Lexington (KY) area freelance percussionist and music publisher Josh Smith talks about his career right now (01:35), his long-time job at Bethel University (TN) (06:50), Tennessee's abundance of pecan trees (15:00), working at Tennessee-Martin and the grad school mentality on jobs (22:00), growing up in Kentucky (among many other places) (27:30), his love of Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, and skateboarding (32:30), going to the University of Kentucky for undergrad (41:10), his four years of teaching high school band near Louisville (55:26), doing a master's (and an adjunct teaching year) at James Madison University (VA) (01:01:00), finishing up the doctorate at North Texas (01:11:00), and tolerates the Random-Ass Questions (01:29:40).
Finishing with a Rave on "Harry Potter: Live in Concert" (01:35:15).
Links:
Ox and Lamb Percussion Publications
In A Gadda Da Vida - Iron Butterfly
"Shout at the Devil" - Motley Crue
Metallica ...And Justice for All
"Jerry Was a Race Car Driver" - Primus
5 Cirandas Brasileiras - Ney Rosauro
"Recital Suite for Djembe" - B. Michael Williams
Concerto No. 2 for Marimba - Ney Rosauro
"Homage to Max" - Rande Sanderbeck
"Variations on Japanese Children's Songs" - Keiko Abe
"Shadow Chasers" - Michael Burritt
"Mourning Dove Sonnet" - Christopher Deane
"Rhythmic Gradation" - T. Ichiyanagi
"Bodhran Dance" - B. Michael Williams
"Third Construction" - John Cage
Don't Quit Your Day Job podcast
Raves: