For Alternate Mode Friends/Fans....

Mario DeCiutiis of Alternate Mode is proud to be a part of this amazing workshop. 

 

Want to learn more about your KAT? Come spend a week and schedule some one-on-one time with the KAT master!

As an additional incentive, Alternate Mode will provide a $200 rebate toward the tuition of this workshop for anyone purchasing a new malletKAT between now and the end of August. See bottom for details.

David Friedman, internationally renowned vibraphonist, marimbist, composer and jazz educator, has his own musical message, born of fascinatingly diverse musical influences. Few jazz musicians can claim as broad a spectrum of performing and recording experience, with such varied musical personalities as Leonard Bernstein, Luciano Berio, Bobby McFerrin, Wayne Shorter and Yoko Ono. The list doesn`t stop there. Friedman has been heard either live or on recordings with, among others, Joe Henderson, Horace Silver, Johnny Griffin, Jane Ira Bloom, Ron Carter and John Scofield. His compositions are featured on Chet Baker's award winning Enja release, Peace, with bassist Buster Williams and drummer Joe Chambers. Friedman is also the featured soloist on this recording.

• Sound production
• Phrasing, with and without dampening
• Thoughts on sticking
• Practicing concepts
• A non-traditional scale approach
• Arranging jazz standards for the vibraphone

Tony Miceli, Tony has always been fascinated by music. His goal: to be a better musician than he was yesterday. Deceptively simple m.o.'s, yet they are the driving forces behind him. In addition to leading his own ensembles, he has performed with Dave Liebman, Ken Peplowski, John Blake, John Swana, Joe Magnarelli, Steve Slagle and others. He is a member of PhilOrch Jazz Ensemble, a quartet featuring members of The Philadelphia Orchestra, and the Adam Unsworth ensemble. 

• Stride Vibes
• Lines (clarity)
• Learning Tunes
• Playing Tunes in 12 keys

Mario DeCiutiis is the President and CEO of Alternate Mode Inc.  Alternate Mode manufactures the complete line of KAT MIDI Percussion Controllers, including the malletKAT.  Alternate Mode also focuses on the education of MIDI Percussion. As the Principal Percussionist Radio City Music Hall Orchestra he has performed literally thousands of shows ranging from Christmas Spectaculars & Liberace and Peter Allan  Extravaganzas to Silent Movies, Ice Shows, Porgy and Bess, etc. In 2007, developed the Electronic Percussion Section for the Orchestra to be used for the Christmas Extravaganza including instrument and pit setup, programming and sound design for Radio City.

• New gestures and techniques in performance that create added vocabulary and color for expression.
• Real World Application : Broadway Shows, Live Gigs, etc.
• Individual one on one learning the ins and outs of the malletKAT, drumKAT, and trapKAT.
• Discover the new sound sources of Samplers, Loop Devices and More

Want a malletKAT to practice on during the workshop? Call us after you have registered!

malletKAT Workshop Rebate

• Purchase a new malletKAT between now and the end of August
• Attend this amazing workshop

Those who purchased a malletKAT prior to the workshop will be issued a rebate check at the workshop. Just come talk to Mario!