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Bootsy's Funk University Check it, Bootsy Collins is starting an online music school for bassists. 
http://www.thefunkuniversity.com/ Legendary bass player Bootsy Collins has announced the founding of the first online bass guitar school, Funk University. The school is geared towards intermediate through advanced bass players. Collins will serve as the school’s head professor, and enlist guest instructors to teach students on the history of funk music and theory. Enrollees will log in through TheFunkUniversity.com to have access to a virtual campus that includes a lecture hall, multimedia library, and professor “office hours” for questions. The school is produced by SceneFour, the L.A.-based company that handled Al Gore’s Current TV, and projects from The RZA, Marilyn Manson, MTV-U, Nine Inch Nails, The Pixies, and Beck. In 1970, Collins began working with James Brown as a member of the original JBs, creating such classic staples as “Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine,” “Super Bad,” “Soul Power,” and “Talkin’ Loud and Sayin’ Nothing.” These tracks would form sampling foundations for Biz Markie (Nobody Beats the Biz”), The Geto Boys (“Talkin’ Loud Ain’t Saying Nothing”), Run-DMC (“Beats to the Rhyme”), and numerous others. Later, Collins further contributed to Hip-Hop’s sampling foundation through his work with Parliament Funkadelic and tracks such as “One Nation Under a Groove” and “Aqua Boogie.” Now, Collins is hopeful to pass on his decades of knowledge to the next generation of players. "The best day of my life was when I graduated from P.U. The next best day of my life will be to see students graduate from F.U." he explained in a statement. "Funk don't funk around for nobody, so get funked up while you can." Interested players can sign up at http://thefunkuniversity.com, with admission being on a first-come, first-serve basis. The first semester begins on July 1. Bootsy Collins plans to release a new album, Boot-Z Class University, this fall. http://ht.ly/1Jd1X  [Edited 5/14/10 7:47am] a psychotic is someone who just figured out what's going on | |
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He should make a funk comeback with "Bootsy's Rubber Band"
like he did in the mid 90's, He should make some plain raw P-Funk.No guest rappers or attempts to make commercial RnB. Nooo no no,it's should be P-funk. Pure funk...uncut funk....the BOMB!
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I am seriously considering signing up for this because of the bass lessons. I wonder if it's worth it? | |
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Please, sign up and let us know. 
How much does it cost?
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I checked:
Monthly Student Plan $34.99 Semester Student Plan $189.99 Year Student Plan $349.99 [Edited 6/20/10 20:21pm] | |
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hmmm... not for beginners?
probably wouldn't work for me. | |
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Well, it stated on the site that it would be covering intermediate bass playing. I'm going to call them and find out. | |
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I've loved Bootsy since "Stretchin Out", but there's something about this Funk University that bothers me. Can't put my finger on what it is (...maybe the fact that I know I can't afford it, lol). But I suspect I'm picking up on something else. Wishing Bootsy the best, but everytime I see him promoting this FU, something doesn't quite feel right about it to me.
I can't wait for his next album to drop though.  | |
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Bootsy funk U has launched. anyone joined? | |
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