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The other day I came across this beautiful Mozart concerto... Simplicity I thought: that's for me! :o)

So I went to the vibes and tried, worked, recorded, redid, mainly by ear, then a bit checking out the score. But yes, the work was mainly : what do I hear among the orchestra and what do I feel like being able to transcribe and play on the vibes. As simple as the piece is, I still found it very hard, worked on my dampening (;-), on the harmony, etc.

So there it is, as usual very much imperfect but mine...

- M

Hello again!

Hello,

This is me performing in a sentimental mood from a live session. The sound and the video quality are not very good but I hope you enjoy it.
Thanks

Dimitris Angelakis

Hello,

I think as far as the comping that it's important to transcribe not only the voicings but the rythm as well. That is the reason I post this lesson in order to get inspired by the rythmic approach from great piano players like Wynton Kelly. I also recorded mine rythmic comping etude with an extra track of me playing solo over this comping. I hope you find this interesting.Pdf and tracks attached.

Thanks

Dimitris Angelakis

Hello guys,

I was messing around with various loops from the programm Reason and I thought I would post this on the sight. Don't judge me hard. I am not a electronic music producer :)! I hope you like it.

Thanks
Dimitris Angelakis

Life at vanderPlas Baileo

Time to write in the blog again, tho there is not a whole lot to mention.
Life goes on as usual, yet we did change a couple of things here, both on the instruments as in the development.

I got a lot of positive remarks on the tilted bars of the carbonVibe, so I decided to also have the gigVibe available with this enormously comfortable layout. You now have the choice of either fixed flat bars or fixed tilted at an angle of 3 degrees. It is incredible how much that increases comfort.

Hey guys. I just purchased an M48 Musser Pro Tour Vibraphone. The bottom F and F# are not being muted by the dampener bar. Anyone have any thoughts on how to fix this? The instrument is literally brand new (could it be the strings just need some time to stretch?). Another problem I am already noticing is a clicking sound coming from the part of the dampener bar that attaches to the frame from the metal on metal. However, the Musser I had at school did not have this metal on metal sound, even though it was assembled the same way. Any help on this would be greatly appreciated.

Well, I didn't get much activity on my Ed Saindon playlists, but I've been really enjoying having them playing the background while I work. So I created a playlist of Tony's videos -- http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8693AD6521EF4387 -- 45 videos. Enjoy!

Tom P.