University of Central Missouri Percussion Professor Alex Smith talks about getting the UCM job (01:25), his upcoming work in Ghana and his career in instrument making (17:10), getting the seed money for instrument making (35:10), growing up in central NC and his love of Southern Rock and 90s Hip Hop (38:45), going to East Carolina University for undergrad (54:50), his post-grad career working in restaurants before eventually heading to Michigan State for his master’s and doctorate (01:04:00), and handling the Random-Ass Questions (01:27:40).
Finishing with a rave on the documentary Jim and Andy: The Great Beyond (01:45:00).
Links:
"More Than a Marimba Bar" - Alex Smith, UCLA Echo Blog
"If I Ever Lose My Faith" - Sting
"Shakedown Street" - Grateful Dead
"Bouncing Around the Room" - Phish
Buena Vista Social Club trailer
"We The People" - A Tribe Called Quest
"Time for Marimba" - Minoru Miki
"Dr. Gradus ad Parnassum" - Claude Debussy
"Side by Side" - Michio Kitazume
"Reflections on the Nature of Water" - Jacob Druckman
"Speech of Day" - Nicole Piunno
"Rebonds A/B" - Iannis Xenakis
"Cotton Gindustrial" - Alex Smith
"One Minute Speeches" - Alex Smith
Raves: