Wow!!

[Anji]

Just wanna give recognition to an awesome drummer.

I was fortunate to be close enough to observe John on the recent ML tour and boy does he work hard!! He never seems to let up and you can see the passion in every hit (tech term?? :hmm:)

A real asset to Marya i'm sure, i hope to see these guys together soon in the uk :marya_band:

[Deb]

John is IMO the best drummer on the planet :drums:

I've also seen John many times, mostly as a cymbal head granted as his drums are always in the way :mad: But he truly is amazing and a huge asset to Marya's band :cool:

Not that i'm biased or anything :hehe:

Deb

[Anji]

lol they did seem to be badly placed lol they dont look that high on the marya clips i've seen, do you know if they are lower/different set or just the angle the vids were taken??

[Deb]

Yeah it's a different kit, but I think it's the angle as well on these Marya videos. The House Of Blues (MUsexpo 08) one was taken up stairs by the looks of it and the Totally Band In Vegas one would have been taken by a proper camera thats up higher (does that make any sense? lol) Just as the MSO and Three Bats DVDS don't have John as cymbal heads :cool:

I've requested many times that the drums be lowered or the guilty cymbal be moved at Meat Loaf shows lol, but funnily enough nobody seems to take any notice of me :roll: Maybe i'll just get up on the stage and do it myself next time :hehe: Or maybe i'll just stick to Marya shows where I can see a face instead of a cymbal :flutter:

[Anji]

lmao i'm sure i hear cymbals from time to time so i reckon he needs them lol

i know!!! We need to invent remote control cymbals so he just needs to wave a stick in that general direction lol :laugh: we could put it further away from him then.

[Deb]

Ah yes but there are many cymbals, it's just the one tiny weeny one I have a REAL problem with :rant:

http://forum.maryaroxx.com/picture.php?albumid=3&pictureid=51

This one :evil:

[Anji]

ah well surely THAT one doesnt make much sound, dont need it imo :-p

[Deb]

OK so it's a deal, we head the move that cymbal campaign ;-)

[Keblou]

John is amazing! I just wish that I could get a good picture for Deb lol.

[Deb]

Aww I knew I loved you for a reason lol

[Keblou]

I just like proving theres a reason to love me.

[Deb]

lol :-)

[Anji]

I just like proving theres a reason to love me.



now just think how much she'll love ya if you get that pic :flutter:

[Keblou]

I know, I've been trying for years its just so elusive. That pic will be mine though.

[Anji]

perhaps we should try to get John to take up a smaller instrument :-p

[Nicola]

lol

[Keblou]

perhaps we should try to get John to take up a smaller instrument :-p

We shall just have to persuade him to get a smaller kit surely that makes more sense?

[Deb]

I'm sure that will please him lol :drums:

[Keblou]

Well just for the one show... Just so we can get loads and loads of pictures and I'm sure that'll please us for well at least a month or two lol.

[Chelle]

John is simply awesome and a really nice bloke to boot. Its like a mission trying to get good pics of him! I am in for move the cymbals campaign!! I have got some great pics of John in the past, well worth the 300 taken to get that really superb one!:-D

[Anji]

Thank goodness for digital cameras lol, a hell of a lot cheaper than taking loads of rolls of film with rubbish on to be developed for on pic lol

[Deb]

OMG I have nightmares even thinking about the amount of money I used to spend on 'on the hr' printing to get one pic out of 300 lol. thank god for digital. And no scanning :-D Just days and weeks of renaming and photoshopping lol.

[Nicola]

lol yes digi-cams are great inventions ;)
I own 3 of them lol

[John Miceli]

Ok, I will play a bongo next tour so that you all can see my funny faces. :) I promise next show I will move that little cymbal. What if I place a camera and hook it up to skype or my web site so you all have a front row seat. Im sure Deb can figure it out. I will do it at one of the Next Marya gigs.
Peace
John

[Heather]

Now that sounds like a great plan John :cool:

[Deb]

Bongos, funny faces and cameras sound good to me :-D But I would rather be there than watch it on skype lol. I wonder if you'd be the first drummer to have a show on webcam :hehe:

You do know i'm actually gonna hold you to this don't you :-p

Deb

[KOSTAS]

he is awesome drummer and u are very lucky..very preety photo

[Deb]

Thanks Kostas :-) That picture was taken at The Key Club in LA in May :cool: and yes when it comes to Marya and her band anyone that meets them are very lucky as they are all very friendly and cool people :flutter: They always have time for their fans :cool:

Deb

[Anji]

Ok, I will play a bongo next tour so that you all can see my funny faces. :) I promise next show I will move that little cymbal. What if I place a camera and hook it up to skype or my web site so you all have a front row seat. Im sure Deb can figure it out. I will do it at one of the Next Marya gigs.
Peace
John

That's a cool idea John :cool: well maybe not so much the bongo thing :hmm:
If you're gonna move the cymbal though you'll have to check with Deb where she is sitting :hehe:
I hope she pushes you on the vid idea though, that really would be very cool :thumbsup:

[Monstro]

Even if the vid idea wasn't broadcast you'd get some incredible stills from it

[Deb]

Good thinking M :-D

[Keblou]

I just want to echo Chelle's post. John is awesome and he's lovely. Always polite, can't ask for a nicer person. Just wish I could get better pics.

[Keblou]

Ok, I will play a bongo next tour so that you all can see my funny faces. :) I promise next show I will move that little cymbal. What if I place a camera and hook it up to skype or my web site so you all have a front row seat. Im sure Deb can figure it out. I will do it at one of the Next Marya gigs.
Peace
John

I love the ideas! Front row seats rock esp. if you're playing.

[KOSTAS]

nice pic...

[Anji]

Ok, I will play a bongo next tour so that you all can see my funny faces. :) I promise next show I will move that little cymbal. What if I place a camera and hook it up to skype or my web site so you all have a front row seat. Im sure Deb can figure it out. I will do it at one of the Next Marya gigs.
Peace
John

Just an idea John, but if you are thinking of doing it, it might just be easier to set up a camcorder then transfer the vid to a computer for uploading to your site or something, doesnt neccessarily have to be a live thing :cool: hope you are serious about it cos it sounds like such a cool idea.

[Keblou]

That's a good idea Anji, it would probably benefit us over the pond if it wasn't live. We'd probably be in bed at the time of the concert.

[Deb]

Just an idea John, but if you are thinking of doing it, it might just be easier to set up a camcorder then transfer the vid to a computer for uploading to your site or something, doesnt neccessarily have to be a live thing :cool: hope you are serious about it cos it sounds like such a cool idea.


Camcorder would sound pretty bad I think. I know how hard it is to video shows as it is but the drums really distort it. And would have to be uploaded which ever way it was done unless it was a proper webcast I guess?

If John isn't serious then I will pay Joe to do it or fly there myself and do it :lmao:

[KOSTAS]

fantastic pic..

[Anji]

Camcorder would sound pretty bad I think. I know how hard it is to video shows as it is but the drums really distort it. And would have to be uploaded which ever way it was done unless it was a proper webcast I guess?

If John isn't serious then I will pay Joe to do it or fly there myself and do it :lmao:

Hmm hopefully they can work out the more practical side of it then :cool: i would love to see up close what John does, even if i cant hear it :-p

Are you sure you would want to go and do it yourself Deb?? I mean we wouldnt wanna put you out or anything :-p

[Deb]

We can always ask Joe to record from behind lol.

hmmm Anji, it will be a chore but i'll do it just for all of you :-D

[KOSTAS]

did u saw me in the site i gave...or on facebook?

[KOSTAS]

i cant find it

[~Helen~]

...I promise next show I will move that little cymbal. What if I place a camera and hook it up to skype or my web site so you all have a front row seat. Im sure Deb can figure it out. I will do it at one of the Next Marya gigs.
Peace
John

I'm in great favour of both these ideas! Wherever the cymbal is, it always seems to replace your face in photos, and as for front row seat everytime...perfect idea for poor people like little old me that can't go everywhere i'd love to ;-) ...so anyway...great idea *hint hint* ;-)

[John Miceli]

I just got a video camera and am going to give it a shot. Then I can post the show on a site, or I mean Deb can. :hehe: I am also working on having a a live broadcast from my studio. Skype maybe? Thanks all for the nice things you all have posted. I do try to read all. You all ROCK.
Peace
John

[Anji]

Wow, i'm soooo glad you have actually looked into this John, thats so cool that you are trying to keep your word.

I guess doing a broadcast from your studio, you would be able to control the sound problems better maybe :hmm:
Live gig sounds cool too, i hope you guys can make it work but you are a star for even trying :thumbsup:

Thanks for keeping us updated John, we really appreciate your involvement here :cool:

[bloodflowerz]

I did notice that Marya pays special attention to who she sings with, or better: who is in her band. I guess after all her bad experiences with VN, it was really important to only have truly serious musicians in the band! Rock on Marya!

