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:
Part 1 with Kevin von Kampen from the previous week
Previous podcast guests mentioned:
Alexandros Fragiskatos’s 2019 appearance
Other links:
“Crown of Thorns” - David Maslanka
“Five Scenes from the Snow Country” - Hans Werner Henze
“Reflections on the Nature of Water” - Jacob Druckman
“Smells Like Nirvana” - Weird Al
“To Love Somebody” - Michael Bolton
“O' Pretty Woman” - Roy Orbison (hologram)
“The Anvil Chorus” - David Lang
Boston Conservatory Percussion Database
Wet Hot American Summer trailer
Hunt for the Wilderpeople trailer
Black Widow/Before It Had a Name trailer
It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia - opening song
“Take Your Mama” - Scissor Sisters
The Wild Beaver Saloon in Indianapolis
“Don’t Stop Til You Get Enough” - Michael Jackson
Salvador Dalí Museum in Tampa Bay
Raves: