Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 39 - anna provo

May 17, 2017 Pete Zambito

(Very) recent Mizzou master’s degree graduate in Percussion Performance anna provo talks about her time at Mizzou (02:50), working with PAS as a student delegate (13:30), being a grad student in 2017 (20:20), being part of Rare Form Trio and her degree recital (25:00); performing with the Columbia Handbell Ensemble (51:15), growing up in Central Massachusetts (57:25), opening herself up to new experiences and self-improvement (01:01:35), getting to Seton Hill University (PA) to double major in Music Ed and Music Therapy (01:20:25), teaching for one year after undergrad (01:37:40), and being “born ready” for specific and Random-Ass Questions (1:45:05).

Closing with a rave on a Reply All podcast (02:03:10).

Links:

anna provo's website

Megan Arns

Concerned Student 1950

Ending of Health Insurance at Mizzou

John H. Beck

John R. Beck

So Percussion

Third Coast Percussion

Rare Form Trio

Rebecca McDaniel

"Back in Black" - AC/DC

R.J. Heid

"Threads" - Paul Lansky

Nine French-American Rudimental Drum Solos - Joe Tompkins

"Khan Variations" - Alejandro Vinao

"Music for 18 Musicians" - Steve Reich

"The Anvil Chorus" - David Lang

"Echolalia" - Mark Applebaum

"fAnaTiC" - Casey Cangelosi

Columbia Handbell Ensemble

"Wayfaring Stranger" Shape Note Singing

Thom Hannum

"Nagoya Marimbas" - Steve Reich

Intonarumori

Pantheism

Sherry Rubins

"Beat It" - Michael Jackson

"Instructions" - Neil Gaiman

Raves:

Reply All - Episode 52: Raising the Bar

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 38 - Josh Knight

May 10, 2017 Pete Zambito

Missouri Western Percussion Professor Josh Knight talks about the job he took at Arkansas-Fort Smith while finishing his dissertation on Snare Drum Pedagogy (03:30), working at McMurry University (TX) (31:40), interviewing for and getting his current job at Missouri Western State University (52:45), growing up in Fort Smith, AR and playing a lot of ZZ Top as a kid (1:00:45), going to the University of Central Arkansas for his undergrad and master’s (01:06:00); University of Arkansas and University of Oklahoma fandom (01:15:35) and comparing programs at UCA and OU (01:22:15). I then subject Josh to some Random Ass Questions (01:39:35).

Finishing with a rave on the 1999 movie “Life” (01:52:45).

Links:

Josh Knight's homepage

Josh Knight's Missouri Western page

Lance Drege

Josh Knight's Snare Drum Pedagogy Dissertation

Haskell Harr's Drum Method

Bob Becker's Rudimental Arithmetic

Podemski's Standard Snare Drum Method

The Moeller Book

Stone's Stick Control

Mark Wessels' Fresh Approach to Snare Drum

"Improvisation" - Elliot Carter

"Scirocco" - Michael Burritt

"Awesome God"

Allen Teel

"Zenith" - Benjamin Finley

David Robinson

"Phantom Phrenzy" - Marty Hurley

Ilijas - Nebojsa Zivkovich

"Recitative" - Elliot Carter

"Sharp Dressed Man" - ZZ Top

Scotty Thurman beats Duke

American Beauty trailer

White Men Can't Jump trailer

Shutter Island trailer

"The Devil Went Down to Georgia" - Charlie Daniels

Jackson Pollock

Raves:

Life trailer

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 37 - Ivan Trevino

May 3, 2017 Pete Zambito

Composer, percussionist, and Spurs diehard fan Ivan Trevino talks to me about working at Baylor University and his podcast (03:50), remarks on his “Pretend Music School” blog post (07:15), issues regarding self-publishing and music rights (12:30), his Mexican origins and Spanish language abilities (29:25), US-Mexico soccer and San Antonio Spurs sport-ball talk (33:00), growing up in Victoria, TX (39:50), the beginnings of Break of Reality (52:00), silly cello questions (01:04:00), drumset and groove issues (01:08:00), getting to Eastman to learn under John H. Beck (undergrad) and Michael Burritt (masters) (01:11:00), and willingly takes on some Random-Ass Questions (01:30:25).

Finishing with a rave on the documentary The Last Laugh (01:42:50).

Links:

Ivan Trevino's homepage

Todd Meehan

Ivan Trevino's podcast

My Pretend Music School

Liquidrum

"Porgy and Bess" Xylophone lick

"Memento" - Ivan Trevino

Long Island Music Engraving Services

Graduation Speech from "Say Anything"

"Bidi Bidi Bom Bom" - Selena

"Middlename" - MXPX

"So Long, Astoria" - The Ataris

"Linoleum" - NOFX

"Game of Thrones Opening" - Break of Reality

"Back in Black" - AC/DC

"Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap" - AC/DC

Dmaathen - Iannis Xenakis

"Scirocco" - Michael Burritt

"?Corporal" - Vinko Globokar

"Rounders" - Michael Burritt

"Tumblers" - Alejandro Vinao

Game 6 2013 Finals end

Ginobili dunk 2014 Finals Game 5

30 for 30

"Twist and Shout" from Ferris Bueller's Day Off

"Hands Up" - Ivan Trevino

A Moon Shaped Pool - Radiohead

Lemonade - Beyonce

Raves:

The Last Laugh trailer

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 36 - Lauren Teel

April 26, 2017 Pete Zambito

University of North Alabama Adjunct Percussion Professor and Troopers Drumline Instructor Lauren Teel talks about her hectic work schedule (03:20), drum corps time commitments (20:45), dealing with being a young woman teacher in drum corps (31:35), The Wrecking Crew (GA) and The Hunger Games (36:20), growing up in the Dallas/Fort Worth area (44:55), starting summer Drum Line stuff in High School (01:03:00), going to UNT for undergrad (01:08:00), performing in India with A.R. Rahman (01:17:00), teaching high school and performing in GA (01:36:00), moving to Indiana for her masters and dealing with the cold weather (01:43:00), and handling some Random-Ass Questions (01:53:50).

Finishing with a rave on the documentary “Tower” (02:01:15).

Links:

Lauren Teel's homepage

Double Stop Percussion

"Merlin" - Andrew Thomas

The Hunger Games Tribute Parade (with timpani)

"Indifference" - Joseph Colombo/arr. Sammut

"Arabesque" - Claude Debussy/arr. Teel

"Carpe Diem" - Susan Powell

"Three Moves" - Paul Lansky

John Lawless

Scott Brown

"Reflections on the Nature of Water" - Jacob Druckman

"Chain" - Kazunori Miyake

Twister trailer

Tron: Legacy trailer

"Life Around Here" - James Blake

Raves:

Tower trailer

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 35 - Lamon Lawhorn

April 19, 2017 Pete Zambito

North Carolina A&T State University Assistant Band Director and Drumline Coordinator Lamon Lawhorn talks about getting the A&T job through his work at NC Central University (04:45), working on his doctorate at UNCG while working full-time (06:45); the logistics of band and drumline at A&T (18:15), the good and the bad about getting into the Honda Battle of the Bands (40:30); NC A&T’s 2016 PASIC clinic (43:50); MEAC vs. SWAC drumming styles (54:50); growing up in Ft. Worth, TX and growing up in Gospel Drumming (57:40), his Cowboys fandom (01:10:35), going to Prairie View A&M for undergrad (01:13:30), going to Ole Miss for his masters (01:24:00), “Crunchybdrumming” (01:30:55), and has time for some Random Ass Questions (01:33:30).

Concluding with raves on “On Broadway” and a recent episode of WTF with Marc Maron (01:40:35).

Links:

Lamon Lawhorn homepage

Lamon Lawhorn at NC A&T

Lamon Lawhorn's Pearl Drums page

"More Than Meets the Eye" - Lamon Lawhorn

"Velocities" - Joseph Schwantner

"Dances of Earth and Fire" - Peter Klatzow

Flam Five from PASIC 2015

Calvin Rodgers

Marvin McQuitty

"Every Praise" - Hezekiah Walker

Duke - UConn 1999 Championship

Jimmy Johnson

Larry Jones

Johnny Lee Lane

"Monograph IV" - Richard Gipson

"Tornado" - Mitch Markovich

Whole Tone Etude, Op. 6, No. 8 - Clair Musser

"Saeta" - Elliot Carter

Percussion Concerto - Darius Milhaud

Suite for Marimba - Alfred Fissinger

Concertino for Marimba - Paul Creston

Crunchy Black from Three 6 Mafia

State Fair Classic

Inner City All Stars

"Ben" - Michael Jackson

"Butterflies" - Michael Jackson

Elevation Church Podcast

Raves:

