Percussionist, Educator and Entrepreneur Mariana Ramirez stops by to talk about freelancing in New York City, working on Broadway, and her experiences with the COVID shutdown (03:05), all things Excelsis Percussion (16:15), growing up in Mexico City, her late entry into studying music full-time, her extracurricular activities, and the vast size of her hometown (31:15), studying at Rutgers University (NJ) and the challenging transition to a new country (54:15), her life post-undergrad, revving up her freelancing career, and managing her mental health (01:05:25), and finishing with the Random Ass Questions, including segments on students taking on too much, her experiences as a woman in the percussion world, Mexico-U.S. Soccer relations, the greatness of Mexican food, and the musical Hadestown (01:17:30).
Finishing with a Rave on the 2022 documentary Is That Black Enough For You?!? (01:41:50).
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Previous Podcast Guests mentioned:
Other Links:
Ain’t Too Proud: The Life and Times of the Temptations
“Hyperballad” - Björk (performed by Excelsis Percussion)
Conservatorio Nacional de Musica
Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring trailer
“Whenever, Wherever” - Shakira
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