Southern University Tubas "FlashingLights"2017-2018

[@dontworryaboutitsweetheart813]

You can just tell he’s pouring his heart and soul into that instrument. He lets the instrument do the talking

[@randomperson1141]

Heart, soul, and lungs*

[@loghbrass]

He's pouring it into a fog horn

[@enriquethetrombonist1901]

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

[@latero6993]

Yoshi TheTrombonist nigga yhu just extra

[@gabrielgranados9181]

@@enriquethetrombonist1901 things harder like what.

[@dcentral]

I’m lightheaded just watching him play like that.

[@curtiswilson1345]

Right

[@bonerpoop3160]

I played tuba in high school and I would’ve killed to play with a sound like he has, absolutely stanky

[@jonathanellison128]

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!

[@Shyer08]

Jonathan Ellison he give 1000 every time I see him hope to see him Monday in dallas

[@jonathanellison128]

sherrye s Really?? I'll be in Frisco this weekend. Where in Dallas?

[@cjaustin9133]

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.

[@howardturner6785]

Yo de seo tener una tuba tengo Onde años me gusta la banda

[@allie2647]

Jonathan Ellison Felix who ever he is... is a MF beast on that mf tuba...

[@adamszabo2874]

If a classical tuba player hears this he would have a hearhattack :D

[@darrenmaschino3346]

Yes we do.

[@BarracksSi]

We have a heart attack out of jealousy that we’re not allowed to launch sonic bombs like this.

[@Stand_Tall]

i mean, classical tuba here who plays sousuaphone in a cadet marching band. yeet. i wish i had brass sousas

[@jesseestrada5903]

I already did like 15 times already, and I dont even know if it was a good thing or a bad thing.

[@Farris_Brookshire]

Mhm but I’m the same in marching as these guys

[@bishopjones9703]

Bruh playing that tuba like his life depending on it..lol

[@khalidgotfeee]

I'm a percussionist but If I played an instrument Tuba would be for Me

[@khalidgotfeee]

Plus it's just band pride

[@cliffthompson4467]

That is a product of Mcd 35 High School!!

[@urboiiheemo]

bishop Jones 😂

[@nicholastroy471]

Sousaphone lmao

[@Roboticwhale19]

Dude... I didn't even know a tuba could hit those notes. INSANE!!

[@AOSMAKAKMS]

A C above the staff?

[@cjaustin9133]

Does any remember the pain in your shoulder when first starting out a sousaphone then getting used to it?

[@hoseareid7069]

HELL YEAH

[@LZHarris012]

Them traps boi 😥😥😂😂

[@vdhsusjmsnsnsnsnssnsj5219]

I'm 14 and that shit was crazy I got used to it real quick

[@dondatta2692]

@@vdhsusjmsnsnsnsnssnsj5219 same

[@terrypatterson1979]

Me

[@JosephTaber]

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.

[@MlKEBlKE69]

its an incredibly powerful sound on here too

[@literallynot5398]

it sounds good even like this

[@owenderosier4726]

It still sounds awesome!

[@nakoda1610]

also hes playing that loud that you would probbly get a hard ringing after like 30seconds, and for this volume has some fast notes

[@tylercurtis789]

Oh ya there guy better mics hear beer tones. Bad mics hear la croix tones.

[@ThePositive0ne1]

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

[@kierand4583]

It's not that high

[@user-uc8gr3ok9s]

You just gotta learn to push faster air and it's not that high

[@NowNyx1748]

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

[@deadlybladesmith3093]

I swapped from trumpet to tuba. High notes are nothing for me. The hardest part was learning to get enough air.

[@ThePositive0ne1]

@@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.

[@lokiofasgard69]

Just one of these sousaphones could rip through all 7 of my school’s

[@zacharycoffman287]

Lokiofasgard fr😂😂 we only have 5 lmao

[@nickl7544]

My school has 3 😂

[@zacharycoffman287]

Nick L we used to have 3. We might have 6 next year😂

[@TMAJ0R]

We have 2 and depending if someone changes over 3

[@mrwhatshisface1077]

9 this year, we might have 14 next year

[@dontealmighty9517]

😱😱section leader turned the volume up

[@Smooth_Butter]

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

[@AngelMartinez-du8vt]

@@Smooth_Butter you are not in a show band are you?

[@marionmarion6852]

@@AngelMartinez-du8vt probably not 😂😂 and he probably never heard how loud southern is in person

[@txbywola9610]

Dude consistent on every song!!!

[@Awol_n_Dallas_Blue_Trumpet]

TXBYWOLA except on like the 1st high note a couple times. But i like that bass line. Shit was bangin.....

[@terrypatterson1979]

TXBYWOLA right

[@terrypatterson1979]

Awol Dixon hater

[@damonedwards9935]

Word

[@phillyb.4682]

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 KZbin for over 15 years! I can't wait to see them in Pasadena!!!!!

[@angelgutierrezadames225]

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[@angelgutierrezadames225]

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[@bIuecap]

Fr just watching him made my head hurt

[@juicexo804]

He’s not him

[@prodbling8740]

Is it weird that I watch this ever day?

[@south34000]

I just found this video on my KZbin and been watching it everything since

[@kgl8706]

Meeeee toooo

[@south34000]

Fruity loops is dope too 💪🔥

[@liunknownil2072]

No

[@caleb7385]

Same

[@johannesmalgas9294]

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!

[@AOSMAKAKMS]

No tuba should be played like this

[@deceasedxv5829]

@@AOSMAKAKMS mhm

[@tonydelamont1406]

John Philip Sousa would have these people shot for playing his legacy instrument like that. Pathetic.

[@nathansrandomstuff7680]

@@tonydelamont1406 🤓

[@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.

[@RickeyMason]

felix blowing that bih but everybody else idk......

[@jomarluke]

1mrantman Gigawatts.

[@JohnIvoryMusic]

Everyone else isn’t right next to the camera lol

[@AOSMAKAKMS]

@@JohnIvoryMusic fr

[@dad3938]

This is honestly one of the best bands I’ve heard in a long time. And their arrangements be 🔥🔥🔥

[@angelgutierrezadames225]

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[@angelgutierrezadames225]

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[@bernardbradley6603]

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.

[@Cryptokeeper0421]

From a mellophone member, mad respect for hitting those high notes

[@nathanielwisdom2308]

thats what Im saying. they're CRAZY

[@juicexo804]

Glaze

[@repsforjesus6720]

Listening to this with headphones is a trip god damn

[@Soundofpowermedia]

Right go check out my arrangement of this

[@MrLeanonme]

From a former snare drummer, I don't know how y'all do it. rt

[@raylonandflattownzydeco54]

Mac Lean just gotta be in u lol

[@reddboxx8798]

@@raylonandflattownzydeco54 Right lol I've been a tuba player for 2 years it's only gotten easier

[@raylonandflattownzydeco54]

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

[@steverman2312]

Mac Lean pain and practice That doesnt go just for tubas Thats for all brass really

[@ontopsoon4760]

On goddddd😂😂😂😂

[@amyc9137]

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

[@yusukeurameshi9837]

Well here at TX our football and band is the only entertainment

[@loslives]

What school are you from? I'm from az too and we aren't allowed to be an "animal band"

[@amyc9137]

Highland brother. Gilbert

[@loslives]

@@amyc9137 I saw you guys at a competition a few weeks back, I love your guy's show so much

[@amyc9137]

Thanks. It needs work. What school you marching for and are you going to Williams field on Saturday

[@albertstanley3417]

Felix is the soul of the section the tuba section wouldn't be nun wit out him he's constant on every song

[@samorioussealey8267]

One man dont make any section

[@albertstanley3417]

Ik

[@houseofbuck007]

Your right though

[@ajdavis98775]

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

[@bighamboi3052]

Albert Stanley Felix always doing his thang

[@gabrielmendez7687]

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😂

[@ajako19]

imagine playing that with a canker sore

[@Esquire2012]

hellebergs babyyy

[@blakeroberson1730]

Legit me rn, I play and I’m suffering

[@justinsbustin]

Holy shit

[@monkeyman7048]

pereiragaa. Death

[@AOSMAKAKMS]

I played trombone with that a low song. Never again

[@Djda305]

You can tell that he gives it a 150% every time . #salute

[@ajedwards6552]

0:07 guy: “ watch that tempo” Felix: “ i been playin since 7 grade” 😳💯

[@CoachK_]

Boy if you don't, he said "take breaths and separate" hold this L

[@ajedwards6552]

Kahlil Street yeen tryin to d up about it

[@CoachK_]

@@ajedwards6552 boy fuck outta he, fuck i look like duffin you over a college idgaf about

[@annefrank5242]

@@CoachK_ so is this supposed to be english?

[@NowNyx1748]

Ive been playing since 6th lol

[@jesseestrada5903]

As a former high school tuba player, and being the only one for a period.... Damn this is what bass really is....the foundation

[@collinlynch4569]

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.

[@angelgutierrezadames225]

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[@tredaviousbowser7931]

It’s just using air and brotha has plenty of it

[@dgolfere-wgt5194]

never seen a more passionate tuba player like the one close to the recording device, nomination for most passionate player please

[@nassauboy2162]

He has that raw power

[@sinful-killa3491]

Nassauboy God given talent Felix have, u hear him & he shines @ the same time

[@spedicy8634]

He’s beginning to believe

[@creoleking7216]

STILL LOVING THIS ❤ 4/ 13 / 2K24 🔥🔥🔥

[@hookyhook6006]

Cruise ships should hire these folks to replace foghorns.

[@treeezy05]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@AOSMAKAKMS]

True

[@LowBrassU]

How often do you watch this video? Yes.

[@WhiskeyYankee27]

I cried as usual watching these videos....The Unity. The Power. The synchronicity. The Love. God!

[@HtownDrip]

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.

[@kodaa1]

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.

[@posana6975]

i don’t know what day it is for quarantine but this is making me miss my tuba even more

[@tallen87]

That dude is phuckin EATING

[@dyamond993]

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

[@rrowzly]

Coming from a saxaphone player I AM IMPRESSED great job my man

[@darrelljohnson5677]

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.

[@neilfoy5433]

Darrell Johnson

[@south34000]

Had to come back to watch this video.....one of the best

[@jg14gerhard_bar]

Damn..i feel out of breath just watching this and I blast on a Bass trombone for days

[@karah2384]

The way bro playin the tuba with all that dedication is a different type of dedication and i need that type of dedication

[@Ruski4541]

Bro most of yall dont relize how hard it is to play that loud on a susophone respect for that dudes lungs

[@HumanityInCrisis]

What in the world, how is this even possible.... This is beyond any scope of epic. This is blood, sweat and tears

[@lauren-ir3sz]

As a drumline member, I have no clue why I’m here. But I love it.

[@fdtmusic5873]

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.

[@therealmccoy2004]

FDT Music a whole paragraph of garbage!

[@Gil172]

therealmccoy2004 😂😂

[@jayjay2.084]

😂😂😂✋✋ stop this is complete nonsense

[@blueFailure]

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

[@AOSMAKAKMS]

@@blueFailurefr

[@suppacrazychick14]

They dk what to do cause they on metal now😂. Felix sound good doe

[@CoreyWallaceMusic]

2:11 just sounds beautiful stg

[@jaycesmith7899]

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.

[@roni1976]

YOO i marched a sousaphone 4 years in high school and 2 in college! Never knew they could reach those high azz notes.. yessuh..

[@umbreonix]

I didnt get a chance to go to an HBCU, but I love my people so much man!

[@keithrush5114]

Boss Hog Me too boss!

[@Robertson355]

I'M So impressed with your tuba skills you guys should be on AGT because you guys are so talented

[@johnpribyl9751]

call me weird, but i still come and watch this at least 5 times a week 3 years later.

[@killian9679]

John Pribyl I watch this everyday xD

[@simsimsworld]

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 🇨🇦 🍁

[@maikol-drummer9425]

me encanta, soy fan de este tipo de bandas y sobre todo de este tipo de tubas. sigan asi muchachos

[@jasonhinez5494]

Big dog ain’t playing no games, giving his all every note.

[@vitalyu6125]

Шикарно! Я в восхищении! Браво!

[@okidoxb4846]

Thank you you for sharing this. MAN this is great, like End Game Boss music level stuff

[@carsonmay9723]

Did y’all see the third tuba when they took it up the second time the dude was holding his forehead

[@carsonmay9723]

2:29

[@MrJ120]

Naw dude covered his face from the camera to take a break!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@AOSMAKAKMS]

Why was he still dancing💀💀

[@bigboyfromcompton968]

I love this song and now it’s played by a band 😍😍😍

[@MajidG27]

Tuba part just wanna make me wanna do a stank face 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@wafflelord7308]

As a sousaphone player myself, this is the coolest thing I’ve ever seen

[@legraff78]

Imagine hearing this before you play a game

[@canalbandashow]

Essas tubas são incríveis 👏👏👏👏

[@noahpena1768]

That high C tho so dope 👌👌

[@hugogosselin2183]

It’s a D but yes it’s insane

[@sheesh7506]

@@hugogosselin2183 naw it’s c for bass

[@sheesh7506]

@@hugogosselin2183 triple c

[@quieres5759]

Quelle dinguerie sérieux. Il faut les rappeler pour qu'ils le refassent, il n'y a rien de mieux que cette chose.

[@bishopjones9703]

somebody rush that tuba to the hospital...bruh killed it at the beginning..lmao

[@angelicaclara9950]

Good song brother, you are a good tubero surprises me how you play. I watch all your tuba videos

[@severemobile3473]

Why the section leader"Felix" always look mad

[@DTex]

No Laugh’n...No Smile’n...No Nuthin’

[@rocksteady6974]

Its a New Orleans thing..No Smiling No Laughing No Jokes

[@vannorgirl35]

HES REALLY A NICE YOUNG MAN. MY DAUGHTER WENT TO 35 WITH HIM.

