Solo Percussionist, Performer, Educator, Podcaster, and host of Drums and Drams Cameron Leach stops by to talk about his recent PASIC 2022 performance, removing applause breaks, and playing highly difficult music on a deadline (03:00), teaching at Capital University (OH), playing Principal Percussion position at the Columbus Symphony, and maintaining his mental and physical health (18:55), growing up near Columbus, being in pop bands and marching band, and his enjoyment of learning languages (30:00), attending Capital University for undergrad, going to Chosen Vale, and multiple styles of teachers and teaching (52:30), getting his Masters at Eastman (NY) with Michael Burritt, and beginning his solo percussion career (01:00:00), and finishing with the Random Ass Questions, with sections on developing artist percussionists, sensible clothing, great movies, and much more (01:19:00).

Finishing with a Rave on the 2023 documentary film Zora Neale Hurston: Claiming a Space (01:40:40).

Links:

Cameron Leach’s website

“63 Across 81 Down” - Ancel Neeley

“Originating Within” - Nick Werth

“Broken Mirrors” - Vera Stanojevic

“I Leave You the Real World” - David Skidmore

Orphic Percussion

Columbus Symphony

“A Little Piece of Heaven” - Avenged Sevenfold

“Disasterpiece” - Slipknot

Rhythm X, Inc.