Pete's Percussion Podcast - Pete Zambito

Third Coast Percussion Month continues! We celebrate their 20th Anniversary as an ensemble with Ensemble Member and Finance Director Peter Martin, who discusses their current season and collaborations, the importance of non-artistic roles for the group, the early years financially and artistically, and being able to go full-time (02:10), the Glenn Kotche story (again) and the importance of expanding the staff of Third Coast (46:20), growing up mostly in Hawaii and his piano and percussion background (01:01:50), attending the University of Northern Colorado and Rutgers University (NJ) for undergrad (01:15:15), his years working with Michael Burritt at Northwestern for his grad degrees (01:31:20), and settles in with the Random Ass Questions, including discussions of early specialization, bad jobs, F1 Racing, great books, Hawaiian food, the Yoga Festival Story (Part 3), and seeing live music (particularly Beyoncé) (01:37:00).Finishing with a Rave on the city of Denver, Colorado (02:09:45).Third Coast Percussion Links:Third Coast Percussion's websitePaddle to the Sea - Third Coast PercussionGlass: Aguas de Amazonia - Third Coast PercussionStandard Stoppages - Third Coast PercussionPrevious Podcast Guests mentioned:Rebecca McDaniel in 2017Tim Feerst in 2021Matthew Coley in 2021Will James in 2017Other Links:Twyla Tharp Dance FoundationZakir HussainJessie MontgomeryConcerto for Violin and Percussion Orchestra - Lou HarrisonEighth BlackbirdSo PercussionAmanda Percussion GroupKronos QuartetHideout ChicagoThe Neo-Futurists“Rebonds A/B” - Iannis XenakisOwen Clayton CondonLiz Pesnel Aphex Twin“Smells Like Teen Spirit” - Nirvana“1979” - Smashing Pumpkins“Black Hole Sun” - Soundgarden“So What” - Miles Davis“Giant Steps” - John Coltrane“Lonely Woman” - Ornette ColemanJack DeJohnetteTony WilliamsElvin JonesMax Roach“Makrokosmos II” - George CrumbLeigh Howard StevensMichael BurrittShe-e WuMike TruesdellCloyd DuffTerry VermillionDennis DeLuciaJacob NisslyAnnie StevensKris Keeton1491 - Charles C. MannSurrender - BonoGet in the Van - Henry Rollins“Take My Bones Away” - BARONESSCowboy Carter tour 2025Raves:Denver Art MuseumMeow Wolf

Third Coast Percussion Month Continues! Ensemble Member, Technical Director, and Education Director Sean Connors stops by to talk about joining TCP, learning from early gigs, administrative challenges, and his version of the Glenn Kotche story (02:15), growing up in Bergen County (NJ), getting into percussion, and his experiences playing ultimate frisbee (26:35), going to Eastman (NY) for undergrad and studying with John H. Beck (39:10), attending Northwestern (IL) for his masters, studying with Michael Burritt, teaching after his degree, and creating performance opportunities for himself (55:00), getting his doctorate at Eastman, teaching at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, and getting the (literal) call to join TCP (01:04:30), finishes with the Random Ass Questions, including segments on great percussion experiences, random knowledge, The Mets, The Yoga Festival Story (Take 2), and the Sao Paolo Art Museum (01:17:10).Finishing with a Rave on the 2024 film Sing Sing and a WTF with Marc Maron podcast episode with Clarence Maclin (01:31:45).Sean Connors Links:Third Coast PercussionOther Links:“Haunt of Last Nightfall” - David T. Little“Bebop Riddle II” - Augusta Reed ThomasMichael BurrittJohn H. BeckLiz PesnelThe Cadets Drum and Bugle CorpsLive in Osaka - Eastman Wind EnsemblePeter ZlotnickAnnie StevensAll Quiet on the Western Front - Erich Maria RemarqueA Farewell to Arms - Ernest HemingwayWar and Peace - Leo TolstoyThe 1986 New York MetsBojack Horseman trailerThe Museu de Arte de São PauloRaves:Sing Sing trailerWTF - Clarence Maclin

Third Coast Percussion Executive Director and performer David Skidmore stops by to talk about TCP's early years, how they booked gigs in the early days and finding their current Chicago home (05:00), becoming a non-profit, their Artist-in-Residence Program and getting more administrative help for the group (24:30), the camaraderie among the members and the membership change that occurred in 2013 (34:00), growing up (mostly) in North Texas, getting into percussion early on, his marching band experiences, and his competitive swimming career (39:25), attending Northwestern University (IL), studying with Michael Burritt and meeting the other future members of the group, studying with Robert Van Sice at Yale University (CT), and living in New York City (51:00), and finishing with the Random Ass Questions, including segments on looking outside of the standard western canon of music, expanding their reach as artists, great Chicago food, David's version of the Yoga Festival story, and Zakir Hussain (01:11:00).Finishing with a Rave on a live performance of The Mavericks and Dwight Yoakam (01:35:25).Third Coast Percussion Links: Third Coast Percussion's homepageDavid Skidmore's TCP pagePrevious Podcast Guests Mentioned:Ian Rosenbaum in 2025Victor Caccese in 2019Rebecca McDaniel in 2017David Levy in 2020Other Links:“Pour Maurice” - Iannis XenakisMichael BurrittSô PercussionEighth BlackbirdNexusAmadindaKroumataCivic Orchestra of ChicagoAnthony CalabreseJacob NisslyEnsemble ConnectRobert Van SiceOwen Clayton CondonGlenn KotcheLiz PesnelJessie MontgomeryMichael Hernandez“One” - MetallicaMark WesselsBoomshakaThe Godfather Part II trailerIf On a Winter's Night a Traveler - Italo CalvinoThe 1990s Dallas CowboysRudy's BBQChicago Architecture CruiseZakir HussainRaves:Dwight Yoakam and The Mavericks 2025 tour

Executive Director for the Symphony of the Mountains Orchestra, Percussionist, Freelancer, and Educator Cassidy Lester stops by to talk about her work with the Symphony (03:05), her freelancing and teaching and how important performing is to her mental health (16:30), growing up in the Tri-Cities region of Tennessee, traveling with family to jam band concerts, getting into percussion, and her unique marching experiences (31:30), attending East Tennessee State University, getting her undergrad and MBA degrees, and how COVID changed her path (51:20), and finishing with the Random Ass Questions, including discussions of instrument stereotyping, the Pride and Prejudice movie from the mid-2000s, the Fourth Wing books, and great artwork (01:12:05).Finishing with a Rave on the 2022 nonfiction book Dangerous Rhythms: Jazz and the Underworld (01:52:00).Cassidy Lester links:Symphony of the MountainsPrevious Podcast Guests mentioned:Matthew Geiger in 2019Evan Chapman in 2019Andy Bliss in 2023Other Links:David MitchellDiana LoomerMorgan TaoBlue Iron PercussionThe Planets - Gustav HolstDon Felder“The Hero” - Clarice Assad (arr. TCP)“Second Thoughts” - Evan Chapman“Re(new)al” - Viet Cuong“Happy Now” - Blue Iron Community Steel Band“Watercolor Sun” - Ivan TrevinoRhythm & Roots Reunion FestivalThe 1927 Bristol SessionsWidespread Panic live“Esther” - Phish“Cassidy” - The Grateful Dead“Welcome to the Black Parade” - My Chemical RomanceRande SanderbeckPride and Prejudice Original SoundtrackPride and Prejudice trailerEternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind trailerIT trailer (1990)Avengers: Endgame trailerThe LEGO Movie trailerThe LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part trailerFahrenheit 451 - Ray BradburyFourth Wing - Rebecca YarrosThis is Your Brain on Music - Daniel J. LevitinMusicophilia - Oliver SacksInto the Wild - Jon KrakauerRhinoceros Success - Scott AlexanderHeaven Breaker - Sara WolfTo Sleep in a Sea of Stars - Christopher PaoliniVampire Diaries: Season 1 trailerRed - John LoganFour Darks in Red - Mark RothkoThe Stranger - Albert CamusLong Day's Journey into Night - Eugene O'NeillRaves:Dangerous Rhythms: Jazz and the Underworld - T. J. English

2025 University of Missouri Master of Music in Percussion Performance graduate Luke Haymon stops by to talk about his final master's recital (03:55), studying outside of percussion at Mizzou, including conducting with Dr. Christian Noon and piano tuning from Lucy Urlacher (14:15), his overall percussion activities here, including his role as assistant director of the Marching Mizzou drumline, teaching, and performing (23:45), his upcoming job as Assistant Band Director and Percussion Specialist at Rome High School in Georgia (34:00), growing up near Huntsville, Alabama, his years in drum corps, and his early years on percussion and piano (43:20), going to Jacksonville State University (AL) for undergrad and finding his way to Mizzou (01:01:00), and finishing with the Random Ass Questions, including segments on moving one's body to music, great books, the NBA playoffs, and the anime series One Piece (01:27:55).Finishing with a Rave on the 2025 National Conference on Percussion Pedagogy, including a performance of one of Pete's compositions! (02:00:55).Luke Haymon Links:Luke Haymon's Master's Recital ProgramPrevious Podcast Guests Mentioned:Megan Arns in 2017Julia Gaines in 2016Clif Walker in 2021Andrew Lynge in 2025Matthew Jordan in 2022Omar Carmenates in 2018Andrea Venet in 2018Tracy Wiggins in 2022Lauren Teel in 2017Miles Bohlman in 2024Other Links:“Merlin” - Andrew Thomas“Velocities” - Joseph Schwantner“Khan Variations” - Alejandro Viñao“Concerto for Vibraphone” - Emmanuel Sejourné“Side by Side” - Michio Kitazume“Rooted” -Brian BlumeTom Andes“Armando's Rhumba” - Chick Corea“I'm Old Fashioned” - Chet Baker“Ritmicas 5 and 6” - Amadeo Roldán“Color Fields in Vector Space” - Omar Carmenates“REFRAKT” - Andrea Venet“Vespertine Formations” - Christopher Deane“Fantaisie-Impromptu” - Frederic Chopin“Take the “A” Train” - Duke EllingtonRick BeatoCarolina Crown 2024Santa Clara Vanguard 2024Dan AllenJoshua FoustClint Gillespie“Come Sunday: Shout” - Omar Thomas“Adoracion” - Eddie PalmiereThe Sixth Sense trailerShawshank Redemption trailerThe Shining trailerThe Night Circus - Erin MorgensternSteph Curry's top 35 plays“Insomnia” - Cody HolmesOne PieceRaves:National Conference on Percussion Pedagogy

University of Illinois Percussion Professor Josh Graham returns to talk about his post-master's degree years in Michigan and taking non-music opportunities to make it work (02:15), moving to Chicago, getting his doctorate at the University of Illinois, getting more fully into chamber music, and his time teaching at the University of Northern Iowa (10:30), and finishing with the Random Ass Questions, including segments on commissioning non-percussion composers, working at Wendy's, Alfred Hitchcock movies, Detroit sports, and Olivier Messiaen (27:25).Finishing with a Rave on the 2025 film Sinners (56:35).Josh Graham links:Part 1 with Josh GrahamJosh Graham's websiteJosh Graham's Illinois pageF-PLUS MusicPrevious Podcast Guests mentioned:Megan Arns in 2017Garrett Arney in 2019Marco Schirripa in 2022Other Links:Aspen Music FestivalContemporary Directions EnsembleSteven Stucky“Micro-Concerto” - Steven MackeyCloyd DuffJoe GramleyAndrew SpencerJenny KlukkenDoug PerkinsRaves:Sinners trailer

Freelancer, Performer, and Director of Percussion Activities at the University of Illinois Josh Graham stops by to talk about his work with the F PLUS chamber trio (04:55), his job at Illinois and replacing legends there (19:20), growing up near Detroit, getting into percussion, and the novels of William Faulkner (38:30), his undergrad years at the University of Central Michigan (48:30) and his masters years at the University of Michigan (01:02:40).Finishing with a Rave on Pete's experiences at the 2025 Percussive Arts Society Missouri Day of Percussion (01:16:50).Josh Graham links:Josh Graham's websiteF PLUSChen Family QuartetJosh Graham's Illinois

North Carolina Central University Percussion Professor, Freelancer, Bandleader, and Composer Thomas Taylor stops by to talk about his career so far at NCCU (03:25), the music program and jazz program there and its place in the state (16:50), his freelancing career (33:40), growing up in Elizabeth City (NC), his early life in percussion, and playing sports growing up (37:50), his undergrad years at UNC-Greensboro, studying with Cort McClaren, and the formation of his jazz group In The Black (56:30), post grad years of teaching and performing, eventually getting his Master's degree, and the importance placed on credentials (01:13:00), and finishes with the Random Ass Questions, including segments on “Siloism”, getting opportunities, bad jobs and good food, Questlove's books, and King Godwin's artwork (01:27:45).Finishing with a Rave on the 2020 edition of The Best American Sports Series (02:00:40).Thomas Taylor Links:Thomas Taylor's websitePrevious Podcast Guests mentioned:Cort McClaren in 2022Eric Willie in 2022Other Links:Jazz at NCCUJack Rudin Competition 2023Benito GonzalezJeff Tain Watts“Jazz Party” - Delfeayo MarsalisGrady Tate“Soul Bossa Nova” - Quincy Jones“Naughty Number Nine” - Schoolhouse RockSooley - John Grisham“Cherokee” - Max RoachMax Roach and Abbey Lincoln“When Sunday Comes” - Daryl Coley“Hear My Voice” - John P. KeeJohn Brown JazzInternational Black Theater Festival“Band of Gold” - Freda PayneAngela BassettEd SophQuincy DavisSteve DavisEd ThigpenAlan DawsonLynn SeatonBlue Giant trailerMo' Meta Blues - QuestloveHip Hop is History - Questlove10x is Better than 2x - Dan SullivanWho Not How - Dan SullivanKing Godwin ArtRaves:The Best American Sports Writing 2020 - Jackie Macmullan and Glenn Stout

Sabian Cymbal Company National Director of Sales and Education for Music Schools and Director of the Ohio State University Marching Band drumline Mark Reynolds returns to talk about growing up in Columbus, OH, his early days playing percussion, and rolling skating and bowling as a young man (03:30), going to Ohio State for undergrad (18:40), getting into the music industry business, and what it takes to be successful there (31:50), and settles in for the Random Ass Questions, including discussion of percussion methods classes, bad jobs, food stories, great movies and books, bourbon, and his son's artwork (44:40).Finishing with a Rave on the 1974 film The Conversation (01:19:40).Mark Reynolds Links:Part 1 with Mark ReynoldsMark Reynolds' LinkedIn PageMark Reynolds' Ohio State pagePrevious Podcast Guests mentioned:Fernando Meza in 2020Tim Heath in 2023Mark Ford in 2023Eric Willie in 2022Scott Herring in 2022Cameron Leach in 2023Other links:“Bunker Hill” - Haskell HarrJohn MapesIan GromJames SwearingenRhythm XJames L. MooreJack JennyMark BerryLarry KaptainTim AdamsMichael BumpSusan PowellBlue Devils DCIGlassmen DCIPhantom RegimentPaul RennickPiezano Pizza MakerThe Shawshank Redemption trailerA Quiet Place trailerSeverance trailerLEAD…For God's Sake - Todd GongwerChristian LindbergRaves:The Conversation trailer

Sabian Cymbal Company National Director of Sales and Education for Music Schools and Director of the Ohio State University Marching Band drumline Mark Reynolds stops by to talk about his Sabian job, the school rewards program, and folks who professionally represent Sabian well (03:45), the Ohio State drumline job, updating the sound and look of the group, and the challenges of the Rose Bowl parade (47:45) and the popularity of Ohio State's halftime shows (01:11:40).Finishing with a Rave on the 2006 documentary Dixie Chicks: Shut Up and Sing (01:36:00).Mizzou Percussion Ensemble Concert 1 YouTube linkMizzou Percussion Ensemble Concert 2 YouTube linkMark Reynolds links:Mark Reynolds' LinkedIn pageMark Reynolds' OSU page“Demystifying the Texas Percussion Program”“The Music of Rush” - Ohio State Marching BandOhio State Drumline 2021 Snare JamPrevious Podcast guests mentioned:Thomas Burritt in 2021Mark Ford in 2023Brian Zator in 2017Keith Aleo in 2020Other Links:Paul RennickSandi RennickGon Bops and Alex AcuñaJessica FlanniganNeil FlanniganJoe HobbsMark HunterJames SwearingenBluecoatsSouthwind Drum and Bugle CorpsJon WatersChristopher HochOhio State's 2022 Elton John ShowOhio State's 2013 Michael Jackson showMusic for 18 Musicians - Steve Reich“Buckeye Jazz Cafe” - 2022 showMichael KleschMichael MartinThe Ghost Rider - Neil Peart“Shofukan” - Snarky PuppyRaves:Dixie Chicks: Shut Up and Sing trailer

U.K.-based percussionist, session musician and performer Joby Burgess stops by to talk about all things session musician work and his career in chamber music (03:00), his album A Percussionist's Songbook (42:20), growing up in western England, his piano background, and his time as a university student at the Guildhall School (54:30), and finishing with the Random Ass Questions, including discussions of difficult percussion concerti, playing with “too hard” mallets, cooking at home, traveling in Italy, Quentin Tarantino, John Steinbeck, American Football, Cricket, and inspiring artwork (01:15:30).Finishing with a Rave on the 2021 documentary film Ennio (01:52:30).Joby Burgess Links:Joby Burgess's websiteA Percussionist's Songbook - Joby BurgessOther Links:Abbey Road Studios“Asturias” - Isaac Albeniz (John Williams, guitar)John Kenny“Dmaathen” - Iannis Xenakis“Psappha” - Iannis XenakisStewart CopelandPierre Boulez“Drumming” - Steve Reich“Desert Music” - Steve ReichMatthew FaircloughBang on a CanLittle SimzGabriel ProkofievGraham FitkinModern Jazz QuartetMilt JacksonDavid Corkhill“Jump” - Van Halen“To Be With You” - Mr. Big“More Than Words” - Extreme“She Talks to Angels” - Black Crows“So What” - Miles Davis“Milestones” - Miles Davis“Seven Steps to Heaven” - Miles Davis“A Night in Tunisia” - Dizzy Gillespie“Black Market” - Weather Report”Brother Sister” - Brand New Heavies“Virtual Insanity” - Jamiroquai“What is Hip?” - Tower of Power“Wonderwall” - Oasis“Girls & Boys” - BlurBarbican TheaterPedro Carneiro“Khan Variations” - Alejandro Viñao“Time for Marimba” - Minoru MikiGary Burton Tiny Desk concertConcerto for Bass Drum and Orchestra - Gabriel ProkofievCinqueTerreQuentin TarantinoPulp Fiction trailerReservoir Dogs trailerBack to the Future trailerGet Shorty trailerThe Matrix Reloaded trailerJohn Steinbeck1980s San Francisco 49ersYayoi KusamaRaves:Ennio trailer

Washburn University (KS) Percussion Professor, Composer, and Performer Von Hansen stops by to talk about his recent album Mortal Coil (03:15), his Percussion and Composition job at Washburn (16:05), growing up in Topeka and the wide array of musical experiences of his early life (25:30), going to Washburn for undergrad and studying with Tom Morgan (36:20), his masters years at the University of Central Michigan and his doctorate from the University of Kansas (52:20), the challenges of his career during his first job at Friends University (KS) (01:05:40), and finishes with the Random Ass Questions, including discussions of percussion repertoire choices, classic horror films, Kurt Vonnegut books, Caroline Shaw, and local artists (01:15:50).Finishing with a Rave on the 2023 film Robot Dreams (01:40:00).Von Hansen links:Von Hansen's websiteVon Hansen's Washburn University page“Mortal Coil” - Von Hansen“Ad Astra” - Von Hansen“Lenses” - Von Hansen“Anything Worthwhile is Perishable” - Von Hansen“Gr@wLix” - Von HansenPrevious Podcast Guests mentionedMatthew Lau in 2021Marco Schirripa in 2022Hannah Weaver in 2021Jamie Whitmarsh in 2021Andrew Richardson in 2023Alexis C. Lamb in 2021Rebecca Kite in 2018Other Links:Ji Hye JungAndrew SpencerTommy DobbsJosh TurnerRyan PearsonCaroline RobinsonNathan BusheyJason DegenhardtDaniel AlbertsonTheo MusickRay Dillard“Nagoya Marimbas” - Steve ReichTom MorganThe Jazz Drummer's Reading Workbook - Tom MorganCoe PercussionQuey Percussion DuoAnya PogorelovaReading Mallet Percussion Music - Rebecca KitePhantom RegimentDavid GillinghamSusan Powell“Third Construction” - John CageChopped“Velocities” - Joseph SchwantnerPulp Fiction trailerDashing Through the Snow trailerSheik Yerbouti - Frank ZappaThe Gate trailerHellraiser trailerThe Silence of the Lambs trailerSlaughterhouse-Five - Kurt VonnegutSlapstick - Kurt VonnegutChoke - Chuck PalahniukWhat We Do in the Shadows TV ShowDavid LynchPartita for Eight Voices - Caroline ShawGordon ShermanRaves:Robot Dreams trailer

