Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 309 - John Lawless

September 8, 2022 Pete Zambito

Kennesaw State University (GA) Percussion Professor and Freelance Percussionist John Lawless stops by to talk about his teaching gigs, the local gigging scene, and the Atlanta Percussion Trio (03:30), growing up in the Atlanta area, getting started in percussion, and training for triathlons (23:45), his college years at Georgia State and years after undergrad teaching college, performing, his golf background, and more about the Percussion Trio (48:20), and finishes with the Random Ass Questions (01:07:45).

Finishing with a Rave on the 1999 novel Girl With a Pearl Earring (01:23:25).

Links:

John Lawless’s Kennesaw State page

John Lawless’s Innovative Percussion page

Marcus Hawkins’ appearance on the podcast in 2022

Jack Bell

Robert Shaw

Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

Claire Kenney

Scott Douglas

Steve Hemphill’s appearance on the podcast in 2020

Bruno Kirby in City Slickers

Chris Deviney

Rory McIlroy

Somewhere in Time trailer

Friday the 13th trailer

Augusta National

The Joy of Music - Leonard Bernstein

Pictures at an Exhibition - Modest Mussorgsky

Silent Night - Kevin Puts and Mark Campbell

Raves:

Girl with a Pearl Earring - Tracy Chevalier

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 308 - Scott Herring

September 1, 2022 Pete Zambito

University of South Carolina Percussion Professor Scott Herring stops by to talk about the USC position, doubled-up performances at PASIC, the promotion process, and the Sympatico Percussion Group (03:00), growing up in NC, early drumset and percussion years, and time spent playing tennis (24:15), going to East Carolina University for undergrad (35:40), getting his Masters and Doctorate at Northwestern University (IL), teaching at Emporia State (KS), and getting to USC (44:25), and finishing with the Random Ass Questions segment, including sections on challenging marimba literature, Star Wars, golf, and Malcolm Gladwell (01:10:25).

Finishing with a Rave on the 2021 documentary Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, A Journey, A Song (01:38:30).

Links:

Scott Herring’s USC page

Sympatico Percussion Group

Rosewind Duo

Bailey Seabury

Jim Hall

Emily Lemmerman on the podcast in 2019

“Girls, Girls, Girls” - Mötley Crüe

“Round and Round” - RATT

Billy Cobham

Even in the Odds - Ralph Humphrey

A Change of Seasons - Dream Theater

“Tom Sawyer” - Rush

Dave Albert playing “Sing Sing Sing”

Christopher Deane

Harold Jones

“Yellow After The Rain” - Mitchell Peters

“Rain Dance” - Alice Gomez

“Merlin” - Andrew Thomas

Angela Zator Nelson

North Carolina Teaching Fellows

Michael Burritt

Stevens Marimba Seminar

Thomas Burritt’s 2021 appearance on the podcast

Jeremy Fitzsimons

Stephen Peterson

Rodney Dorsey

Thom Hasenplug’s 2019 appearance on the podcast

Outliers - Malcolm Gladwell

Revisioinist History podcast

The Beatles in Hamburg, Germany

“March” - Elliott Carter

“Three Shells” - Christopher Deane

Raves:

Hallelujah trailer

“Hallelujah” - Jeff Buckley

“Hallelujah” - Shrek Scene

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 307 - Emily Miclon (Part 2)

August 25, 2022 Pete Zambito

Recent Mizzou Masters of Percussion Performance Graduate Emily Miclon returns to talk about her upcoming studies in India and what it took to get to go (02:00) and takes a turn through the Random Ass Questions, including commentary on women in percussion, reading for fun, and listening to podcasts by comedians (20:45).

Finishing with a Rave on the 2019 documentary film Billie (41:00).

Links:

Part 1 with Emily Miclon

Emily Miclon’s Wildlight Publications page

Emily Miclon’s 2022 Masters Recital

The Frank Huntington Beebe Fund

Mark Twain Fellowship

Yousif Sheronick

Glen Velez

Drawful

Pretty Woman trailer

The Revenant trailer

Becoming - Michelle Obama

Johnny Cash: The Life - Robert Hilburn

Open Book - Jessica Simpson

“Toxic” - Britney Spears

Dear Chelsea podcast

Oops podcast

JTrain Podcast

Girls Gotta Eat podcast

Maria Bamford

Raves:

Billie documentary trailer

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 306 - Emily Miclon (Part 1)

August 18, 2022 Pete Zambito

Mizzou Masters Degree in Percussion Performance Graduate Emily Miclon stops by to talk about her Masters recital, Assistantship, teaching Percussion Techniques and Percussion Ensemble, and organizing the So Percussion residency (05:00), leading the Mizzou Student IDE Collective, performing outside of Mizzou, and playing a lot of new music (20:00), growing up in Connecticut, her piano background, having a life outside of music, being High School Class President, and her theater background (30:45), going to Eastern Connecticut State University (ECSU) for her undergrad and studying with Jeff Calissi (51:15), and getting to Mizzou, working under Megan Arns, and staying for a third year with other Masters graduates (01:09:00).

Finishing with a Rave on the 2022 film Marcel the Shell With Shoes On (01:25:45).

Links:

Emily Miclon’s Wildlight Publications page

Emily Miclon’s Master’s Degree Recital in 2022

Jennifer Jolley

Valerie Naranjo

Drew Worden’s 2016 appearance on the podcast

“Cranes” - Tigue

So Percussion

Peter Lea

Alfred’s Premier Piano Course

Faber Piano Adventures

The Missouri Symphony

Missouri Contemporary Ballet

Wontanara

Emmanuel Agbeli

Jeff Calissi’s 2017 appearance on the podcast

“Revolutionary Etude” - Frederic Chopin

“Liebstraum No.3” - Franz Liszt

“Rain Dance” - Alice Gomez

Concerto for Vibraphone - Nathan Daughtrey

“March” - Elliot Carter

Megan Arns on the podcast in 2016

Michael Burritt

Gordon Stout

“Sextet” - Steve Reich

Cort McClaren on the podcast in 2022

Stephen Landy on the podcast in 2022

Jordan Nielsen on the podcast in 2022

Raves:

Marcel the Shell With Shoes On trailer

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 305 - Caleb Pickering

August 11, 2022 Pete Zambito

Percussionist, Composer, Podcaster, and Northwest Missouri State University (NWMSU) Percussion and Theory Professor Caleb Pickering stops by to talk about his school responsibilities, living in Missouri, and NWMSU’s sports powerhouses (02:40), his composition career and getting into self-publishing (24:00), his work with the @Percussion Podcast (35:00), growing up in Paris ,TX, Texas band, video gaming, and playing in punk and metal bands in high school (43:25), undergrad years at Texas A&M-Commerce (59:34), master’s degree time at UNLV and living in Las Vegas (01:05:50), teaching in Texas after his master’s, then heading to James Madison University (VA) for his doctorate, along with discussions of his dissertation on Percussion Methods classes (01:19:45), and finally finishing with the Random Ass Questions (01:40:35).

Finishing with a Rave on the 2022 film Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris (01:57:45).

Links:

