Pedro Carneiro: The unofficial Me

The Moment of Being – soon to be released on iTunes

Pedro Carneiro — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 16:56:37 +0000

“The Moment of Being” will soon be released on iTunes. Written by Carlos Alberto Augusto and scored for solo marimba, wood block, glockenspiel and the performer’s own voice, the recording was supervised by the composer, Paulo Jorge Ferreira (audio) and Raquel Castro (video) – all done back in April 2008 at the Ermida [...]

E todo eu…

Pedro Carneiro — Sat, 27 Nov 2010 09:43:25 +0000

What a lovely surprise and how wonderfully played!

Transience – Pedro Carneiro/Ricardo Guerreiro

Pedro Carneiro — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 15:12:43 +0000

Transience – a new project between myself and Ricardo Guerreiro is now born. It basically decomposes the marimba, in an hour long show, with instrument and a complex set of live electronics. We are aiming to zoom into the marimba as much as possible.

Listen do the demo here: http://pedrocarneiro.com/armazem/audio/Transience_Demo.mp3 and stay tuned [...]

Elegance!

Pedro Carneiro — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 12:35:38 +0000

Now, that’s what I call “good morning” music! Utter elegance!

Keep your mallet organized! How? (HELP!)

Pedro Carneiro — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 10:40:04 +0000

I have hundreds of sticks, brushes, mallets, beaters… you name it – and my studio is not that large. One question for all percussive friends and colleagues: How do you keep your mallets organized? In cases, stands on the wall, boxes, bags? How? I have kept them in large plastic boxes, but it’s impossible to [...]

Pimp my Snare!

Pedro Carneiro — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 14:40:29 +0000

And the master of Cort Lippe’s “Music for Snare Drum and Computer” is now ready and sent to the label. Edited and Mastered by the composer himself, it was no doubt a cross-Atlantic effort. Recorded in an afternoon in Lisbon and edit/mastered in Buffalo, US – this is surely one the fastest from-recording-to-release I have [...]

“Snare, snare on my stand, Who is the loudest of them all?”

Pedro Carneiro — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 16:01:15 +0000

Composer and long time collaborator (and enfant terrible of the live electronics scene) Cort Lippe is chopping/snipping/you name it, as you read this entry: my recording of his “Music for Snare Drum and Computer”. Recorded with an insurmountable quantity of sticks, brushes (percussive, shoe, horse, etc), superballs, hardware appliances, bits and bolts of all [...]

Japanese marimba repertoire: a quasi-questionnaire!

Pedro Carneiro — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 17:11:20 +0000

This is something I have thought of recently and wondered what you think: so this goes to all colleagues, marimbists, percussionists – of all ages, creeds, level et al:

If you would have to program a solo recital made up exclusively of japanese solo marimba pieces (or duets, trios, max!), what would it be? Leave [...]

Blog is now mobile!

Pedro Carneiro — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 15:22:38 +0000

This blog is mow mobile! Check it our on your iphone, android, whichever mobile implement on your pocket!

http://www.pedrocarneiro.com/blog

New CD out now!

Pedro Carneiro — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 15:15:01 +0000

On September 25th a new CD release:

Nrsimha: The Works of Akira Nishimura (chamber music) on the Camerata label (Japan). It’s the recording of Akira Nishimura’s quintet “Mayu” (which is so kindly dedicated to myself and the Arditti Quartet), as well as a recording of the solo marimba work, “Three Fragments of Piya”. It also [...]

New project kick start!

Pedro Carneiro — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 17:19:12 +0000

Last 4th October a new project was kick started: a new duo with composer/laptop/electronic artist extraordinaire: Ricardo Guerreiro. I am very excited about this – Ricardo has an incredible ear and has great ideas for the process. It will be close to an hour long performance with solo marimba and live electronics. Further developments [...]

Vibes madness

Pedro Carneiro — Sun, 03 Oct 2010 16:56:05 +0000

I am currently undergoing a vibes madness. Enjoying playing this instrument – a lot! And I see my burton callus polishing up slowly. Also playing the old juicy M55gold – mellow yet fat and sensitive: and that great soft feel to the keyboard. Now, the problem is: good vibes pieces. It’s probably me (from having [...]

Blog working again!

Pedro Carneiro — Sun, 03 Oct 2010 16:22:33 +0000

Thanks, Jose Simas – my digital guardian angel, now for 11 years! A medal, that’s what you need from me!

Another thought of the week!

Pedro Carneiro — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 12:13:53 +0000

Concerto de Natal | Caderno de Viagens: Londres | CCB from Fundação CCB on Vimeo.

Thought of the Week!

Pedro Carneiro — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 11:47:44 +0000

A música é a acústica do texto!
jorge silva melo

Thought of the WeekPensamento da Semana

Pedro Carneiro — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 16:02:54 +0000

Thought of the Week!Pensamento da Semana!

Pedro Carneiro — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 13:59:06 +0000

Thought of the Week!Pensamento da Semana

Pedro Carneiro — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 15:12:11 +0000

Thought of the Week!

Pedro Carneiro — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 10:58:07 +0000

“I am not moved by seeing a “beautiful body” on the stage, in the classical sense of ballet. It moves me to see people onstage, people of all colors and ages. I don’t believe that dancers need to retire at age 40. Even in sports it could be interesting to see a soccer game played [...]

Thought of the Week

Pedro Carneiro — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 22:32:57 +0000

“Art is made to disturb. Science reassures. There is only one valuable thing in art: the thing you cannot explain.” – Georges Braque“Art is made to disturb. Science reassures. There is only one valuable thing in art: the thing you cannot explain.” – Georges Braque

Is this blog multi-lingual now?Será este blog poliglota?

Pedro Carneiro — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 12:17:32 +0000

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Thought of the Week

Pedro Carneiro — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 18:02:26 +0000

Can I please, please, please, please (copy/paste at will) have a passport from Palau! Bet they would be cool about me practicing the bass drum part of the Verdi Requem at 3am!

Please read here (Portuguese only)

Thought of the Week!

Pedro Carneiro — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 06:29:42 +0000

« What music means to me, I often wonder. Maybe the instinctive, intimate prayer that allows me to be. Around me floats an intensity of sounds, some of which touch me more intensely than others. To start making music, is to me the same as to listen attentively to each of the sounds which I [...]

Thought of tomorrow

Pedro Carneiro — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 12:16:11 +0000

“If one doesn’t put one’s reason at stake in an experiment, the experiment is not worth attempting” — Gaston Bachelard in “Le Surrationalisme” (1963)

Thought of the Millisecond!

Pedro Carneiro — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 20:40:20 +0000

Though of the Hour!

Pedro Carneiro — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 17:14:08 +0000

Thought of the Week

Pedro Carneiro — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 11:10:35 +0000

Thought of the Week

Pedro Carneiro — Sun, 24 May 2009 15:47:43 +0000

Quote!

Pedro Carneiro — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 16:35:50 +0000

It’s my quote for the week!

“There must be some kind of order, but not too much of it . . .”

—György Ligeti

Marimbists are a strange breed…

Pedro Carneiro — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 20:21:56 +0000

Jj, we have no acoustic shields, please keep the noise DOWN!

My callus has exploded, again!

Kuni, just letting you know my Adams has NO CRACKED BARS, so please dont start!

These are some of the dangerous maniacs, uniting for a certain marimba marathon… during 2009… please stay in tune [...]

Love Vibe

Pedro Carneiro — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:16:45 +0000

Here’s a pic of the new malletech love vibe – it will be available in March 09, but the prototype was at their booth at PASIC. It’s profusely addictive to play! It’s revolutionary (no motor – vibrato is done via a clever contraption on the pedal!) and I need one, thus, the wealthy readers [...]

New Marimba CD

Pedro Carneiro — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 11:15:03 +0000

My great friend and mallet monster Jeremy Fitzsimons has a new CD out with the music of Gareth Farr!

A MUST-BUY: it’s pure lush and Jeremy is phenomenal (as well as the other musicians on it!)

Csharp Dood, Cshaaaaaaaaaaarp!

Pedro Carneiro — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 04:13:57 +0000

Composer Rodrigo Sigal pointing out how his piece should sound like (most probably not the way I play it!) We had fun today in Morelia, Mexico, at the Conservatorio de las Rosas (where I did a class the whole afternoon with the most avid and keen young percussionist in the planet). [...]

Arse Kicked!

Pedro Carneiro — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 11:52:51 +0000

This dood SOOOO kicks my arse – go, Tiago, gooooo!
I’ll have whatever he had for breakfast!

Enough mics?

Pedro Carneiro — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 08:40:04 +0000

Mics, mics, mics – we LUV mics! Can I have some more please? Picture from a recording session with Quarteto Vintage with a quintet by Tinoco.

Tom Burritt warm up

Pedro Carneiro — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 15:15:29 +0000

Fellow marimbist Thomas Burritt has written a nice warm-up for marimba, download here and warm away!

Fritz comin’ into town!

Pedro Carneiro — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 18:53:31 +0000

Fritz Hauser is coming into town in the next few days. Check out his gig, here. Fritz is a legend and you gotta be dumb not to attend…

Late birthday present, anyone?

Pedro Carneiro — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 18:13:28 +0000

In case you really need to send me a late birthday present, here’s a hint

http://www.marimbas.com/fs.php#used

A vintage Musser Canterbury Marimba 4.3 octaves – it’s got my name written all over it. But I got two marimbas already, can’t afford a third one and got no room for [...]

Marimba Article, NY Times

Pedro Carneiro — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:05:56 +0000

A nice article on marimba, at the nytimes website.

Toru Cappuccino

Pedro Carneiro — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 21:11:13 +0000

This is a bit of a private joke (you had to be there) that I shared with my good friend in Japan, Kiyoko. We headed for a coffee at Starbucks at Sapporo train station (last month during the tour in Japan) and we ask for a “short latte” and a “tall cappuccino”. There were 3 girls [...]

nice and fresh!

Pedro Carneiro — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 04:47:54 +0000

greetings from melbourne airport! details of tour later on, as well as some photos! getting ready for melbourne / singapore / london / madrid, where I shall arrive fresh and ready for a recording! more soon!

What else u need?!

Pedro Carneiro — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 13:39:27 +0000

Vibes, marimba and coffee: what else does one need in a dressing room!?

Improvs!

Pedro Carneiro — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 17:00:36 +0000

I had forgotten about this concert (where I ran into a glass door afterwards and ended up in hospital with a very damaged nose – how can you forget a concert like that!), but my good friend Ivan Franco uploaded some footage onto youtube. Includes his midi-stick maneuvers!

And I [...]

The Story of Stuff

Pedro Carneiro — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 00:03:06 +0000

Please check it out and watch the video – well worth watching to the very end!

Japan

Pedro Carneiro — Fri, 30 May 2008 08:51:55 +0000

I am now back from Japan, it was a great tour and had a great time hanging with the greatest friends Kiyoko, Mariko and Chieko. Made a lot of noise in several different places, teaching, playing, conducting, etc.

Also met a cool guy and top notch marimbist: Kunihiko Komori and we [...]

More chops for sale!

Pedro Carneiro — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 09:42:45 +0000

Love this old style playing. Clarity, musicianship and elan - Great solo!

And have a look at this!

Pedro Carneiro — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 05:07:04 +0000

My friends at gepsoft, a company headed by Portuguese brain power but based in Bristol, UK, have just released a new version of their exciting software – click below for more information:

And now for something religious!

Pedro Carneiro — Sat, 04 Nov 2006 12:14:49 +0000

This and the Kilpatrick video make me weep!

Chamber Music, avec chops!

Pedro Carneiro — Sat, 04 Nov 2006 12:13:33 +0000

I had a football team and I did not know!!!!!

Pedro Carneiro — Mon, 23 Oct 2006 08:47:42 +0000

Click here to view my squad http://www.fotolog.com/hellisk

Chops delivered with utter coolness!

Pedro Carneiro — Tue, 03 Oct 2006 09:18:21 +0000

The master of all masters of all master of all masters: click below for an utter dribble….

So I start then…

Pedro Carneiro — Fri, 26 May 2006 15:47:22 +0000

Since the callus competition has been such a success (not!), I post the first one – who’s next?!

Fine Gentlemen at WFD, beware….

Pedro Carneiro — Fri, 26 May 2006 15:39:51 +0000

Has they got bones, or is they made of plutonium?In case you are a drummer, percussionist, speed freak, or… please click here for tear relief

Marimba vintage

Pedro Carneiro — Sun, 23 Apr 2006 11:51:46 +0000

Marimba vintage, of the highest order, served with style, mood, plight, temper, eloquence, demeaneor, savoir faire and gentility. And yes, the bass player is on acid

Marimba dizzy :-)

Pedro Carneiro — Thu, 16 Mar 2006 20:19:21 +0000

Its true. Marimba is an alcoholic beverage of the worst kind. Please click here to see this video. The effect of the marimba is a dangerous one: people in the vicinity become dizzy and feeling an urgency to perform a silly dance. It happens to me when I play to [...]

Marimba Ponies!

Pedro Carneiro — Thu, 09 Mar 2006 11:01:03 +0000

Now… these guys deserve a t-shirt!!!! I am gonna make sure I get some S sized t-shirts made as well, and get these kids address! Go wonder why the Japanese are such natural marimbists? Here is the living proof:

Click here to watch the marimba ponies videos!

Absolutely top notch — and the cymbal [...]

WORLDS FASTEST DRUMMER (WFD)

Pedro Carneiro — Tue, 07 Mar 2006 21:51:53 +0000

I did NOT know this existed: WORLDS FASTEST DRUMMER (WFD): how ignorant can one be!

Forget about the NBA, MBL, NHL or whatever: this is the real deal. And of capital importance to musical aesthetics, development of human soul and generally saving the planet. And please do not, above all, do not confuse the [...]

Is your marimba bigger than mine?

Pedro Carneiro — Mon, 06 Mar 2006 16:49:45 +0000

After years of thinking I had the biggest marimba around, I realised in ain’t true…. planet marimba are making the largest contrabass marimba around. Just check the photo below — mighty and impressive. I need one of these… actually, make it a dozen!

Calluses Competition

Pedro Carneiro — Wed, 01 Mar 2006 21:25:28 +0000

Marimba players worldwide, unite! I am going to host, from today onwards a competition for the biggest & most impressive marimba calluses –> with no discrimination whatsoever: all calluses accepted (marimba calluses, not others!) be it traditional, musser, burton, stevens or your grip! These will all be posted on this blog and the 1st prize [...]

Speaking of which…

Pedro Carneiro — Tue, 28 Feb 2006 18:43:02 +0000

My brand new t-shirt has been designed and is soon to be printed and ready to go. Only for friends and people suffering of AMD (acute marimba disorder) and/or RFMD (repetitive four mallet disfunction). Logo is below and yes, it is true, you can’t buy it — you have to earn the right to wear [...]