Rev Desmond D’Angelo has been stopping in Blue Velvet Nola recently. He is recording vocal tracks for an upcoming release. The Big Ol’ Nasty Getdown started as a star studded tribute to the history of Funk, Soul, R&B, Jam and Hip Hop. Members of Parliament Funkadelic, Bootsy’s Rubber Band, Galactic, Dumpstaphunk, Blackalicious, Derek Trucks Band, Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Yo Mama’s Big Fat Booty Band, The Lee Boys and Warren Haynes Band, united in late 2007 to create the sonic landscape that became The Big Ol’ Nasty Getdown “Volume 1.” Released in 2012, “Volume 1” received global acclaim which paved the way for the next chapter, “Volume 2.” Currently in production, “Volume 2” continues in the same tradition with an expanded line-up that now includes members of The James Brown Band, Kool and the Gang, Earth, Wind and Fire , Living Colour, Fishbone, Mudvayne, Bill Wither’s Band, The Time, Sexual Chocolate Band, The Mike Dillon Band, and Tiny Universe.
The Big Ol’ Nasty Getdown plans to tour in the fall of 2015. A rotating lineup of a dozen or more can be expected any given night at a Getdown show. With a growing pool of more than 130 active musicians in the Getdown family ,each tour provides a unique experience for al l. “Getting everyone together takes a ton of work logistically but the end result is spectacular. We can’t wait to show our fans what we do live! I think people are going to get their minds blown.” Says Heintz’s production partner Frank Mapstone. As The Getdown prepares for their tour and completes Volume 2, Producers Heintz and Mapstone are releasing a multicolor 180 gram, Vinyl collector dream of “Volume 1.” The production duo also have a couple new projects in the works that are extensions of the Big Ol’ Nasty Getdown. These include The Big Ol’ Nasty Hoedown‘Volume 1’ an album that focuses on the Bluegrass, Country and Folk side of things, while Electro-Getdown will cater to the EDM movement. It has also been confirmed that “Volume 3” will immediately go into production upon the release of The Big Ol’ Nasty Getdown “Volume 2” album.
