It has been ages since I posted any in the blog: last months have been enormously busy but ended with a nice holidaytrip to Scotland.

With the added new cnc-machinery and after quite some programming we were able to speed up the building process of the gigVibe models. Was really needed cause due to the developping of the carbonVibe the delivery time of the gigVibe increased a lot. Luckily we're blessed with understanding and very patient customers.
We're now finalizing the gigVibes for the last couple of them, among which a very nice 3.5 octaves with midi.

Man I love playing duets with David!!

My rendition of a Nepali folk tune that was taught to me by my friend Manose. The quartet is Justin Sekelewski (bass), Dan Hanrahan (guitar) and Gabe Globus-Hoenich (drums).

Video from show at the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage earlier this summer.

I am always curious what people are practicing. THIS is how we learn by checking each other out!

I worked on O grand Amor and finished up with really trying to play Anthropology and make it swing.

My buddy Joe Magnarelli warms up with a Parker tune. When he feels it's swinging he knows he has found his center. I dug that and mess around with that concept.

OK WHAT DID YOU PRACTICE TODAY?

I think it's magical!!

So, I played a gig with a new band this weekend and afterwards and during I got a million comments to the effective of, "wow, the vibes sound cool! You add some great color behind the soloists. I didn't know you could do that with vibes" -- from the musicians as well as the audience.

Now all of this was very gratifying but of course, I KNOW that vibes sound cool already -- that's why I play it! It's amazing how many people have no idea what a vibraphone can do, even other musicians. And especially what a 4-mallet, chord-oriented vibist can do.