NIKKOLLECTIVE feat. The Pocket Queen | Keyscape Sessions
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- Опубліковано 7 лют 2025
- A few months ago, we decided to test how well Keyscape works onstage in a large, live band setting and see how well it would hold up sonically with a lot of live instruments.
Since we are big fans of Nikko Ielasi - a killer up-and-coming player in LA, we knew that his funky group NikKollective would be ideal to come over and shoot a smokin' live version of their song “A Quest 4 Pocket” from their new album, “NikKollective Vol.2"
They are soooo TIGHT and we had an absolute blast! :-)
And BTW… if you haven’t seen The Pocket Queen’s videos, check her out… she is amazing!
KEYSCAPE PATCHES USED:
00:06 Rhodes - LA Custom Old Sampler
00:16 Duo - LA Piano + LA Rhodes
01:24 Rhodes - Classic Amp Stereo Phaser
02:23 LA Custom C7 - Bright
04:22 Rhodes - LA Custom (w/Phaser ON)
Nikko is triggering his Keyscape Laptop from a Roland A88 MIDI controller.
Jordan is triggering his Keyscape Laptop from a Sequential REV2 keyboard.
Patch changing on the fly done with the square MIDI Fighter Twisters.
All audio is coming from laptops.
BAND:
Nikko Ielasi: Keyscape / Composer
The Pocket Queen: Drums
Jordan Childs: Organ / Keyscape
Joe Cleveland: Bass
Juan Ariza: Guitar
Mark Hartsuch: Tenor Sax
Enrique Sanchez: Trumpet
Matt Von Roderick: Trumpet
Find out more about:
Keyscape: bit.ly/2bIZqk5
NikKollective: nikkoielasi.com...
The Pocket Queen: / taygrummer
![Superstition [Stevie Wonder] - NikKollective LIVE @ The Berklee Caf](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/ILZCJuT4lh0/mqdefault.jpg)
Very grateful for everyone and their kind words of support!!! Thank you so much Spectrasonics for having me on board!! I just want to say that every single day I’m amazed at the quality of your sounds!! The detail, the reality and the dynamics. Also, what a MIX!! To much more music together!! 🎶❤️
Very impressed Nikko. I will deffo check you out and tell my muso friends to do the same. Massive sound, and so tight! Your band is incredible, and Joe Cleveland is amazing.
dude...your bass player is crushing it.
@@gcavy1 Joe Cleveland is a bad bad bad bad man on bass!!!!!
@@chriswright2553 He is!! Thank you so much for your kind words :)
Deep Chills,Over The Top Thrills! I am so inspired with your music(that cleanses my soul) and your determination to move forward,up and beyond your (small) setback;i say small because of an apparent "Blessing-In-Disguise" moment in your life that has surely moved you into an upper league of the spiritual kind that is electrifying to say the least. I believe greater things are coming your way. A selfless move on your part as all of you together create a deep,rich soul experience and where the chills are created. I am sure to keep my eye and ear on all of you and hope that one day you will be able to have a concert in the Portland,Oregon area. Thank-You, All Of You for Manifesting for all of us. L.L.
The mix is so amazing ... Huge respect to the sounds engineers here !
Thank you! :)
Exactly what I said as I was listening then saw your comment...lol
+1 - Outstanding sound...absolutely as good as it can be - the sound is as tight as the band are!
@@CharlesDeWayneold That's not often that i am struck by the quality of the sound on youtube !
My God when you've got the Pocket Queen and a solid bass player your headed no where but up I love this jam!
Pocket Queen killllin iiiiit!!!
That snare sound was crisp, and they way she played those ghost notes where perfect. Amazing amazing drummer omg.
That girl is killin on drums!
A concert like this would be great ;
Basses = Trilian
Drums = RMX
Keyboards = Keyscape
Synthesizers = Omnisphere
It's just an idea.Thanks NikKollective and Pocket Queen.
Indeed, after watching the realistic bass sounds of Trillian I got the same idea...although I did appreciate the fresheness and groove of such an energetic live session. Anyway, I would be amazed at watching the same piece played out of Spectrasonics marvellous samples!
It's completely a different level when great musicians get together to play a great song by Nikko. Having pocket queen in the mix was fantastic. She's simply and classically a great drummer! A++++ for this masterpiece!
Bro. Nikko, Jordan, TPQ, Ariza and Joe in the same rhythm section is ILLEGAL
POCKET QUEEN... I LOVE YOU !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HOW LOVELY SENSITIVE DRUMMER
🔥🔥🔥🔥 I'm the Proud pastor of Nikko AND "The Pocket Queen"! This is amazing guys!
Chad Brown thanks Pastor!! 🎶👍🏻
Thank you pastor for raising him good 🙏😘🙌 Praise be to God amen 🙌🙏
They're Christian? Oh wow! Give the Lord a thank you.
Christians?...COOL, this is a wonderful video to wake up to at 5:53am for the music & the the brotherhood
Even the name „the pocket QUEEN“ is an understatement! Fantastic Drumming! Everyone else is fantastic too!
Pocket Supreme Galactic Empress
Love this. These young people are the future. In this current time of negativity, disease, and racial tension. I believe THIS right hear figuratively is God's real plan and intention. Watch and listen to these babies( I'm almost 65) Black, White, Female, diverse cultures and nationalities, I believe the keyboardist, Nikko is Italian, "working" , " playing" together. Young sister on drums calls herself " The Pocket Queen, played a Beyonce. Recognize some o the other musicians too from Berkely.
Been following this guy from Berklee days. Talented man surrounded by fabulous musicians.
Marius Small-Smith appreciate your support !!!
Ok Marius, so that's were I'd heard of the Nikkollective, Berklee! Yep, over the years, Ive watched some of there vids from Berklee, and they were tight then too. Peace 😎
SPECTACULAR attitude on that drummer, incredible music, kickass performance!
And the hits just keep on coming folks!...
I am a proud owner of the KEYSCAPES software and its is an absolute must have! Thank you spectrasonics!
What a discovery!
I love this keyboard-heavy ... funky ... great composition ... the horns ... the bass ... the tight and simultaneously flexible drumming ...
Well, I just love *all* of it!
The initial piano riff somehow reminds me of Gentle Giant.
LAWD HAVE MERCY!!!!! Pocket Queen getting busy as usual and this band is PHENOMENAL!
Thank you, everyone!!! This is amazing.
Bass tone fuses so well with the kick drum !! :O
Every musician in this video is brilliant, but man... DAT BASS!!!
Stunning group, arrangement and performance with outstanding camera work - - - this is the future of Contemporary Jazz. Thank you Eric.
Just wonderful.
🙂👍‼️Excellent mixing engineers!!!!
Thanks for listening
Whatever they're paying the drummer they need to double it, her groove is off the chart amazing.
This is what called Jamin 😍 my soul is overwhelming 😘 hallelujah for now 🙌🙏👌
Keyscape have been on my mind from day one i think now is the time to make is come to my laptop.
1:13 very sick ahah so gooood ! i love the Nikkollective and The Pocket Queen
This piece has me PRAYING that we can get back to hearing Live show gatherings maybe this summer in parks and Rooftops!!
When you have Taylor on the drums, nothing can go wrong. She never plays anything just to show off, her chops go so much deeper than that.
I'm glad to see the pocket queen do her thing!!! Hope to see more of her!! ☺
This set is amazing. Great sights and sounds.
MY BROTHER NIKKO DOING WORK!!! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Deep Chills,Over The Top Thrills! I am so inspired with your music(that cleanses my soul) and your determination to move forward,up and beyond your (small) setback; i say small because of an apparent 'Blessing-In-Disguise' moment in your life that has surely moved you into an upper league of the spiritual kind that is electrifying to say the least. I believe greater things are coming your way. All of you together create a deep,rich soul experience and where the chills are created. I am sure to keep my eye and ear on all of you.Thank-You for Manifesting for all of us. L.L.
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I'VE SEEN THE POCKET QUEEN GET DOWN WITH OTHER MUSICIANS!!! I'VE BEEN SLEEPING SOMEWHERE??!!
😂😂😂😂. She is the truth!!!!!!
Happy to have Keyscape... More than happy to have Omnisphere! Thanks Spectrasonics.
I'm riding these grooves all the way to funky town
Nikko is a genius. Great band
Yes! Awesome!
Spettacolo!!! Grande Nikko!!!! ❤️
This band IS CRAZY! Totally loved this performance, what a professional team!
Good god how good is the Pocket Queen? Will we EVER know? Stunning!
Sounds so good…👏👏👏
Go Mark!! I didn’t think you’d be in this video
fantastic playing! And yes, the Spectrasonics stuff sounds great too :-)
Incredible playing and JOY going on here!!!!
Congratulations to the pocket Queen for being Amazing!
Nikko and Taylor man... yall really did something up there!
Great Bass player👍🏻
Joe Cleveland is the MAN!!
I love the groove
This people are great!!! That's a sound that pushes my soul up and motivates me!!! Spectrasonics you always have good stuff, go on doing it!!!
