Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 58 - Will James

October 4, 2017 Pete Zambito

St. Louis Symphony Orchestra Principal Percussionist Will James talks about his current job (01:45), performing with the New World Symphony (05:50), the STL Symphony audition process and winning the job (19:35), day-to-day symphony work and being on the other side of the audition process (31:45), money, audience size, and cancellations (37:35), working at Mizzou (45:15), growing up in Raleigh, NC (47:10), his sports background and Duke affiliation (51:40), his undergrad career at Northwestern (58:50), his graduate work at New England Conservatory of Music (01:06:00), and his tolerance for my Random-Ass Questions (01:12:15).

Finishing with a rave on the local Roots, Blues and BBQ Festival (01:19:50).

Links:

Will James' homepage

Will James' St. Louis Symphony page

Will James' Signature Snare Drum

STL Symphony cancels concert

"Azure" - Michael Burritt

Will Hudgins

The Red Sox in 2004

John W. Parks IV

Herbie Hancock and Vinnie Colaiuta

Raves:

Roots, Blues and BBQ

The Mavericks

Leon Bridges

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 57 - Brian Zator (Part 2)

September 27, 2017 Pete Zambito

Part 2 of “Brian Zator Gator Fest” arrives with a recollection of that PASIC dinner discussed in Part 1 (01:20), growing up near Houston (03:05), his golf game (now and then) (13:35), memories of the DCI Cavaliers (20:40), when Baylor allowed dancing on campus in the 1990s (24:10), his lack of bitterness in placing 2nd at the 1996 solo competition at DCI Championships (26:45), going to Baylor for undergrad and Larry Vanlandingham’s influence (29:25), studying in Japan with Keiko Abe after undergrad (35:10), food and travel in Japan (52:45), going to Michigan for his Master’s (01:00:00), getting yelled at by parents on his kids’ school board (01:16:00), and time for Random-Ass Questions (01:24:45).

Finishing with a rave on “The Turner House” (01:42:15).

Links:

The Cavaliers' 1995 Planets show

Yakov Smirnov

Larry Vanlandingham

"La Llorona" - Brian Johnson

"Five Short Works for Solo Marimba" - Deane Gronemeier

Keiko Abe

Michael Udow

"Nyack" - David Friedman

"Wind in the Bamboo Grove" - Keiko Abe

Don Sinta

"Mirage" - Yasuo Sueyoshi

"Conversation" - Akira Miyoshi

"Torse III" - Akira Miyoshi

"The Song of Trees" - Keiko Abe

Michael Gould

Joe Gramley

Jonathan Ovalle

"Rosewood Dreaming" - Bill Cahn

"Marimba Spiritual" - Minoru Miki

Brian West

Dave Matthews Band

Symphony No. 3 - Aaron Copland

"Gonna Make You Sweat" - C+C Music Factory

"U Can't Touch This" - M.C. Hammer

"Last Dance" - Donna Summer

"The Twist" - Chubby Checker

All Pro Dad

America Ninja Warrior

Birdman trailer

"Thriller" - Michael Jackson

Rave:

The Turner House - Angela Flournoy

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 56 - Brian Zator (part 1)

September 20, 2017 Pete Zambito

The Prez is here!! Current Percussive Arts Society (PAS) President and Texas A&M-Commerce Percussion Professor Brian Zator joins me for Part 1 of our interview. We get to how he got the Commerce job while also eventually doing his DMA at North Texas (03:15), becoming PAS President (21:00), being “Best in Class” (34:15), changes in membership levels for PAS (36:00), the role of Past Presidents (43:15), “Why didn’t I get picked for PASIC?!” (46:15), the influence of companies on the organization and Exhibit Hall Layout changes (49:15), taking a look at other college jobs (53:45), and the “rigorous” auditions to get into Commerce (01:02:30).

Finishing with a Rave on “Tickling Giants” (01:09:00)

Links:

Brian Zator's Homepage

Brian Zator's Texas A&M - Commerce page

Brian Zator's Innovative Percussion page

"The Glory and the Grandeur" - Russell Peck

Ed Smith

UNT's Keyboard Percussion Symposium

National Treasure trailer

Raves:

Tickling Giants trailer

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 55 - Tony Artimisi

September 13, 2017 Pete Zambito

Winston-Salem State University (NC) Chair of Liberal Studies and Professor of Percussion and Music Business Tony Artimisi talks about getting the job at WSSU while doing the doctorate at UNCG (01:45), the Music Business aspect of his workload (24:40), growing up in Collinsville, Illinois and learning from Johnny Lee Lane growing up (30:05), going to Eastern Illinois University for undergrad (45:10), starting work drumming in Nashville (49:40), meeting Ndugu Chancler (59:20), his senior recital at EIU (01:05:55), listening lessons with drummer Jim White (01:12:20), going to Tennessee State for grad school while doing session work (01:25:25), and dealing with Random-Ass Questions (01:31:55).

Finishing with a rave on The Big Sick and a PSA (01:42:45).

Links:

Tony Artimisi's WSSU page

Tony Artimisi's Mapex Drums page

"Too Much Sugar For a Dime" - Henry Threadgill

"The Erlking" for spoken word and drumset - Tony Artimisi adapted

"To the Gods of Rhythm" - Nebojsa Zivkovic

"Rising Catharsis" - Tony Artimisi

David Nelson

Jeff Porcaro

All You Need to Know About the Music Business - Donald Passman

T om Roady

Blake Fleming

"Back in Black" and "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap" - AC/DC

Chris Tomlin

Johnny Lee Lane

Leon "Ndugu" Chancler

"China Grove" - The Doobie Brothers

Bobby Jones Show

Tony Williams

Nashville Drummers Lunch

Soundcheck Studios Nashville

Vince Gill and Amy Grant

BET's 20th Anniversary

Alex Van Halen

Tommy Igoe

Julie Spencer

"Generally Spoken It is Nothing but Rhythm" - Nebojsa Zivkovic

"Dream of the Cherry Blossoms" - Keiko Abe

"The Sidewinder" - Lee Morgan

"Take the A Train" - Duke Ellington

Gene Lake

Beethoven's Fifth Symphony - Randy Waldman Trio (Colaiuta on drums)

"Rosanna" - Toto

John Sutton

Shannon Browne

"Beat It" and "Billie Jean" - Michael Jackson

"Eruption" - Van Halen

Captain America: Winter Soldier trailer

Mystery Science Theater 3000

Raves:

The Big Sick trailer

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 54 - Alan Shinn

September 6, 2017 Pete Zambito

Longtime Texas Tech University Percussion Professor Alan Shinn talks about getting the Texas Tech job (03:25), being at one school for so long (15:50), growing up in Kansas City and Columbia, MO (21:05), playing football in 9th grade (27:30), playing in rock bands growing up (28:30), going to Mizzou for undergrad and the facility issues he dealt with (32:00), sports at Mizzou during his time there (49:55), getting his master’s at Texas Tech (56:25), some thoughts on some former students (01:11:45), and the Random-Ass Questions (01:20:00)

Finishing with a Rave on the Hit Parade and Revisionist History podcasts (01:36:55).

Links:

Alan Shinn's Texas Tech page

Allen Teel

Elijah - Mendelssohn

"Ceremonial" - Paul Creston

Buddy Rich

David Garibaldi

Harvey Mason

"Chameleon" - Herbie Hancock

"Saturday NIght" - Bay City Rollers

Outliers - Malcolm Gladwell

Dan Devine

Gary Pinkel

"Ballad For the Dance" - Saul Goodman

Marimba Concerto - Robert Kurka

Josh Armstrong

Stephen Dunn

"Man in the Mirror" - Michael Jackson

"Hey Jude" - The Beatles

End of Abbey Road - The Beatles

Abe Laboriel Jr

"Slippin' Into Darkness" - War

This American Life

S-Town

You Don't Have to Say You Love Me - Sherman Alexie

George Saunders Commencement Speech

"Let it Be Told" - Julian Arguelles

"Feast" - Bill Douglas

"Rite of Spring" - The Bad Plus (Stravinsky)

Raves:

Hit Parade Podcast: Charity Megasingle Edition

Revisionist History: The King of Tears

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 53 - Allen Teel

August 30, 2017 Pete Zambito

Abilene Christian University (TX) Percussion Professor Allen Teel talks about getting the job (2:40), getting students to come to ACU (25:35), teaching Kenyon Williams (33:40), growing up in Tulia, TX (37:30), playing basketball and working in a grocery store in high school (47:35), going to West Texas State for undergrad (57:30), adjusting the height on instruments before height-adjustment mechanisms (01:03:20), going to Texas Tech for his masters (01:10:10), doing the doctorate at the University of Georgia after teaching for a few years (01:17:55), interacting with the SNL band last November (01:25:40), and subjecting himself to Random-Ass Questions (01:29:35).

