One Nation Under a Groove

Let’s Groove together this holiday season and all year long.

ONE NATION UNDER A GROOVE

(Detroit’s Tribute to The Funk)

Original song by Funkadelic was released in 1978 by Warner Bros.

Songwriters: George Clinton Jr., Walter Morrison and Garry Shider.

Published by Bridgeport Music, Inc. BMI

Performed by The Detroit Academy of Arts & Sciences Choir

ft. King Bethel and Anaiya Hall

DAAS choir includes:

Sincere Austin, Ireland Bradley, Kyndall Bouldin, Drie Boyd, Alonzo Dock, Aniya Elkins, Taylor Glover, Morgann Hicks, Ari'Onah Jackson, Precious Jackson, Jeremiah Johnson, Tania Kato, Lucinda Liggions, Brionna Mahone, DeShawn Marks, Akeylah Mason, Charles McLean, Lillyan Orr-Mercer, Jessie Miller, Joslyn Mosley, Marcus Parker, Brandon Payton, Aja Ross, Aianya Smith, Ashanti Wade, Alanah Wingfield, Rian Woods

Choir Direction by Angela Kee

Dr. Ras Mikey C, Director of Choreography

Also featuring:

Chi Amen-Ra, Percussion

Efe Bes, Percussion

Duminie Deporres, Guitar

Amp Fiddler, Synthesizer

Larry Fratangelo, Percussion

LaShawn D. Gary, Keys & Key Bass

Eric “Rain Man” Gaston, Drums

Video presented by VisitDetroit.Com and the Detroit Metro Convention & Visitors Bureau

Executive producer, director and editor, Bill Bowen, Octane Design

Co-produced by Mike Ellison, AddisDetroit

Song produced and arranged by Mike Ellison and LaShawn D. Gary

Spoken word written by Mike Ellison

Recorded at the Tempermill in Ferndale, MI

Sound engineers Tony Hamera and Jake Shives

Mixed by Carlos Gunn, Masterpiece Sound Studios

Mastered by Danny Leake, Urban Guerrilla Engineers

Directors of photography: Andrew Stefanik, Iron Coast and Myron Watkins II

Cameras: Ed Knight and Scott West

It takes a village. Thanks to these people for their help.

All the parents of these beautiful children for allowing their kids to be at the various locations for filming.

Talent coordination by Ann Delisi, AddisDetroit

Interpretive performer, Dr. Ras Mikey C

Appearance by B-Boy, Haleem “Stringz” Rasul

Armen Boladian, Bridgeport Music, Inc.

Scott L. Guy, The Riviera Group Management

Crystal McMahon, Visit Detroit

PM, Christine Ribusovski, Octane Design

And anyone we may have missed : )

Special thanks to these locations/organizations:

Capoeira Mandinga Detroit

Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History

Detroit Institute of Art

Downtown Detroit Partnership (Capitol Park and Cadillac Square)

Eastern Market

Guardian Building

Great Lakes Crossing Outlets

The Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation (Rosa Parks bus)

The Majestic Theatre

MOCAD

Motown Museum

Narrow Way Cafe

QLINE

The Riverfront Conservancy

Royal Transportation Co.

Yum Village

Image of George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic performing in Waterfront Park, Louisville, Kentucky on July 4th, 2008 by JMSchneid. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

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