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[Deb]

Do you need a camera person lol :-D I'll volunteer if you do :-p

Live broadcast from your studio sounds very cool. Pictures would even be good to keep us going for a while lol ;-)

Deb

[John Miceli]

I will be taking some pics of the studio tomorrow and if we get brave some video footage.
Peace
John

[battybarb]

looking forward to seeing pics...cool

[Deb]

Be brave, be brave :-p I'm feeling REALLY ill here and video footage of your studio would make me feel sooooooooo much better :-p No pressure or anything :angel-smile:

[bloodflowerz]

Be brave, be brave :-p I'm feeling REALLY ill here and video footage of your studio would make me feel sooooooooo much better :-p No pressure or anything :angel-smile:

Any more news about this, Deb?

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[Deb]

What me feeling ill? :-p lol

Mike, John only posted this last night :-D Hopefully he'll get back on with some video footage later :hehe:

[Anji]

I will be taking some pics of the studio tomorrow and if we get brave some video footage.
Peace
John

Cool John, would so love to see that, you dont need to be brave, your great drummer and it will show regardless :-D

[Heather]

Please do this John :cool: We'd all love to see it!

[bloodflowerz]

What me feeling ill? :-p lol

Mike, John only posted this last night :-D Hopefully he'll get back on with some video footage later :hehe:

You're such a hoot, Deb! :-)

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[Deb]

Sooooooo Mr Video producer / film maker / drummer extraordinaire, where's our video footage :-p :-D

:rimshot::drums::rimshot1::drummer1::drumming:

We're sitting her so patiently awaiting your return :flutter: because I do patient so well :hehe:

I think we're all gonna have to sign up to online drum lessons :drum: to get to see the studio lololol.
Hmmm now there's a plan :roll:

[bloodflowerz]

Sooooooo Mr Video producer / film maker / drummer extraordinaire, where's our video footage :-p :-D

:rimshot::drums::rimshot1::drummer1::drumming:

We're sitting her so patiently awaiting your return :flutter: because I do patient so well :hehe:

I think we're all gonna have to sign up to online drum lessons :drum: to get to see the studio lololol.
Hmmm now there's a plan :roll:

It sounds like it'll be something really great - and of course, as is the case with all such things: they take time! :-(

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[Anji]

Sooooooo Mr Video producer / film maker / drummer extraordinaire, where's our video footage :-p :-D

:rimshot::drums::rimshot1::drummer1::drumming:

We're sitting her so patiently awaiting your return :flutter: because I do patient so well :hehe:

I think we're all gonna have to sign up to online drum lessons :drum: to get to see the studio lololol.
Hmmm now there's a plan :roll:


lmao Deb,
Well if drum smiley's is gonna gee him up then he'll be here in a jiffy lol.

I like the idea of the whole marya forum drumming together :hehe:

Hopefully he was brave enough and now hopefully has time to put it online lol guess a great drummer like John doesn't get too much of that.

[Anji]

did i just say gee and jiffy? :hmm: blame the medication again :hehe:

[Deb]

You did indeed Morphine Queen :-p

[John Miceli]

Well Joe and I spent 2 days in the studio miking up the drums and runnin cables, then half a day at the mac store for the camera and wireless. I promise by monday I will send Deb a bunch of pics to post. We are really close to being done. Actually Joe is running a drum tuning clinic at my studio for all my students. That I will also film.
You all ROCK.
Peace
John

PS I love all the little drummer men on your posts.

[Anji]

You did indeed Morphine Queen :-p

Normal service will be resumed shortly :hehe:

[Anji]

Well Joe and I spent 2 days in the studio miking up the drums and runnin cables, then half a day at the mac store for the camera and wireless. I promise by monday I will send Deb a bunch of pics to post. We are really close to being done. Actually Joe is running a drum tuning clinic at my studio for all my students. That I will also film.
You all ROCK.
Peace
John

PS I love all the little drummer men on your posts.

Wow, i didnt realise quite so much work was involved, thanks for putting the effort in John, i'm sure the end result will be awesome.Thank Joe too for us, he's a bit of an unsung hero by all accounts ;-)
Looking forward to the pics and will try to be more patient on the vid :-p


p.s i just noticed you said drum tuning :hmm: shows how little i know lol i thought they just made the same sound when you hit them :hehe: i particuarly look forward to seeing that then, looks like i could get some education here as well as good friends :-D

[battybarb]

Me too Anji,did not realise the work involved..i thought you just played them..((doh..))..
looking forward to all the pics..
would be fun to have drum lessons...

