Hi all,

I wanted to get in on TOTM before the end of My Romance. Tony, this one's for you! Back when I used to take lessons with Tony, he'd always make me play solo, and I always complained about it! I used to say, "When am I ever going to play a solo gig, and if I did, it would probably be in a restaurant where no one would be paying attention anyway!" Then he would respond, "Well, if you can play solo, you can play duo, trio, etc." Good point! Anyway, here's My Romance a la "Miceli" solo style.

Behn

Hey any of you subscribers hand drummers also? If so email me if you would like access to our new hand drum site and I'll tell you what's up. Pretty cool stuff.

tony@tonymiceli.com

After a long process of disassembly, sanding (only to find out that the wood underneath was poplar ...), staining (twice because of poplar's tendency for color discrepancies), finishing, painting, felting, and re-assembling; she's finally finished. Eventually going to put it on ebay to get a more transportable instrument, but it's nice to have a great sounding vibe!

I'm thinking of doing the next vibe hang October 10th. Who's in?

Any European guys??

I think if you have a laptop and a video cam, it will work pretty good.

Hi there,
I´m often on tour and I try to view vibesworkshop on my iphone, but I can´t see any videos.
Is there a possibility to view them?
Thanks,
Altfrid

Bill Evans passed away 30 years ago today, on September 15, 1980. I've been listening to his music, which is not unusual, and I'd like to toss out some ideas I've been thinking about expanding on for a blog on my site.

You often hear about Bill Evan's influence on pianists. No surprise there, but I'm thinking that a majority of 4-mallet vibes players would also have him at the top of the list of musicians that have influenced them the most too. I think there are a number of factors at work here. One is timing.

Try this lesson out guys. It's a plug and play altered lick with 4 mallets. Let's see who can make sense out of this.

I HATE to give it all way on paper. Try using your ears first!

Hi all,

Olivier, who sold me his vibes has a friend who is also on the site: JYP. "Jean-Yves" lives in Cambodia. He doesn't play mallet but works for an orphanage there, where kids play original mallet instruments.

Here is a short video he gave me to post, "fly on the wall"! FYI, the instrument on the front is a 'Roneat'. The one on the back is a 'Kong Vong'.

Randy? Dana? Anybody knows about those instruments?

Enjoy,

- M

Another vid I did with Todd Isler.

Wasn't going to post this but I thought WTH. So this will be the conclusion of TOTM number one.