookschandler1818
    @brookschandler1818 Місяць тому +4

    Love the editing

  • @lukeeditsstuff
    @lukeeditsstuff Місяць тому +2

    Hey Frankie, been watching your videos for a while now, I’m 14 and I started playing alto sax about a year and a half ago, I love your videos man keep It up!

  • @brodygamesforfun4814
    @brodygamesforfun4814 Місяць тому +5

    I've been craving a video from frankie 😂. Any later than this week and i would have thought he died.😭

  • @matthewsaxman1028
    @matthewsaxman1028 Місяць тому +1

    Excellent content, as always!

  • @furiouslyscoped8185
    @furiouslyscoped8185 Місяць тому

    You play so well. Always a joy to listen in on.

  • @tobiasd.g.519
    @tobiasd.g.519 Місяць тому +2

    Dropping out of school doesn't make you Foolish, Frankie

  • @natanprzybylko7227
    @natanprzybylko7227 Місяць тому +2

    Just played at my school's graduation ceremony last night, we made bets on how many times we went through P&C and it ended up being 9

  • @marknovelich5042
    @marknovelich5042 Місяць тому +1

    You’re killin it Frankie!!!

  • @accelerationgate5089
    @accelerationgate5089 Місяць тому +1

    Goat

  • @RaynerMusic-bj5oe
    @RaynerMusic-bj5oe Місяць тому +1

    B section on one hand! So cool! Love being one of Frankie’s uk fools! Xx

  • @oxel8599
    @oxel8599 Місяць тому +1

    Always a good day when fool's frank uploads!

  • @donguiddodilozzo1906
    @donguiddodilozzo1906 20 днів тому

    Wow that was good ! Also the very low A at the end I do for fun too 🙂 !

  • @scomdnz9
    @scomdnz9 Місяць тому +1

    Solid stuff Frankie. Always love a vid from our resident internet saxy fool.

  • @timeWaster76
    @timeWaster76 Місяць тому +1

    I can hear why he didn't cut it .... but it must have made the graduates feel like the might have a career

  • @vedanvitdevanampriya7965
    @vedanvitdevanampriya7965 Місяць тому +1

    No. 1 again. ❤❤ groovy!!

  • @AndreyLavi
    @AndreyLavi Місяць тому +2

    Класс!!! Тоже так хочу!!! Респект!

  • @alesssos
    @alesssos Місяць тому +2

    Hahaha caught that low A at the end-- nice job ya'll!!

  • @scottjacko87
    @scottjacko87 Місяць тому +1

    Wonderful gig! I've done it.. you've inspired me - I joined the local music Con and band rehearsals start next week! Unsure if I'll do Alto or Tenor - but thanks for the inspiration onetheless.

    • @FoolishFrankie
      @FoolishFrankie  Місяць тому

      Ahh that’s so awesome to hear!! I hope it goes well🔥🙌🏻

  • @Samcatiscool
    @Samcatiscool Місяць тому +1

    You sounded so much like Eddie Barbash in the beginning with you playing pomp and circumstance.

    • @FoolishFrankie
      @FoolishFrankie  Місяць тому

      Biggest compliment thank you🥺🙏🏻

  • @cubington
    @cubington Місяць тому +1

    Great vid and great playing!

  • @kevindonnelly761
    @kevindonnelly761 9 днів тому

    A lot of non musos think a live band works the same as a stereo - but it doesn't.

  • @AWXPlays
    @AWXPlays Місяць тому +1

    7:54 Won't You Be My Neighbour!!

  • @Yunojohnjohn
    @Yunojohnjohn 11 днів тому

    MERCY, MERCY, MERCY

  • @StormOnMars
    @StormOnMars Місяць тому +1

    Amazing video :)

    • @FoolishFrankie
      @FoolishFrankie  Місяць тому

      Thanks:)

    • @StormOnMars
      @StormOnMars Місяць тому

      @@FoolishFrankie every video you make is great like its amazing

  • @come-rato
    @come-rato Місяць тому +2

    loved the video
    (it was posted less than a minute ago)

  • @johngraham8661
    @johngraham8661 Місяць тому +1

    Nice take on my famous cousin's tune, "Pomp and etc."

  • @TheBircat
    @TheBircat Місяць тому +1

    I really enjoy observing the life of a journeyman saxophonist; thanks for the great videos. Can I ask what the app is on the tablets; is it something like Tomplay, or do you organize all your music in advance?