"On Broadway" - George Benson

W TF Episode 800 - Jeff Ross

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 34 - Rebecca Schuman

April 12, 2017 Pete Zambito

Author of “Schadenfreude: A Love Story” and columnist for Slate.com, TheAwl.com, and Chronicle.com, Rebecca Schuman talks about how this interview came to be as well as her most recent college employment history (04:50), her post-academic employment (18:50), the story behind her new book and writing for Slate.com (27:15), growing up in Oregon (36:50), traveling in Germany (41:55), working in NY publishing (44:40), getting the Ph. D. in German Studies and the job market for that field (46:40), her mom’s musical connections (01:09:45), and some Random-Ass Questions (01:11:45).

Closes with a rave on the 1964 movie “One Potato, Two Potato” (01:19:10).

Links:

Rebecca Schuman's homepage

Schadenfreude, A Love Story

Rebecca Schuman for Slate.com

Rebecca Schuman for The Awl

"Thesis Hatement"

American Council of Learned Societies

The Dissertation Coach

Adjunct Teaching Pools

Kafka and Wittgenstein

Modern Language Association

Dan Kois

"Gimme Shelter" - Rolling Stones

Trainspotting Trailer

How to Murder Your Life

Raves:

O ne Potato, Two Potato (1964)

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 33 - Matt Henry

April 5, 2017 Pete Zambito

University of Missouri-St. Louis (UMSL) Percussion Professor and SpecDrum founder Matt Henry talks about the 2016 PASIC panel on race relations he moderated (01:45), the SpecDrum project (11:50), getting the job at UMSL (26:40), growing up in Carbondale (IL) and (recently) working on his father’s mayoral race (39:10), going to Houston to study with Marvin Sparks (59:30), moving to STL to continue studying with Mr. Sparks at UMSL (01:03:30), teaching in the Clayton (MO) School District after his bachelor’s (01:13:10), and creatively putting together a Master’s Degree at Webster’s University (MO) (01:19:30). Matt then gets subjected to some Random-Ass Questions (01:27:10).

Concluding with a rave about and a reading from the book An Unquiet Mind (01:38:55).

Links:

Matt Henry's UMSL page

"Marimba Dances" - Ross Edwards

"Raga No. 1" - Bill Cahn

Chris Treloar

Tom Stubbs

Pulp Fiction trailer

The English Patient trailer

"Tiriba" - Mamady Keita

"Wanna Be Startin' Something" - Michael Jackson

13th trailer

"A Thousand Kisses Deep" - Leonard Cohen

Raves:

An Unquiet Mind - Kay Redfield Jamison

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 32 - David Grubb, 2017

March 29, 2017 Pete Zambito

Fellow Wake Forest University alum, Baton Rouge sportswriter and Episode 2 guest David Grubb returns to the podcast to discuss his career developments over the past year (01:10), after which Pete raves about the NCAA Tournament (18:50).

Links:

Episode 2 of Pete's Percussion Podcast

David Grubb's SportsNOLA page

Raves:

One Shining Moment - NCAA tourney

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 31 - Norman Weinberg

March 22, 2017 Pete Zambito

Outgoing University of Arizona Percussion Professor Norman Weinberg talks about his current job status (02:40), when he did NOT meet Pete in 1997 (05:35), getting and negotiating for the job at Arizona (07:50), the status of electronic percussion in the 1980s (12:45), Texas vs. Arizona weather (37:30), growing up in Kansas City, Kansas (40:00), going to Kansas University for undergrad (01:01:40), leaving undergrad to drum with Sanctuary (and reuniting in 2014) (01:13:30), thoughts on 1970s nostalgia and movements in pop music (01:34:00), making a career in music post-Sanctuary (01:41:10), teaching and performing in Jerusalem (01:45:55), and working at the Spoleto festivals (01:55:50). He then delightfully succumbs to some Random-Ass Questions (02:02:05).

Finishing with a Rave on “Sing, Sing, Sing” (02:16:15).

Links:

Norm Weinberg's homepage

Norm Weinberg's Arizona homepage

Norm Weinberg's Remo page

"Two Mexican Dances" - Gordon Stout

"Chrysoprase IV" - Norman Weinberg

"Variations on Japanese Children's Songs" - Keiko Abe

"Fugue from Sonata in G Minor" - J.S. Bach

"Duettino Concertante" - Ingolf Dahl

TV Hep Cats Toy Drumset

Max Roach

"Sing Sing Sing" - Gene Krupa

Gene Krupa vs. Buddy Rich

Buddy Rich vs. Max Roach

Highway 61 Revisited - Bob Dylan

"Tom Dooley" - The Kingston Trio

"If I Had A Hammer" - Peter, Paul and Mary

"El Cumbanchero" - Dick Schory's Percussion Pops

"You Really Got Me" - The Kinks

"It's My Life" - The Animals

Hullabaloo

Keith Moon's drum kit explodes

George Boberg

"Ostinato Pianissimo" - Henry Cowell (Paul Price's group)

Sanctuary

E ric Bikales

"Roundabout" - Yes

"Get Closer" - Seals and Crofts

"Only You Know and I Know" - Delaney and Bonnie

"Fire and Ice" - Edgar Winter

Nordiska Pianos

Clavinet

Sonor Drums

The Fabulous Flippers

Tree Frog

Nigel Olsson

Dallas Taylor

"Yummy Yummy Yummy" - 1910 Fruitgum Company

"I'll Never Find Another You" - The Seekers

Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance

"Everything in Its Right Place" - Radiohead

"Paranoid Android" - Radiohead

"15 Step" - Radiohead

Kim Kei

Raves

"Sing Sing Sing" - Swing Kids

"Sing Sing Sing" - Benny Goodman and Gene Krupa, 1938

"Sing Sing Sing" - Gene Krupa and Lionel Hampton, 1971

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 30 - Brandon Arvay

March 15, 2017 Pete Zambito

Centre College Percussion Professor Brandon Arvay talks about his upcoming timpani pedaling book (03:00), his workload doing multiple percussion jobs (17:20), growing up in Columbia, SC, with an extended take on the TV Show “Live P.D.”(48:05), connections to the city of Pittsburgh and the Steelers (57:00), going to University of South Carolina and dealing with Hootie and the Blowfish and Steve Spurrier’s water (01:13:50), Colorado State’s football stadium (01:24:45), some thoughts on spending money on education (01:27:15), Jim Campbell’s podcast and book suggestions (01:37:00), and his experiences in the Colorado State percussion program (01:40:50). He then gets subjected to some Random-Ass Questions (01:46:25).

Closing with a rave on the documentary “The Music of Strangers” (02:03:10).

Links:

Brandon Arvay's homepage

Brandon Arvay's Battalion Drum and Bugle Corps page

Brandon Arvay's article on Percussion Ensemble Improvisation

Tony Cirone's Portraits of Rhythm and Study Guide

Stanley Leonard's Pedal Technique for Timpani book

Kirk Gay's Pedal to the Kettle Timpani Book

"Maria" - West Side Story

Theme from Love Story

NBC Chimes Theme

"Yeah!" - Usher/Lil Jon

"Across the Stars" - Star Wars Love Theme

Creative Music Making - William Cahn

Keith Jarrett

Truth in Comedy: The Manual for Improvisation - Charna Halpern and Del Close

Mike Burritt

The Sopranos

Frasier

Cheers

Cowboys-Steelers Super Bowl 30 Highlights

K ordell Stewart

Rod Woodson

Donnie Shell

Shakespeare Fishing Equipment

Beta Club

Key Club

"Hold My Hand" - Hootie and the Blowfish

South Carolina takes down Confederate Flag

Steve Spurrier

Lou Holtz

Eleven Rings - Phil Jackson

Players First - John Calipari

Freakonomics Online

The James Altucher Show

S ara Blakely

Tell Me Something I Don't Know podcast

Raves:

The Music of Strangers trailer

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 29 - Daniel Smithiger

March 8, 2017 Pete Zambito

SIU-Edwardsville Percussion Professor and World of Percussion Webisode host Daniel Smithiger talks about the World of Percussion Web Series (02:20), his job at SIUE (12:15), growing up in Arizona (22:35), going to Northern Arizona University for undergrad (30:55), his years as a High School Band Director in Arizona (39:40), his grad student years at the University of Arizona (46:50), starting his college teaching career at Angelo State (01:02:50), and some words about Texas geography (01:07:10). He then gets subjected to some Random-Ass Questions (01:14:00).

