Pete's Percussion Podcast: Third Coast Percussion Month continues! - Episode 449 with Peter Martin

Third Coast Percussion Month continues!  We celebrate their 20th Anniversary as an ensemble with Ensemble Member and Finance Director Peter Martin, who discusses their current season and collaborations, the importance of non-artistic roles for the group, the early years financially and artistically, and being able to go full-time (02:10), the Glenn Kotche story (again) and the importance of expanding the staff of Third Coast (46:20), growing up mostly in Hawaii and his piano and percussion background (01:01:50), attending the University of Northern Colorado and Rutgers University (NJ) for undergrad (01:15:15), his years working with Michael Burritt at Northwestern for his grad degrees (01:31:20), and settles in with the Random Ass Questions, including discussions of early specialization, bad jobs, F1 Racing, great books, Hawaiian food, the Yoga Festival Story (Part 3), and seeing live music (particularly Beyoncé) (01:37:00).

Finishing with a Rave on the city of Denver, Colorado (02:09:45).

Third Coast Percussion Links:

Third Coast Percussion’s website

Paddle to the Sea - Third Coast Percussion

Glass: Aguas de Amazonia - Third Coast Percussion

Standard Stoppages - Third Coast Percussion

Previous Podcast Guests mentioned:

Rebecca McDaniel in 2017

Tim Feerst in 2021

Matthew Coley in 2021

Will James in 2017

Other Links:

Twyla Tharp Dance Foundation

Zakir Hussain

Jessie Montgomery

Concerto for Violin and Percussion Orchestra - Lou Harrison

Eighth Blackbird

So Percussion

Amanda Percussion Group

Kronos Quartet

Hideout Chicago

The Neo-Futurists

“Rebonds A/B” - Iannis Xenakis

Owen Clayton Condon

Liz Pesnel

Aphex Twin

“Smells Like Teen Spirit” - Nirvana

“1979” - Smashing Pumpkins

“Black Hole Sun” - Soundgarden

“So What” - Miles Davis

“Giant Steps” - John Coltrane

“Lonely Woman” - Ornette Coleman

Jack DeJohnette

Tony Williams

Elvin Jones

Max Roach

“Makrokosmos II” - George Crumb

Leigh Howard Stevens

Michael Burritt

She-e Wu

Mike Truesdell

Cloyd Duff

Terry Vermillion

Dennis DeLucia

Jacob Nissly

Annie Stevens

Kris Keeton

1491 - Charles C. Mann

Surrender - Bono

Get in the Van - Henry Rollins

“Take My Bones Away” - BARONESS

Cowboy Carter tour 2025

Raves:

Denver Art Museum

Meow Wolf