MULTIMEDIA ELEMENTS RETURNING TO SOLO SHOW!

HIHOWAREYA.

Super excited to bring back my multimedia elements to my Piano's residency.  Show #6.  Oh yeah.
Tuesday, April 14th at 9pm.

Here's a sneak peak of what to expect.

And if you haven't seen my latest TuneTrek...Here she is.

Peace and happiness,
MP

MikelParis Pianos NYC solo Residency show #5.

I'm excited to announce night #5 of the MikelParis solo residency at           

Pianos in NYC.  I'll be performing songs from FLOW, HIHOWAREYA Vol. 1,
and TuneTrek episodes. There will be GuitarDrumming,
Singing, Stomping, Vocal percussion, and distorted Mouth Bone.  

TUES. April 7th.  8pm

Go here for more info:  http://www.pianosnyc.com/

NEW TuneTrek & SOLO RESIDENCY

HIHOWAREYA!

Happy St. Patty's Day!

Today I've released a new TuneTrek filmed at the home of the famous  

American Author Thomas Wolfe.  Thomas grew up in this house which 
was a boarding house run by his mother.   
It features my new song "I'm OK"

View the episode HERE:  Thomas Wolfe Memorial

Check out this great article about the episode in Mountain Express:  Mountain Express

Visit the house HERE: Wolfe Memorial site

I'm also excited to announce night #2 of the MikelParis solo residency at           

Pianos in NYC.  I'll be performing songs from FLOW, HIHOWAREYA Vol. 1,
and TuneTrek episodes.   Guests shall sit in.  There will be GuitarDrumming,
Singing, Stomping, Vocal percussion, and distorted Mouth Bone.  

TUES. March 17th.  8pm

Go here for more info:  http://www.pianosnyc.com/

Thank you for the support.

See you soon.

peace,

MP

www.mikelparis.com

NEW TuneTrek...and solo Residency.

HIHOWAREYA!

Happy March.  Snowing again here in NYC.

I'm proud to announce the return of TuneTrek Tuesday.  Todays episode was filmed at the Mission of Sainte Marie near Syracuse NY.   This is the spot where the Iraquoi Confederacy resisted the Europeans in the 1600's.  It features my song "Resistance".  

View the episode HERE:  http://youtu.be/CAWoBvHksPo

The episode is also featured in this months Making Music Magazine.  

Check it HERE: http://makingmusicmag.com/mikelparis-keyboardist-for-o-a-r-sings-history-one-stop-at-a-time/

I'm also excited to announce the MikelParis solo residency at Pianos in NYC.  I'll be performing songs from FLOW, HIHOWAREYA Vol. 1, and TuneTrek episodes.   Guests shall sit in.  There will be GuitarDrumming, Singing, Stomping, Vocal percussion, and distorted Mouth Bone.  

The fun starts Tuesday, March 10th and continues every Tuesday until May 26th. 

TUES. March 10th.  8pm

TUES. March 17th.  8pm

TUES. March 24th.  9pm

TUES. March 31st.  8pm

Go here for more info:  http://www.pianosnyc.com/

Thank you for the support.

See you soon.

peace,

MP

MikelParis residency at PIANOS NYC

I'm super excited to announce that I'll be playing a residency at PIANOS in NYC.  All shows are free.

TUES.   MARCH 10TH    8PM
TUES.   MARCH 17TH    8PM
TUES.   MARCH  24TH   9PM
TUES.   MARCH  31ST    8PM

I'll be performing songs from my prior releases FLOW and HIHOWAREYA Vol. 1 as well as songs featured in my TuneTrek travel and music show.

My solo rig has morphed and changed over the years and I'm stoked to reveal the latest incarnation.

Check it:

http://www.pianosnyc.com/about/venue

See you there,
peace,
MP

 

TuneTrek-Old Coast Guard Station

TuneTrek-Old Coast Guard Station-Virginia Beach, VA

August 31st. 2012

The first person I spoke to when advancing Virginia Beach was Darcy Nelson at the Old Coast Guard Station.   This was the first time that i didn’t have to make any more phone calls.  She embraced the project from the get go and we arranged a time for me to film.

I decided to take the shuttle bus that went up the main drag.  As I approached the stop, I saw the aftermath of a car hitting a woman on a bicycle.  She was being attended to and seemed ok but all traffic was blocked.   

Just as I decided to start walking 20 or so blocks with my gear in the summer heat,  the police began letting cars around and the bus came.   The driver sounded just like Mos Def in 16 Blocks.  Crazy.

The station sits nestled next to a tall beach front apartment building. I almost missed it.

I began by interviewing the local Docet Jim Phillips who gave me all sorts of history about the station. Very informative, so much that he had to take a rest midway between the tour.  Thanx again Jim.  

Darcy showed me the Lookout Tower which has a live beach cam.   

Very cool but I couldn’t compose the shot i wanted.

The main room where they kept the surf boats and apparatas wound up sounding and looking great. 

Blue Man was my focal stand in.  He's cool.

Thanx Darcey for all the help and time.   

Click here to watch the episode.

http://youtu.be/aByPlTfcG-k

On to the next.

Trek it!

MP

TuneTrek-USS Olympia

TuneTrek-USS Olympia-Philly
 
Aug 4th.  2012
 
So I’d been doing my usual research and hadn’t been able to find a location that worked into my time frame.   I’d pretty much given up hope when I received a call from, and you’ll never believe this, Hope!  She was the Director of Marketing for the Independence Seaport Museum and she was excited about the project and wanted to see if I could come to the Olympia on the next day.  "Absolutely", I replied.  She even picked me up and drove
me back after the shoot.  Thank you again Hope. 
 
I got a full tour of the ship and a lot of history.   This ship still had 2 masts with sails because the steam engine technology was so new.  

Incredible engine room.

 
I got permission to film in the captains quarters.   Incredible blend of nice furnishings and massive 5 inch guns.

 
Very humbling.
 
Check out the episode and stay tuned.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mH0pX2uTVjc
Peace,
MP