University of Tennessee-Knoxville Adjunct Professor of Percussion Mike Mixtacki stops by to talk about his new gig, his many jobs in the college world so far, and connecting to the Eastern Tennessee percussion community (02:10), growing up in Madison (WI), his percussion and piano background, earning his Eagle Scout badge, and playing in lots of bands in his early years (21:15), attending the University of Wisconsin for undergrad and Indiana University for his master’s (39:10), working at Northern Illinois University (01:02:50), the University of Texas at San Antonio (01:10:40), his years at Texas Tech University and the importance of having regular life and job discussions with one’s partner (01:17:30), and finishes with the Random Ass Questions, including segments on cooking situations, bad action movies, Star Wars culture, Culver’s, current events podcasts, and reflecting on the life of Alan Shinn (01:31:30).
Finishing with a Rave on the Gregory Maguire’s 1995 novel Wicked (01:57:50).
Mike Mixtacki Links:
Mike Mixtacki’s Innovative Percussion website
Previous Podcast Guests mentioned:
Other Links:
“Down with the Sickness” - Disturbed
Chucho Valdés Tiny Desk Concert
“Quimbara” - Celia Cruz & The Fania All Stars
Birch Creek Music Performance Center
Cuba and its Music - Ned Sublette
Raves: