Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 240 - Matthew Lau

Hong Kong-based Percussionist and Educator Matthew Lau stops by to talk about educating his home country on LGBTQ+ rights and concerts there (02:00), being back in Hong Kong as an adult and Covid times there (20:20), growing up in Hong Kong, the school system there, and cultural differences (33:40), his higher education career there and in NY (53:15), the Fisher/Lau duo and traveling around NY and Long Island (01:13:30), and the Random Ass Questions segment (01:22:30).

Finishing with a Rave on the short film Two Distant Strangers (01:49:30).

Links:

Matthew Lau’s Website

“The Reinvention of Romance” - Sarah Hennies

“Water, Wine, Brandy, Brine” - Viet Cuong

Fisher/Lau Project

Abby Fisher on the podcast

“Khan Variations” - Alejandro Viñao

“Libertango” - Eric Sammut

Hong Kong Protests

Jonathan Haas

David Herbert

William Moersch on the podcast

Eduardo Leandro

“Rebonds B+A” - Iannis Xenakis

Tim Genis

So Percussion

Sandbox Percussion

“Hop (2)” - Paul Lansky

Contemporary Chamber Players

Stephen Hall

“Mirage” - Yasuo Sueyoshi

Legally Blond trailer

“Loops for Vibraphone & Computer” - Von Hansen

Sex and the City opening credits

Guernica - Pablo Picasso

Made You Look trailer

Franco Donatoni

Jose Manuel Lopez Lopez

Raves:

Two Distant Strangers trailer