:rimshot::drum::drummer1::drumming:

[Anji]

Casey loves the drums at Deb's and uses her tambourine like a drum, shouting 'drum' as she hits it, M spotted a kiddy drum kit at toy s rus on sale so it looks like a poss xmas pressie....my mum has offered to have it at her house as my flat is tiny, wonder if sh knows what she's letting herself in for :hehe:

[battybarb]

You always let gran kids do what you wouldnt let kids do...lol...
looks like you could have a budding star in the family there...

[Deb]

Well Joe and I spent 2 days in the studio miking up the drums and runnin cables, then half a day at the mac store for the camera and wireless. I promise by monday I will send Deb a bunch of pics to post. We are really close to being done. Actually Joe is running a drum tuning clinic at my studio for all my students. That I will also film.
You all ROCK.
Peace
John

PS I love all the little drummer men on your posts.

You two are keeping very busy :cool: It'd be great to see film of it all.

I have yet to find a mooning drummer man smiley :hehe: But don't worry if there is one, I'll find it :-D

Normal service will be resumed shortly :hehe:

there is no such thing as normal :-p

Wow, i didnt realise quite so much work was involved, thanks for putting the effort in John, i'm sure the end result will be awesome.Thank Joe too for us, he's a bit of an unsung hero by all accounts ;-)

Actually Joe has his own little corner on John's website. 'Sonor Joe's World' :cool: So not quite unsung hero :-) He just needs some pushing to update it :-p This new video of Joe running his drum tuning classes would be great for 'Sonor Joe's World' :cool:

Me too Anji,did not realise the work involved..i thought you just played them..((doh..))..
looking forward to all the pics..
would be fun to have drum lessons...

:rimshot::drum::drummer1::drumming:

Maybe we should both have lessons Barb lol. If Sharon can do it so can we :-p

Casey loves the drums at Deb's and uses her tambourine like a drum, shouting 'drum' as she hits it, M spotted a kiddy drum kit at toy s rus on sale so it looks like a poss xmas pressie....my mum has offered to have it at her house as my flat is tiny, wonder if she knows what she's letting herself in for :hehe:

We can start our own little band soon lol. I have some very cool video footage of the older ones, when they were young all being Guns and Roses :hehe: I'll so have to embarass them and put it on youtube :hehe:

[Anji]

there is no such thing as normal :-p

Can't i pretend? :-p



Actually Joe has his own little corner on John's website. 'Sonor Joe's World' :cool: So not quite unsung hero :-) He just needs some pushing to update it :-p This new video of Joe running his drum tuning classes would be great for 'Sonor Joe's World' :cool:

ahh i remember now you mention it, think i only went to that section when i first visited the site :oops: there are so many cool parts to Johns site, i'm still trying to get back to play on the virtual drums :-p



We can start our own little band soon lol. I have some very cool video footage of the older ones, when they were young all being Guns and Roses :hehe: I'll so have to embarass them and put it on youtube :hehe:

lol i've got some lovely pics from our last visit of chloe and casey playing your drums to send you yet :hehe: i'll put them in my album when i get 5 mins to play around.

Starting our own band sounds cool but we would only have drummers :haha:

[Deb]

Can't i pretend? :-p


No, normal is no fun anyway :-p


Starting our own band sounds cool but we would only have drummers :haha:

Nothing wrong with that :-p:hehe:

[Chelle]

You did indeed Morphine Queen :-p


TFF:hehe:

[bloodflowerz]

TFF:hehe:

You guys are so so funny! I keep on finding more hilarious postings like these! :rofl:

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[Deb]

Aggghhhhh I'm so sorry John has sent me the pics I just haven't gotten around to posting them yet :-( So it's my fault not his they aren't here yet :-)

[Anji]

Aggghhhhh I'm so sorry John has sent me the pics I just haven't gotten around to posting them yet :-( So it's my fault not his they aren't here yet :-)

:evil:

[bloodflowerz]

Aggghhhhh I'm so sorry John has sent me the pics I just haven't gotten around to posting them yet :-( So it's my fault not his they aren't here yet :-)

Aaahm, what pics? :-)

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[Anji]

Deb is still holding them hostage :haha:

[Siobhan]

he has some of the studio on his facebook...

[bloodflowerz]

he has some of the studio on his facebook...

So, where are these photos?!?! :wall:

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[Siobhan]

Heres one - I'll leave Deb to post the rest or else you can go to
http://www.new.facebook.com/album.php?aid=57728&id=617667801
but you need to have a facebook account and I think you need to add him as a friend too.

http://forum.maryaroxx.com/picture.php?albumid=4&pictureid=384

[Deb]

I'm adding as I type lol. Mike shamed me into it with his second from last post. Then the fact John actually beat me gave me that last little push ;-) can't find a mooning smiley :-p

Thanks for posting that one Siobhan :cool:

[bloodflowerz]

I'm adding as I type lol. Mike shamed me into it with his second from last post. Then the fact John actually beat me gave me that last little push ;-) can't find a mooning smiley :-p

Thanks for posting that one Siobhan :cool:

Thanks Deb! You rock!

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[Deb]

Here we go :-)

There's some VERY cool stuff on the walls of John's studio :cool: When I get a bit more time i'll add some zoomed in shots just for a few anal people I know who'll be very interested ;-)


This is The Miceli Pad. I'll let John tell you all about that :-p But they can be bought from John's online store for all the drummers here :cool:

http://www.john-miceli.com/studio/images/2008.09.29-19-John-Miceli-studio.jpg


http://www.john-miceli.com/studio/images/2008.09.29-17-John-Miceli-studio.jpg


http://www.john-miceli.com/studio/images/2008.09.29-16-John-Miceli-studio.jpg


http://www.john-miceli.com/studio/images/2008.09.29-15-John-Miceli-studio.jpg


http://www.john-miceli.com/studio/images/2008.09.29-14-John-Miceli-studio.jpg


http://www.john-miceli.com/studio/images/2008.09.29-13-John-Miceli-studio.jpg


http://www.john-miceli.com/studio/images/2008.09.29-11-John-Miceli-studio.jpg


http://www.john-miceli.com/studio/images/2008.09.29-08-John-Miceli-studio.jpg


http://www.john-miceli.com/studio/images/2008.09.29-07-John-Miceli-studio.jpg


http://www.john-miceli.com/studio/images/2008.09.29-02-John-Miceli-studio.jpg


http://www.john-miceli.com/studio/images/2008.09.29-01-John-Miceli-studio.jpg


Thanks John for taking the time to take these to show us what you've been upto lately. Still waiting for the building ones though :-p

How did Joe's tec clinic go?

[bloodflowerz]

Thanks so much Deb, these photos are fantastic! Really gives us a great insight! :-)

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[Deb]

Actually Mike the video gives an even better insight :cool:

We just have to get John to record it lol. The studio tour is very interesting indeed :cool:

[Jas]

Deb thanks for the pics!!!!:-)

[Deb]

I forgot to add you can see more of these pics at www.john-miceli.com

They're on the Studio link on the menu :cool:

[John Miceli]

Joe's class on tuning drums went great, the kids loved him. We kept it small about 15 people. Students of mine from ages 12 to 60. It was about a 2 hour class what a blast, just drummers. Thanks Joe for taking the time to do this.
Peace
John

[bloodflowerz]

Wow! Must've been amazing, all those drummers together! Would've loved to be a fly on the wall! :-)

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[Heather]

Now that's what I call a cool studio:cool:

Thanks to John for taking the pics and Deb for posting them!

And Joe's tuning class sounds great:-)

[Deb]

Glad it went well John. Any pics :-D Or better still video :hehe:

[Anji]

Wow thanks for uploading them Deb :-)

That really is a nice looking studio :cool: i also see some cool awards on the wall :thumbsup:

I'm glad the class went well, hopefully you were able to video it, i certainly look forward to that when you get the time :-)

[battybarb]

Wow,thanks for pics Deb,definately thinking of taking lessons now...looks awesome..looking forward to video

[bloodflowerz]

Wow,thanks for pics Deb,definately thinking of taking lessons now...looks awesome..looking forward to video

We look forward to your progress in this, battybarb!

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[Deb]

Go for it Barb :-D I'll come and watch you when you get gigs :-p

[bloodflowerz]

It'll be such fun watching your progress! :-) Guess now you'll have to do it!

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[Rick]

I agree john! Joe is a good at tuning the kit!

[Rick]

Well Joe and I spent 2 days in the studio miking up the drums and runnin cables, then half a day at the mac store for the camera and wireless. I promise by monday I will send Deb a bunch of pics to post. We are really close to being done. Actually Joe is running a drum tuning clinic at my studio for all my students. That I will also film.
You all ROCK.
Peace
John

PS I love all the little drummer men on your posts.

This is a really good idea! If you mention to most drummers to tune a drum kit they will run a mile! Cant wait to see it :)

[bloodflowerz]

This is a really good idea! If you mention to most drummers to tune a drum kit they will run a mile! Cant wait to see it :)

Hehe, loving this "insider" talk! Great stuff! :-)

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