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New Recordings - December

Here's a track from a recent recording session I did at my university. I have been working on my solo playing and thought it would be worthwhile to try to record a bunch of tunes. Not everything turned out as well as I would have liked, but I did learn a lot about what to work on. This was my favourite. It's a tune in 3/4 by a friend of mine. I'll post the lead sheet if anyone's interested.

-Tristan

Composing: Aforisma #2 (G. Perin)

Hi vibes lover in this lesson I'll talk about my idea of composing.
I will explain how I wrote the Aforisma n#2 from my new book called AFORISMI - 11 etudes for solo vibraphone

Here you can listen to it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzByRw276IQ
My new vibes solo book: "AFORISMI - 11 etudes for solo vibraphone", published by Musikkforlagene is available on:
http://www.giovanniperin.com/books/

A moment for the microphone geeks in the gang.

Those of you who know me know I love microphones and the different colors they generate. Years ago, I was looking for a great vibes mic and a good friend of mine who is an audio engineer recommended the Earthworks SR69. They were still a new company, so I bought two of them at a reasonable price and LOVED them for many years. Eventually one broke down and, when I went to replace it, I found out they were both not made any more and that the new model was VERY expensive.

Lines, phrasing, melody, articulation, expression, feel: Victor Feldman

I LOVED Victor Feldman! He was a pretty busy studio player back in the day but ventured out and recorded some GREAT vibe recordings. I went to his house for lessons a few times and it was a huge treat but like the other masters I studied with, I wish I was a better student. Victor was an amazing artist.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fchnx2ESjIk