That's a performance!
AWESOME Queen......just Awesome.....
Whoever did the mics and mix on the drums should be paid double.
Re Mix, Thanks! :)
This song is contagious 😍
Everybody sounds great. The mix is fantastic!!!!
That was awesome! I think anyone who plays with the Pocket Queen is boosted by her infectious positivity, energy, and drive (along with impeccable timing). This band is tight and the transitions are great. Thanks!
Love the pocket Queen. She got it going on!
This is marvelous !
That was great! Sounded so tight together!
Потрясающе!)
Amazing.
Wow, just incredible playing :O
This is so great! Bunch of badd a$$e$ and of course Keyscape which never fails to amaze. Keep ‘em coming!
Fabulous piano player and awesome piano sound. Super tight band! Brilliant Music! This music should be on radio and charts!
Gerald Peter Music thank you so much for your kind words!!! Really appreciate that 😀
@Gerald Peter Music I agree.
I could watch pocket queen all day she's such an awesome player - band are fantastic love to see this live its so tight
My Dear PQ. I learned SO much from you, in a very short time... I started drumming about the age of 10, but had a breake of 30 years, from the age of 23... When I got back you (PQ), was one of the first drummers I heard... YOU changed my world and my way of drumming !!... THANK YOU Dear Pocket Queen !!! 😉😉😘😘
A fantastic sounding drum kit. She got chops AND taste.
Indeed!
Grandissimo Nikko sono senza parole!!!
That was fun!
LOVE...♥️♥️♥️♥️...L-O-V-E IT!!! Jazz-Az-It-'Tiz!💯👍🏽👏🏽😎
🧡🎶😎🧡 Jaw-dropping! So much energy and joy - Thank you Spectrasonics Team! I just love how the precision meets the heart of the song - it is so inspiring on many levels. Just *brilliant* all around and the visual vibe - whoa! 😀😎😀😎
Thanks for the KILLER mix Scott!!!!
Bro, that was an amazing mix. Thats the musical element that caught my attention the most. You even made me put on my AT-M50x to listen and not my cheap work headphones... lol
So welcome! I loved collaborating on it with you and your amazing ears EP! 😎🧡😎
@chillmode thank you so very much!!!
@@ScottFrankfurtStudio Sounds great on my Beyerdynamic DT-880's! :)
this is brilliant keep this vibe going. you giving me life right now
This was awesome!!!! The funk was palpable.
the absolute best type of showcase. zildjian live level. and thank god someone on your team loves pocket queen. she deserves everything! keep making more keyscape!!
1:40 love the groove starting here !! ohmy
Amazing guys!!!
I know this video was all about Keyscape but I love the backup players rig with the Hammond and Rev2. Says a lot that a software program can keep up with those beautiful analog instruments.
REV2 is only used as a controller in this video...not any of its audio.
@@SpectrasonicsVIDEO true. he's using the same E.P. sound that Nikko was using earlier right?
Phenomenal. Nicely done all around.
Great great groove!
Simply beautiful
I litteraly screamed OH YEAH, when i saw the title! LETS GOOO
Louis Carter me toooo!! Ahahaha thanks for your support 🎶
@@TheJazzPianist youre killin it brother!! Wuhuuuu
Thank you DRUMEO for introducing me to The Pocket Queen! :)
This is hot!! Those keys are so smooth.
I've got Omnisphere but I'm dying to get my hands on Keyscape. The Wurlitzer and Electric Pianos are just perfect.
Arent "most" of the Keyscape sounds in Omnisphere?
@@samstadtlander4746 no sir, I don't think any of them are
I think you're thinking of the Atmospheric pad plug-in that Spectrasonics released before Omnisphere (I forget the name of the plug-in) but they basically took all of those atmospheric pad sounds and put them in Omnisphere along with a bunch of brand new sounds.
Correct me if I'm wrong Spectrasonics?!!
Now that was special!
This is WILD. So GOOD. Spectrasonics, your content is fire lately 🔥🔥🔥
Awesome chart and great playing!
Maaaan... this joint gave me chills! Everyone was fantastic, but most of all I got the chance of seeing Ms. Gordon play! She don't even sweat!!! Thanks. Peace
I see Pocket Queen...i click!!!
Very cool-👍🏾 the Pocket Queen
Very tight !
Good stuff!!
A M A Z I N G !!!
Bass guitar is on point. As is every other musician to be fair 😁
Nikkolective the best!!!
Nice composition and playing.
I do not have word that are adequate. WOW
That's So Bad Ass!! Incredible!!!❤
Amazing