U.S. Army's Pershing's Own Ceremonial Band Percussionist Brian Blume stops by to talk about his military music job and his work with TapSpace Publications (02:35), his composition history (22:25), growing up in Indiana with music director parents, and his piano and sports background (30:30), attending Indiana University for undergrad and his drum corps experiences as performer and teacher (42:15), returning to IU for his master's degree (01:04:35), freelancing in Indianapolis after his master's degree, building a portfolio career, and teaching in higher education in Florida (01:12:15), and takes on the Random Ass Questions, including segments on expression in performance, great books, terrible jobs, IU basketball, and The Care of Souls (01:35:05).Finishing with a Rave on the 2025 Documentary Series Great Migrations: A People on the Move (01:58:20).Brian Blume Links: Brian Blume's websiteBrian Blume's Pershing's Own pageBrian Blume's Tapspace pagePrevious Podcast Guests mentioned:Colin Hill in 2019Kevin Bobo in 2017Frank Chapple in 2019Mark Ford in 2023Other links:Glassmen DCIAnthony CironeSteve HoughtonMichael SpiroChris HestinBlue Stars DCIJohn Tafoya“José/beFore John5” - Aurel HolloInterstellar trailerHoney I Shrunk the Kids trailerChronicles of Narnia - C.S. LewisHarry Potter - J.K. RowlingCreativity, Inc. - Ed CatmullCalbert Cheaney highlightsBobby KnightSycamore Drive-InCulver'sStubernic Fantasy - Mark FordJosh TorresThe Care of Souls - Harol SenkbeilRaves:Great Migrations: A People on the Move trailer

Solo Percussionist, Author, Conductor, and longtime Director of Percussion at the University of California-San Diego Steven Schick stops by to talk about the UCSD program, teaching doctoral students, and the art of performing on percussion in the 21st century (02:25), growing up in northern Iowa, his jazz drumset influences, sailing in high school, and living and working on a farm (25:30), going to the University of Iowa for undergraduate and master's, pursuing the solo percussionist path, and his Fulbright studies (36:20), his early college teaching career at Fresno State University (CA) and his pandemic experiences (55:30), his excellent book The Percussionist's Art (01:07:00), and takes in the Random Ass Questions, including segments on hearing percussion music outside of college concert settings, reading books and achieving fluency in other languages, and staying healthy (01:22:10).Finishing with a Rave on the 2025 film I Am Raquel Welch (01:47:10).Steven Schick links: Steven Schick's websiteSteven Schick's UCSD pageOther Links:“Rebonds B/A” - Iannis Xenakis“Persaphassa” - Iannis Xenakis“Sextet” - Steve Reich“XY” - Michael Gordon“Silver Streetcar for the Orchestra” - Alvin LucierBuddy RichEd ThigpenElvin JonesGene KrupaMax RoachViolin Concerto - Alban Berg“Ionisation” - Edgard Varese“Bone Alphabet” - Brian FerneyhoughInuksuit - John Luther Adams“Third Construction” - John CageThe Godfather trailerThe Lives of Others trailerHot Tub Time Machine trailerIn Search of Lost Time - Marcel ProustThe Odyssey - Homer (Emily Wilson translation)Selected Stories - Franz Kafka (Mark Harmon translation)James WoodCaravaggio's ItalyRaves:I am Raquel Welch film

Appalachian State University Percussion Professor Brady Spitz stops by to talk about his position at the school, what it's like to teach in the mountains, and the various natural disasters he's lived through (02:40), growing up in Colorado, his background playing in bands and performing in the pit in musicals, and his sports background (32:00), his undergrad years at the University of North Texas (43:50), his master's years at Louisiana State University (56:00), his doctoral years at Rice University, studying and freelancing in Houston, his first full-time position at University of Tennessee-Martin, and comparing and contrasting his college professors' teaching styles (01:03:00), and finishes with the Random Ass Questions, with hilarious stories about cooking, movies, playing for various pop artists, and the TV show Bluey (01:28:00).Finishing with a Rave on the Krin Gabbard book Jammin' at the Margins (01:49:40).Brady Spitz links:Brady Spitz's websiteBrady Spitz's Appalachian State webpagePrevious Podcast Guests mentioned:Julie Hill in 2019Mary Emmons in 2024Mariana Ramirez in 2023Mark Ford in 2023Colin Hill in 2019Lauren Teel in 2017Casey Cangelosi in 2017Other Links:Rob FalvoDiana LoomerScott MeisterJacob NisslyCarl AllenOnce on This IslandPaul RennickSandi RennickKeith HendricksDaniel KirkpatrickMatt PenlandTyler SammonsJose PerezSnarky PuppySteve PruittRoss PedersonMichael D'AngeloChristopher DeaneBob SchietromaLalo DavilaShe-e WuEric Shuster“See Ya Thursday” - Steve MackeyBrett DietzMorton FeldmanJim AtwoodA Soldier's Tale - Igor StravinskyWilliam KraftMatthew StraussBrian Del Signore“Hallelujah” - IL DIVO“Amish Paradise” - Weird Al YankovicRichard BrownSvet StoyanovDavid HerbertCaroline ShawMusic for 18 Musicians - Steve ReichGrosse Pointe Blank trailerPrimary Colors trailerAvengers: Secret Wars trailerSilence - John CageJim's WingsBig City BurritoBlueyRaves:Jammin' at the Margins: Jazz and the American Cinema - Krin Gabbard

Colorado State University Percussion Professor Eric Hollenbeck returns to talk about playing sports in high school and more about percussion sound concepts (01:30) his college undergrad and graduate career and studying with Michael Burritt and Tom Siwe (18:40), a discussion of his first teaching job at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (37:20), and settles in for the Random Ass Questions, including discussions of BBQ, “Starship Troopers”, great fiction and nonfiction books, the “Bob” story, and Andy Akiho (45:50).Finishing with a Rave on the 2024 film I'm Still Here (01:09:55).Eric Hollenbeck links:Part 1 with Eric HollenbeckEric Hollenbeck's CSU pageEric Hollenbeck's Pearl Drums pagePrevious Podcast Guests mentioned:Andrew Lynge in 2025Cort McClaren in 2022Other Links:Tom FreerMichael BurrittSusan PowellAmanda Percussion GroupMethod of Movement for Marimba - Leigh Howard StevensFour-Mallet Marimba Playing - Nancy ZeltsmanThomas SiweWilliam DuckworthSteve ReichKarlheinz StockhausenKeiko AbeFour Episodes - Gordon StoutSean WomackKeith Lloyd“Velocities” - Joseph Schwantner“Merlin” - Andrew Thomas“Variations on Lost Love” - David MaslankaAmerican Beauty trailerCrash trailerStarship Troopers trailerWatership Down - Richard AdamsThe Stranger in the Woods - Michael FinkelThe Journals of Lewis and ClarkDoug's Fish FryHofmann Hot DogsPillar VII - Andy AkihoRaves:I'm Still Here trailer

Colorado State University (CSU) Director of Percussion Studies Eric Hollenbeck stops by to talk about his job at CSU and the facilities at the school (03:15), how CSU fits in with other music programs in the state, the students of today, the influence of drum corps, recruiting, and audiences we play for (19:30), and growing up in upstate New York, having a choir director mother, and the percussion sound concepts he learned early on his career that have continuing importance (01:00:25).Finishing with a Rave on the Saturday Night Live 50th Anniversary Programs (01:26:15).Eric Hollenbeck links:Eric Hollenbeck's Colorado State pageEric Hollenbeck's Pearl Drums pagePrevious Podcast guests mentioned:Shilo Stroman in 2020Andrew Lynge in 2025Will James in 2017Other Links:Michael BurrittJacob NisslyThird Coast PercussionAndy AkihoSeven Pillars - Andy AkihoLeo CanaleDouglas WalterSteven SchickNick BarattaRick RogersJ.J. PipitoneCadets Drum and Bugle CorpsDutch Boy Drum CorpsRod MeckleyBrent MontgomeryStar of Indiana Drum and Bugle CorpsLeigh Howard StevensThomas SiwePaul YancichWilliam StreetJohn H. BeckSteve GaddThom HannumRaves:Saturday Night Live 50th

Percussionist, Educator, Freelancer, and Psychologist Marcia McCants stops by to talk about her Adjunct Percussion Instructor position at Virginia State University and going to England to get her Master of Psychology degree (02:30), living and studying in England (19:50) growing up in California and Virginia, having a musical family, and getting into percussion (33:20), dealing with adverse situations and progressing forward in her studies in high school and college (47:30), going to James Madison University (VA) for her undergrad, George Mason University (VA) for her master's, and performing music by composers of African-American descent (01:05:30), and finishing with the Random Ass Questions, including segments on accessibility and percussion, great movies, Agatha Christie, Anime, terrible jobs, and Beyoncé's Cowboy Carter (01:35:00).Finishing with a Rave on the 2024 film Nickel Boys (02:13:10).Marcia McCants Links:Marcia's VSU pageMarcia's Lessons pagePrevious Podcast Guests mentioned:Lamon Lawhorn in 2020Casey Cangelosi in 2017Sean Daniels in 2024Laurel Black in 2017Other Links:Black Swamp Educator NetworkSonaris PercussionMerce CunninghamJohn CageSandbox Percussion SeminarStaunton Music FestivalJohn KilkennyThe Princess Bride trailerMulan trailerMulan II trailerAnd Then There Were None trailerAnd Then There Were None - Agatha ChristieAssassination ClassroomNightwingBeing Black - Joe W. Moore IIICowboy Carter - BeyoncéRaves:Nickel Boys trailer

Sandbox Percussion co-founder, Percussionist, Freelancer and Educator Ian Rosenbaum stops by to talk about the origins of the group, early performances, group management, and dealing with inventory (02:40), how Sandbox develops relationships with composers and their connections to Só Percussion and Third Coast Percussion (22:20), the rehearsal and performance logistics for Sandbox (32:20), Ian and the groups' various college residencies and the importance of their Creator Mentorship program (45:00), growing up in Westchester (NY), beginnings of playing drumset and piano, and attending many types of concerts in his youth (01:09:40), eventually attending Peabody and working with Bob Van Sice (01:18:10), his master's degree time at Yale and getting in the freelance scene in NYC (01:26:20), and finishing with the Random Ass Questions, including segments about performance setup and etiquette, great food, movies and books, and Christian Marclay's The Clock (01:37:35).Finishing with a Rave on the 2025 Grammy Awards ceremony (02:00:00).Ian Rosenbaum links:Sandbox Percussion websiteIan Rosenbaum's websiteSandbox's Creator Mentorship ProgramSeven Pillars - Andy AkihoIan Rosenbaum's Peabody page“Khan Variationa” - Alejandro ViñaoPrevious Podcast Guests mentioned:Victor Caccese in 2019Garrett Arney in 2019Todd Meehan in 2017Cort McClaren in 2022Other Links:Andy AkihoPaola PrestiniChristopher CerroneAdam RosenblattRobert Van Sice“Mallet Quartet” - Steve Reich“Drumming (Part 1)” - Steve Reich“Extremes from Imaginary City” - Jason TreutingSo PercussionThird Coast Percussion“Pattern Transformation” - Lukas Ligeti“NO one to kNOW one” - Andy AkihoViet CuongGreen Umbrella Series“Wilderness” - Jerome BeginDavid YoonGlen VelezJi Su JungPercussion Group CincinnatiBryce DessnerGoldberg Variations - J.S. Bach (Glenn Gould)Colin CurrieJACK QuartetAmandinda Percussion QuartetSimon Boyar“Late in the Evening” - Paul Simon“I Go to Extremes” - Billy JoelBela Fleck and Edgar Meyer Tiny Desk concert311 Tiny Desk Concert“Pretty Fly” - The Offspring“All the Small Things” - Blink-182Ton Freer“Threads” - Paul LanskyCloyd DuffEtuden for Timpani - Richard HochrainerThomas DuffyNew Haven (CT) PizzaThe Princess Bride trailerFast and Furious trailerSilo trailerFormula 1: Drive to Survive trailerJacob Collier - Tiny Desk concert“1612” - VULFPECKVictor Wooten Trio at PASIC 2018“So Much to Say” - Dave Matthews Band (Carter Beauford view)Christian Marclay's The ClockRaves:The 2025 Grammy Awards

Solo Percussionist and Educator Eriko Daimo stops by to discuss her career as a percussion soloist, her teaching at Juilliard and NYU, and the nature of arranging for marimba (02:45), growing up in Japan, traveling around the world, her piano background and experiences in wind ensemble (38:05), her undergrad years at the Aichi Prefectural University of Fine Arts and Music in Japan and her experiences creating musical arrangements (58:40), her decision to study for her master's at the Boston Conservatory (MA) (01:12:15) and a brief moment of storytelling through the Random Ass Questions (01:27:45).Finishing with a Rave on the 2024 film A Complete Unknown (01:34:50).Eriko Daimo links:Eriko Daimo's websiteEriko's arrangementsPrevious Podcast Guests mentioned:Casey Cangelosi in 2017Adelaide Ferriere in 2019Other Links:Pius CheungJonathan HaasSean StatserKeiko AbeStewart Copeland“In My Life” - The Beatles“Blackbird” - The BeatlesNancy ZeltsmanEd SaindonDave SamuelsRhapsody in Blue - George Gershwin/Adelaide FerriereMomoko KamiyaStudio GhibliKazutaka MoritaJames BenoitJonathan SingerRaves:A Complete Unknown trailer

Northern Illinois University (NIU) Instructor of Percussion and Director of Percussion Studies at the College of DuPage (IL) Ben Wahlund stops by to talk about his teaching at both universities, the role of instructor/lecturer vs. professor, and PAS experiences (03:15), his compositional career and the Mile Marker Zero project (29:30), growing up all over the world with a military band director father, his early musical experiences, and settling in North Dakota (46:40), his undergrad degree at the University of Mary (ND), teaching middle school in Iowa, getting to the Chicago area and doing his master's at NIU (01:03:50), and finishing with the Random Ass Questions (potty mouth!), including discussions of accessibility, Chicago sports, great books, and important travel experiences (01:18:45).Finishing with a Re-Rave on the 2018 documentary film King in the Wilderness (01:49:00).California Wildfire Contribution Links:Habitat for HumanityAmerican Red CrossWorld Central KitchenLos Angeles Regional Food BankPasadena Humane SocietyCalifornia Fire FoundationBen Wahlund links:Ben Wahlund's NIU pageBen Wahlund's homepageBen Wahlund's College of DuPage webpagePrevious Podcasts Guests Mentioned:Rich Holly in 2020Andy Bliss in 2023Erin Walker Bliss in 2024Raychel Taylor in 2020Alexis C. Lamb in 2021Melissa Wang in 2024Julie Spencer in 2021Megan Arns in 2017Nathan Daughtrey in 2021Rebecca Kite in 2018Ben Charles in 2017Raynor Carroll in 2023David Eyler in 2020Marvin Sparks, Jr. in 2017Other Links:Gregory BeyerRobert ChappellLiam TeagueOrlando CottoVicky JenksMike MixtackiNeil deGrasse TysonBobby BroomGeof BradfieldAlejandro ViñaoPius CheungJohn Wittman“Funky Beat” - Whodini“It's Tricky” - RUN DMCBeat Street trailerMichael BlakeArthur LipnerCliff AlexisRon CarterThe Silver Linings Playbook - Matthew QuickThe Brothers Karamazov - Fyodor DostoevskyHaruki MurakamiWislawa SzymborskaRaves:King in the Wilderness trailer

New York City-based Percussionist, Educator and Author Daniel Glass stops by to talk about his musical activities (03:40), the beginnings of his career in NYC and dealing with issues of gear for gigs (10:45), growing up in Honolulu (HI), his eclectic musical background, moving to Boston (MA) and eventually making his way to Los Angeles (CA) (29:30), his motion-based teaching philosophy and its origins (51:00), his writing and book career (01:08:00), and settles in for the Random Ass Questions, including segments on performing on drumset in and out of context, great authors and great drummers, Elvis Presley, and David Bowie's Blackstar(01:22:00).Finishing with a Rave on the Inside Out films (01:45:55).How to Help those affected by the Los Angeles wildfiresDaniel Glass links:Daniel Glass's websiteDaniel's drum solo from The Century ProjectCast Party NYCPrevious Podcast Guests mentioned:Kelli Rae Tubbs in 2024Erin Walker Bliss in 2024Other Links:John RileyAdam NussbaumSteve HoughtonChuck SilvermanEmil RichardsLouie BellsonHal BlaineEd ShaughnessyDavid MerinoMarilyn MayeCountess LuannKenny WashingtonJeff “Tain” WattsMark GuilianaThe Music Building NYCSara BareillesJason Robert BrownThe Greatest Showman soundtrackMartha GrahamUmmagumma - Pink FloydMy Life in the Bush of Ghosts - David Byrne and Brian Eno“I Put a Spell on You” - Nina SimoneBook of Days - Meredith MonkDrumming - Steve ReichMetamorphosis - Philip GlassSteve SmithJoey BaronAlan DawsonThe Dick Grove SchoolFreddie GruberElvin JonesPapa Jo JonesBuddy RichIan WallaceBuddy HarmanW.S. HollandZoroDave BlackFrancis Clay“Drum Boogie” - Gene KrupaDrum History PodcastJon CryerDavid RitzNeil StraussPeter GuralnickD.J. FontanaRon TuttBlackstar - David BowieRaves:Inside Out trailerInside Out 2 trailer

University of Alabama Percussion Professor and Epoch Percussion Quartet member Andrew Lynge stops by to talk about his job at Alabama and working through the pandemic (02:15), his percussion ensemble performing at PASIC twice in the last few years (18:45), Epoch Percussion (25:10), growing up near Dallas (32:00), going the Texas A&M-Commerce for undergrad and doing DCI (41:10) his master's degree time at Colorado State (52:40), his doctoral years at the University of Texas at Austin, teaching at Commerce as an adjunct and his first job at Jacksonville State University (AL) (01:03:50), and settles into the Random Ass Questions, including segments on being a complete percussionist, bad jobs, his varying taste in movies, Cormac McCarthy, and The Bear (01:26:00).Finishing with a Rave on the 2021 Documentary Series The Beatles: Get Back (01:47:55).Andrew Lynge links:Andrew Lynge's websiteAndrew Lynge's University of AlabamaEpoch PercussionPrevious Podcast Guests mentioned:Jennifer Caputo in 2016John Wooton in 2022Lauren Teel in 2017Dave Hall in 2020Shilo Stroman in 2020Tom Burritt in 2021Brian Zator in 2017Other Links:Mark LanterMark HunterJames CampbellBlast!Mandarins Drum CorpsKen OzzelloKevin WelbornBluecoats Drum CorpsCavaliers Drum CorpsTroopers Drum CorpsClint GillespieTim FeeneyMichael Strange“Spine” - Michael Laurello“Mallet Quartet” - Steve ReichOni LaraCory FicaNigel FernandezJerry JunkinOrbital - John PsathasDallas WindsRe(new)al - Viet CuongDeja Vu - Michael ColgrassSandbox PercussionThird Coast PercussionExcelsis PercussionDan MooreGary GreenSandi RennickPaul RennickTyler SammonsMatt PenlandEric Hollenbeck“Fantasy Variations” - Michael ColgrassCloyd Duff“Dances of Earth and Fire” - Peter Klatzow“Itsuki Fantasy for Six Mallets” - Keiko AbeTony McCutchenSean Womack“Khan Variations” - Alejandro ViñaoCarter BeaufordNo Country For Old Men trailerLord of the Rings trailerNosferatu trailerRobert EggersAnchorman trailerRocky trailerThe Wedding Planner trailerThe Road - Cormac McCarthyHurtado BBQThe Bear TV ShowRaves:The Beatles: Get Back

Percussionist, Performer, and Educator Olivia Cirisan stops by to chat about performing Ancel Fitzgerald Neeley's “37 across 39 down” at PASIC 2024 (03:15), her master's program at the University of Michigan and her responsibilities and work with chamber duos and gamelan (16:40), growing up (mostly) in Frankenmuth, Michigan, her piano and percussion background, and living with ADHD (37:15), attending the University of Michigan for undergrad, staying there for the master's, and her time auditioning at Mizzou (01:02:10), and finishing with the Random Ass Questions, including segments on self-seriousness in art, her experiences as a woman in percussion spaces, the Twilight movies, Albert Camus, and the Midnight Gospel series (01:20:30).Finishing with a Rave on the 1975 film Dog Day Afternoon (02:02:15).Olivia Cirisan links:Olivia Cirisan's websiteFLYDLPHINVIRIDPrevious Podcast Guests mentioned:Cameron Leach in 2023Megan Arns in 2016Other links:Ancel Fitzgerald Neeley“Everything Now Right Now” - Robert HonsteinLogic ProVariSpeedDavid MinnixJoseph GramleyJonathan OvalleDoug PerkinsIan RosenbaumPaige MaddenLate Night with the Devil trailerTwilight: Eclipse shirt take offThe Office/Twilight Mash UpThe Shining as a Romantic ComedyRemarkably Bright Creatures - Shelby Van PeltFrankenmuth, MichiganThe Myth of Sisyphus - Albert CamusThe Midnight Gospel trailerRaves:Dog Day Afternoon trailer

Percussive Arts Society Diversity Alliance Chair and Percussionist and Educator Elizabeth DeLamater returns to discuss all things Diversity Alliance that occurred at PASIC 2024 (03:15), the state of diversity items and initiatives in 2024 (18:15), and an update on items in her personal and professional world, including working at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay and playing for Holiday gigs (29:10).Finishing with a Rave on Colson Whitehead's 1999 novel The Intuitionist (37:15).Previous Episodes with Elizabeth DeLamater:Episode 167Episode 168Episode 276Previous Podcast Guests mentioned in the show:Julie Hill in 2019Heather Sloan in 2021Joshua Simonds in 2017Matthew Lau in 2021Aiyun Huang in 2023Other Links:Terri Lyne CarringtonAdam TanTaku HiranoBeibei WangRaves:The Intuitionist - Colson Whitehead

Percussionist, Composer, Freelancer, and Educator Melissa Wang stops by to talk about her PASIC 2024 performance of Kate Neal's “Self-Accusation” (03:10), her percussion activities and responsibilities throughout the Chicago Metro area (21:50), growing up in Chicago, her early musical experiences, and her extracurricular activities, including her prowess at the Spelling Bee (31:35), getting her undergrad degree from Northern Illinois University (41:30), her percussion and composition degree work for her master's at the University of Washington (51:05), and settles in for the Random Ass Questions, including discussions of mental health, being a woman in the percussion and composition fields, Shrek, viral videos, and the greatness of Evelyn Glennie (01:07:20).Finishing with a Rave on the 2024 film A Real Pain (01:39:40).Melissa Wang Links:Melissa Wang's webpageMelissa Wang's PASIC pagePrevious Podcast Guests mentioned:Bonnie Whiting from 2020Raychel Taylor from 2020Other Links:Kate NealPeter HandkePioneer Drum and Bugle CorpsGregory BeyerBen WahlundLiam TeagueLeft Edge PercussionShrek trailerNeo Yokio trailerShadow Behind the Iron Sun - Evelyn GlennieRaves:A Real Pain trailer

University of Louisiana-Monroe (ULM) Percussion Professor Kathryn Irwin stops by to talk about her 2024 Virtual PASIC performance of Joe W. Moore III's “Is This Madness?” (04:55) and her performance with percussion quartet Without Borders at the 2024 In-Person PASIC (22:35), her job at ULM, teaching for the Honors department, teaching elementary school and building the music program (25:20), growing up in Mississippi and her earlier musical experiences (47:00), going to Louisiana State University for undergrad (51:35), getting her master's at the University of Kansas (01:03:00), getting her doctorate at Michigan State University and working with their drumline (01:18:35), and finishing with the Random Ass Questions, including segments on being a woman in the percussion and band worlds, having a terrible mall job, the Summer Olympics, and the impact of Japanese Kabuki Theater on Sueyoshi's “Mirage” (01:30:40).Finishing with a Rave on the 2020 documentary Can You Bring It: Bill T. Jones and D-Man in the Waters (02:04:35).Kathryn Irwin Links:Kathryn Irwin's Virtual PASIC performanceKathryn Irwin's homepageKathryn Irwin's ULM pageWithout Borders' YouTube page

University of North Carolina at Pembroke (UNCP) Percussion Professor and Chair of the Music Department Joseph Van Hassel stops by to talk about his recent PASIC performance with Alexandros Fragiskatos on a drumset duet (04:20), his UNCP job, freelancing, and his work in various positions for PAS (13:10), owning Media Press Publications and the detective work of finding “hidden gems” (37:20), growing up in Ohio, his composer brother, doing Bands of America in high school and getting further interested in percussion, and having a paper route (45:00), his years at Ohio University for undergrad (51:50), Cincinnati Conservatory of Music (OH) for the master's (58:45), Hartt School of Music (CT) for the doctorate and sabbatical work (01:09:10), and finishes with the Random Ass Questions, including commentary on student performances, the original Superman Movies of the 1970s and 1980s, great fiction and nonfiction books, and Christopher Reeve (01:23:50).Finishing with a Rave on the 2024 film Wicked: Part One (01:47:00).Joseph Van Hassel Links:Joseph Van Hassel's homepageJoseph Van Hassel's PASIC pageJoseph Van Hassel's UNCP pageMedia Press Publications

Principal Drumset Performer for SIX: The Musical on Broadway, percussionist, educator, and freelancer Elena Bonomo stops by to talk about her PASIC Presentation on Performing and Reading Charts for theatrical performance (03:20), her current gig on Broadway and freelancing work (26:10), growing up in Westchester (NY), her piano-playing grandmother, “GodTiny and The Angel-Headed Outsiders”, Great Drummers, and achieving a karate black belt (37:35), her undergrad at Berklee College of Music (MA) and studying with a wide variety of percussionists (53:25), her post-grad time performing on cruise ships and the effects of the pandemic in 2020-21 (01:04:55), and finishing with the Random Ass Questions segment, including segments on drummers playing too loud, her love of pasta, her lack of interest in sports, crazy experiences playing in wedding bands, and inspiring visual art (01:20:45). Finishing with a Rave on the 2024 documentary series Gospel (01:44:15).Elena Bonomo links:Elena Bonomo's homepageElena Bonomo's InstagramElena Bonomo's PASIC pageOther links:WaitressCagney the Musical“Everybody” - Backstreet Boys“Larger than Life” - Backstreet Boys“Genie in a Bottle” - Christina AguileraRent: The MusicalWicked: The MusicalAvenue Q: The MusicalNorman Edwards“Cosmic Girl” - JamiroquaiContinuum - John MayerSteve JordanMax RoachArt BlakeyTony WilliamsDavid GaribaldiTerri Lyne CarringtonNeal SmithJamey HaddadKim PlainfieldJoe GaleotaJon Hazilla“Billie's Bounce” - Charlie ParkerThey Cage the Animals at Night - Jennings Michael BurchBagels on HudsonRaves:Gospel documentary trailer

University of Windsor (ON) Percussion Professor Nicholas Papador stops by to talk about his recent PASIC Presentation on Klezmer arrangements with the help of Heartland Marimba (04:00), his job at Windsor, the Canadian Percussion Network, the Marassa Duo, his compositional career and living in Canada (16:25), growing up mostly in Portland (OR), and his expanded musical interests in classical music and punk rock (41:15), attending the University of Oregon for 2 undergrad degrees and a discussion of the Oregon-Wake Forest football connection (52:50), his years doing his percussion master's degree at Indiana University (01:05:30), his doctoral years at Northwestern University (IL), his post-doctoral time in Ithaca, NY, and working as a percussionist for modern dance (01:13:15), and finishes with the Random Ass Questions, including segments on Paul Auster's books, places to travel, a bug attack at a symphony performance, and Mark Rothko (01:32:00).Finishing with a Rave on the fans of Pete's Percussion Podcast at PASIC (01:56:25).Nicholas Papador links:Nicholas Papador's websiteNicholas Papador's University of Windsor pageNicholas Papador's PASIC pagePrevious Podcast Guests Mentioned:Matthew Coley on the podcast in 2021Aiyun Huang on the podcast in 2023Joshua D. Smith on the podcast in 2018Kevin Bobo on the podcast in 2017Scott Herring on the podcast in 2022Will James on the podcast in 2017Other Links:

PASIC 2024 Week is here! Enjoy interviews from folks presenting on Friday, Saturday, and beyond, with contributions from Nicolas Papador (01:40), Elena Bonomo (15:00), Kathryn Irwin (38:50), and Elizabeth DeLamater (57:45).Links:PASIC 2024Nicolas Papador and the Heartland Marimba QuartetElena BonomoKathryn IrwinDiversity Alliance Panel

It's PASIC week! Get ready for the Percussive Arts Society International Convention (2024 edition) with a preview episode featuring those performing on Thursday of PASIC, including Joseph Van Hassel (05:00), Melissa Wang (14:15), Olivia Cirisan (32:25), and Kathryn Irwin (47:35).Links:PASIC 2024 Joseph Van HasselMelissa WangOlivia CirisanWithout Borders

Murray State University (KY) Percussion Instructor Conner Viets returns to talk about finishing his master's degree during the pandemic, temp jobs, and freelance teaching (03:25), going to Indiana University for the doctorate (11:50), and settles in for the Random Ass Questions, including discussions about the large quantity of great percussion players, the “millennial pause”, working at a bouncy house park, he (and his mom's) fandom of the band Rush, a long discussion of Kansas City Sports, and many memorable performances (23:45).Finishing with a Rave on the 1947 film Duel in the Sun (01:25:00).Conner Viets links:Part 1 with Conner VietsConner's Murray State pageConner's Bandcamp pagePrevious Podcast Guests mentioned:Kevin Bobo in 2017Dave Hall in 2020Louis Raymond-Kolker in 2024Will James in 2017Jeff Hewitt in 2021Andy Harnsberger in 2022Other Links:Svet StoyanovBrandon CruzJoseph GramleyJohn TafoyaAlliance of Black Orchestral Percussionists (ABOP)Rush Time Machine Tour4000 Weeks - Oliver BurkemanMoneyball - Michael LewisOut of the Park BaseballJack Stack BBQPlanet SubMichael BumpLiam Teague“UNBREAKABLE” - Andy HarnsbergerBreaking Bad trailerSeinfeld trailerVeep trailerThe Bear trailerRaves:Duel in the Sun trailer

Murray State University (KY) Percussion Professor and Indiana University Doctoral student Conner Viets stops by to talk about his simultaneous careers as well as living in Kentucky (04:25), growing up in Nebraska and Kansas City, being in strong musical environments, working in high school, and taking part in Youth & Government (24:35), attending Truman State University (MO) for undergrad and studying with Michael Bump (44:00), and his master's degree years at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, studying with Dave Hall, and playing at PASIC 2019 (01:00:00).Finishing with a Rave on the 2023 documentary Albert Brooks: Defending My Life (01:20:05).Conner Viets Links:Conner's Murray State pageConner's Bandcamp pagePrevious Podcast Guests mentioned:Kevin Bobo from 2017Dave Hall from 2020John W. Parks IV from 2018Kurt Gartner from 2024Louis Raymond-Kolker from 2024Other Links:Joseph GramleyJohn TafoyaNeil PeartRay DeMarchiSteve AdamsGreg HaynesMichael BumpScott QuadeLiam TeagueLeigh Howard StevensMichael BurrittTwo Mexican Dances - Gordon StoutNational Conference on Percussion PedagogyBlue Lake Fine Arts CampPeter MiyamotoSonata for Two Pianos and Percussion - Bela Bartok“Ultimatum 1” - Nebojsa Jovan Zivkovic“Khan Variations” - Alejandro Viñao“Book of Grooves” - Alejandro Viñao“Liminality” - Dave Hall“Exit Music” - Brad MehldauRaves:Albert Brooks: Defending My Life trailer

Kansas State University Percussion Professor Kurt Gartner stops by to talk about his KSU job, working at Purdue University in bands, changes related to the arts in Kansas, and the importance of teacher mentorship (03:40), his interest and work related to using music technology, when he did video conference in the mid 2000s with Pete, and the city of Manhattan (KS) (21:25), growing up in the Chicago area, family members in the arts, traveling to Europe, and his interest in old-school photography (43:00), attending Eastern Illinois University for undergrad, studying with Johnny Lee Lane, and his time attending and teaching at the United States Percussion Camp (52:35), getting his master's at the University of Kansas and studying with George Bober (01:01:25), working at Purdue University, getting his doctorate at the University of Northern Colorado, studying with Gray Barrier and deepening his jazz background (01:13:20), and finishes with the Random Ass Questions, including praise for great conductors, studying Cuban music in Cuba, White Castle, Chicago sports, and memorable performances (01:28:15).Finishing with a Rave on the 2023 documentary Thriller 40 (02:00:15).Kurt Gartner Links:Kurt Gartner's KSU pagePrevious Podcast guests mentioned:Julia Gaines in 2016Norman Weinberg in 2017Jim Snell in 2019Raves:Thriller 40 trailer

Following Pete's thoughts about the devastation from Hurricane Helene, University of South Carolina Adjunct Percussion Instructor and Drumline Director Bailey Seabury stops by to talk about his job at USC, the football gameday experience, getting ready to march the Macy's Parade in November, freelancing, and the geography of the state (04:30), growing up near Birmingham, AL, having a father who was a band director, his sports background, and participating in mathletes (26:20), his undergrad years at Troy University (AL), playing at PASIC in 2012, and wearing out his first car (49:00), attending the University of Central Arkansas, their marching band and long bus trips, and his enjoyment of the city of Conway (01:07:25), his doctoral years at USC and his research on the marimba music of Kevin Bobo (01:18:40), and finishing with the Random Ass Questions, including discussions of starting percussionists on snare drum, his Alabama football fandom, his love of cycling and exercise, and playing The Planets (01:31:25).Finishing with a Rave on Billy Joel and Sting live in concert in St. Louis (02:02:40).Contributions to Hurricane Relief:The American Red CrossThe World Central KitchenAmericaresUnited WayBailey Seabury links:Bailey Seabury's websiteBailey Seabury's USC pagePrevious Podcast Guests Mentioned:Scott Herring in 2022Colleen Clark in 2023Alissa Castro-Evans in 2021Megan Arns in 2017Omar Carmenates in 2018Tracy Wiggins in 2017Brian Nozny in 2018Matthew Jordan in 2022Kevin Bobo in 2017Other Links:Aiken Symphony OrchestraSouth Carolina PhilharmonicJensen ThomassieMichael BurrittT. Adam Blackstock“Awesome God” - Rich MullinsRobert Trent Jones Golf TrailSt. Andrews Golf CourseSusan PowellRobert W. SmithBlake TysonUCA football field (Estes)Neal FlumIan MahaffeyJesse Willis“The Odyssey, According to Penelope” - Kevin BoboOcean's Eleven trailerThe Italian Job trailerIron Man trailerSpider-Man trailerThe Dark Knight trailerTop Gun trailerTop Gun: Maverick trailerThe Bee Movie trailerThe Inner Game of Tennis - Timothy GallwayGolf My Way - Jack NicklausDreamland BBQRacing and Cycling NewsThe Planets - Gustav HolstRaves:Billy Joel's website

New York City-based percussionist, performer, educator, and composer Pauline Roberts stops by to talk about her performance activities in the area (04:00), her freelancing and teaching schedule, traveling around for gigs, and dealing with sexism in the music industry (19:00), growing up in Buenos Aires (and Australia), her supportive parents, dabbling in various music scenes, Argentina's rock music scene, and her sports background (36:30), her undergrad years at the National University of the Arts in Argentina and her experiences during the pandemic (59:20), her grad school years doing a master's in the performer/composer degree from the New School (NY) (01:10:50), and takes on the Random Ass Questions, including segments on being a woman in the arts, soccer in Argentina, Björk, Fleabag, and Ted Lasso (01:20:50).Finishing with a Rave on the 2020 novel Migrations (01:54:10).Pauline Roberts links:Pauline Roberts' websiteLulada ClubPauline Roberts's InstagramThe Furious Bongos“Black Page #1” - Frank ZappaPrevious Podcast Guests Mentioned:Megan Arns in 2017Josh Gottry in 2020Other Links:Chad WackermanCharles GainesBilly MartinConga ChopsGary Titone“Pedro Navaja” - Willie Colon and Ruben Blades“Quimbara” - Celia Cruz & The Fania All StarsAdam TanHi-5“Cancion para mi muerte” - Sui Generis“Muchacha ojos de papel” - Spinetta“A Sky Full of Stars” - Coldplay (Live in Buenos Aires)Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)The Artist's Way - Julia CameronRobert Van Sice“Panama Libré” - Danilo PerezSasha BerlinerTim FeeneyIan RosenbaumGlen VelezEverything Everywhere All At Once trailerRatatouille trailerJulie & Julia trailerInside Out trailerSharknado trailerLessons in Chemistry - Bonnie GarmusOne Hundred Years of Solitude - Gabriel Garcia MarquezFicciones - Jorge Luis BorgesLionel Messi highlightsArgentina - France 2022 World Cup Final2024 Women's Olympic High Jump“Hyperballad” - BjörkFleabag trailerTed Lasso trailerRaves:Migrations - Charlotte McConaghy

Percussionist, Bandleader, Vocalist, Historian, Educator, and Businessperson Kelli Rae Tubbs returns to talk about getting started professionally, building a broad base of skills, and developing performance goals (04:05), and finishes with the Random Ass Questions, including segments on writing for maracas, experiencing the music world as a woman, Val Kilmer movies, books on drummers, her love of travel to remote/strange locations, and much more (17:55).Finishing with a Rave on the 1970 documentary film King: A Filmed Record…Montgomery to Memphis (01:04:55).Kelli Rae Tubbs links:Part 1 with Kelli Rae TubbsKelli Rae Tubbs's websiteKelli Rae Tubbs's research on women and girls who drumKelli Rae Tubbs's YouTube pageKelli Rae Tubbs's Facebook pageMSP Percussion Rentals & RepairKelli Rae Tubbs's ReverbNation Arrangements pagePrevious podcast guests mentioned:Sarah Thawer in 2019Juels Thomas in 2019Other Links:Opening song from Sunday in the Park with GeorgeGeorge M. Cohan“God Bless America” - Irving BerlinRock of Ages“More Than Words” - ExtremeEmmanuelle CapletteViola SmithThe Salton Sea trailerTombstone trailerKick it: A Social History of the Drum Kit - Matt BrennanFinding the Groove - Jeremy SteinkolerJoan TowerSharon IsbinNational Mustard MuseumPatrick TreadwayRaves:King: A Filmed Record…Montgomery to Memphis trailer

Percussionist, Bandleader, Vocalist, Historian, Clinician and Educator Kelli Rae Tubbs stops by to talk about being the “world's oldest intern” for the Everwood Arts Foundation, playing gigs, researching drumset players who are women, and getting into the instrument rental business (03:35), her current work as a performer, speaker, and “Riverlorian” on riverboats in the Midwest (26:40), her enjoyment of studying history and being a bandleader (45:00), and growing up in Chicago in Minnesota, finding “her people”, and navigating some challenging times earlier in her life (55:00).Finishing with a Rave on rewatching the 1998 film Elizabeth (01:16:00).Kelli Rae Tubbs links:Kelli Rae Tubbs's websiteKelli Rae Tubbs's research on women who play drumsetKelli Rae Tubbs's YouTube channelKelli Rae Tubbs's Facebook pageMSP Percussion Rental and RepairKelli Rae Tubbs's ReverbNation Arrangements pageOther Links:Daniel GlassEverwood Farmstead FoundationChristmas in the Dells Clara SchumannW.C. HandyFate MarableThe Funk Brothers play “Ain't Too Proud to Beg”“Rhinestone Cowboy” - Glen Campbell“Ring of Fire” - Johnny Cash“Georgy Girl” - The Seekers“Moonchild?In Your Quiet Place” - Gary BurtonSteve SwallowRaves:Elizabeth trailer

University of Arkansas – Little Rock Percussion (UALR) Professor and Director of Instrumental Music Justin Bunting returns to talk about going to Belmont University (TN) for his master's degree and meeting his future wife there (02:25), going to UNCG for his doctorate and studying with 3 different professors there, along with his time teaching at Western Colorado University (18:30), and finishing with the Random Ass Questions portion, including segments on percussion performance and physicality, percussion and parenting, how to do a Justin Bunting impression through clothing, pro wrestling, percussion books, and being inspired by drip painting and modern art (35:15).Finishing with a Rave on Jennette McCurdy's book and her appearance on Marc Maron's podcast (01:06:15).Justin Bunting Links:Part 1 with Justin BuntingJustin Bunting's websiteBlue Line DuoJustin Bunting's UALR pageStudies in RosewoodPrevious Podcast Guests mentioned:Neeraj Mehta in 2018Eric Willie in 2022Mark Ford in 2023Nathan Daughtrey in 2016Other Links:Susan PowellChristopher NortonJoe KrygierPortraits in Rhythm - Anthony Cirone“Rotation IV” - Eric SammutMarimba Concerto - Emmanuel SéjournéNashville Philharmonic OrchestraChester ThompsonTodd LondonKris KeetonNomi MarcusMichael SpiroGreg HaynesForrest Gump trailerBack to the Future trailerSharknado trailerKitchen Confidential - Anthony BourdainTouched by Sound - John WyreNEXUSManny RamirezCleveland Cavaliers 2016 highlightsRoman ReignsBiography: WWE LegendsKraus' Pizza“Nagoya Marimbas” - Steve ReichDrip PaintingRaves:I'm Glad My Mom Died - Jennette McCurdyJennette McCurdy on the WTF Podcast

University of Arkansas-Little Rock (UALR) Director of Instrumental Music and Percussion Studies Justin Bunting stops by to talk about the program at UALR, getting the job, and the city of Little Rock (03:40), the Blue Line Duo and performing with his wife, Cassie (25:30), the “Percussion Pitmasters” Facebook page (33:15), growing up in Canton, OH, the nature of accents, and his years performing in handbell choir (40:00), and his undergrad years at the Ohio State University (54:25).Finishing with a Rave on a recent professional performance (01:08:50).Justing Bunting Links:Justin Bunting's websiteBlue Line DuoJustin Bunting's UALR pagePrevious podcast guest mentioned:Lamon Lawhorn in 2020Other Links:Lorissa MasonChristopher NortonSusan PowellJoseph Krygier“Carpe Diem” - Susan Powell“Catching Shadows” - Ivan TrevinoChar-Griller BBQPower of the PenRoger BraunRoger HallOhio State Drums DowntownRaves:The Missouri SymphonyLandlocked Opera

University of Oklahoma Lecturer in World Music and Principal Timpanist with the Missouri Symphony Orchestra (MOSY) Chrissie Souza stops by to talk about her job at OU (03:15), playing with MOSY and working with other local orchestras (12:30), growing up in Southeast Missouri and her musical upbringing (24:50), attending the U.S. Percussion Camp and discussing her undergrad years at the University of Missouri (31:45), attending OU for her master's and doctorate degrees, working for OU Press, her dissertation on Marimba Concertos, and eventually working as faculty there (47:40), and finishing with the Random Ass Questions, including her experiences being a woman in the percussion and world music fields, great books, and eating incredible food in Brazil (01:10:55).Finishing with a Rave on the 2023 documentary series Fight the Power: How Hip Hop Changed the World(01:39:10).Chrissie Souza links:Chrissie Souza's Oklahoma University pageMissouri Symphony WebsitePrevious Podcast Guests mentioned:Julia Gaines in 2016Megan Arns in 2017Lance Drege in 2017Aaron Ragsdale in 2017Iain Moyer in 2019Nathan Daughtrey in 2021Jeff Calissi in 2017Julia Spencer in 2021Lance Drege in 2017Cort McClaren in 2022Other Links:Ricardo SouzaJerod Impichchaachaaha' TateWilbur LinSymphony No. 9, Second Movement - L.V. BeethovenJohnny Lee LaneTim AdamsNena LorenzMcNair Scholars ProgramConcertino - Paul CrestonMichael BuddsEd DolbashianJohn CheethamEva SzekelyAmy Knopps“Stained Glass” - David Gillingham“Toccata” - Carlos Chavez“Living Room Music” - John Cage“Ionisation” - Edgard VareseRichard GipsonNCPPJeremy BrunkBrian TinkelStefan IceMarimba Concerto - Jorge SargimentosConcertino for Xylophone and Orchestra - Toshiro MayuzumiConcerto for Marimba and Band - David LongInterstellar trailerInception trailerChimamanda Ngozi AdichieTana French“Nagoya Marimbas” - Steve ReichRaves:Fight the Power: How Hip Hop Changed the World

Recent Mizzou Master's Of Music in Percussion Performance graduate Olivia Sletteland stops by to talk about some of the music she played at the University (03:25), her experiences with the Mizzou New Music Ensemble (NME) (10:45), the issues and concerns she and her cohort have about the world of percussion, and the wonderful group of people she studied with (25:10), growing up in western Wisconsin, getting into percussion, her piano and cello background, and playing sports (37:40), attending the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire for undergrad, doing indoor drumline, and traveling with the marching band (49:25), her experiences during the Pandemic (01:01:10), how Mizzou came on her radar after undergrad (01:10:15), and ends with the Random Ass Questions, including segments on sound quality from percussion performers, being an LGBTQIA+ woman in percussion, great breakfast food, The Minnesota Vikings, “Good Mythical Morning”, great books, wild performance moments, and the composer Alex Ring Gray (01:17:40).Finishing with a Rave on a live performance by the U.K. band The Last Dinner Party (01:54:15).Olivia Sletteland links:Olivia Sletteland's websiteMizzou New Music EnsemblePrevious Podcast Guests Mentioned:Sarah Hasekamp in 2024Mary Emmons in 2024Miles Bohlman in 2024Jeremiah Ingram in 2023Megan Arns in 2017Julia Gaines in 2016Tammy Fisher in 2019Matthew Lau in 2021Emily Salgado in 2021Andrea Venet in 2018Maria Finkelmeier in 2018Colleen Clark in 2023Other Links:“Searching” - Matthew KeownAlex Stopa“Loops” - Von Hansen“Patter” - Robert Honstein“Comfort Patterns” - Anna Meadors“Boris Kerner” - Caroline Shaw“Song of Alma” - Andrew Beall“Ma Non Troppo” - Giovanni Porfirio“The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows: Ambedo” - Anna Socolofsky“TLC” - Juri SeoTerri Lyne CarringtonJosé G. MartinezPatricia MartinezAlarm Will SoundAndrea Luque KáramStefan FreundKhemia EnsembleJacob SchnitzerJeff CrowellSean ConnorsAdrian Peterson's 296-yard gameVikings-Saints 2009 NFC Championship GameInterstellar trailerInterstellar Soundtrack - Hans ZimmerBorat trailerGood Omens - Terry Pratchett and Neil GaimanDavid TennantUnder the Whispering Door - T.J. KluneNeverwhere - Neil GaimanAmerican Gods - Neil GaimanGood Mythical MorningSleeping Giant Provincial ParkBanffWall Drug (South Dakota)Badlands National ParkAlex Ring GrayRaves:The Last Dinner Party websiteThe Last Dinner Party on “What's In My Bag?”Prelude to Ecstasy - The Last Dinner Party

Recent Mizzou Master's in Percussion Performance Graduate and Adjunct Professor of Music at St. Cloud State University (MN) Mary Emmons returns to talk about her undergraduate years at the University of Tennessee-Martin (01:15), the challenges of the pandemic and performing her recital there (11:45), getting to Mizzou for grad school and a discussion of her excellent professors over the years (23:10), and finishing with the Random Ass Questions, including discussions of being an LGBTQIA+ woman in the field of percussion, her twin sister, great books and films, working at a grocery store growing up, and seeing great visual art (38:40).Finishing with a Rave on Alanis Morissette on and her Triple Moon Tour (01:08:10).Mary Emmons Links:Mary Emmons's homepagePart 1 with Mary EmmonsPrevious Podcast Guests Mentioned:Julie Hill in 2019Shane Jones in 2019Chelsea Tinsler Jones in 2019Dan Piccolo in 2020Megan Arns in 2017Julia Gaines in 2016Andy Smith in 2021Other Links:Brady SpitzJody DiamondLou HarrisonHenry CowellBen Toth“Time for Marimba” - Minoru Miki“Monkey Chant” - Glenn KotcheAbout Time trailerMoe's Original BBQThanksKilling trailerMy Lovely Wife - Samantha DowningOne Last Stop - Casey McQuiston“Drumming” - Steve ReichNief-NorfRaves:Alanis Morissette tour

Recent graduate of the University of Missouri Master's Degree in Percussion Performance Mary Emmons stops by to talk about some of the literature she got to play during her time at Mizzou (03:05), her graduate assistantship responsibilities as percussion teaching assistant (18:35), her individual cohort members that she did her degree with (31:10), and growing up in Selmer, TN, slugburgers at Pat's Café, and percussion being (somewhat) the family business (54:15).Finishing with a Rave on Naomi Klein's 2023 book Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World (01:16:00).Mary Emmons links:Mary Emmons' websiteOther Podcast Guests Mentioned:Sarah Hasekamp in 2024Miles Bohlman in 2024Megan Arns in 2017Julia Gaines in 2016Evan Chapman in 2019Caleb Pickering in 2022Jeremiah Ingram in 2023Dan Piccolo in 2020Other Links:“See Ya Thursday” - Steve Mackey“Monkey Chant” - Glenn Kotche“Glymur” - Evan Chapman“Non-Prophets” - Caleb Pickering“Particle Wave” - Kirsten VolnessUtku Asuroglu“Two Movements for Marimba” - Toshimitsu Tanaka“Time for Marimba” - Minoru Miki“Planet Damnation” - John Psathas“The Spirit & The Dust” - Dinuk Wijeratne Nief-NorfBrady SpitzMitchell PetersPat's Cafe - Selmer, TNRaves:Doppelganger - Naomi Klein

University of Kentucky Professor Erin Walker Bliss returns to talk about her master's degree years at DePaul University (IL) (01:40), getting her doctorate at the University of Kentucky, studying with Jim Campbell, the challenges of raising kids with a spouse in the same field, and getting better at hosting folks (10:40), and finishes with the Random Ass Questions, including segments on “Chopping Out”, her experiences as a woman in the fields of percussion and ethnomusicology, great movies and books, the Olympics, Harry Potter, Anne of Green Gables, Lego, and much more (21:00).Finishing with a Rave on the 1994 film S.F.W. (56:45).Erin Walker Bliss Links:Part 1 with Erin Walker BlissErin Walker Bliss's Central Music Academy pageErin Walker Bliss's University of Kentucky pageOther Podcast Guests mentioned:Andy Bliss from 2023Rich Holly from 2020Mark Ford from 2023Julie Hill from 2019Abby Fisher from 2021Other Links:James CampbellKassandra KocoshisNief-NorfJames RossTed AtkatzEric MillsteinMichael GreenRobert ChappellChristopher DeaneSimone BilesSuni LeeThe Parent Trap trailerHappy Gilmore trailerInto Thin Air - Jon KrakauerThe Harry Potter Series - JK RowlingThe Anne of Green Gables Series - LM MontgomeryThe Guns of Navarone - Alistair MacleanThe Space Shuttle ChallengerThe Space Shuttle ColumbiaFree Solo trailer“Fly Away” - Lenny KravitzCumberland Falls State ParkNational Guild for Community Arts EducationThe Kennedy CenterGrandma MosesSmithsonian American Art MuseumRaves:S.F.W. trailer

University of Kentucky Senior Lecturer of Global Music and Central Music Academy Director Erin Walker Bliss stops by to talk about her job at UK, the world of ethnomusicology, living in another state, and her research on Scottish Pipe Band Music (04:00), the Central Music Academy, its mission, and working in the non-profit world (38:00), growing up (mostly) in DeKalb, IL, her father the vulcanologist and music connoisseur, starting percussion relatively late, working in tech theater and her time as an Academic Bowl star (51:30), and her undergrad years at Northern Illinois University (01:05:10).Finishing with a Rave on the 2023 documentary series Disco: Soundtrack of a Revolution (01:16:45).Erin Walker Bliss Links:Erin Walker Bliss's Central Music Academy pageErin Walker Bliss's University of Kentucky pagePrevious Podcast Guests Mentioned:Andy Bliss from 2023Brad Meyer from 2021Matthew Geiger from 2019Rich Holly from 2020Raychel Taylor from 2020James Yakas from 2023Alexis C. Lamb from 2021Kristie Ibrahim from 2024Other links:James CampbellLiam TeagueRobert ChappellClifford AlexisKay Kaufman ShelemayJordan MunsonKassandra KocoshisChristian SwaffordNief-NorfBirch Creek Music AcademyAl O'ConnorTed AtkatzEric MillsteinEmpty BottleMichael GouldOrlando CottoGregory BeyerBen WahlundJames RossBrent RomanRaves:Disco: Soundtrack of a Revolution trailer

Alcorn State University (MS) Chair for the Department of Fine Arts Sean Daniels returns to the show to talk about his work as a middle school and high school teacher after his master's degree, working at Hampton University (VA) and getting recruited to work at Benedict College (SC) and getting connected to UNCG for his doctorate (04:15), his time working on his doctorate, his hectic schedule, the two of us playing together, and working with Cort McClaren (45:00), and closing with a portion of the Random Ass Questions segment, including discussions of developing well-rounded percussionists, his extensive history and mission working at HBCUs and the good and bad of his time within the Percussive Arts Society, and the many works of art that have inspired him (01:05:45).Finishing with a Rave on the David Halberstam's 1981 masterpiece The Breaks of the Game (01:50:30).Sean Daniels Links:Part 1 with Sean DanielsSean Daniels' websiteSean Daniels at Alcorn StateColour of Music FestivalPrevious Podcast Guests mentioned:Cort McClaren in 2022Kenyon Williams in 2017Jovon Milford in 2021Thomas Spann, Jr. in 2021Derrick Greene in 2021Eric Willie in 2022Mark Ford in 2023Elizabeth DeLamater in 2019Other Links:William RevelliElizabeth GreenJoe ShivelySteve HainesJohn Locke“Gnomes and Other Twilight Creatures” - Dan Moore“Bag's Groove” - Milt Jackson“All Night Long” - Lionel RichieBolero - Maurice RavelPaul YancichDennis DeLuciaPedro OreyNeal FlumJames LatimerJohnny Lee LaneCamille Winbush“That Will Be Good Enough For Me” - Rance AllenTribute to Wayne Shorter at Kennedy Center HonorsLinks:The Breaks of the Game - David HalberstamBill Simmons on The Breaks of the Game

Alcorn State University (MS) Fine Arts Chair, Percussion Teacher, and Instrumental Coordinator (and Pete's DMA colleague) Sean Daniels stops by to talk about his HBCU gig, getting back into administration, and rebuilding Alcorn's percussion and music program (04:30), more about the ASU's Sounds of Dynamite, faculty and recruitment, famous Alcorn alums and local rivalries (23:45), growing up in Chicago and Dayton (OH), having family members in the arts, choosing percussion, and how he ended up at the HBCU Alabama State University for undergrad (37:00), his high school sports career and going to a year-round high school in a co-op program (01:03:30), highlights of his marching band career in high school and college (01:14:00), and his time getting his master's degree at The Ohio State University (01:40:55).Finishing with a Rave on the 2024 film Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (02:03:45).Sean Daniels links:Alcorn State position announcementSean Daniels websitePrevious Podcast Guests Mentioned:Cort McClaren in 2022Jeff Calissi in 2016Nathan Daughtrey in 2016Other Links:Steve McNairMichael Clarke DuncanMedgar EversHiram RevelsAlcorn State Sounds of DynamiteBarney SmartLawrence Welk“Take the A Train” - Duke EllingtonBolero - Maurice RavelBlue Lake Fine Arts CampJohn PaxsonDrumline trailerDr. William P. FosterJayne KennedyWilliam “The Refrigerator” PerryTurkey Day ClassicJames L. MooreBob BreithauptBilly TaylorJourney Through an Electric Tube - Mike MaineriRaves:Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga trailer

A very special Episode indeed! Hard In The Paint Sports Media Owner David Grubb returns for his 5thappearance on Pete's Percussion Podcast to discuss being the first member of the PPP 5-Timers Club, SNL, Wake Forest and Tim Duncan (04:30), gives a brief thumbnail sketch of his life and career (11:15), working as a Sports Information Director, working in radio and podcasting, and the importance of building relationships (21:30), his recent work doing color commentary for college basketball and his thoughts about actors playing basketball players (34:15), The Name, Image, and Likeness situation and the Transfer Portal for college sports (49:00), how AI is affecting sports and media, and HITP (01:05:10), thoughts about actors and movies (01:17:10), and the Random Ass Questions segments, with discussions on David's dislike of the “GOAT” conversations, Hip Hop today, social connectivity, great books, more about David and my connection (01:24:40).Finishing with a Rave on the 2023 Documentary Series Algiers, America (02:05:00).David Grubb Previous Podcast Appearances:Episode 2 from 2016Episode 32 from 2017Episode 104 from 2018Episode 181 from 2020David Grubb's Media CompanyHard in the PaintOther Links:Tim Duncan Wake Forest HighlightsRandolph ChildressDave OdomMLBbro.com“Fight the Power” - Public EnemyStephen A SmithRob ParkerReggie MillerJamal CrawfordFab Five trailerCharles OakleyJD & The Straight ShotQuincy trailerTom RinaldiThe Sports ReportersESPN Edge NFL MatchupThe Fall Guy trailerTransformers: The Movie trailerSteve FrancisStephon MarburyGale SayersDominique Wilkins“BBYGRL” - Nitty ScottMethod Man on Summer Jam 2024Outkast 2014 LivePrince Super Bowl Halftime 2007“Can You Stand the Rain” - New EditionThe Book of Basketball - Bill SimmonsClassic Wiley - Ralph WileyAn Unquiet Mind - Kay Redfield JamisonThe Autobiography of Malcolm X - Malcolm X with Alex HaleyGiant Steps - Kareem Abdul-JabbarToo Big to Fail - Andrew Ross SorkinFahrenheit 451 - Ray BradburyRaves:Algiers, America trailer

University of Southern Florida (USF) Percussion Professor Kevin von Kampen returns to discuss getting his master's degree at USF and moving to Florida (02:15), working in middle school and high school, teaching drumlines, and freelancing with many pop artists on their tours, including Weird Al Yankovic (15:30), getting his doctorate at Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, praise for the city of Cincinnati, and his accomplishments there (30:10), and finishes with the Random Ass Questions, including discussions of building diverse repertoire, building a closet of crazy outfits and costumes, his impression of me hosting the podcast, sports fandoms, and his love for performing karaoke (42:45).Finishing with a Rave on Maria Konnikova's 2020 nonfiction book The Biggest Bluff (01:27:00).Kevin von Kampen links:Kevin von Kampen's websiteKevin von Kampen's USF pagePart 1 with Kevin von Kampen from the previous weekPrevious podcast guests mentioned:Allen Otte's 2024 appearanceAlexandros Fragiskatos's 2019 appearanceOther links:Robert McCormick“Crown of Thorns” - David MaslankaStuart Saunders SmithNancy Zeltsman“Five Scenes from the Snow Country” - Hans Werner Henze“Reflections on the Nature of Water” - Jacob DruckmanWillie TaggartSkip Holtz“Smells Like Nirvana” - Weird Al“Pinball Wizard” - The Who“To Love Somebody” - Michael Bolton“O' Pretty Woman” - Roy Orbison (hologram)Circles - Luciano BerioJames CulleyRusty Burge“The Anvil Chorus” - David LangKevin HolzmanJoel Garza5 Days with Doug podcastBoston Conservatory Percussion DatabaseSam SolomonWet Hot American Summer trailerSchool of Rock trailerHunt for the Wilderpeople trailerCaptain Fantastic trailerMadame Web trailerSay Anything trailerBlack Widow/Before It Had a Name trailerSilence - John CageIt's Always Sunny in Philadelphia - opening song“What's Up” - 4 Non Blondes“Grace Kelly” - Mika“Take Your Mama” - Scissor SistersThe Wild Beaver Saloon in IndianapolisAaron Butler“Say It Ain't So” - Weezer“Roses” - Outkast“Don't Stop Til You Get Enough” - Michael JacksonSalvador Dalí Museum in Tampa BayModern Notebook podcastRaves:The Biggest Bluff - Maria Konnikova