I am very thankful that Tony Miceli invited me to join the VW and seeing what a great "tool" that it is for all members to have access to answers for their vibraphone category of instrument problems.
OK, so this isn't vibes related, but it's so nice to see people having fun with music :-).
I usually hate movies about music -- everthing's so serious. If they're about classical music, the main character has to have some debilitating emotional condition that he's trying to exorcise through his music. If they're about jazz or rock, the main character has to be a drug addict. Nobody has fun!
Tom P.
Hey everyone, just sharing that my new Album "Little Green Men" is now available! A quartet with piano, bass, drums, vibes featuring a few science fiction melodies and some jazz standards....
Hope you enjoy it! I'll post a free track for subscribers only next week!
enjoy!
check it out on amazon or itunes or anywhere else you can find it!
Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/Little-Green-Men-Michael-Pinto/dp/B0042KZJ0K/ref=…
This is a buddy of mine, Massimo. He's a very creative cat. I actually haven't talked to him in a couple years, he was and assume still is a jeweler. He comes from a family of jewelers as I recall, his dad actually being a jeweler for the Pope. Pretty heavy.
Massimo is also a great drummer and composer. Check out the vid. Cool stuff.
The video(s) are going on-site for all to see and the message is, " if you respect your music teacher and his offerings, you can always come up with a "quality conclusion!".
Mike Pinto demonstrates "how to approach playing a melody line, as written, when you are not acquainted with it!". Note the improv's as they improve from the first chorus onward, even with my "jumping in" for a couple of bars and then "getting out", leaving him to continue on beautifully and in the end, the favorable applauds of the listeners!
I think Tony posted something from this mallet robot previously, but here you can see it that it can be some pretty senseless technology. If anybody thinks this has anything to do with Monk or 'Trane, please tell me what drug you are on... !
Man, check out those hands!!!
Pretty funny!
The 23rs are the workhorse of the mallet world!
Anyone interested in a set? I'll give away one free set to the following:
You have to serenade Marie!
Here are the terms:
YOU HAVE TO BE THE FIRST TO POST ON THE PAGE.
YOU HAVE TO BE A SUBSCRIBER FOR MORE THAN ONE YEAR.
YOU HAVE TO SERENADE MARIE WITH A BALLAD.
POST YOUR AUDIO ON THIS PAGE. TIME STAMP DICTATES WHO'S FIRST.
Are you in a marching band? Do you need a set of 22rs? Post a picture of your Marching band here.
The first person who posts a picture of their marching band here gets a free set of Balter 22rs!
Here's the deal:
YOU HAVE TO BE A SUBSCRIBER.
THE OFFER EXPIRES JANUARY 1ST 2011
THE SET GOES TO THE FIRST PERSON TO POST A PHOTO OF THEIR MARCHING BAND ON THIS PAGE (DON'T POST SOMEWHERE ELSE) IN THE COMMENTS SECTION.
WE'LL GO BY THE TIME STAMP OF THE POST