Snarky Puppy - Trinity (Extended Version) (Empire Central)

Snarky Puppy - Trinity (Extended Version)
From Snarky Puppy's new album, Empire Central (September 2022, GroundUP Music)

Written by Mark Lettieri
Arranged by Mark Lettieri and Snarky Puppy
Bob Lanzetti - Electric guitar
Mark Lettieri - Electric guitar
Chris McQueen - Electric guitar
Justin Stanton - Wurlitzer, Prophet 10, and trumpet
Bobby Sparks - Hammond B3 organ, ARP String Ensemble, and Minimoog Model D
Bill Laurance - Fender Rhodes Mark 8, Yamaha CP70 electric piano, and Minimoog Model D (solo)
Shaun Martin - Talkbox, Vocoder, Moog Little Phatty, and Korg Kronos
Zach Brock - Violin
Mike “Maz” Maher - Trumpet
Jay Jennings - Trumpet and flugelhorn
Chris Bullock - Bass clarinet and tenor sax (solo)
Bob Reynolds - Tenor and soprano saxes
Michael League - Electric bass
Nate Werth - Percussion
Keita Ogawa - Percussion
Marcelo Woloski - Percussion
Jason “JT” Thomas - Drum set
Larnell Lewis - Drum set
Jamison Ross - Drum set

Jep Jorba - Director / camera operator
David Bretones - Director of Photography / camera operator
Brad Holt - Line producer / camera operator
Andrew Redd - Gaffer / camera operator
Chris Brian - Camera operator
Ranjani Groth - Camera operator
Jun Kang - Camera operator
Emily Holt - Camera operator
Reid Walker - Dolly operator
Joseph Fisher - Dolly Operator

Produced by Michael League
Co-produced by Snarky Puppy
Engineered by Nic Hard, Matt Recchia, and Michael Harrison
Engineering assisted by Skyler Childress, Michael League, and Shakthi Prasad KT
Mixed by Nic Hard
Mastered by Dave McNair
Recorded and filmed March 3-10, 2022, at Deep Ellum Art Company in Dallas, Texas, USA
Mixed March 15 - April 7, 2022, at Estudi Vint in Els Prats de Rei, Catalonia, Spain
Photography by Brian Friedman and Jep Jorba
Video edited by Michael League and Jep Jorba
Film consulting by Andy LaViolette
Production managed by Rosanna Freedman
Project managed by Jamie Margulies
Stage assembled by Mason Davis, Matt Recchia, Rosanna Freedman, and Michael Harrison
Graphic design by Claire Morales
Managed by Mike Chadwick Management

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[StefanJackmuth]

Shaun, how you lived and loved music was always magical.

[tynannida]

Can we just appreciate how three drummers manage to sound like one person playing ??

[mogglie]

Michael League makes sure there is four of everything in his band. But only one bass. What a boss.

[StefanScripca]

Engineered by Nic Hard, Matt Recchia, and Michael Harrison
Engineering assisted by Skyler Childress, Michael League, and Shakthi Prasad KT
Mixed by Nic Hard
Mastered by Dave McNair

these guys deserve a few claps as well, the mixing is insanely good!

[GoranZec]

The data projects that by 2030., more than half of all jazz drummers in the US will be in Snarky Puppy.

[writetovagelis]

Snarky puppy. The art of bringing 30 musicians into a room and everyone knows their place into the mix. Amazing production and recording.

[LarnellLewisMusic]

The vibe in the room is definitely as advertised!!! Love y’all!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️🔥🔥🔥🔥

[aisselounelli]

R.I.P Shaun Martin, this performance on its own shows how passionate he was but he also brings such good energy to the room. Gone too soon

[damarihanson]

11:29 this ending… that shot of the two just after Shaun rips pure soul out of his body… RIP truly

[insaneintherainmusic]

The groove on this one is deeper than wherever my pennies get lost inside my couch. Heck yeah!

[amehdi]

Making it into a Snarky live video is definitely a bucket list item checked off

[NateGHO]

Dude the mix on this is so insane. The guitar/talkbox doubling is just so subtle and perfect, and everyone comes through right when they need to. Props to the engineers on this, this is a classic Snarky Puppy song already.

[Cujohhh]

I think everyone needs a Shaun Martin in their life

[liz]

RIP Shaun Martin 🙏🏼 🎶you will always be remembered

[ripman]

I love a good 5 and a half minute swamp monster intro to the funkiest shit I've ever heard

[jlownes]

Aside from the awesome musicianship here, the engineering feat was amazing. All the headphones, all the mics. Looked like the woodwinds each had 3 mics not to mention all the percussion. Who ever engineered this deserves the same energetic appreciations that the musicians get. No?

[phoenixfire]

My favorite party of any snarky song is when Shaun gives up playing cause it’s too good

[nikolakakism]

This is one of my best recordings ever of any song and I always had to stop whatever I was doing to watch the video as well, but it was sad to see Bernard Wright at the very end. Now with Shaun gone, it is unbearable.

[andrewswanson]

That unison riff at the end has left a gaping hole in my remote where the rewind button once was

[aaronsims]

Being able to sit in on this was insane, and waiting months to hear it again was so hard, so thankful for this moment right now.