Even Vibe Players Can Shred!!

I love my Mallet Kat!!!

[@NJBellyDanceEvents]

You are SHREDDIN' UP A STORM! Awesome work.....Soraya International Entertainment Agency

[@kiscorliana]

Love the iTunes visualizer superimposition. Also this guy really fucking rocks.

[@VincentHoudijk]

Hi Tony, Very cool, haha!!!! I'm saving up for a malletkat. Greetings, VinnieVibes

[@RebelliousToast]

I literally watch this video every day after I shower....its a good dressing soundtracking.

[@larryvturner]

Great jazz and playing. You named the video perfectly. I really enjoy this video and have watched it numerous times. If there was one thing I could suggest it would be can the canned crowd noise in the background. Also, I would like to know if you have any CDs available? I always liked the vibes but this Mallet Kat takes things to another dimension.

[@imbees2]

Oh lord, this dude plays his ass off; Never heard nothing like it before on the vibes. YOu go due!!

[@RebelliousToast]

I own the malletKat mainly because of this video. I saw this video last year, and bought my own malletKat, to do things like this. I wish I was as good a vibe player as you. You are a genius man. Thank you so much.

[@beezarable]

All around fun to listen to.

[@aarongrooves]

you're having way too much fun lol! love the effects (crowd, lights). keep up the good work!!!!

[@nitedrive2956]

Brilliant playing. T-shirt fail, comrade.

[@Raddesigns2k7]

Awesome bro..ive played guitar for 24 yrs...and just love art in all forms !!! great job..

[@54bmr53]

This is amazing! I've never played a vibraphone but I play the flute and I think that I probably never do what your doing! All I have to say is that you are awesome and that you are a great role model to all musicians, even people that aren't percussionists!

[@milbertyouidiot]

It looks like Gordon Stout's grip. I love the way you play the Mallet Kat!

[@haveasliceofmypie]

That is one kickass instrument.

[@nihan87]

This is great Tony!

[@TonyMiceli]

@darrincates hey man. that's nice! thanks for the encouragement. i'll check out your christmas tune. i love that tune!! btw - let me know if you're ever in philly!

[@technocrash09]

LOL Cool enough! Man you can DEFinitely rock that KAT fer sherrrr! I would love to be able to play a tenth as good as you, my good friend! peace

[@TonyMiceli]

@jjjjazzzz victor feldman is my favorite vibe player! the arrival of victor feldman is my favorite cd!

[@Scradley1960]

Hey Tony that's the shirt you're wearing today. Man you shred the sh!t out of that KAT!!!!!

[@TonyMiceli]

@RebelliousToast yo man! i'm glad you bought a mallet kat. i wish i was a genius but i'm not. just practice hard and you'll be kicking ass on the mallet kat soon enough!!!! it is a great instrument, huh? let me know when you post a video up here!!!

[@TonyMiceli]

@darrincates i'd be nervous to play with a real rock band. but maybe if i'm in maine, who knows!!!! regardless the malletKat is really cool! and i get to not only be a vibe player but i can pretend to be a rock guitarist! i love it!

[@technocrash09]

@jazzvibe Accordion guy = Uwe Steger. Check out "It don't Mean A Thing" by him. It starts slow but give it a chance. the guy can definitely make the thing dance! peace

[@iammejez]

cool instrument, great playing, totally ruined by the incessant fake crowd noise

[@mcperc3]

Forgot about this video. Awesome Tony! Some day I will be able to shred like that. :) And BTW,I love the T-shirt.

[@holyhell937]

you are absolutely amazing.... i wish i could be as good as you you. i'm only a junior in highschool though, but amazing job

[@TonyMiceli]

@KingKrooked the grip gives you a wider range. it's a cool grip!

[@mbr426]

You are an inspiration to us all! Come to the University of Delaware and do a master class!

[@holyhell937]

@jazzvibe thanks man!!! that would be amazing! i just need to get a job so i can buy this lol. do you write music by chance?

[@Jijiloca99]

koool! we got a vibraphone in my school band but ive never dared to play a single note. haha. maybe i should try at least on esong on them.

[@TonyMiceli]

good eyes! there's a whole story behind that. way back in the day, i went and saw gary burton play. i was pretty high (back then) and that's how i thought he was playing... so that's how i play. victor feldman plays like that also. i dig it. you use the burton grip??

[@jpmoyn]

Get a killer jam band together now and you will CRUSH the jam/festival scene!

[@TonyMiceli]

i'm in philadelphia, pennsylvania. good luck with the schools!

[@TonyMiceli]

yeah i know how to read music. and there are a lot of great instruments out there now. playing on a vanderPlas this weekend in the Netherlands. It's a beautiful instrument. and the mallet kat is really cool also. IMHO

[@vicJtor]

$2300 eh? I may need to invest in one of those for my indoor drum line!

[@abelmank]

Victor Cummings aye indoor drumline!!!!

[@pjm831]

yo tone!...c'mon man...you're killin me!!!

[@drummerdemon]

@jazzvibe well, i've applied to Laurier, Waterloo and Toronto (in ontario, i'm not sure where you're from), but i'm pretty sure i'll take a year off, and figure out a little better what i wanna do.

[@jpmoyn]

THE Jerry Garcia of mallets.

[@holyhell937]

@jazzvibe i was just curious because i want to play a vibe solo or maybe a duet for something at my school and i really like your style. it would be really cool if you could write one for me

[@holyhell937]

@jazzvibe where could i get a mallet cat like that? i would love to have something that i can use to practice at my house, but a marimba might be a bit too big for that haha.

[@TonyMiceli]

@Jijiloca99 yo DUDE! thanks so much. you have to get on a set of vibes! they're the most fun!! and malletKat is a lot of fun also!

[@Middayproductions]

Mallet kats are bosss!

[@red18warrior]

AWESOME !!

[@drummerdemon]

thanks. yea, but i'm sure that once i go off to university they'll have me play musser, as i'll be playing a lot more marimba. great video, by the way.

[@adeekus]

hahah! YEAHH go TONY!

[@TonyMiceli]

@holyhell937 well if you subscribed to the vibe site, there are etudes up there already. when you subscribe to the site (costs a few bucks) all the lessons are there for you and i have etudes that students all over the world practice and play in recitals.

[@TonyMiceli]

i checked out your belly dancing! great stuff! man you were shaking it!!!

[@LostSailorSymphony]

well said sir

[@pvgconcerts]

Are these sounds coming from the Malletkat or external? If midi out to a computer is the latency ok to play live?

[@kingkrooked7705]

@punk979 Whats wrong with burton grip? I've used that grip since 6th grade...he's clearly using stevens.

[@Moddance19]

OMG i so excited ok like im not that great yet but im gonna put somethin up here on my kat that im gettin soon and i wanna jam wit you omg

[@Jijiloca99]

YOU'RE AMAZING DUDE!!! I'M A PERCUSSIONIST SO I KNOW HOW HARD THAT FREAKIN IS!! BUT IVE NEVER PLAYED A VIBRAPHONE BEFORE!!! IVE ONLY PLAYED BELL SET XYLOPHONE AND MARIMBA

[@Klabac7]

Does anyone know where I can purchase one of these and make payments on it? I am a college student and think this would be great for my apt. vs. a full sized marimba but don't think I can muster the 2k+ at once, you know, bills and what not.

[@TonyMiceli]

yeah they're fun!

[@technocrash09]

@jazzvibe I'll try to find the video and share it with you. The guy is totally awesome!

[@kargocult]

The crowd sounds - were you providing background music for a boxing or wrestling match?

[@TonyMiceli]

LOGIC! has applause and I used sound from a football video i found online.

[@holyhell937]

@jazzvibe ok awesome :D thank you so much

[@TonyMiceli]

not using stephens. it's the burton grip with 2 fingers in the middle

[@technocrash09]

Is this the same guy who plays the rock accordion???

[@TonyMiceli]

@holyhell937 yo holyhell! thanks!! that video was a lot of work to get it that good. and even then there still are mistakes!!!

[@TonyMiceli]

ha ha you're the first person to mention the visualizer!! glad you dug it!

[@TonyMiceli]

@QWORD1 i'm using apple's logic for the sounds here.

[@TonyMiceli]

ha ha ha. i wish. even though i'd be dead now, i would have been rich!!! :-)

[@TonyMiceli]

@technocrash09 i don't play accordian at all! might be cool though.

[@TonyMiceli]

depends what university you go to. you should play the grip that feels best to you. but anyway, good luck in school. where are you applying?

[@TonyMiceli]

thanks nihan!

[@TonyMiceli]

about 2300 dollars. they're pretty amazing.

[@TonyMiceli]

well you better pay more attention. i'm NOT using the burton grip!!! what grip do you use?

[@Xylophunk]

which grip do you use?

[@xilometal]

how much does one bassicly cost?

[@TonyMiceli]

i am!!! i think the 24th, right?? you gonna be there?

[@TonyMiceli]

@cuzinbigred thanks cuz

[@RebelliousToast]

@jazzvibe Oh i got a bunch of videos up of me! even one is all just malletKat! You can check it out.

[@drummerdemon]

@jazzvibe thanks

[@TonyMiceli]

you should get a loan then you'd pay that off. right?

[@TonyMiceli]

it runs off my laptop and there are 100s of sounds there! it's pretty fun to play!

[@kingkrooked7705]

Doesn't that fuck with your range? Seems like it would be hard to keep octave position, or one handed roll. I guess if thats how you learned, you're prolly good at it.

[@TonyMiceli]

@holyhell937 also if you really wanted one, i can get you 425 bucks off. the owner is my buddy!

[@Epiphany31415]

Rock out with your Glock out.

[@TonyMiceli]

@holyhell937 yeah i'm not a composer, but i write tunes that i play. look on my youtube page for 'song for meg'. i wrote that. much different than this piece. and check out vibesworkshop d o t c o m. you'll love it if you're into vibes. even the free part is totally cool.

[@TonyMiceli]

@holyhell937 go to alternatemode d o t c o m also if you play vibes go to vibesworkshop d o t c o m there are 1500 vibe players on there!

[@TonyMiceli]

ha ha. just practice on it for hours and frickin' hours!

[@RebelliousToast]

Soundtrack*

[@TonyMiceli]

Ok well then I recommend not closing your eyes!

[@CelticKraut]

WHY THE SHIRT!! -_-

[@dwbugher]

@023854300 Do you even know who you are commenting about? Go ahead and google Tony Miceli. He could play circles around you and most any other mallet players. Don't make ignorant comments if you don't know what you're talking about. And if I'm wrong, post a vid showing your skills. I'd love to see your Yellow After the Rain mastery.

[@punk979]

I'd have more respect for this guy if he weren't using the Burton grip. Ugh..