Closing with a Rave on the movie “I Am Not Your Negro” (01:24:20).

Links:

Daniel Smithiger's SIUE page

World of Percussion on YouTube

Daniel Smithiger's Black Swamp page

Daniel Smithiger's article on Ionisation

Paul Rennick

Santa Clara Vanguard

Scott Cameron

"Go Your Own Way" - Fleetwood Mac

"Tom Sawyer" - Rush

"Money for Nothing" - Dire Straits

"Prelude/Angry Young Man" - Billy Joel

Steven Hemphill

Gary Cook

J.B. Smith

"4 Movements for Marimba" - Michael Burritt

"Variations on Lost Love" - David Maslanka

"Inspirations Diabolique" - Rick Tagawa

"4 Pieces for Timpani" - John Bergamo

"Girl with the Flaxen Hair" - Debussy

Concertino for Marimba - Paul Creston

"Something" - George Harrison

"Wings" TV Show

Tom Hanks' IMDB page

Dumb and Dumber scenes

Beavis and Butthead Do America trailer

Caribbean Jazz Project

"Child of Tree" - John Cage

"Bonham" - Christopher Rouse

Raves:

"I Am Not Your Negro" trailer

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 28 - Todd Meehan

March 1, 2017 Pete Zambito

Baylor University Percussion Professor, Liquidrum founder and Curb Your Enthusiasm Superfan Todd Meehan discusses his instrumental chair duties at Baylor (02:50), the beginnings of Liquidrum and his hilarious online videos (07:20), his upcoming Accessories book (13:10), getting to Baylor and replacing a legend (27:30), the impact of the Athletic Dept. transgressions on the music department (43:45), growing up in Houston (51:40), traveling to Long Island for family trips (53:30), going to DePaul and UT-Austin for undergrad (01:03:00), going to Yale for grad school (01:17:30), finishing his doctorate at UT-Austin while working full-time at Baylor (01:32:50), the USC-Texas 2006 Rose Bowl (01:36:00), and has time for some Random-Ass Questions (01:39:10).

Finishes with a rave on the Heart 80s hit song “Alone” (01:49:15).

Links:

Todd Meehan's Baylor University page

Yale Symphony Orchestra

Stephen Heyde

"Canaries" - Elliot Carter

"Dances of Earth and Fire" - Peter Klatzow

"Domino V" - Phillippe Boivin

Baylor University Sexual Assault Scandal

Baylor University Men's Basketball Murder Scandal

"Rebonds B" - Iannis Xenakis

Dan Druckman

2006 Rose Bowl - USC/Texas

Tom Freer

Dead Poets Society trailer

The Tree of Life trailer

Raves:

"Alone" - Heart

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 27 - Tracy Wiggins

February 21, 2017 Pete Zambito

University of North Alabama Percussion Professor Tracy Wiggins talks about the insanity around his getting the University of North Alabama job (01:30), the use of flub drums in his marching line (13:40), interviewing for his current job a second time (15:45), the effect of moving on his family (23:50), working at UNC Pembroke (26:50), growing up in Oklahoma and his years playing baseball and soccer (42:10), going to Oklahoma State in undergrad and marching Drum Corps (55:10), going to University of New Mexico for his Master’s (01:00:55), starting his Doctorate at Ohio State but finishing it at the Hartt School of Music (01:14:50), memories of 9/11 (01:23:55), and sports memories at Oklahoma State and the Bedlam Rivalry with Oklahoma (01:27:40). I then subject Tracy to some Random-Ass Questions (01:35:30).

Closing with a rave about a recent live Tower of Power show (01:46:10).

Links:

Tracy Wiggins' homepage

Tracy Wiggins' North Alabama page

Tracy Wiggins' Sabian page

Iain Moyer

NightBEAT

Guardians of the Galaxy trailer

Lalo Davila

The Hunger Games trailer

"Finale" from Shostakovich Symphony No. 5

Night on Bald Mountain - Mussorgsky

Adagio for Strings - Samuel Barber

"9 to 5" - Dolly Parton

"The Gambler" - Kenny Rogers

"When I Call Your Name" - Vince Gill

"Hound Dog" - Elvis Presley

Black Angels - George Crumb

Wayne Bovenschen

Freelancers Drum and Bugle Corps

Ralph Hardimon

Jon Weber

Glen Crosby

Blue Devils Drum and Bugle Corps

Musik Im Bauch - Stockhausen

Pika-Don - James Tenney

Scott Ney

Jim Snell

Wozzeck - Berg

"Banned in DC" - Bad Brains

Oklahoma State 1995 Final Four run

Oklahoma State Wrestling

Alabama Football

Westworld for HBO

"Fantasy" - Earth, Wind and Fire

Megan Arns

The Music of Strangers trailer

Raves:

"Squib Cakes" - Tower of Power

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 26 - Ben Charles

February 17, 2017 Pete Zambito

Tartleton State University Percussion Professor and @ percussion podcast co-host Ben Charles talks about the beginnings of @ percussion (03:25), his career beginnings at Florida Atlantic University (10:45) and Tartleton State (18:20), growing up in Richmond, VA (32:00), his experiences in high school vs. the Northern Virginia players (35:45), his fascination with Steve Jobs and Pixar movies and its relation to his job-hunting experiences (40:45), attending North Texas for undergrad (46:50), going to Illinois for his master’s after some harrowing student teaching experiences (01:00:45), working for Sears for one summer in Champaign-Urbana (01:06:50), getting to Miami for his doctorate and traveling around the area (01:22:30), and some Random-Ass Questions (01:32:50).

Finishing with a rave on Rembert Browne and Grammy History (01:41:15).

Links:

Ben Charles' homepage

Ben Charles' Tartleton State page

Ben Charles' Innovative Percussion page

@ Percussion Homepage and YouTube page

"Third Construction" - John Cage

"Merlin" - Andrew Thomas

"Reflections on the Nature of Water" - Jacob Druckman

Ben Charles' Blog Post: "Making It" in a Creative Field

"Variations on Japanese Children's Songs - Keiko Abe

Donald Bick

Terry Austin

"Two Mexican Dances" - Gordon Stout

"Two Movements for Marimba" - Toshimitsu Tanaka

"Frogs" - Keiko Abe

Creativity Inc. - Ed Catmull

Becoming Steve Jobs - Brent Schlender

"Rebonds A/B" - Iannis Xenakis

"Khan Variations" - Alejandro Vinao

"Eight Pieces for Four Timpani" - Elliot Carter

"Rhapsody" - Takayoshi Yoshioka

"Mourning Dove Sonnet" - Christopher Deane

"Harangues" - Michael Cortes

"Xylophonia" - George Hamilton Green

"Threads" - Paul Lansky

Game of Thrones

"And Legions Will Rise" - Kevin Puts

Jacob Collier

Raves:

Rembert Browne on The Grammys

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 25 - Laurel Black

February 7, 2017 Pete Zambito

@ Percussion podcast co-host and James Madison University Adjunct Percussion Professor Laurel Black talks about her duties at JMU (02:20), the beginnings of the @percussion podcast (08:30), joining the faculty at Concord University (WV) (14:55), teaching and developing her Movement for Musicians class (19:40); growing up in Knoxville, TN (27:35), getting into percussion, piano, singing, and theater (33:45), going to UT-Knoxville for undergrad (51:20), staying a 5th year to get a theater minor (01:00:30), her senior recital (including singing and playing on vibes) (01:03:20), thoughts on University of Tennessee athletics (01:13:35), going to Boston Conservatory for her master’s (01:17:10), when she finds time to read (01:24:40), and gets subjected to some random questions (01:31:05).

Finishing with a Rave about Tim Harford’s Messy (01:38:00).

Links:

Laurel Black's JMU page

Laurel Black's professional homepage

@ Percussion homepage and Youtube page

Glazunov's Saxophone Concerto

"Marimba Spiritual" - MInoru Miki

"Drums of Winter" - John Luther Adams

Casey Cangelosi

Michael Overman

Skeptics Guide to the Universe Podcast

Zeltsman Marimba Festival

"Land" - Takatsugu Muramatsu

The Sound of Brushes - Ed Thigpen

Jan Swafford

The Vertical of the Role - Jurij Alschitz

An Actor Prepares - Constantin Stanislavski

Cort McClaren

Inside the Actors Studio

Keith Brown

F. Michael Combs

"Three Moves for Marimba" - Paul Lansky

"To A Wild Rose" - Edward Macdowell

"Nothing Really Ever Happened" - from Is There Life After High School?

Eat, Pray, Love - Elizabeth Gilbert

The Social Psychology of Music

Raves:

Messy - Tim Harford

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 24 - Marvin Sparks, Jr.

January 30, 2017 Pete Zambito

Lone Star College – Kingwood Percussion Professor Marvin Sparks Jr. gives a brief overview of his class schedule (01:55) before talking about the PASIC panel on diversity and race relations and issues of diversity and economics in music (05:20), growing up in Chicago in the 1960s (23:50), a brief Chicago baseball discussion (39:45), going to Illinois-Champaign-Urbana for undergrad (42:40), being a professional musician back in Chicago (55:35), attending Eastern Illinois for grad school (01:04:00), his path after grad school (01:08:30), living in St. Louis (01:15:00), dealing with Houston traffic (01:16:05), and teaching at an HBCU vs. other institutions (01:19:50). I then ask Marvin some Random Questions (01:24:55).

Finishing with a rave on The Warmth of Other Suns (01:34:15).

Links:

Marvin Sparks, Jr.'s Evans page

Marvin Sparks, Jr.'s Humes & Berg page

Matt Henry

Michael Taylor

Andres Espinoza

Third Rail/Maxx Traxx

Beverly Hills (Chicago)

Morgan Park (Chicago)

The Black Chorus (University of Illinois)

"Skin Tight" - Ohio Players

Jazz Education Network

Kirk Whalum

John Biggers

Deneice Williams

Nancy Duarte's Five Rules for Presentations

Slideology - Nancy Duarte

Raves:

The Warmth of Other Suns - Isabel Wilkerson

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 23 - Casey Cangelosi

January 23, 2017 Pete Zambito

James Madison University Percussion Professor and @Percussion Podcast creator and co-host Casey Cangelosi and I talk about our experiences podcasting (02:15), and follow with Casey talking about getting the job and teaching at Concord University (WV) (06:25), transitioning from adjunct to full-time teaching (16:00), being on the job market and then getting the job and settling in at James Madison University (24:00), writing pieces as himself and under pseudonyms (29:00), growing up in Logan, Utah (40:00), musings about his @Percussion Podcast (50:40), Casey’s Dad’s basketball career at LSU (01:08:00), high school and college years in and out of Utah State (01:11:00), taking a year off to get fired at Old Navy (01:34:00), doing one master’s at Boston Conservatory (01:35:00), and a second at Rice University (01:50:00), and self-publishing (01:55:45). I then subject Casey to some Random Questions (02:05:35).

Finishing with a rave on Trombone Shorty (02:13:25).

Links:

Casey Cangelosi's Homepage

Casey Cangelosi's JMU page

Casey Cangelosi's Innovative Percussion Page

@ Percussion and on YouTube

Drumline Chops Podcast

Holst First Suite for Band

"3 Etudes for Snare Drum" - Rupert Kettle

"TEMAZCAL" - Javier Alvarez

Peter Steele

"Figment V" - Elliot Carter

Mike Overman

"Personal Jesus" - Depeche Mode

"Chains of Love" - Erasure

"West End Girls" - Pet Shop Boys

Charlotte Mabrey

Dennis Griffin

James Cangelosi

"Whiplash" - Metallica

"One" - Metallica

"Peace Sells" - Megadeth

"Symphony of Destruction" - Megadeth

South Park

Sam Merciers - SoundNotion.tv

Julia Gaines

Keith Aleo

Svet Stoyanov

"Sorrow" - Bad Religion

"Rebonds" - Iannis Xenakis

Charles Dowd

Pius Cheung

Eriko Daimo

"Love Lies Bleeding" - Elton John

"Scherzo" from Symphony No. 8 - Dmitri Shostakovich

"Concerto No. 2" - Cangelosi

Andreas Pichardo-Rosenthal

Halo

Sharknado 3 trailer

Raves:

