Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 371 - Matthew Henry (2023)

University of Missouri-St. Louis (UMSL) Director of Percussion Studies Matt Henry returns to the podcast to talk about his PASIC 2023 presentation, “Settling the Score” (03:20), Matt’s career before and since 2017, and changes in the music department at UMSL (23:40), SpecDrum and the importance of belonging (34:35), and an updated Random Ass Questions segment, including discussions of great books, great pop music from the 1970s and 1990s, and artist Travis Sheridan (47:45).

Closing with a Rave on Pete’s favorite moment from PASIC 2023 (01:10:15).

Matt Henry Links:

Matthew’s previous appearance on the podcast in 2017

Matthew’s UMSL page

Other links:

Michele Fernández

Marvin Sparks, Jr.’s appearance on the podcast in 2017

Black Magic: The Santana Experience

The MUNY

The Playadors

Snarky Puppy

The Agbara Sextet

Jessica Flannigan

Stewart Family Foundation

Powell Hall (STL)

Quatro’s (Carbondale, IL)

Pagliai’s Pizza (Carbondale)

King, Warrior, Magician, Lover - Robert Moore and Doug Gillette

I Am the Cheese - Robert Cormier

Night - Elie Wiesel

Garth Brooks

Travis Tritt

Alan Jackson

Appetite for Destruction - Guns N’ Roses

The Stranger - Billy Joel

Public Enemy

The Chronic - Dr. Dre

A Tribe Called Quest

Run-DMC

Beastie Boys

Travis Sheridan

Raves:

Megan Arns