Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 293 - Jen Martinez-Bre

May 19, 2022 Pete Zambito

Freelancing Vibraphonist, Percussionist, and Composer Jen Martinez-Bre stops by to talk about gigging in South Florida, the PAS Diversity Panel at PASIC 2021, and challenges of various vibraphones (02:00), growing up in Florida, studying percussion and audio engineering in college, pandemic-related issues, and unusual requests from playing corporate gigs (44:55), and stays for the Random Ass Questions (01:20:00).

Finishing with a Rave on a recent live performance by The Mavericks (01:52:55).

Links:

Jen Martinez-Bre’s website

PAS Diversity Alliance

Elizabeth DeLamater’s 2021 visit on the podcast

The Center for Mallet Percussion Research - Kutztown University (PA)

Sasha Berliner

Giant Steps - John Coltrane

Warren Wolf

“Genie in a Bottle” - Christina Aguilera

Valerie Naranjo

Sausage Party trailer

The Food that Built America trailer

Modern School for Xylophone, Marimba and Vibraphone - Morris Goldenberg

More Myself: A Journey - Alicia Keys

Chris Bosh

Dafnis Prieto and Michel Camilo

Dawn FM - The Weeknd

Thriller - Michael Jackson

Quincy Jones

Raves:

The Mavericks 2022 Tour

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 292 - Layne Mauldin

May 12, 2022 Pete Zambito

Greenville (SC)-based Percussion Freelancer, Educator and Performer Layne Mauldin stops by to talk about her job as Educational Engagement Coordinator for DRUM Percussion Studio, teaching at Clemson University and Erskine College (SC), working for SC PAS, and teaching in local schools (03:00), her work with the Catch 22 Duo with Emily Salgado (27:40), the recent PAS Regional Day of Percussion In North Carolina (32:40), growing up in Rock Hill (SC), giving us an outline sketch of her career, getting her first drumset, and her years horseback riding (41:00), going to Clemson University for undergrad and studying with Paul Buyer (01:01:40), going to Ohio State to study with Susan Powell and Joseph Krygier, learning the idea of transferability, and her experiences living in “The North” (01:12:10), dealing with issues of burnout (01:23:15), and settles in for the Random Ass Questions, including portions on female-identifying percussionists, Glennon Doyle, Clemson Football, and various enjoyable book series (01:32:25).

Finishing with a Rave on the 2021 film Petite Maman (02:05:20).

Links:

Layne Mauldin’s homepage

DRUM Percussion Studio

Layne Mauldin’s Artifact Percussion page

Jesse Willis

Emily Salgado on the Podcast

Drew Tucker

Greensboro Cultural Center

Lamon Lawhorn’s 2020 Podcast visit

“Hold My Hand” - Hootie and the Blowfish

“Sadie Hawkins Dance” - Relient K

Barrel Racing

“Virginia Tate” - Paul Smadbeck

The Moeller Technique

Advanced Techniques for the Modern Drummer - Jim Chapin

Buddy Rich Bus Tapes

“Concert Suite for Snare Drum” - Eckhard Kopetzki

“Etude No. 1” - Vic Firth

“Cold Pressed” - Dave Hollinden

Kris Keeton

Scott Herring

Cort McClaren

Clemson University Choirs

GIrls March

The Emperor’s New Groove trailer

Halloween (1978) trailer

Rob Zombie’s Halloween trailer

Teeth trailer

Gone Girl - Gillian Flynn

A Song of Fire and Ice - George R.R. Martin

The Wheel of Time - Robert Jordan

Untamed - Glennon Doyle

Glennon Doyle and Abby Wambach

Cara Wildman on the Podcast

Raves:

Petite Maman trailer

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 291 - Bernard Long, Jr.

May 5, 2022 Pete Zambito

Band Director, Percussion Instructor, and Drumset Performer Bernard Long, Jr. stops by to talk about band directing in Illinois and Missouri, working at Lindenwood University (MO) and starting band programs in urban high schools (02:55), his extensive job responsibilities at Normandy High School (MO) (18:25), his work with the PAS Diversity Alliance, the importance of HBCU drumlines, and the physical challenges of show-style drumming (30:00), growing up just outside of St. Louis and making connections to folks at an early age (42:30), going to Northern Illinois University of undergrad (51:45), going to Michigan State University for grad school (01:06:40), teaching at Stillman College (AL) for a year (01:15:30), and settles in for the Random Ass Questions, including segments on equity, the Drumline movies, Magic Johnson, horseback riding, and the genius of Stevie Wonder (01:24:00).

Finishing with a Rave on the 2022 film Everything Everywhere All At Once (01:50:30).

Links:

Article on Bernard Long, Jr.

Bernard Long, Jr.’s Linked In account

Bernard Long Elementary School

Skyview Drive-In (Belleville, IL)

Stillman College (AL) Marching Band

Bryan Carter

Moolah Shriners

Normandy High School playing at the 2015 Liberty Bowl

Northern Illinois University Jazz Camp

Hotel Majestic in St. Louis

Marvin Sparks, Jr. on the podcast

Jameal Williams

Poncho Williams

Terreon Gully

Matt Henry on the podcast

Ron Modell

Teddy Hall, Jr. on the podcast

Glenn Miller Orchestra

Drumline trailer

Drumline 2 trailer

Atomic Habits - James Clear

Steph Curry highlights

Magic Johnson highlights

Randy Gelispie

Kehinde Wiley

Amy Sherald

Songs in the Key of Life documentary

“Sir Duke” - Stevie Wonder

“Superstition” - Stevie Wonder

“Higher Ground” - Stevie Wonder

“Signed Sealed Delivered” - Stevie Wonder

“You Haven’t Done Nothing” - Stevie Wonder

Raves:

Everything Everywhere All At Once trailer

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 290 - Laura Noah

April 28, 2022 Pete Zambito

Orchestral Timpanist, Percussionist, and Percussion Professor Laura Noah stops by to talk about her busy schedule of performing and teaching all over Alabama, Mississippi, and Florida (03:10), following her creative pursuits during the first part of COVID (19:50), her work with the PAS Diversity Alliance (25:25), growing up in Centreville (AL), growing up in the Funeral Home business, Drum Corps, the Aspen Music Festival, and getting connected to Peabody (29:50), going to the University of Alabama for undergrad, and explaining the differences between Goodman school vs. the Duff school (46:25), going to Peabody (MD) for her Master’s, studying with Jonathan Haas, and living in Baltimore (56:30), and settles in for the Random Ass Questions, with sections on auditions, Marie Kondo, Dave Ramsey, Stargate SG1, and Mahler 2 (01:13:30).

Finishing with a Rave on Pete’s recent trip back to Wake Forest University for an Orchestra Reunion Concert (01:40:00).

Links:

Laura Noah’s website

Laura Noah’s University of Mobile page

Laura Noah’s University of West Florida page

Laura Noah’s Innovative Percussion page

Sean Noah’s McGill-Toolen page

Symphony No. 104 (“London”) - Franz Josef Haydn

“Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage” - Ludwig van Beethoven

PAS Diversity Alliance

My Girl trailer

The Planets - Gustav Holst

Suite from The Firebird - Igor Stravinsky

Symphony No. 5, 4th movement - Dmitri Shostakovich

Phantom Regiment 1996

Grand Canyon Suite - Ferde Grofé

Blue Shades - Frank Ticheli

String Quartet No. 4 : “Allegro Pizzicato” - Bela Bartok

Tom Brady’s Michigan highlights

Green Lantern trailer

The Total Money Makeover - Dave Ramsey

The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up - Marie Kondo

“Roll Tide” Commercial

Tate Modern

Stargate SG1 TV Series

Symphony No. 2: Finale - Gustav Mahler

The Ukranian National Anthem

Raves:

Wake Forest University’s Orchestra Homepage

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 289 - John R. Beck

April 21, 2022 Pete Zambito

University of North Carolina School of the Arts (UNCSA) Percussion Professor John R. Beck stops by to talk about UNCSA, behavioral health drumming and symphonies (02:30), his teaching position and how it’s evolved over the years (12:25), gigging in orchestras (28:15), taking sabbatical replacement jobs at colleges for many years (37:00), growing up in Rochester, NY, his musician parents, “half-ironmans”, and learning from Ruth and Bill Cahn (51:00), doing his undergrad at Oberlin (OH) with Michael Rosen (01:03:40), studying at Eastman (NY) with his father, John H. Beck, for a year, then working for the Marine Band, along with discussions of rarely played literature and “long hair wigs” (01:10:00), freelancing outside of Marine Band, playing with the Jack Daniels Band, and recovering from personal tragedy (01:30:45), and settles in for the Random Ass Questions (01:39:25).

Finishing with a Rave on Martin Duberman’s 1989 biography of Paul Robeson (01:50:40).

Links:

John R. Beck’s website

John R. Beck’s UNCSA page

Winston-Salem Symphony

Greensboro Symphony

PAS Health & Wellness

Bowman Gray Health Center

Peripheral Neuropathy

Midland-Odessa Symphony & Chorale

Wake Forest’s world music ensembles

Eastman Community Music School

Ironman 70.3 North Carolina

Howard Hanson

Pleiades - Iannis Xenakis

“Pieces of Wood” - Steve Reich

“Variations on Japanese Children’s Songs” - Keiko Abe

1983 Beirut Barracks Bombings

Michael Burritt

Steve Gadd

Christopher Lamb

“Meditation Preludes” - William Duckworth

“Sonata for Timpani” - John H. Beck

“Ever-Livin’ Rhythm” - Neil B. Rolnick

Concerto for Marimba and Strings - Emmanuel Sejourne

“March” - Elliot Carter

“Mirage” - Yasuo Sueyoshi

“Torse III” - Akira Miyoshi

“White Knuckle Stroll” - Casey Cangelosi

“Furioso and Valse” - Earl Hatch

“Etude in C Major” - Clair Musser

“Nola” - Felix Arndt

Scott Ney

Bill Moersch on the podcast

Las Vegas Musicians Strike

“Yellow After the Rain” - Mitchell Peters

A Few Good Men trailer

Rocky Horror Picture Show trailer

Encyclopedia of Percussion - John H. Beck

The Inner Game of Tennis - Timothy Gallwey

Chihuly Garden and Glass

Raves:

Paul Robeson - Martin Duberman

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 288 - James Lindroth

April 14, 2022 Pete Zambito

Northeastern State University (OK) Percussion and Music Education professor James Lindroth stops by to talk about his job at NSU, gigging in OK, and negotiating tactics for jobs (04:00), his PASIC 2021 presentation on Health and Wellness for percussionists and his physician wife and her influence on his research (19:15) growing up outside Boston, being a first generation college student, being taught by working musicians, and his undergrad years at Berklee (MA) and UMass-Lowell (28:15), going to infantry school out of undergrad then heading back to UMass-Lowell for the master’s (48:30), teaching high school band and orchestra and playing and recording as a bar band (57:00), getting his Ph.D. at the University of South Florida, the personal challenges of getting that degree, and music arranging (01:09:30), and the Random Ass Questions, with comments on the Marching Arts, the “Lindroth Hockey Podcast”, John Williams, James Bond books and movies, and his father’s artwork (01:19:45).

Finishing with a Rave on the 1979 film The Fish that Saved Pittsburgh (01:49:00).

Links:

James Lindroth’s NSUOK page

James Lindroth’s PASIC page

Salem Witch Trails

Broken Arrow (OK) bands

Polyrhythms - Peter Magadini

JFK - opening credits

Gordon Stout

Ivan Trevino on the podcast

Mark Ford

“Freeze Frame” - J. Geils Band

“Voices Carry” - Til Tuesday

“Surrender” - Cheap Trick

Oklahoma!

“Almost Like Being in Love” - Brigadoon

Lindroth Hockey Podcast

Tulsa Oilers

Ian Fleming

Man’s Search for Meaning - Viktor Frankl

On Her Majesty’s Secret Service - Ian Fleming

Frank Epstein

Tom Gauger

Raves:

The Fish that Saved Pittsburgh trailer

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 287 - David Steinquest

March 31, 2022 Pete Zambito

Austin Peay State University (TN) Percussion Professor David Steinquest stops by to talk about his life at Austin Peay and “being the old guy” (02:50), Austin Peay’s place in TN, previous students, and what has and has not changed there (21:00), growing up in Tennessee and Alabama with a musician/academic father, and his early percussion experiences (38:00), going to NE Louisiana University for undergrad (59:05), the University of Michigan for the Master’s (01:07:10), his time in the Army Band at West Point, performing for “dinner formations”, and going to NYC for many musical experiences (01:22:00), and finishing with the Random Ass Questions, including segments on impersonations, Michael Jordan and Tom Brady, Stephen King, and Osvaldo Golijov (01:35:00).

Finishing with a Rave on the 2021 film CODA (02:00:40).

Links:

David Steinquest’s Austin Peay homepage

Overton Alford

Andrea Brown on the podcast

Kevin Bobo on the podcast

Don Sinta

Interlochen Center for the Arts

Chal Ragsdale on the podcast

Aaron Ragsdale on the podcast

Ron Fink

Al Wojtera

“Meditation and Dance” - David Steinquest

Lonnie Wilson

Eddie Bayers

“Love for Sale” - Buddy Rich Big Band

Chet Hedgecoth

Straight System of Modern Drumming - Edward Straight

“Furioso and Valse” - Earl Hatch

“Colour My World” - Chicago

“Pick Up the Pieces” - Average White Band

“Lonely People” - America

“Waltz for Debby” - Bill Evans Trio

“C Jam Blues” - Oscar Peterson Trio

James Pankow

Jack White

Jay Bocook

Concertino for Marimba - Paul Creston

Sonata for Marimba and Piano - Peter Tanner

“Variations on Lost Love” - David Maslanka

Leigh Howard Stevens

“Praeludium and Allegro” - Fritz Kreisler

“Sonata for Flute and Piano” - Robert Muczynski

Gordon Stout

John H. Beck

“Ku-Ka-Ilimoku” - Christopher Rouse

“Ogoun Badagris” - Christopher Rouse

H. Robert Reynolds

Anthony Orlando

Schermerhorn Symphony Hall

John S. Pratt

Bob Mintzer

Appalachian Spring - Aaron Copland/Martha Graham

Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra

Peter Erskine

1990s Bulls

Tom Brady

Cold Mountain trailer

Dumb and Dumber trailer

Diana Galbaldon - Outlander

The Green Mile - Stephen King

The Stand - Stephen King

On Writing - Stephen King

La Pasión Según San Marcos - Osvaldo Golijov

Raves:

CODA trailer

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 286 - Joshua Simonds, 2022

March 24, 2022 Pete Zambito

Percussive Arts Society (PAS) Executive Director Joshua Simonds returns to talk about pre-pandemic PAS, the PAS Museum, and Rhythm Scene (03:00), running PASIC 2020 remotely, having PASIC 2021 in-person, and the Society’s vaccine mandate (13:15), the move towards Regional Days of Percussion this spring (52:40), the work of the PAS Diversity Alliance (58:50), and a shortened Random Ass Questions segment on Los Angeles sports, 1980s music and other items (01:17:15).

Finishing with a Rave on the 2021 film King Richard (01:32:40).

Links:

Joshua Simonds on the podcast in 2017

PAS Board of Advisors, Executive Board, and Staff

American Alliance of Museums

Marco Minnemann

Evelyn Glennie

Gavin Harrison

London Symphony Orchestra

Cavaliers Drum Corps

David Herbert

Kodo

Bonnie Whiting on the podcast

Lee Hinkle

Chris Hanning

Michael Burritt

PAS Diversity Alliance

Elizabeth DeLamater on the podcast

Heather Sloan on the podcast

Julie Hill on the podcast

Gonzaga - UCLA 2021 Final Four

L.A. Dodgers win 2020 World Series

L.A. Lakers win 2020 NBA Championship

“Copacabana” - Barry Manilow

Keio Stroud

Amanda Gorman at the 2021 Inauguration

Raves:

King Richard trailer

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 285 - Marcelina Suchocka

March 17, 2022 Pete Zambito

Orchestral and Chamber Percussionist Marcelina Suchocka stops by to talk about her work with the New World Symphony in Miami, Pathos Trio, Excelsis Quartet, recording Björk, and living in Miami (02:30), growing up in Bialystock, Poland, the immigrant experience of moving to Chicago, and the Percussion Scholarship Group (22:50), attending the Manhattan School of Music (NY) for undergrad (43:00), staying for her master’s at MSM, NYC Art Museums and food, taking the road less traveled, and maintaining mental health (54:45), and stays around for the Random Ass Questions segment (01:10:00).

Finishing with a Rave on David Mitchell’s 2010 novel The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet (01:27:30).

Links:

Marcelina Suchocka’s New World Symphony page

Pathos Trio

Excelsis Percussion Quartet

Evan Chapman on the podcast

Britton-Rene Collins

“Hyperballad” - Björk (percussion cover)

BADBADNOTGOOD on NPR Tiny Desk

Bialystock Puppet Theater

Powerpuff Girls theme song

The Percussion Scholarship Group

Raves:

The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet - David Mitchell

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 284 - Marco Schirripa

March 10, 2022 Pete Zambito

University of Texas – Rio Grande Valley Percussion Professor Marco Schirippa stops by to talk about teaching at UTRGV and getting the tenure-track job (2:40), growing up in Syracuse, NY, having parents in the stand-up comedy business, having an older brother in music, video games and pro hockey (18:50), going to Ithaca College (NY) for undergrad and getting a degree in theory along the way (38:35), working at Target before getting his master’s and doctorate at Indiana University, along with discussion of “intentional playing” (51:00), teaching at Tennessee Tech as an adjunct, finishing up the doctorate, and job-related stress (01:10:45), and finishing with the Random Ass Questions segment (01:22:00).

Finishing with a Rave on the 2021 film The Worst Person in the World (01:46:15).

Links:

Marco Schirripa’s homepage

Joe W. Moore III on the podcast

Mark Ramirez

Daniel Hunter-Holly

Kevin Bobo on the podcast

Colin Hill on the podcast

“Black Sphinx” - Leander Kaiser

“Velocities” - Joseph Schwantner (played by Ji Hye Jung)

Heartland Marimba

“Merlin” - Andrew Thomas

Jackass Forever trailer

Balls of Fury trailer

Borderlands 2 trailer

Dana Wilson

Final Fantasy 7 Remake trailer

Life is Strange trailer

Raves:

The Worst Person in the World trailer

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 283 - Mike Sammons (Part 2)

March 3, 2022 Pete Zambito

University of Utah Percussion Professor Mike Sammons returns to talk more about this undergraduate experience at Florida, Utah’s Drumline, and being a band director’s son (02:25), going to the University of Arizona for his master’s and doctorate (28:00), and going through the Random Ass Questions, including rolling on marimba, playing pickup basketball, parenting books, and paying attention to nature (36:10).

FInishing with a Rave on the 2021 film Drive My Car (01:04:10).

Links:

Part 1 with Mike Sammons

Mike Sammons’s Utah page

Norman Weinberg on the podcast

Teaching Percussion - Gary Cook

CrossTalk

Cantata para America Magica - Alberto Ginastera

Lex - Mark Rush

Josh Armstrong on the podcast

Elf: The Musical

Aladdin: The Musical

Babywise

The Gift of Failure - Jessica Lahey

Antifragile - Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Nicole Detling

Raves:

Drive My Car trailer

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 282 - Mike Sammons (Part 1)

February 24, 2022 Pete Zambito

University of Utah Percussion Professor Mike Sammons stops by to ask Pete some questions about the podcast (03:05) before talking about his gig at Utah, performing locally, working at South Alabama, and how he’s built a community (06:50), growing up in Vero Beach, FL, NASA, having parents as band directors, finding ways to teach and connect, and being able to learn (39:15), his beginning percussion years, teaching philosophies, and the Treasure Coast Percussion Camp (56:00) and briefly discusses aspects of his time in undergrad at the University of Florida (01:14:00).

Finishing with a Rave on the 2022 Tour for the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, directed by Wynton Marsalis (01:18:05).

Links:

Mike Sammons’s webpage

Mike Sammons’ Utah page

Mean Girls musical

Flight Opera trailer

Danny Taylor

Aladdin musical

Paul Buyer on the podcast

Kingsbury Hall

Pioneer Theater, Utah

Doug Wolf

“Stained Glass” - David Gillingham

“Crown of Thorns” - David Maslanka

Rite of Spring - Igor Stravinsky

Suite from The Firebird - Igor Stravinsky

Four Corners National Monument

Yellowstone National Park

Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park

Taylor Keown

James Sammons

National Conference on Percussion Pedagogy

Billy Gladstone drum pad

N.A.R.D. 13 Essential Rudiments

Treasure Coast Percussion

Ken Broadway

David Waybright

Gary Cook

Norman Weinberg on the podcast

Raves:

Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra 2022 Tour

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 281 - Kyle Peters

February 17, 2022 Pete Zambito

Composer, Performer, and Eastman Community Music School Percussion Director Kyle Peters stops by to talk about his gig and life in Rochester (02:45), getting into composing (15:00), growing up in New York - upstate (28:10), studying at SUNY-Potsdam for undergrad (40:30), getting his master’s at Eastman (52:30), and settles in for the Random Ass Questions, including sections on percussionists as composers, Lord of the Rings, and Stephen Sondheim (01:03:30).

Finishing with a Rave on Ron Chernow’s Alexander Hamilton (01:26:00).

Links:

Kyle Peters

Kristen Shiner McGuire on the podcast

Roberts Weslyan percussion

George Eastman

Eastman Community Music School

Michael Burritt

Charles Ross

Jim Petercsak

“Yellow After the Rain” - Mitchell Peters

Cameron Leach

“Memories” - Kyle Peters

Andrea Venet on the podcast

Hannah Weaver on the podcast

Connor Stevens on the podcast

“Virginia Tate” - Paul Smadbeck

World of Warcraft

“Ballet Mécanique” - George Antheil

“Toccata” - Carlos Chavez

“Ionisation” - Edgard Varése

“Third Construction” - John Cage

Megan Arns on the podcast

John W. Parks IV on the podcast

The Two Towers trailer

Mark Ruffalo

Chris Pratt

Parks and Recreation

The Witcher - Andrzej Sapkowski

No Country for Old Gnomes - Delilah S. Dawson

“Another Hundred People” from Company - Stephen Sondheim

“Sunday in the Park with George” - Stephen Sondheim

Sondheim on Music - Mark Eden Horowitz

Raves:

Alexander Hamilton - Ron Chernow

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 280 - John Wooton (Part 2)

February 10, 2022 Pete Zambito

Southern Miss Percussion Professor “Dr. Throwdown” John Wooton returns to talk about his undergrad and master’s degrees, Drumline Competitions, and thoughts on band directing (02:30), and gets into the Random Ass Questions, discussing marimba techniques, Roger Federer as an analogy for percussion performance, Impressions, great PASIC performances, and great visual art (21:20).

Finishing with a Rave on the 2021 film The Last Duel (01:02:20).

Links:

Part 1 with John Wooton

John Wooton’s USM page

The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman - Ernest J. Gaines

A Lesson Before Dying - Ernest J. Gaines

Phantom Regiment

Bridgemen

Blue Devils

Todd Meehan on the podcast

Todd Meehan’s Marimba Moves video

Dana Carvey’s Guitar Humor

“Coffee Break” - Mark Ford

Wolfman Jack in American Graffiti

Roger Federer vs. Rafa Nadal, 2017 Australian Open final

Bjorn Borg vs. John McEnroe, 1980 Wimbledon final

Ivan Lendl vs. Pete Sampras, 1990 US Open Quarterfinal

“The Sailing Boat” - Claude Monet

“The Kiss” - Gustav Klimt

“Bone Alphabet” - Ferneyhough

Cort McClaren

Raves:

The Last Duel trailer

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 279 - John Wooton (Part 1)

February 3, 2022 Pete Zambito

University of Southern Mississippi Percussion Professor John Wooton stops by to, first, have Pete talk about this podcast (03:00) before getting to Southern Miss, Drumeo, and his marching and drumline activities (06:45), getting the job at Southern Miss, working at the University of Iowa to finish his doctorate, and setting up the steel band program (26:45), being the Institutional Memory at Southern Miss and the importance of “functional theory” (51:00), and growing up in Louisiana, being gifted a vibraphone, Marty Hurley, Phantom Regiment, and the dangers of playing pick-up basketball at an advanced age (01:00:00).

Finishing with a Rave on the 2020 film documentary Time (01:24:40).

Links:

John Wooton’s website

John Wooton’s Southern Miss page

Josanne Francis on the podcast

Tony Miceli

Tom Davis, percussionist

Dr. Tom Davis, basketball coach

Southern Miss Steel Pan Orchestra (SoMiSPO)

John Wooton on Drumeo

“Right Place Wrong Time” - Dr. John

“Beer Barrel Polka” - Frank Yankovic

Marty Hurley

Buddy Rich on the Muppet Show

“Yellow After the Rain” - Mitchell Peters

“Two Mexican Dances” - Gordon Stout

John W. Parks IV on the podcast

Troy Breaux

1989 Phantom Regiment DCI Show

Raves:

Time (2020) trailer

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 278 - Caitlin Jones

January 27, 2022 Pete Zambito

Freelancing Percussionist, Educator, and Performer Caitlin Jones stops by to talk about teaching Adjunct at Lee University (TN), performing locally, her Social Media presence, and what it means to be a young artist (02:30), her time so far on the PAS Health and Wellness Committee and her career as a personal and group fitness trainer (22:50), growing up in Cocoa, FL, getting steel band experience in high school, and her years running on the cross country team (35:40), her undergrad at the University of Florida under Ken Broadway and her master’s at Lee University under Andy Harnsberger (43:45), her doctoral work and training at the University of South Carolina with Scott Herring and hitting a mental wall early on there (58:00), and settles in for the Random Ass Questions, including commentary on great percussion performances, Harry Potter, and Will Ferrell (01:17:25).

Finishing with a Rave on a recent WTF with Marc Maron Podcast Episode with Bob Spitz (01:40:35).

Links:

Caitlin Jones Malletech page

Caitlin Jones’s Instagram page

Andy Harnsberger

Tom Hurst

Lee University

Jeff Calissi on the podcast

Schwinn Certification

Darin “Dutch” Workman

Danielle Moreau on the podcast

Tim Tebow highlights

Urban Meyer at Florida

Janis Potter

“Azure” - Michael Burritt

“Departures” - Emmanuel Sejourne

“Burritt Variations” - Alejandro Viñao

“Tangaroa” - Gareth Farr

Sympatico Percussion Group

Beyond Talent - Angela Myles Beeching

J. Daniel Jenkins

Peter Lea

“Thinking Songs” - Lukas Ligeti

Theory of African Music - Gerhard Kubik

Ji Hye Jung

“Velocities” - Joseph Schwantner

“Merlln” - Andrew Thomas

Harry Potter

The Book of Eli trailer

Dumb and Dumber trailer

Talladega Nights trailer

Kicking & Screaming trailer

The Wedding Singer trailer

Blended trailer

Harry Potter 20th Anniversary trailer

Florida Basketball 2007 NCAA championship

Patric Young highlights

Swamp Symphony

Nancy Zeltsman

Sandbox Percussion

Raves:

WTF Podcast - Bob Spitz

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 277 - Cara Wildman, 2021/2022

January 20, 2022 Pete Zambito

Percussionist, Educator, and Bodhran performer Cara Wildman returns to talk about her (then) upcoming PASIC presentation, session etiquette, and the living art of Folk Music (03:05), going full bore in bodhran playing and teaching, using social media, virtual clinics, and inventive teaching uses of Crisco (27:30), leaving Elementary School teaching (40:00), her PASIC experience after the presentation (47:00), the Christmas tour she was on in December (54:05), and does a shorter version of the Random Ass Questions (01:03:00).

Finishing with a Rave on the 2021 film Queen Bees (01:15:55).

Links:

Cara Wildman’s homepage

Cara’s 2018 appearance on the podcast

Cara Wildman’s instagram page

“Party in the U.S.A.” - Miley Cyrus

Robin McKinley

The Hero and the Crown - Robin McKinley

O’Flaherty Irish Music Retreat

“Christmas Eve” Reel

Robert’s Western World

John C. Campbell Folk School

Scratch Off Map

David Hale’s “Hope” Mural

Raves:

Queen Bees trailer

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 276 - Elizabeth DeLamater, 2021

January 13, 2022 Pete Zambito

Percussionist and Educator Elizabeth DeLamater returns to the podcast to discuss the Percussive Arts Society Diversity Panel Session she hosted at PASIC 2021 on “Percussion is for Everybody”, and discusses some of the other Diversity Events that happened at PASIC (02:50), getting COVID in late 2019 and the long-term effects from that (31:10), her continued professional activities and getting vaccinated (48:45), and a brief Random Ass Questions segment on The Go-Go’s, Jesmyn Ward, Min Jin Lee, Reservation Dogs, Summer of Soul, and her love of nature (57:30).

Finishing with a Rave on the 2021 documentary All Madden (01:10:05).

Links:

Elizabeth DeLamater’s 2019 appearance on the podcast (and Part 2)

PAS Diversity Alliance

Oliver Molina on the podcast

Buster Bailey

“In Too Deep” - Belinda Carlisle

“We Got The Beat” - The Go-Go’s

The Go-Go’s trailer

Sing, Unburied, Sing - Jesmyn Ward

Pachinko - Min Jin Lee

Reservation Dogs trailer

Summer of Soul trailer

Raves:

All Madden trailer

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 275 - Oliver Molina, 2021

January 6, 2022 Pete Zambito

Northwestern State University (LA) Percussion Professor and Band Director Oliver Molina returns to talk about his 2021 PASIC New Literature Ensemble Session, and his group winning the Chamber Competition at PASIC in 2019 (03:40), updates at NWSU, his son’s birth, finishing his doctorate, and his PAS Education Committee Chair responsibilities (28:50), and goes through a shortened version of the Random Ass Questions, including discussions of Karaoke, Kids TV Shows, Atomic Habits, and “In Tenderness” (52:35).

Finishing with a Rave on the conclusion of the HBO Series Insecure (01:06:00).

Links:

Oliver Molina on the podcast in 2017

Oliver Molina’s homepage

Oliver Molina’s 2021 Midwest Band Clinic Presentation

Oliver Molina’s Northwestern State Page

Joe W. Moore III on the podcast

Andrea Venet on the podcast

Francisco Perez on the podcast

Dave Hall on the podcast

“Archipelagos” - Dave Hall

Brad Meyer on the podcast

Emily Tannert Patterson on the podcast

Alexis C. Lamb on the podcast

“Merlin”, movement 2 - Andrew Thomas

“Marimba D’Amore” - Keiko Abe

“Tequila” - The Champs

That Thing You Do! trailer

Bluey

Gumball

Atomic Habits - James Clear

“In Tenderness” - CITIZENS

“Hide and Seek” - Regina Price

“Fix You” - Coldplay

Raves:

Insecure

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 274 - Quintin Mallette (Part 2)

December 30, 2021 Pete Zambito

Quintin Mallette returns to talk about his time at the University of Georgia for his grad degrees and his amazing experience learning under Tim Adams (05:00), how he created a career after his doctorate, “all music is film scoring”, and his convoluted path to his job at Fayetteville State (NC) (20:50), and settles in for the Random Ass Questions, including talk of canon formation, his love of Rom-Coms, a list of book recommendations, the Cleveland Browns, and Anna Karenina (42:50).

Finishing with a Rave on the podcast The Plot Thickens (01:19:40).

Links:

Part 1 with Quintin Mallette

Quintin Mallette’s Website

Tim Adams

Tony McCutcheon

“Ionisation” - Edgard Varése

Symphony No. 9 - Ludwig van Beethoven

Symphony No. 100 - Franz Josef Haydn

Pierrot Luniare, mvt. 1 - Arnold Schoenberg

“Mirage” - Yasuo Sueyoshi

Violin Concerto - Piotr Tchaikovsky