Furman University (SC) Percussion Professor Omar Carmenates stops by to talk about getting the Furman job and “carrying snacks” (01:30), his DMA research thesis and lecture recital (14:45), the greatness of the city of Greenville, SC (25:50), the Gaia Theory CD he released in 2013 (30:40), his DCI employment (35:30), growing up in NYC and Orlando, FL, his mixed-race background and transcribing Dream Theater (44:10), going to the University of Central Florida for undergrad (01:04:30), North Texas for the master’s (01:12:05), and going to FSU for the doctorate after not making the West Point Hellcats (01:20:35). Finally, Omar withstands the Random-Ass Questions (01:33:25).
Finishing with another rave on the Hit Parade podcast (01:48:00).
Links:
Omar Carmenates' Furman page
Omar Carmenates' Cadets page
Omar Carmenates' Pearl Drums page
John W. Parks IV
John Beckford
Rebecca McDaniel
"Thief" - Brian Nozny
"Scavenger Music" - Christopher Deane
"Inuksuit" - John Luther Adams
Doug DeMorrow
George Hincapie
John Psathas
La Mer - Debussy
Symphony No. 6 - Beethoven
Boston Crusaders
The Magic Drum and Bugle Corps
McDowells from Coming to America
Immigrant Parents from Master of None
Village Beatnicks
Grunge
Mike Fillion
"Marimba Spiritual" - Minoru Miki
"A Change of Seasons" - Dream Theater
Jeff Moore
Oliver Molina
"Fabian Theory" - Nigel Westlake
"Gate to Heaven" - David Gillingham
Michael League
Ellis Hampton
Juan Álamo
I-Jen Fang
North Texas Percussion Faculty
"Three Movements for Solo Dancer" - Eckhard Kopetzki
"History of the Tango" - Astor Piazzola
Caribbean Jazz Project
West Point Hellcats
Rob Marino
Jeff Prosperie
Troy Breaux
Dunkirk
Christopher Nolan
Men At Work trailer
Prayer of the Rollerboys trailer
LEGO Ninjago trailer
"Don't Stop Til You Get Enough" - Michael Jackson
Impression, Sunrise - Claude Monet
Raves:
Hit Parade: The Veronica Electronica Edition