Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 492: Caitlin Cawley

New York City-based Freelancing Percussionist, Teacher and Composer Caitlin Cawley stops by to talk about her professional life and her work with the percussion groups Talujon and Mantra Percussion (04:20), growing up on Long Island, her musical beginnings, and her time in the Juilliard pre-college program (22:00), attending Boston University and Manhattan School of Music for her undergrad and grad career, and how the pandemic and a health scare changed the scope of her percussion future (47:40), and settles in for the Random Ass Questions, including discussions of her experiences in the percussion world as a woman, great science-fiction books and series, New York Pizza, the New York Rangers, great visual art, and KPOP Demon Hunters (01:17:20).

Finishing with a Rave on the 2025 documentary film Thank You Very Much (01:44:40).

Caitlin Cawley Links:

Caitlin Cawley’s website

Talujon

Mantra Percussion

Previous Podcast Guests Mentioned:

Mika Godbole in 2026

Ian Antonio in 2023

Maria Finkelmeier in 2018

Pablo Rieppi in 2024

Other Links:

Bash the Trash

Greg Jukes

The Spence School

Brass Queens

Dewa Alit

La Mama

Michael Lipsey

David Cossin

Christopher Graham

“Get Off of My Cloud” - The Rolling Stones

“Honky Tonk Women” - The Rolling Stones

“Sonic Meditation 1” - Pauline Oliveros

Hypermobility

Jonathan Haas

Greg Giannascoli

Sam Solomon

Tim Genis

Matthew Pellegrino

The Fifth Element trailer

Whiplash trailer

The Great Cities - NK Jemisin

The Dune Series - Frank Herbert

Ursula K. Le Guin

The Daevabad Trilogy - S.A. Chakraborty

The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi - S.A. Chakraborty

Empire AI - Karen Hao

R.F. Kuang

Katie Ledecky

New York Rangers 1994 Stanley Cup

Joe and Sal’s Pizza

KPop Demon Hunters trailer

Raves:

Thank You Very Much trailer