  • @dar2boy
    @dar2boy Місяць тому +1

    I am one of Frank's fools 🫡

  • @nielsgreve6379
    @nielsgreve6379 Місяць тому +1

    Hey, love your videos! I was wondering what kind of neck strap you are using, looks a lot like the jazzlab saxholder, but then again not quite. :))

    • @FoolishFrankie
      @FoolishFrankie  Місяць тому +1

      That’s what it is! Just an older model. Thanks for watching!

  • @MathuinSmith
    @MathuinSmith Місяць тому +1

    Your Rosalina blowing 😮‍💨😮‍💨🔥🔥

  • @Ross_Antonich
    @Ross_Antonich Місяць тому +1

    Letssssss goooooo

  • @TylerHolley-Bergin
    @TylerHolley-Bergin Місяць тому +1

    i didnt go to school

  • @Pat_S
    @Pat_S Місяць тому +1

    What school did you drop out of? I did 3 semesters at Berklee and while I had straight A’s, the talent blew me away.

  • @dangfd551
    @dangfd551 Місяць тому +2

    8:35 sounding nice on everything happens to me, beautiful funny song choice for the graduation when everyone is leaving. Also funny from perspective of musician dropout playing a gig for a college graduation 😂

    • @dangfd551
      @dangfd551 Місяць тому

      I find the song is unique because it’s a ballad you could cry to or laugh to. The lyrics have a quality that can come from a place of humorous self pity or tragic defeat. You really can get a sense of it when you hear many arrangements and how they interpret the song so differently.
      Check Matt Dennis’ recording singing and playing compared to Sinatra or Billie Holiday’s version. Even the instrumentals like Charlie Parker with strings and Thelonious Monk compared to Sonny Rollins or Bill Evans.

  • @kaleem_k
    @kaleem_k Місяць тому +1

    Tell Anton that Victor Wooten juggles - keep it up!

    • @FoolishFrankie
      @FoolishFrankie  Місяць тому

      Woah I didn’t know that! I’ll tell him:)

  • @oVlow_
    @oVlow_ Місяць тому +1

    I've always wondered with how good you are at the sax what inspired you to do it? Maybe a bit of a personal question but I also play the sax and have wanted to go into music potentially later in life for a job and I was wondering if doing gigs and stuff like that makes comfortable money to live on?

    • @FoolishFrankie
      @FoolishFrankie  Місяць тому

      I’ve always loved music and it kind of just happened. It doesn’t really make comfortable money and you have to work constantly. Definitely isn’t for everyone but it’s extremely fulfilling

  • @Oscar_Dakota
    @Oscar_Dakota Місяць тому +1

    Iko Iko indegenous and New Orleans

  • @KDOGDK
    @KDOGDK Місяць тому +1

    I would have stopped playing the sax and just have the rythm guys play during the cermony

    • @FoolishFrankie
      @FoolishFrankie  Місяць тому

      But then I’m getting paid to do nothing which feels wrong

  • @ElementalityStudios
    @ElementalityStudios Місяць тому +1

    This is really cool to see. I have always had this idea of wanting to apply gigging in uncommon scenarios, and I feel like this fits right with that! If you're unable to answer how you go about getting a gig like this in a comment, I'd love to see a video about how you go about booking unique gigs!

    • @FoolishFrankie
      @FoolishFrankie  Місяць тому

      I talk a little bit about it in this vid: ua-cam.com/video/EYhGvrm2PQA/v-deo.html

  • @weirdohome1691
    @weirdohome1691 Місяць тому +1

    Frankie big fan here!! In this video did you happen to turn the gain dial up on the microphones you are using? It sounds like UA-cam's compressors are being put into overdrive from this video :(

    • @FoolishFrankie
      @FoolishFrankie  Місяць тому

      Hey thanks so much! I didn’t change any of my settings so I’m not sure why it sounds like that:(

    • @weirdohome1691
      @weirdohome1691 Місяць тому

      @@FoolishFrankie maybe an editing error? Not sure cus your other videos sound great

    • @FoolishFrankie
      @FoolishFrankie  Місяць тому +1

      I realized what happened, my camera got a software update that boosted the default input volume:((( It looks like I don't have the option to manually turn it down either. I realized because I'm editing a vlog I just filmed last week and the clipping is way more noticeable😭 Sucks so much. Going to try to find a work around for future videos, I may just have to bite the bullet and buy a zoom recorder or something

