Missy Elliott - The Rain (Berklee Commencement Concert)

A tribute to Missy Elliott during the 2019 Berklee Commencement Concert featuring Dom Jones and Brayla Cook on lead vocals. Missy Elliott was in attendance at the concert and received an honorary doctorate from Berklee College of Music for her contribution to the music industry the following day.
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Missy Elliott Directed Study Ensemble Directed by Danielle Scott
Music Producer and Assistant to the Director, Juan David Peña Polania, Bogotá, Colombia
Assistant to the Director Dalton Miller, Jacksonville, Florida
Tristan Simone, Bethel, Maine

Voice
Brayla Cook, Dallas, Texas
Dominique Jones, Oakland, California

Trumpet
John Michael Bradford, New Orleans, Louisiana
Alto Saxophone
Houston Smith, Kansas City, Missouri
Spencer Hughes, Tampa, Florida

Trombone
Christopher Pinellas, Orlando, Florida

Keyboards
Ziyu “Jade” Che, Shenzhen, China
Aaron Ward, Ypsilanti, Michigan

Electric Guitar
Angelo LeRoi, Altadena, California
John “JP” Donelan, Tokyo, Japan
Leonardo Varella Vieira, Florianopolis, Brazil

Electric Bass
Solomon Smith, Memphis, Tennessee

EDI/Vocal Processing
Alexandra Riordan, Newcastle, Australia
Rodrigo Frangioni, São Paulo, Brazil

Electronic Percussion
Sergio Manique, Lisbon, Portugal

Sound Design, Programming, and Production
Juan David Peña Polania, Bogotá, Colombia

Drums Jarrell Campbell, Houston, Texas

Producer/Artistic Director, Maureen McMullan, Concert and Event Producer
Associate Director, Tom Baskett, Assistant Professor, Voice
Music Director for Missy Elliott, Rob Lewis, Details Music Management, Inc.

Mixing engineer, Andres Gonzalez Cardona
Audio editing, Julie Papili

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