[@reggie15k]

Idk what New Orleans you from bruh. all we do down here is laugh and joke

[@Athoroughgamer]

It's a Jukebox thing

[@topcounterbeats]

Every now and then I gotta come back to this video 🔥🔥

[@FiveDoubleOh]

@ 0:31 seconds i died seeing homeboy hitting them notes

[@FiveDoubleOh]

he fosho got that soul,

[@JustinPaul-wg2cu]

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

[@marquisrobertson7966]

I'm impressed with all of the tuba players and also by the way I love the beat they was playing

[@mid-sizesedan488]

You should listen to the original song by Kanye West

[@Nerdbs]

As a middle school student tuba player this is crazy

[@bxp.1885]

Man I love his sound, I strive to play that loud. Does anyone know the kind of mouthpiece he is playing on?

[@SalvationinCHRISTalone888]

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?

[@theesecretplace]

I finally was able to exhale after that last note! Man oh man... he was hoopin

[@juliemonarch7364]

Damn, Son! You're making it cry! Me too.

[@HenryB24]

Any got the link to the sheet music?

[@jakecousens4182]

musescore.com/user/29281073/scores/5169169

[@logan.geerrr]

@@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.

[@Jackietubepro]

Logan Geer That version is close to the original

[@logan.geerrr]

@@Jackietubepro the tuba part is really off

[@aliciaadams6723]

i can feel so much love in this video

[@ajdavis98775]

Well good goddamn. Breakin in that brass very well

[@k.jjohnson5359]

I love when a marching band plays from the heart 😍

[@skysngl]

I need to start cranking like him.

[@Katman_Music]

The greatest cranking session to ever have happened

[@caleb.chosen]

Congrats on a milly bro‼️‼️

[@TUBATEDD]

Thanks bro 💯🤟🏾

[@Greg-li8fx]

@@TUBATEDD which mouthpiece do you use?

[@bonerpoop3160]

Bruh is playing absolutely amazingly stanky, never seen so much swag behind the mouthpiece

[@generalh1042]

Does anyone know how he gets such a huge, fat sound? Is it just using a ton of air?

[@Stand_Tall]

just blasting his lungs out on each note. you can tell just look at his cheeks hah. also brass sousa.

[@danimal41014]

His cheeks are puffed really big

[@mickeybeatz894]

I was going to ask the same question I can play loud but I dont how to get that gritty sound like they playing

[@metazoinqb3rt299]

Get kicked in the balls as hard as the other person can . Make sure you're in a lot of pain. Then get into the most heated political arguement of your life with someone that loves to talk over you. Next, to silence your opponent, try to play so that thier face melts off their skin. This, my child, is the secret to blasting.

[@devinruley7408]

As a trumpet player I respect this guy so much.I want to go to this college when I grow up.I’m in 7th grade and I’m better than most of the trumpet players in our high school.

[@ifisksnaO]

strive for greatness bro

[@canalbandashow]

Go go go Tubas !! 👏👏👏👏

[@GHOSTBUSTERSHANE]

Brother your the best tuba player there ever is,was an ever will be 💪💪💪👍

[@quinnyboy42_50]

One time at rehearsal during my contra solo I played so loud my lips started to bleed.

[@RobertRays]

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

[@kvnyegvmp]

if that happens it means you’re doing something VERY WRONG

[@RobertRays]

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.

[@HenriqueMSM.4580]

Well say what you want but I think that the sound of the Sousaphone is loud, beautiful, majestic and very jazzy🙂and And that's why I love this instrument so much (much more than the other brass ones)

[@Rhomone]

He's playing like the rent money due!😂

[@djdc670]

The truth... Had a homeboy who could rap it like that on every note... Smooth big guy

[@christianrender5693]

I love at 0:26 when they all start grabbing their lead pipe😂

[@mid-sizesedan488]

They need more stability to play notes that high and loud

[@xlea4497]

@@mid-sizesedan488 wait … what? What does that mean? Why do they need more? It’s supported already?

[@tjcountryman3662]

you can tell a sousa player is pouring his heart out when the instrument sounds like a kazoo

[@emanuelheard403]

He’s the TRUTH with dat thang!!!

[@soapierkit6310]

I’m a contra tuba player that doesn’t even LIKE sousaphones at ALL but this guy is showing what sousaphones are really for those loud soul sounds not classic clear tones Jesus this was good