    • @weirdohome1691
      @weirdohome1691 Місяць тому

      @@FoolishFrankie yeah that sucks. I am not super sure if there is a work around either. The only things that come to mind is you putting a compressor instead of UA-cam or just lowering the volume of the tracks on the editor (should be lower than around -6db cus thats when UA-cams gate kicks in)

  • @ernstaugustvonsachsen6925
    @ernstaugustvonsachsen6925 Місяць тому +1

    What's the tune around 2:15? It has that nice touch of leading tones and secondary dominants

  • @richarddiemaschine
    @richarddiemaschine Місяць тому +2

    Great video, I like it.
    May I ask what's the name of that tune in 1:20?

    • @nolanvalero
      @nolanvalero Місяць тому

      jody grind - horace silver

    • @FoolishFrankie
      @FoolishFrankie  Місяць тому

      Thank you!! And yes it’s the Jody grind

  • @sebbosebbo9794
    @sebbosebbo9794 Місяць тому +1

    Hallo Fools Mortals...
    Oh yeah your Video game interpretation songs from game show evening are my one of my favorite tunes from your channel...Blow me away..🤯🥴
    and I hope until to the end 💀one day they can enter my playlist..
    🥺
    😰
    😢
    😭
    😓
    😤
    😠
    🙏
    🤌
    🤲
    👀
    ...
    thx for showing....

  • @jacksonwilkes665
    @jacksonwilkes665 Місяць тому +1

    Aw pomp and circumstance a good song but a pain to play more then once

    • @FoolishFrankie
      @FoolishFrankie  Місяць тому +1

      Eh as long as we don't have to play it for like 30 mins I'm fine with it lol

  • @JosiahEnciso-fl4lm
    @JosiahEnciso-fl4lm Місяць тому +1

    sorry weird question but why do you prefer alto saxophone?

    • @FoolishFrankie
      @FoolishFrankie  Місяць тому +1

      It just has always felt the most natural to me

  • @Aadikala01
    @Aadikala01 Місяць тому +2

    Can you please make one on M83 Midnight City from 3:00

  • @DWHarper62
    @DWHarper62 Місяць тому +3

    Normally your sound isn't distorted, but definitely a problem on this video...

    • @FoolishFrankie
      @FoolishFrankie  Місяць тому

      Not sure what you’re talking about? Seems to be fine for everyone else?

    • @manracmolactrac
      @manracmolactrac Місяць тому +1

      I also found the sound super peaky on this video.

    • @DWHarper62
      @DWHarper62 Місяць тому

      @@FoolishFrankie Listen again, not on a phone... The musical passages are definitely distorted...

  • @bobblues1158
    @bobblues1158 Місяць тому +2

    What is the bread on this?

    • @FoolishFrankie
      @FoolishFrankie  Місяць тому

      Not sure if I’m allowed to disclose

    • @bobblues1158
      @bobblues1158 Місяць тому

      @@FoolishFrankie be smart and say you each got 2000 dollars plus transportation.

  • @xolisilejack5676
    @xolisilejack5676 Місяць тому +1

    Lol okay, this is weird, because I had a similar gig about a month ago, and I also dropped out 😂

  • @guitarplayer5932
    @guitarplayer5932 Місяць тому +1

    i have done gigs like this where they basically wanted us to be a juke box , play, stop playing ,play …meh i didnt like it

    • @FoolishFrankie
      @FoolishFrankie  Місяць тому +1

      That’s not really what this gig was, we weren’t taking requests or anything we just had set times they wanted us to play like any gig

  • @samuelsilva2555
    @samuelsilva2555 9 днів тому

    7:55 Does anyone one know what song is that please?

    • @FoolishFrankie
      @FoolishFrankie  9 днів тому

      Should be in description

    • @samuelsilva2555
      @samuelsilva2555 9 днів тому

      ​Sorry but I can't find it​ ps: love your videos @@FoolishFrankie

  • @Xnline
    @Xnline Місяць тому +1

    not sure why they kept glaring, yall were paid and told to play then so yall did what you could to not interrupt what was goijg on

  • @seancalasara2345
    @seancalasara2345 Місяць тому +1

    Amazing playing, amazing editing, amazing songs, if I get money again I’ll give it to you 🥹