AUDIO: Mike Neumeyer Featuring Thomas Mackay – “HI-lights”
While on a trip to the islands, Neumeyer and Thomas Mackay recorded a series of improvisational jams, with the final result being the experimental percussion album.
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AUDIO: Mike Neumeyer – “Spacewalk”
Percussionist-composer Mike Neumeyer released a new album earlier this month. Utilizing a midi controller, Neumeyer unlocks a new realm of sounds previously unexplored by his acoustic instruments by electronically manipulating marimba, vibraphone, piano and guitar. The result is, as the title suggests, an adventurous batch of whimsical rhythms that wander wide-open sonic planes and cosmic atmospheres. Mike Neumeyer goes interstellar
Read moreAUDIO: Mike Neumeyer – “Handpan One”
The marimba artist expands his sonic horizons with a new EP.
Read moreAUDIO: Mike Neumeyer – “Starting to Dream”
Experimental percussionist Mike Neumeyer released a new album. We’ve gotten to know Neumeyer pretty well over the last year with his many instrumental compositions utilizing marimba, bells and chimes, but he’s got more up his sleeve – Neumeyer sings here! This record is an exuberant, positive exercise in actualizing Neumeyer’s increasingly layered creative vision, inspired by his father’s recent passing.
Read moreAUDIO: Mike Neumeyer – “The Story of Mike Miller”
Experimental percussionist Mike Neumeyer is at it once again. This marimba piece details the story of a kid who would rather play video games than study, but once the teacher tells him to try playing music, he discovers a deep love for it. As such, there’s a keen sense of excitement and wonder that burgeons with Mike Miller’s curiosity. It’s
Read moreAUDIO: Mike Neumeyer – “Add A Bell”
Mike Neumeyer continues to expand on his sonic exploration by simply adding a bell.
Read moreAUDIO: Mike Neumeyer – “Played By The Bell”
Mike Neumeyer expands upon the marimba for a new composition.
Read moreAUDIO: Mike Neumeyer Featuring Johan Veldkamp – “Mikehan Veldmeyer”
The Marimba maestro teams up with a Dutch artist for a new collab.
Read moreAUDIO: Mike Neumeyer Featuring Rob van der Made – “Naturimba”
Mike Neumeyer collaborates to escape into nature.
Read moreAUDIO: Mike Neumeyer – “Zil-Bel Vibes”
Experimental percussionist Mike Neumeyer just keeps them coming. His latest release is the start of a new series, where he plans to gradually add more and more objects/instruments to the production. In addition to the marimba, he strikes bells and chimes, giving this piece a sense of wonder with sharp pensiveness. It’s a nine-minute track, giving Neumeyer plenty of time
Read moreAUDIO: Mike Neumeyer – “Neumerical Patterns”
A bright, plucky track evolves into a soundscape.
Read moreAUDIO: Mike Neumeyer – “Scray”
A new composition feels explorative.
Read moreAUDIO: Mike Neumeyer – “Spacerimbaphone!”
Mike Neumeyer plays with the negative space in his newest composition.
Read moreAUDIO: Mike Neumeyer – “Layer by Layer”
Experimental percussionist Mike Neumeyer dropped a new EP. It’s four tracks that each add a new layer to Neumeyer’s process as he plays; the first track is just marimba, the second adds vibraphone, the third adds chimes, and finally in the fourth he sings. It may be a gentle listen but there’s profound intention and patience behind each artistic decision.
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Read moreAUDIO: Mike Neumeyer – “Three Vibes”
Mike Neumeyer lets the marimba guide him in a new composition.
Read moreAUDIO: Mike Neumeyer – “Red Hot Blue”
Mike Neumeyer gets experimental for a new track released on the 4th of July.
Read moreAUDIO: Mike Neumeyer – “Blue Bizarre Bazaar”
Composer and percussionist Mike Neumeyer plays with the cool colors on his latest track. It’s a marimba and vibraphone improvisation that feels like a seaside breeze at sunrise. Delicate and serene, it’s a piece that resembles the world gently awakening from a peaceful slumber. Mike Neumeyer has mastered the experiments of sound and color over the last few months, and
Read moreAUDIO: Mike Neumeyer – “Pink Peace”
Mike Neumeyer continues his immersive work with a new color-themed track.
Read moreAUDIO: Mike Neumeyer – “Yellow Sunrise”
Percussionist Mike Neumeyer’s latest track is one of his longest compositions yet, clocking in at eight and a half minutes. Beginning with minimal phrases, the track gradually ascends into something grand. As more notes are hit by Neumeyer in rapid succession, it indeed feels like the sun creeping up over the horizon and piercing the low-lying clouds. Eventually it returns
Read moreAUDIO: Mike Neumeyer – “Hazel Eyes”
Mike Neumeyer can transport you with his latest marimba tune.
Read moreAUDIO: Mike Neumeyer – “Blue Electric”
Composer and percussionist Mike Neumeyer’s latest edition of his color-centered marimba series focuses on blue. Neumeyer thought of a Crayola marker called “Electric Blue” and just like that the piece became a reflection of the past. His mallet work is busy and shuffling, like all the memories pouring in at once. It’s a blissful blast of nostalgia from Mike Neumeyer,
Read moreAUDIO: Mike Neumeyer – “Purple Permutations”
Some artists like matching their music with different colors, and that’s exactly what composer and percussionist Mike Neumeyer has been doing the last few months. His latest tune uses purple to represent encore mallets with the marimba, conveying a meditative trance. It’s softly metallic, mellow but focused. Mike Neumeyer’s compositions are the soundtrack to spring relaxation, and this one is
Read moreAUDIO: Mike Neumeyer – “Green Forest”
Composer and percussionist Mike Neumeyer is out with another single – a sequel to last year’s “Red Forest.” He takes things in a darker, more ominous direction here; imagine yourself in the dense woods and you can hear the ocean nearby but you have no idea how to get to it. It’s a tranquil, idyllic number that utilizes marimba, vibraphone,
Read moreAUDIO: Mike Neumeyer – “Red Juggler”
Mike Neumeyer soothes the soul with a new track.
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