"Hurricane Season" - Trombone Shorty

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 22 - Charles Smotherson

January 16, 2017 Pete Zambito

St. Louis-based drumset artist (and Pete’s former Music Major) Charles Smotherson talks about his work schedule today (2:10), growing up in STL and KC and within the church (13:50), close calls and tough lessons in middle school and high school (38:25), when he started to figure it out to become a better player (50:20), recollections of their mutual time together at Lincoln (59:50), being a drum major at Lincoln (01:03:20), a scary traffic accident (01:09:40), reminiscing about his senior recital (01:19:40), beginnings of his teaching career (01:27:00), teaching while getting his certification (01:35:10), job changes (01:44:40), and ending his public school teaching career to begin his drumset career (01:53:00). Then, time for some Random-ass Questions (02:17:30).

Closing with a Rave of videos, books and movies about Martin Luther King, Jr. (02:34:05).

Links:

Charles Smotherson's lesson page

Charles Smotherson's YouTube page

"Of Thoughts and Thinking" - Antonio C. Lymon

"Dream of the Cherry Blossoms" - Keiko Abe

"Estudio No. 1" - Murray Houliff

"Elephant Walk" - Jon Metzger

Walk Hard trailer

Drumline trailer

Drumline: A New Beat trailer

"Mustang Sally" - WIlson Pickett

"Freebird" - Lynyrd Skynryd

"Wake Me Up" - Dirty Loops (cover of Avicii)

Raves:

10 Other Things MLK Said

Selma trailer

Citizen King

The Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr.

The Children - David Halberstam

I May Not Get There With You - Michael Eric Dyson

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 21 - Kenyon Williams

January 9, 2017 Pete Zambito

University of Minnesota-Moorhead percussion professor Dr. Kenyon Williams talks about getting that job and the odd percussion situation in the Tri-College percussion system (03:55), growing up in the “Nazi Texas Band Tradition” (13:00), working in his dad’s Sculpting studio (19:50), the typical martial arts portion of the podcast (31:40), going to Abilene Christian University for undergrad (34:40), moving to Hartford, CT for his Master’s with his theater-manager wife (49:45), living in New England (57:15), getting to the University of Kentucky for the DMA (01:13:40), going to Cuba during his doctorate (01:23:45), doing his dissertation on Trinidadian Steel Pan Arrangers (01:35:00), and living in Minnesota winters (01:40:00).

Finishes with a rave about “Brown Girl Dreaming” by Jacqueline Woodson (01:42:20).

Links:

Kenyon Williams' Minnesota-Moorhead homepage

Kenyon WIlliams' Innovative Percussion Page

Allen Teel

Kenyon Williams' article on Trinidadian Steel Bands

"She Who Sleeps with a Small Blanket" - Kevin Volans

"Cricket City" - Dan Moore

"My Lady White" - David Maslanka

"Grand Fantasy" - Raymond Helble

"Cold Pressed" - David Hollinden

Interlochen Music Camp

Keeneland Sales (horse auctions)

Kenyon Williams' arrangements at Coyle Drums

Raves:

"Brown Girl Dreaming" - Jacqueline Woodson

1000 Black Girl Books

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 20 - BEST OF 2016!!!

January 2, 2017 Pete Zambito

Clip show! Clip show! Featuring help from David Grubb (:50), Jason Kihle (08:15), Laura Franklin (15:35), Edward White (19:45), Julia Gaines (24:15), Jeff Calissi (27:20), Josh Armstrong (29:15), Sherry Rubins (32:35), Nathan Daughtrey (35:50), Drew Worden (38:50), Jeff Hewitt (42:25), Bobby Lopez (44:40), and Victoria Sparks (48:20).

Links to full Pete's Percussion Podcast episodes included: