Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 366 - Nick Meyers

East Central University (OK) Director of Bands and Director of Percussion Studies Nick Meyers stops by to talk about his school, recruiting to the university, and the alumni donor network he’s cultivated (03:20), his composition background, being on Percussive Arts Society committees, and incorporating composition and improvisation into his teaching (17:20), growing up in Augusta (GA), The Masters Golf tournament, getting into music, and working outside of music (30:50), getting lots of different experiences in percussion during his undergrad at Augusta State (GA) (45:00), going to the University of Tennessee for his master’s (56:00), teaching for the next 7 years, moving to North Dakota State University for his doctorate, the NDSU football juggernaut, and his research on timpani teaching and performance (01:06:30), and finishing with the Random Ass Questions, including segments on the Indiana Jones movies, traveling throughout Europe, and the Expressionist work of Edvard Munch (01:20:30).

Finishing with a Rave on the 2007 documentary Respect Yourself: The Stax Records Story (01:42:30).

Nick Meyers links:

Nick Meyers’ webpage

Nick Meyers’ East Central University homepage

Previous Podcast Guests Mentioned:

Josh Gottry in 2020

Julie Hill in 2019

Joshua Simonds in 2017

Rebecca Kite in 2018

David Eyler in 2020

Kenyon Williams in 2017

Other links:

DeMorrow Instruments

Ed Huckeby

The Masters Golf Tournament

“You Make My Dreams (Come True)” - Hall and Oates

“Night Moves” - Bob Seger

“Rain Dance” - Alice Gomez

B. Michael Williams

Wycliffe Gordon

Erik Hargrove

Saul Goodman

Richard Hochrainer

Quey Percussion Duo

F. Michael Combs

Keith Brown

Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark trailer

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade trailer

Pootie Tang trailer

Rick Steves’ Churches of France

Zaxby’s

Raising Cane’s

Edvard Munch Museum

Raves:

Respect Yourself: The Stax Records Story trailer