Just a Girl

Just a Girl by No Doubt is one of my favorite songs from the 90s. It reminds me of the good ol’ days watching music videos on MTV. Now, we have YouTube, haha! To this day, Tragic Kingdom is still one of my favorite albums! I actually listened to it a lot this past summer when I was floating around in the pool or out for a jog. It’s just right for all of those summertime vibes.

Just a Girl is an anthem for girls everywhere, so I knew it was the perfect choice for an "all me" trombone quartet. It’s a great girl power song! I wanted to include the lyrics down below, so just incase you haven't heard this song before, you can see why I picked it. I just love these lyrics by Gwen Stefani.

Take this pink ribbon off my eyes
I'm exposed and it's no big surprise
Don't you think I know exactly where I stand?
This world is forcing me to hold your hand

'Cause I'm just a girl, oh, little old me
Well, don't let me out of your sight
Oh, I'm just a girl, all pretty and petite
So don't let me have any rights

Oh, I've had it up to here

The moment that I step outside
So many reasons for me to run and hide
I can't do the little things I hold so dear
'Cause it's all those little things that I fear

'Cause I'm just a girl, I'd rather not be
'Cause they won't let me drive late at night
Oh, I'm just a girl, guess I'm some kind of freak
'Cause they all sit and stare with their eyes
Oh, I'm just a girl, take a good look at me
Just your typical prototype

Oh, I've had it up to here

Oh, am I making myself clear?

I'm just a girl
I'm just a girl in the world
That's all that you'll let me be

Oh, I'm just a girl, living in captivity
Your rule of thumb makes me worrisome
Oh, I'm just a girl, what's my destiny?
What I've succumbed to is making me numb

Oh, I'm just a girl, my apologies
What I've become is so burdensome
Oh, I'm just a girl, lucky me
Twiddle-dum, there's no comparison

Oh, I've had it up to
Oh, I've had it up to
Oh, I've had it up to here

On another note, This video is my green screen debut! I had a blast picking out all of these super girly pink backgrounds to go with the song. I actually don't really like pink, but I wanted to play up the theme. I am excited to improve my green screen skills in the future and see all that it can do!

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This green screen is awesome because it also came with 2 studio lights! I am very happy to up my production level on my videos. I finally have good lighting, haha! Good lighting is SO important when making videos, livestreams or on Zoom calls as I sure you have all gotten to know this year!

I hope you enjoy the video and take care, everyone!

Toto - Africa // 6 Trombone Cover Version // Featuring Jeff Harrigan

I MISS THE RAINS DOWN IN AFRICA!!!

Last week’s video was a fun one for sure! Africa by Toto is one of my favorite songs, as I am sure it is many of yours. This classic song makes just about everybody bop their head to the music (or just straight-up get up and dance)! It was impossible not to move around while playing this song. That’s why we decided we wanted to make this video a fun one.

This trombone arrangement of Africa was written for 6 trombone parts. 5 tenor trombones and 1 bass trombone. I made the drum beat in GarageBand. This was my first time making a beat like this in GarageBand and I am super happy with how it turned out! I will definitely be using the drums in GarageBand for future projects. It just adds so much more life to the song! I hope you all like it too.

I have definitely been trying to “up the ante” with my videos. It is always my goal to make each video better than the one before it. This is definitely the most shots I have ever taken for a video (wait… scratch that, my 12 Days of Quarantine video had the most shots)! There were still a lot for this one though! This arrangement of Africa was for 6 trombone parts - so we each took a video for each part both inside and outside and then added in all the extra clips. Hopefully you all got a laugh out of them, haha! I was definitely cracking up when I was editing the video. That is one of my favorite parts about collaborating with other people online. When they send you their videos, you never know what kind of funny stuff you will find in there! Haha, always good for a laugh.

This is my third quarantine collaboration with Jeff Harrigan. What are us trombone players to do while we’re stuck at home?! The answer is easy: make music videos!!!

Jeff and I have played together in the shows Blast, Blast the Music of Disney and One Piece Oto Utage in Japan. Outside of his Japan tours, Jeff has been working for years as a freelancer in the Washington D.C./Baltimore area, on cruise ships, and all over the US with musical theatre productions. He will be moving to Texas soon, so Texas people: HIT. HIM. UP!

Here’s his Insta: https://www.instagram.com/jharrigan77

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Check out the other videos we have made during quarantine and let me know which one is your favorite!

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HAVANA by Camila Cabello // Trombone Quintet Cover Version with Cajón

When I was contacted by arranger Patrick Sullivan to record a trombone collaboration of Havana, I just had to say, “YES”! I absolutely love this song by Camila Cabello. It has a great melody, is very sultry sounding and makes me want to dance! I have performed Havana live before, but now I am super happy to have it as a trombone YouTube video on my channel! For this trombone version of Havana, we did a double release. Patrick and I both uploaded the video to our YouTube channels on the same day. Want more trombone videos? You can check out Patrick’s YouTube channel by clicking the link below. Help support you fellow trombonists! #teamtrombone

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Patrick arranged Havana, played trombone and cajón in the video and did the audio mixing. To learn more about Patrick Sullivan and his arranging company Bone Yard Music LLC please visit his website below.

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I mentioned that I have performed Havana live before. It was performed at DUT Laboratory #3 in Osaka, Japan. “What’s that?”, you ask. Check out the event in this video!

ラボ3終了から1ヶ月！ダイジェスト動画が届きました！是非お楽しみ下さい！#ラボ3 #DUT #フェス #ダイジェスト #CCO #blackchember #masakiworks pic.twitter.com/lSNzitrnXY

— DUT (@deviceunder) July 5, 2018

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12 Days of Quarantine // 12 Days of Christmas Parody // Trombone Quartet Arrangement with Vocals

What have you been doing during quarantine?! Here's what I have been up to with my two cousins, Meghan and Madi. Take a look into our daily quarantine life in Florida! Including palm trees, lots of swimming, golf carts and more! 

12 Days of Quarantine is hands down, the most involved video I have ever made. As most of you know, I am stuck away from home and quarantining in Florida. I came to Florida in March to work for Carnival Cruise Lines, playing in one of their rock bands. I know, I know…horrible timing! Anyway, I will spare you all of the details, the bottom line is I cannot return home to Japan. I am very fortunate I have family that I can stay with during this time, I am super grateful. 

With all of this free time and my cousins Madi and Meghan home from school, their mom (my cousin Dana) asked me to teach the girls some music and maybe make a video with them. Of course, I said, “YES”! When we came up with the idea to make this video, I never would have imagined it would grow into what it became. But hey, go big or go home, and I can’t go home so…. haha!

We started by watching other YouTube videos and coming up with ideas for the kind of video we wanted to make or maybe what song we wanted to do. Of course, we knew we wanted it to be about quarantine life, as this is what is on the forefront of everyone’s mind these days. This is the life we are living. We decided on 12 Days of Christmas as our song, then brainstormed all the ideas based off of the activities in the girls’ everyday quarantine lives. They did most of the work coming up with all of the words and I just guided the process. 

To be honest, when we started this little project, I had no intention of putting it on my YouTube channel or posting it on my social media accounts. I have a trombone channel, I play trombone, I figured no one would want to see me and my cousins singing a Christmas song!

We originally recorded the singing to 12 Days of Quarantine with a backing track. I had found some online but I didn’t really like any of them. Then, I had the idea to make the “backing track” a trombone quartet! Everything escalated from there… as I found a way to included trombones in this project, I knew it would be good material for my YouTube channel. 

So of course, I went through my normal process. Arrange a trombone piece, record all the parts, mix them together, film videos of me playing trombone…

For all the other videos of the girls, we filmed over a few days time. We had a blast coming up with all the different shots we wanted to get. We all agreed it would look really cool to have a “scene” for each of the 12 days. My favorite was “5 golf cart rides” where I played trombone sitting in the back of the golf cart as Meghan and Madi sang! While we were filming, I already knew this was going to be a lot of work to edit!!! But I think it was well worth it, I am really happy with how they video turned out. 

I also say this was the most involved video I have ever done because In 12 Days of Quarantine I did so many things for the first time. This was my first time including vocals in a piece. So that meant it was also my first time recording and mixing vocals. As to be expected, the trombone parts were way too loud during the beginning stages of mixing! As a trombone player, you best believe that’s what I wanted to hear! Don’t worry, I eventually caved and bumped up the vocals for the final product.

This was also the first time I included so many split screens in one shot! On the last time through the form I displayed the same number of shots as the number of days, 12, 11, 10, etc. This section definitely took the most time to edit! Editing this video was great practice for my Final Cut X skills. I definitely learned some new tricks along the way. 

The final element to this super complicated project was being sponsored by Thoroughbred Golf Carts. They are a custom golf cart business in Englewood, FL. They also have great deals on rentals and do repairs as well! Thoroughbred Golf Carts made the golf cart that we drove around (and played trombone in) in the video. Thank you, for letting us drive your golf cart around and do crazy things!

If you live in the Englewood/Venice/Boca Grande area, or know anyone who does, please check them out. They also ship all over the United States. This is great time to support local and family owned businesses!

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TEQUILA: Trombone Multitrack Cover

I hope everyone had a great Cinco de Mayo yesterday! I celebrated by editing a YouTube video all day, then a boat ride with my family in the evening. Unfortunately, I did not drink any Tequila, haha. I do miss Cinco de Mayo gigs, and playing down in Mexico. I was definitely thinking about that yesterday and when I made this video. I am looking forward to traveling and playing live shows again someday!

I know we are all stuck at home right now, but I hope this video brought you a little joy! I arranged this short version of Tequila for trombone quartet (and claps). Tequila has always been one of my favorite songs to play live. It is so catchy and always a crowd pleaser. Usually everyone gets up and starts dancing when this song comes on.

I tried to convey the fun, party vibe of Tequila by playing it in the pool! I am always into trying new things for my music videos. If you haven't yet - try playing your instrument in the pool, haha! It will give you something to do today! BTW - playing on the raft was harder than in looked. It kept floating away while I was trying to play!

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IMAGINE By JOHN LENNON // Pentatonix Version // Trombone Multitrack Cover

With everything that is going on in the world right now, the John Lennon classic, Imagine, is all over the internet... again! This song is as timeless as it as beautiful. Before I decided to make a trombone arrangement of this song, I listened to it over and over again (as I usually do). The lyrics really stuck with me and made me do a lot of thinking. Again, very appropriate to the times. I envisioned the lyrics every time I played the song. If you are not familiar with the lyrics, I included them below. Even if you are, give them another read through! John Lennon was such an amazing lyricist.

Imagine there's no heaven
It's easy if you try
No hell below us
Above us, only sky

Imagine all the people
Livin' for today
Ah

Imagine there's no countries
It isn't hard to do
Nothing to kill or die for
And no religion, too

Imagine all the people
Livin' life in peace
You

You may say I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will be as one

Imagine no possessions
I wonder if you can
No need for greed or hunger
A brotherhood of man

Imagine all the people
Sharing all the world
You

You may say I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will live as one

In 2017, Pentatonix released their own version of Imagine, and it was of course, AMAZING! Our trombone multitrack cover version of Imagine is a transcription of the Pentatonix arrangement. 5 vocal parts = 5 trombone parts. Pentatonix's arrangements translate really well to trombone. It gets a little high at times - but challenge accepted! Another thing I like about Pentatonix’s arrangements is that they feature all 5 vocalists. We included a trombone solo on each one of the 5 parts. Something you don’t see too often in trombone arrangements. Usually only the lead voice is featured, and maybe one more. If you haven’t seen the Pentatonix version, check it out below - it will give you goosebumps! Even though we didn’t have words in ours, I hope we were able to capture some of the magic of this version.

SPECIAL THANKS TO JEFF HARRIGAN FOR RECORDING THIS SONG WITH ME! Jeff and I have been in several productions shows together including: Blast!, Blast the Music of Disney, and One Piece Oto Utage.

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HERE ARE SOME MORE VIDEOS ON MY YOUTUBE CHANNEL WITH JEFF:

Friend Like Me from Aladdin: https://youtu.be/LbdS_V7V9U4

A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square: https://youtu.be/48MVv0PPY0Y

March Feat. Hiromu Yoneso: https://youtu.be/C7hVC-k4mF8

DuckTales: https://youtu.be/sbsHBIY7Wok

Game of Thrones: https://youtu.be/10J8F0aq6Tc

Pokémon: https://youtu.be/Ha6Ws83qerw

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Billie Eilish - everything i wanted: Trombone Cover

Check out this trombone cover of Everything I Wanted by Billie Eilish! I have been wanting to do a Billie Eilish cover for a while and here it is! I am OBSESSED with the song Bad Guy, it is so fun to play live! But, so many trombonists have already made videos for Bad Guy so I decided to do Everything I Wanted instead. This tune has such a great melody and I knew it would sound awesome on trombone.

During my time in my hometown of Phoenix, AZ I was able to spend a lot of time reconnecting and making music with so many good friends. I am so happy Jeff Hattasch and Seth Gory agreed to collab with me on this project. Jeff and Seth are two of my best friends from college. We all met freshman year at ASU (Arizona State University) in the trombone studio. Man, have we had some fun times!!! As you can see from the bloopers at the end, we were literally cracking up the whole time! Making a video like this reminds me of why I love music so much. There is NOTHING better than making music with your friends!

We were originally going to film at the beautiful Tempe Beach Park, a place very near and dear to our hearts. Funny enough it was raining that day and decided not to film at the park. It never rains in Arizona!!! So we moved the shoot over to Jeff’s house. The rain eventually cleared up and we were able to get some shots outside! The “rustic cabin” out back made for an unexpectedly great backdrop!

This trombone cover version of Everything I Wanted was written as a trombone duet to feature two different players on the melody (Verse 1 and Verse 2). A couple times in the tune we split into a 4 part harmony for some extra oompf, then at the end, 8 part harmony to go out with a bang! Seth made and mixed the track for this video and I think he did a great job! Having a full track to play along with really makes a difference. This is the first time I have included a custom made track on this channel, it's something I definitely want to do more of in the future. Also, I was so happy to have Jeff share his sweet trombone skills!

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I WANT IT THAT WAY - BACKSTREET BOYS: Trombone Multitrack Cover

I arranged I Want It That Way by the Backstreet Boys for five trombones. If you were a kid in the 90’s - you know this song! The boyband craze of the late 90s - early 2000s was inescapable. In fact, I am patiently waiting for this trend to have a comeback. Any good 2020s boybands out there?! Let me know!

In this trombone version of I Want It That Way, Each trombone part represents one of the vocal parts for each Backstreet Boy. Since the Backstreet Boys are a five member, male singing group, the parts work out really well for the register of the trombone. Even though I am a diehard 'NSYNC fan (12-year-old me would kill me for making this BSB video) I cannot deny the catchiness of this song. It’s no wonder why I like it, it was written by the same people who wrote many ' NSYNC songs - Max Martin and Andreas Carlsson.

Also, this song is a HIT at karaoke! Especially when you have a bunch of people who want to sing. There are 5 different solo parts in this song, which is quite rare to find in a pop tune. I have definitely spent a fare amount of time singing this song. That’s why it is so fun to play on trombone!

Lastly, I really want to know, help me settle this eternal dispute: Are you Team Backstreet Boys or Team ‘NSYNC?

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KOI 恋 BY GEN HOSHINO: Trombone Multitrack Cover

KOI 恋 BY GEN HOSHINO: Trombone Multitrack Cover

In this video, I arranged the tune “Koi” for trombone quartet and recorded all four trombone parts! If you would like to see more trombone multitrack videos from me, please subscribe to my YouTube channel!

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Koi is a super popular pop song in Japan by Gen Hoshino that came out in 2016. I have heard this song covered by every type of artist and musical ensemble that you can imagine! There is also a famous dance that accompanies this song "Koi Dance", which was made popular by the Japanese show, Nigeru wa Haji da ga Yaku ni Tatsu (which translates to Running Away is Shameful but Helpful, but goes by the English title, We Married as a Job).

When this song is performed live in Japan, people start doing the dance - it's crazy! (Which, now that I'm thinking of it... I should have done the dance in the video... missed opportunity, haha!) If you want to check out the original or the dance video, I highly suggest you do. It will put a smile on your face and brighten your day, I promise!

Koi Original Video

Koi Dance Video

LIVIN' ON A PRAYER BY BON JOVI 500 SUBSCRIBERS SPECIAL: Trombone Collaboration Cover Version

For those of you who are subscribed to my YouTube channel SlideShow, you know that I have been uploading videos a lot more consistently lately. When I got home from tour last September, I decided I was really going to go all in on this YouTube channel and work really hard to make it grow. Since then, it has been my goal to upload once a week. Once I started uploading more frequently, the channel really started to take off!

On January 27, 2020 we hit 500 subscribers! This is halfway to our goal for the year of 1,000 subs. I had been wanting to make a video of Livin' on a Prayer by Bon Jovi for a long time, as it is one of everyone's favorite karaoke songs. Playing up the line "Whoa, we're halfway there" seemed perfect for the 500 Subscribers Special video. I didn’t want to just do a video for this song... I wanted to make it a special one. I have been talking to other people for a while now about how I can include the SlideShow audience more, and create more interactions and engagement with the people watching the videos. It seemed natural to make Livin’ on a Prayer the video to do just that by accepting video submissions from our subscribers. This was really fun and I am so happy so many people participated in the video (we had 11 total)! I got to play with some old friends and made some new ones in the process. The SlideShow channel, and music in general, is all about connecting with people, and this project allowed us to do just that.

The video for Livin’ on a Prayer by Bon Jovi is on track to be one of our most successful videos yet. I definitely want to make more collaboration videos like this in the future! I want to thank each and every one of our collaborators for their contribution to the video: Paul Blakely, Kaylie Brooke, Adam Byars, Tao Guthrie, Guillermo Montecelo, Ben Owens, Guillermo Ramirez, Emily Rozanski, Peter Tijerina and Josiah Williams.

I hope you have as much fun watching it as I did making it! And please, if you haven’t yet, subscribe to the channel! https://www.youtube.com/slideshowtrombone

See you soon!

-Lisa