Percussionist, Composer, Educator, and Palen Music Store Manager Adam Bruce stops by to talk about his composition career (03:10), his job with Palen Music in Broken Arrow (OK) (14:30), growing up in Edmond (OK), music being the family business, and his high school marching band and sports background (23:20), attending Oklahoma Christian University for undergrad and being the only undergrad percussion major there, along with his years marching DCI (38:20), teaching and building a studio after his undergrad, doing his Masters degree at Oklahoma City University, building a marimba, encounters with Vida Chenoweth, and the Moore (OK) tornado of 2013 (59:30), teaching at Tulsa Union (OK) in a percussion director position, and working with indoor drumline (01:18:10), and finishes with the Random Ass Questions, with discussions of The Godfather, Stephen King, and great music (01:23:00).

Finishing with a Rave on films that Pete enjoyed during the 2023 True/False Documentary Film Festival (01:47:15).

Links:

Adam Bruce’s webpage

Palen Music - Broken Arrow (OK)

Tarzan soundtrack - Phil Collins

The Mummy end credits - Jerry Goldsmith

Nathan Daughtrey on the podcast in 2021

Brian West

Clif Walker on the podcast in 2021

Oklahoma Music Educators Association

Lehman Trilogy

“Imperial March” - John Williams