University of Tennessee-Knoxville Percussion Professor Andy Bliss returns to talk about growing up in the Quad Cities (IL and IA), his piano background, performing in DCI, playing and umpiring baseball, and collecting baseball cards (03:15), his undergrad years at Northern Illinois University and performing in a PASIC showcase concert as an undergrad with the Base4 Percussion Quartet (21:10), going to the University of Kentucky for his masters and doctorate (29:30), and finishing with the Random Ass Questions, including discussions on creating complete percussionists, great books, liking (nearly) every movie, Lego’s, great pizza, and Peter McKinnon’s YouTube channel (39:30).
Finishing with a Rave on the 1988 film Shag (01:07:25).
Pete’s 2023 Percussion Recital YouTube link
Andy Bliss Links:
Previous Podcast Guests mentioned:
Other links:
“Ogoun Badagris” - Christopher Rouse
Guardians of the Galaxy 3 trailer
Justin Timberlake and the Tennessee Kids trailer
Raves: