Fall 2020 – In Review

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Due to COVID-19, GWU went online and most students were not permitted to live on campus. As a result, this change affected the Vibes because we were unable to meet in person this Fall 2020 semester. However, this didn’t stop us from having a great semester:

  • October 23rd, 2020 – Virtual Concert hosted by the First Unitarian Church of Baltimore
    • Most of our set was recorded during Fall 2020 and a few songs were recorded in the summer. * = live performances/pre-recorded
      1. Human Nature opb. Michael Jackson
      2. We Are opb. Ysaye M. Barnwell
      3. Drumming Song/Edge of Seventeen opb. Florence&theMachine/Stevie Nicks*
      4. River opb. Joni Mitchell
      5. Fire on Fire opb. Sam Smith
      6. She opb. Laura Mvula*
      7. Spirit of Life by Carolyn McDade, harmony by Grace Lewis-McLaren
      8. Still Feel opb. half.alive
      9. Stupid Deep opb. Jon Bellion
      10. Wait a Minute/Redbone opb. Willow Smith/Childish Gambino
      11. Mediation on Breathing opb. Sarah Dan Jones
      12. Legends Never Die opb. Against the Current*
      13. Soul to Squeeze opb. Red Hot Chili Peppers
  • Soul to Squeeze – Our Alumni Song
    • Kevin Lynch ’22 and Nina Feliciano ’22 transcribed the music with the help of current members and alumni
    • Kevin and Rachel Asaeda ’22 reached out to alumni, asking if they would be interested in singing Soul to Squeeze, and many responded and participated!
  • New Recordings
    • We were able to work with 2 alums, Noah Thomas ’19 and Brent Arimoto ’18, who were able to audio edit, mix, and master, and beatbox, respectively on:
      • Human Nature
      • Fire On Fire
      • Still Feel
      • Stupid Deep
      • Soul to Squeeze
      • Wait a Minute/Redbone (Brent beatboxed)
  • We released our EP Vocal Distancing, which included all the songs that Noah worked on!
  • We bought some equipment that the Vibes can use for future gigs.