Since there was talk about vibe mics, I thought I'd post something official and see if we could get some talk and photos.

I use and sell the AMT Vibe Mics and I love them. 3 mics, 2 above and 1 below. It's a great set up and the sound is fantastic.

Hi everybody ! Lately I've been working on memorising that John Coltrane solo on "Four". This morning, soon after breakfast, while still in my bedroom slippers, I recorded this version. I'm quoting the 1st 16 bars from Coltrane's solo to sort of kick me off (I had to bring the tempo down a bit) and the rest is my own. It's far from perfect, but I'm sure I can improve it by applying myself a bit more. I'm sort of happy, for once, because only two weeks ago, I wouldn't have done this. Cheers ! (PS : the rhythm section is me on drums + a Band-Box "real track".

If you don't know what a who is, is, read this: http://www.vibesworkshop.com/faq/what-who/tonymiceli/031409

Steve tell us about yourself.

Raphael sent me the original with Michel Camillo by mistake. Here's his version. Check out the intro! Amazing!

This is audio example #3 for the Story Page called "Experimenting with Technology," about the K&K midi system.

This is audio example #2 for the Story Page called "Experimenting with Technology," about the K&K midi system.

This is audio example #1 for the Story Page called "Experimenting with Technology," about the K&K midi system.

CONFIRMATION - A fun little jam whipped-up in my 1990's midi studio, just a demo. The main synth/horn sound was created using 2 Oberheim Matrix-1000 synths, and a little bit of Roland D-50 & TX-7. The other musicians are pianist Matt King, guitarist Pat Bergeson, and bassist Chris Walker (who was a member of Ornette's PrimeTime band during this period).

Dear Workshop, what do you think about combining the vibes with technology??

I recently transferred some old recordings from DAT tape which featured the K&K midi system, and started thinking maybe this site would be a good place to share them...I haven't seen much discussion about this.

This is the second post: Michel Camillo's "Caribe" played by my student, Raphael Meinhart from Graz, Austria.

I've got several students and ex-students who knock me out with their original compositions and spectacular playing. I thought it might be of interest to the vibeworkshoppers to hear some of these young, up and coming vibists. I'm going to post two. Here's a piece by my ex-student, Taiko Saito, who won 1st prize at the International Vibraphone competition in Clérmont-Ferrand in France a couple of years ago. She has a wonderful duo with pianist, Niko Meinhold. She's also a fantastic marimbist and has a solo CD which is coming out on a norwegian label in May.