Finishing with a rave on “Dr. Strangelove”. (01:41:10).

Links:

Allen Teel's ACU Homepage

"and the mountains rising nowhere" - Joseph Schwantner

"Gazebo Dances" - John Corigliano

"Diversions for Flute and Marimba" - Peter Tanner

Concerto for Timpani and Brass Ensemble - William Kraft

Drum Gahu - David Locke

A.I. Artificial Intelligence trailer

"September" and "Fantasy" - Earth, Wind and Fire

"Make Me Smile" - Chicago

The Bauhaus Movement

Raves:

Dr. Strangelove trailer

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 52 - Edward White (rebroadcast)

August 23, 2017 Pete Zambito

In a special rebroadcast (from the summer of 2016), River City Drum Corps (KY) director Edward White talks about the beginnings of his group (00:01:45), growing up in Louisville (00:11:45), house building and house rehabilitation (00:20:30), post high school career (00:34:15), working as a commercial photographer (00:44:20), getting lost in the wrong town at the wrong time (00:54:30), and the present and future of RCDC (01:09:50).

Concludes with a tribute to Dick Gregory (01:27:05).

Links:

River City Drum Corps

Da' Ville Classic

Baile's African Drum Works

Service Merchandise

Boom Squad Drumline

Iroquois (KY) Amphitheater

Louisville Convention Center

Kentucky Center for the Arts

Kentucky Derby Festival

The SIAC (Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference)

Kentucky State Band

Clark Atlanta Band

Alabama A&M Band

Don Parker's Fayetteville State University page

Dick Sisto biography

Raves:

Dick Gregory remembered

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 51 - Oliver Molina

August 16, 2017 Pete Zambito

Northwestern State University (LA) Percussion Professor Oliver Molina talks about getting the NSU job (01:40), growing up in California, Guam and Florida (19:45), trash-talking on the Bible Bowl circuit (32:30), going to UCF (University of Central Florida or "Under Construction Forever") for undergrad (36:40), running in the Disney World Marathon (40:40), getting his Masters at the University of Arkansas (59:20), working on his doctorate at the University of Iowa (01:08:55), the Iowa-Iowa State Rivalry (01:19:20), and finishing with Random-Ass Questions (01:24:45).

Finishing with a rave on the Hip Hop Classic “Jam On It” (01:46:00).

Links:

Oliver Molina's homepage

Oliver Molina's Remo page

John Pratt's Modern Contest Solos

Walking Down Coolidge - Joe Tompkins

Nancy - Emmanuel Sejourne

Katamiya - Emmanuel Sejourne

Brad Meyer

Northwestern State shocks Iowa in 2006 NCAAs

UCF Beats Baylor in the 2014 Fiesta Bowl

Variations for King George - William Kraft

Merlin - Andrew Thomas

Canned Heat - Eckhard Kopetzki

The States Medley - Bob Becker

Autumn Leaves - Leslie Odom, Jr.

Blue Bossa - Dexter Gordon

Soul Sauce - Cal Tjader

Chal Ragsdale

Dan Moore

Iowa-Iowa State rivalry

RAGBRAI

BIllie Jean and Man in the Mirror - Michael Jackson

Daredevil on Netflix

Rattle and Hum - Casey Cangelosi

That Thing You Do Trailer

The New World trailer

Dumb & Dumber trailer

M usic for 18 Musicians - Steve Reich

Raves:

Jam On It - Newcleus

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 50 - Ricky Burkhead

August 9, 2017 Pete Zambito

Ole’ Miss Percussion Professor Ricky Burkhead talks about getting the Ole Miss job (02:20), going to school with Jerry Rice and the world of HBCU Classics (17:30), growing up in Greenwood (MS) and the music of the 1970s (20:30), playing in combos with local band directors (28:40), going to Mississippi Valley State University for undergrad (38:30), attending his first PASIC in NYC in the late 1970s (43:40), undergrad recitals (49:50), going to Eastern Illinois for his master’s (57:25), working at MVSU as his first job (01:09:50), racial issues in higher education and changes in Ole’ Miss’s history (01:17:00), the Mississippi-Mississippi State rivalry (01:26:30), and Random-Ass Questions (01:30:00).

Finishing with a tribute to the music of David Maslanka and Glen Campbell (01:41:00).

Links:

Ricky Burkhead's Ole Miss page

Ricky Burkhead's Homepage

Johnny Lee Lane

Ronald Vernon

"Steel Joy" - Ricky Burkhead

"Jamaica Farewell" - Harry Belafonte

"Yellow Bird" - Steel Band traditional

"March" - Elliot Carter

Military plane crash in MS in July 2017

Southern Heritage Classic

Roses Discount

"I Wish" and "Isn't She Lovely" - Stevie Wonder

"Can't Hide Love" - Earth, Wind and Fire

"Money Money Money" and "Give the People What The Want" - The O'Jays

"Village Ghetto Land" - Stevie Wonder

"Three Camps" - Gardiner Strube

14 Modern Snare Solos - John Pratt

Kilties

Modern School for Snare Drum - Morris Goldenberg

Modern Method for Timpani - Saul Goodman

"B Major Etude" - Clair Musser

"C Major Etude" - Clair Musser

"Sonata For Timpani" - John H. Beck

"Concertino" - Paul Creston

"Just Flippin'" - Phil Kraus

"Monograph IV" - Richard Gipson

John Wooton

Sherman Hong

"Two Mexican Dances" - Gordon Stout

"Children's Songs" - Chick Corea

"Saeta" - Elliot Carter

Elvin Jones

Ed Saindon

"Art of Bop Drumming" - John Riley

1962 Ole Miss football

Ghosts of Ole Miss

Dave trailer

Brooklyn trailer

Legend of Tarzan trailer

The Fifth Element trailer

"Dancing Machine" and "Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground)" - The Jacksons

"Rock With You", "Billie Jean", "Working Day and Night" - Michael Jackson

"Back in Black" - AC/DC

"I Can't Go For That" - Hall and Oates

From Motown to Off the Wall

Super Bowl IV

"Aja" - Steely Dan

Raves:

"My Lady White" - David Maslanka

"Symphony No. 4" - David Maslanka

Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me trailer

"I'm Not Gonna Miss You" - Glen Campbell

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 49 - Lance Drege

August 2, 2017 Pete Zambito

University of Oklahoma Percussion Professor Lance Drege talks about getting to OU (with a detour teaching high school flag corps) (01:50), nearly taking the University of Houston job 20 years ago (19:35), the pressure to continue the legacy of OU Percussion (27:25), growing up in Minot (ND) (45:55), growing up playing sports (53:20), going to SW Oklahoma State for undergrad (58:30), making his long-distance marriage work (01:13:00), and Random-Ass Question time (01:21:10).

Finishing with a rave on the PBS Documentary Latin Music, U.S.A. (01:36:00).

Links:

Lance Drege's OU Homepage

"Portico" - Tom Gauger

"Palace of Nine Perfections" - Eric Ewazen

"The Night Watch" - Joseph Blaha

"Crown of Thorns" - David Maslanka

"Diabolic Variations" - Raymond Helble

"Pines of Rome" - Otto Respighi

Joel Levine

"Sea Refractions" - Mitchell Peters

"Concertino for Marimba" - Paul Creston

"Percussion Concerto" - Darius Milhaud

"Divertimento for Marimba and Alto Sax" - Akira Yuyama

Karen Beres

"Log Cabin Blues" - G. H. Green

"Earth Song" - Michael Jackson

Miracle trailer

The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou trailer

"This is the World" - David Maslanka

Raves:

Latin Music U.S.A. trailer

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 48 - Megan Arns 2017

July 26, 2017 Pete Zambito

University of Missouri Percussion Professor Dr. Megan Arns returns to talk about turning her position tenure-track (01:15), finishing her doctorate at Eastman in May (04:40), bringing on Will James to teach Orchestral Excerpts and Auditioning (13:15), personal relationships (18:10), self care and travel (20:20), and Random-Ass Question (27:00).

Finishing with a rave on the HBO Documentary The Defiant Ones (42:20).

Links:

Megan Arns' Episode 3 appearance

"Sticking It Out" - Patti Niemi

Hidden Figures trailer

Oliver Mtukudzi - Jennifer Kiker

The Way We Eat - Peter Singer and Jim Mason

@ Percussion podcast

Raves:

The Defiant Ones trailer

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 47 - Kathleen Kastner

July 19, 2017 Pete Zambito

Wheaton College (IL) Percussion Professor Kathleen Kastner talks about getting the Wheaton job (along with brief personal percussion history) (01:45), considering other jobs and the current student culture (25:30), growing up outside Milwaukee (39:45), her experiences getting grad degrees (at American Conservatory and Illinois) (55:30), and the Random-Ass Questions (along with thoughts about being a female in the percussion world) (01:04:45).

Closing with a rave on the 2013 documentary “A Band Called Death” (01:28:10).

Links:

Kathleen Kastner's Wheaton page

Marimba Concerto - Robert Kurka

Thomas Siwe

LexisNexis

"Child of Tree" - John Cage

Concertino - Paul Creston

Concerto - Darius Milhaud

"Ritmicas 5 and 6" - Amadeo Roldan

"Ionization" - Edgard Varese

Raves:

A Band Called Death trailer

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 46 - Lisa Rogers

July 12, 2017 Pete Zambito

Texas Tech Percussion Professor, Co-Director of NCPP and the first female President of the Percussive Arts Society, Lisa Rogers, talks about getting the Texas Tech job (02:05), starting “Apocalypso Now” (21:10), being PAS President and the first female to hold the job (27:10), growing up in Port Lavaca, TX and her early involvement in the arts (38:35), going to Texas State and then Texas Tech for undergrad (55:15), eventually starting and loving the Master’s Degree at Texas Tech (01:10:35), doing the doctorate at the University of Oklahoma while also later teaching there (01:18:05), and then is subjected to Random-Ass Questions (01:31:10).

Finishing with a rave on the book Schadenfreude: A Love Story and Trainspotting (01:45:55).

Links:

Lisa Rogers' Texas Tech Page

"Brown Girl in the Ring"

Ray Price

Willie Nelson

Musser Marimba Orchestra Project

Genaro Gonzalez

"Portico" - Tom Gauger

"Green Mountains" - Gary Burton

"Moonchild" - Gary Burton

"Grand Fantasy in C Major" - Raymond Helble

"English Suite" - William Kraft

"Concerto for Percussion and Small Orchestra" - Darius Milhaud

George Frock

Tom Morgan

"Crown of Thorns" - David Maslanka

"Chameleon Music" - Dan Welcher

"Twilight Offering Music" - Blake Wilkins

"Concerto for Marimba" - Robert Kurka

"Concerto for Marimba" - Ney Rosauro

"Variations on Lost Love" - David Maslanka

A Soprano on Her Head - Eloise Ristad

Raves:

Schadenfreude, A Love Story - Rebecca Schuman

Trainspotting trailer

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode July 2017 Interim

July 4, 2017 Pete Zambito

One year anniversary of the show is next week! Check out the back catalog this week and see you then!

Link:

Pete's Percussion Podcast Episode Page

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 45 - NCPP's Past, Present and Future

June 28, 2017 Pete Zambito

National Conference on Percussion Pedagogy (NCPP) Co-Directors Lisa Rogers and Lance Drege come on the show to talk about the future of the conference (01:25), joining NCPP's Executive Board (06:35), this year's newly-added Lightning Sessions (09:00), the challenges for putting on NCPP (18:35), the creation of NCPP (22:45), moving the conference to after the end of Spring Semesters along with accommodating High School programs (27:40), and concluding remarks (35:30).

Finishing with Pete's final thoughts on NCPP (40:35).

Link:

National Conference on Percussion Pedagogy's website

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 44 - Joe W. Moore III

June 21, 2017 Pete Zambito

University of Texas at Rio Grande Valley Percussion Professor Joe W. Moore III talks about getting the job in Brownsville as well as the merger of the Brownsville and Pan American schools (01:20), growing up all over the USA as well as Germany (26:25), some shenanigans in Germany (36:45), cultivating his love of percussion and drumset while living in so many places (42:00), going to Central Florida for undergrad (53:25), the University of South Carolina for his master’s (01:10:40), and LSU for his doctorate (01:22:25). He then allows himself to be subject to some Random-Ass Questions (01:38:45).

Finishing with a rave on Richard Wright’s Black Boy (American Hunger) (01:55:15).

Links:

Joe W. Moore III's UTRGV page

Joe W. Moore III's Sabian page

Mark Eichenberger

Tom Nevill

Juri Seo

UT Brownsville and UT Pan American merger

Mark Ramirez

Haribo treats

"Every Praise" - Hezekiah Walker

"I Will Trust" - Fred Hammond

"Night of Moon Dances" - Eckhard Kopetzki

"Velocities" - Joseph Schwantner

"Toccata and Divertimento" - Ney Rosauro

"Prelude No. 1" - Christopher Deane

"Canned Heat" - Eckhard Kopetzki

"Blue Bossa" - Joe Henderson

Scott Herring

Gordon Stout

Luis Rivera

"Pan in A Minor" - Lord Kitchener

"Take on Me" - A-Ha

"Chain" - Kazunori Miyake

"Mixed Music" - Eckhard Kopetzki

"Einherjar" - Casey Cangelosi

"Unchained" - Joe W. Moore III

Shane Reeves

"Silver Streetcar" - Alvin Lucier

James Tenney

Earle Brown

Dinos Constantinides

LSU-Alabama 2011 National Championship

Interstellar trailer

Alien 3 trailer

Einstein on the Beach documentary

Raves:

Black Boy

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 43 - Bill Shaltis

June 14, 2017 Pete Zambito

University of Memphis Percussion Professor and Creator of “Good Beats Percussion” Bill Shaltis see Pete’s Jets t-shirt and responds accordingly (02:40), talks about getting the Memphis job from his work at Missouri Southern and UMKC (03:10), growing up in Michigan (13:30), his Patriots fandom, coupled with some more sports talk (17:10), times in high school percussion (23:00), going to Michigan State for undergrad (27:15), heading to Boston Conservatory for his master’s (41:45), the good and bad of freelancing in Boston post-grad school and then joining Evansville (IN) Philharmonic as principal percussionist (1:00:00), going to UMKC for his doctorate (01:12:25), while video podcasting (01:15:50), along with the logistics of taking the Boise Philharmonic timpani job (01:18:50), and finishing with some Random-Ass Questions (01:38:00).

Closing with a rave on “Master of None” (01:49:10).

Links:

Bill Shaltis' Memphis page

Boise Philharmonic Orchestra Members Page

"Good Beats"'

"Seven to Queens" - Andy Beall

"Blues for Gilbert" - Mark Glentworth

"Cage for One" - Dwayne Corbin

"Jigsaw Falling Into Place" - Radiohead

Frank Shaffer

Memphis Music Initiative

Aaron "Bleeping" Boone

"Teardrops" - Mitchell Peters

Finale from Symphony No. 5 - Shostakovich

Movement 1 from Symphony No. 2 - Mahler

E Major Partita - J. S. Bach

"Recital Duo" - Dan Knipple

"Tambourin Paraphrase" - Keiko Abe

"Sonata for Timpani" - John Beck

"Saeta" - Elliot Carter

"Six Marimbas" - Steve Reich

Concerto for Percussion - Joseph Schwantner

Mystic River trailer

Manchester By the Sea trailer

"1 + 1" - Philip Glass

"Prelude to Endgame" - Philip Glass

"Variations on Lost Love" - David Maslanka

"Cold Pressed" - David Hollinden

"Symphony with Eight Obbligato Timpani" - JCC Fischer

Will James

Casey Cangelosi

Pius Cheung

"Liar" - Henry Rollins Band

"Thieves" - Ministry

Kansas City Chiefs Drumline

Jim Snell

Chris McLaurin

Nick Petrella

"Third Construction" - John Cage

"Tassa" - Ben Wahlund

"The Final Precipice" - Jeffrey Peyton

"Duettino Concertante" - Ingolf Dahl

"Call of Boromir" - Dan McCarthy

"Harmonic Rhythm" - Russell Peck

Anchorman trailer

Napoleon Dynamite trailer

Talladega Nights trailer

Serial podcast

Up and Vanished podcast

Raves:

Master of None trailer

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 42 - Stephen Crawford

June 7, 2017 Pete Zambito

University of Mary Hardin-Baylor Percussion Professor Stephen Crawford talks about getting the Temple College and Mary Hardin-Baylor jobs and how his responsibilities have changes over the years (02:35), some Spurs sports talk (50:10), growing up in (northern) North Dakota and the nature of Sports Fandom there (52:15), getting into percussion (01:00:00), a summary of his travels in high school and into Minot State University (ND) (01:05:00), his senior recital (01:16:25), grad school as a Wind Conducting focus, after which he teaches at Elmhust College (IA) and finishes grad school at UMKC (01:21:40), Kansas City Sports in the 1980s and 90s (01:26:40), nearly getting to conduct The Air Force Band (01:32:00), and settles in for some Random-Ass Questions (01:37:00).

Finishing with a Rave on the “Hit Parade” podcast (01:56:30).

Links:

Stephen Crawford's UMHB page

Stephen Crawford's Innovative Percussion Page

Stephen Crawford's Majestic Percussion Page

The Phoenix in Kansas City

Future Farmers of America

Populous Architecture Firm

UMHB wins National Title!

Boris Badenov from "Rocky and Bulwinkle"

Malaysian Airliner goes down

Terry Baldridge

Temple Symphony Orchestra

The Marriage of Figaro

Unbroken book and movie

Haskell Harr's Drum Method

Michael Blake

Elliot Carter's "Saeta" and "March"

Thomas L. Davis

Mitch Markovich's "Tornado"

Paul Creston's "Concertino"

Mitchell Peters' "Yellow After the Rain"

Randy Hogancamp

Gary Hill

Interlochen

Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art

Joe Montana and Marcus Allen as KC Chiefs

Jimmy's Jigger (Kansas City)

"El Salon Mexico" - Aaron Copland

"Country Band March" - Charles Ives

Ian Finkel

Howard the Duck trailer

Dudley Do Right trailer

Patton trailer

The Godfather Saga trailer

Raves:

Hit Parade podcast

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 41 - Gary Westbrook

May 31, 2017 Pete Zambito

Tarleton State University Director of Athletic Bands (and fellow UNCG alum) Gary Westbrook talks about taking the Tarleton job and leaving his previous post at Louisiana Tech (02:05), growing up in Burlington, NC and the Cummings/Williams HS rivalry (29:15), being a Duke fan (40:20), percussion activities growing up (51:55), going to East Carolina University for undergrad (59:05), getting through a crazy senior recital performance (01:11:30), going to UNCG for grad work after teaching for a few years (01:16:45), teaching at Concord College (WV) during his doctorate (01:43:00), going to Cuz’s (01:44:30), and subjects himself to some Random-Ass Questions (01:51:00).

Closes with a rave on the documentary “Forever Pure” (02:03:40).

Links:

Gary Westbrook's Tartleton page

Gary Westbrook's Innovative Percussion page

Portraits in Rhythm - Tony Cirone

Keiskleriana - Jacques Delecluse

Gus Burghdorf

Three Preludes - Ney Rosauro

"Sonata for Timpani" - John Beck

Jim Robken

Andrew Necessary

"South of the Border"

Danny Frye

"On Wisconsin"

Jack Givens' 1978 final game

Terry Holland

Magic Johnson's 1980 Game 6 NBA Finals

Ed Soph

Buddy Rich

"Copacabana" - Barry Manilow

"Hitchin a Ride" - Vanity Fare

"Green-Eyed Lady" - Sugarloaf

"Hooked on a Feeling" - Blue Swede

K-Tel

Karen Carpenter drum solo

"Your Mama Don't Dance" - Loggins and Messina

"Sonata for Marimba and Piano" - Peter Tanner

"Nara" - Bill Cahn

"Dream of the Cherry Blossoms" - Keiko Abe

"Canaries" and "March" - Elliot Carter

"Black is the Color of my True Love's Hair"

Patricia Sink

"Song of Middle Earth" - Daniel McCarthy

Laura Franklin

T ammy Fisher

Cuz's Uptown Barbeque

Shawshank Redemption trailer

The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover trailer

Amazon Women on the Moon trailer

Circus Maximus (Rome)

Raves:

Forever Pure trailer

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 40 - Rebecca McDaniel

May 24, 2017 Pete Zambito

Mizzou Master’s of Music in Percussion degree recipient Rebecca McDaniel discusses getting to the Missouri School of Music (01:55), comparing the Furman and Mizzou programs (10:50), her Master’s recital (19:15), growing up near Birmingham, AL (35:45), her interests in cycling and life in high school percussion (44:35); her time at Furman (SC) double majoring in music and environmental science (01:03:40), the undergrad senior recital (01:25:15), how she spent a gap year (01:27:50), and withstanding some Random-Ass Questions (01:37:35).

Closing with a rave on the National Conference on Percussion Pedagogy (NCPP) (01:54:45).

Links:

Rebecca McDaniel's YouTube channel

Rebecca McDaniel's Twitter page

Megan Arns

Omar Carmenates

M izzou New Music Ensemble

"Pierrot Lunaire" - Arnold Schoenberg

Concerned Student 1950

Mizzou Grad Student Health Insurance

Boston Crusaders

Spirit of Atlanta