| Guitar
Center (Northridge, CA) Clinic Single/Diddle exercise January 15th, 2010 |
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| Mike
stresses flowing between diddles and singles at Guitar
Center Northridge (1.15.10) |
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| Guitar
Center (Palmdale, CA) Clinic Improv Funk Jam with Pete & Vic Mandrillo May 31st, 2008 |
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| Mike
is blessed with the musical presence of the undeniable Vic Mandrillo
(guitarist) and Pete Mandrillo (bassist) @ Guitar Center (5.31.08)
for an improv funk jam. |
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| Guitar
Center (Palmdale, CA) Clinic Mike explains displacement May 31st, 2008 |
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| Mike
breaks down displacement with examples including the A section
of a work in progress called "Tandem" at Guitar Center
Palmdale, CA (5.31.08). |
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| Guitar
Center Clinic Opening Solo May 31st, 2008 |
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| Mike
opens his clinic at Guitar Center Palmdale, CA with a 9 minute
solo including themes and variations from his 'Marching
Species' solo. |
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| Masters
College Clinic Exposition of Virgil Donati's "Alien Hip Hop" September 15th, 2007 |
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| Mike
breaks down the 'A' Section of Virgil Donati's "Alien Hip
Hop" with help from play-along tracks from Virgil's
'Ultimate Play-Along' book/CD release. |
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| Masters
College Clinic -
Opening September 15th, 2007 |
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| Mike
opens his clinic at The Masters College with a solo toying with
two tempos. Approx. 120 & 90BPM (a 3:4 ratio). |
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| Masters
College Clinic -
Stick Tricks September 15th, 2007 |
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| Mike
Stresses keeping time when using stick tricks. (9.15.07) |
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| Rhythm
Clinic -
Opening June 1st, 2007 |
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| On
a whim, Mike opened this rhythm clinic ripping a thunderous
solo with a bag on his head after remarking, "I'm gonna start
with something seemingly impressive." |
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| Rhythm
Clinic -
using a metronome June 1st, 2007 |
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| Mike
stresses using a metronome with examples including
working up to sextuplets and a few 32nd notes at 60 BPMs! |
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| Rhythm
Clinic -
shave and a hair cut June 1st, 2007 |
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| Mike
plays a little 'Shave and a Hair Cut' with the crowd. |
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| Sam
Ash Hollywood Clinic July 18th, 2006 |
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| Mike
displays appendage independence with an exercise playing a series
of 2 single strokes on the right hand while offsetting 3 single
strokes
on
the left plus kick diddles! |
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| Sam
Ash Hollywood
Clinic July 18th, 2006 |
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| Mike
explains the easiest way to break down the odd time signature
21/16 at Sam Ash Hollywood. |
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| "My
Smile and Me" 2008 |
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| Said
to be one of Mike's greatest movie making acheivements by at
least 7 real people, "My
Smile and Me" is an almost 10 minute journey about Jamel
and his fellow 2nd graders. They deal with real life issues including
little
kid politics; first
kiss
drama
and
even
death. |
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