Caleb Pickering’s website

Caleb Pickering’s NWMSU page

Katy Strickland

Casey Cangelosi’s 2017 appearance on the podcast

Aaron Trumbore

Artifact Percussion

Karli Viña’s 2019 appearance on the podcast

Ben Charles’ 2017 appearance on the podcast

Ksenija Komljenovic’s 2020 appearance on the podcast

Pearl Export Snare Drum Series

NWMSU’s football program

NWMSU’s men’s basketball program

RTX 3060 Graphics Card

So Percussion Summer Institute

“Drift” - Caleb Pickering

C. Alan Publications

“Dreadnought” - Caleb Pickering

“Post Sunrise” - Caleb Pickering

Nathan Daughtrey’s 2021 appearance on the podcast

Tim Genis

Ted Atkatz

Kaylie Brooke

Paris, Texas trailer

Eiffel Tower in Paris, TX

Jesus in Cowboy Boots

Brian Zator’s 2017 appearance on the podcast

“You’re So Last Summer” - Taking Back Sunday

“I’m Not Okay” - My Chemical Romance

“All the Small Things” - blink-182

“Duality” - Slipknot

“Divisionary” - ERRA

“Master of Puppets” - Metallica

“46 and 2” - Tool

Aaron Ragsdale’s 2017 appearance on the podcast

John Lane

Russell Lancaster

Teaching Percussion - Gary Cook

Book of Percussion Pedagogy - Cort McClaren

Percussion Essentials - John H. Beck

Soulsborne games

Elden Ring

La Casa Lobo trailer

Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2022 trailer

Performing in the Zone - Jon Gorrie

H.P. Lovecraft

“Raise the Roof” - Michael Daugherty

“Berserker” - Caleb Pickering

Raves:

Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris trailer

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 304 - Andy Harnsberger

August 4, 2022 Pete Zambito

Lee University (TN) Percussion Professor Andy Harnsberger stops by to talk about his job responsibilities, programming and practicing for 40+ solo concerts a year while also composing, and the importance of sightreading (02:30), more about the students who come to Lee and the challenges of recruiting there (24:30), the importance of physical and mental health for percussionists (31:00), growing up in Roanoke, VA, listening and playing drumset to Classic Rock, and his sports background (43:20), attending Virginia Commonwealth for his undergrad and master’s degrees (52:25), getting his doctorate at Eastman (01:11:15), and settles in for the Random Ass Questions, including more about sightreading, the evolution of marimba literature, kitchen accidents, and beating cancer (01:18:20).

Finishing with a Rave of appreciation on the life and career of Bill Russell (01:48:50).

Links:

Andy Harnsberger’s website

Caitlin Jones on the podcast in 2022

John H. Beck

“Merlin” - Andrew Thomas

“Night Rhapsody” - John Serry

“Toccata in E-Flat Minor” - Raymond Helble

“Words Unspoken” - Andy Harnsberger

Mr. Jack Daniel’s Silver Cornet Band

John R. Beck on the podcast in 2022

Chris Norton

Tommy Dobbs

“Stretching for Pain-Free Performance” - Andy Harnsberger

“Dance, Dance, Dance” - The Beach Boys

“Movin’ Out” - Billy Joel

“Tom Sawyer” - Rush

“Separate Ways” - Journey

Tony Williams

Elvin Jones

Rickey Henderson highlights

“Swinging at the Haven” - Ellis Marsalis

William Moersch on the podcast in 2019

She-e Wu

“Yellow After the Rain” - Mitchell Peters

“Two Mexican Dances” - Gordon Stout

Julie Spencer on the podcast in 2021

“Variations on Lost Love” - David Maslanka

“Grand Fantasy in C Major” - Raymond Helble

“Two Movements for Marimba” - Toshimitsu Tanaka

“Time for Marimba” - Minoru Miki

“Wind in the Bamboo Grove” - Keiko Abe

Thinking Songs - Lukas Ligeti

“Velocities” - Joseph Schwantner

Overture to “Colas Bruegnon” - Dmitri Kabalevsky

Susan Powell

Joseph Krygier

Blake Tyson

Ivan Trevino on the podcast in 2017

“Khan Variations” - Alejandro Viñao

Cort McClaren on the podcast in 2022

“Northern Lights” - Eric Ewazen

“Reflections on the Nature of Water” - Jacob Druckman

“Prelude No. 1” - Ney Rosauro

“Gordon’s Bicycle” - Kevin Bobo

Brian Nozny on the podcast in 2018

Rocky Balboa trailer

The Pink Chiquitas

Creed trailer

Harry Potter novels - JK Rowling

“Palmetto Moon” - Andy Harnsberger

Village Idiot Pizza

Piccola

Training Montage from Rocky

Raves:

Second Wind - Bill Russell

Jack Hamilton’s article on Bill Russell

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 303 - Jim Strain (Part 2)

July 28, 2022 Pete Zambito

Northern Michigan University’s Percussion Professor Jim Strain returns to talk about the links between his degree programs at Cincinnati Conservatory of Music and Eastman, some of his early gigs, and writing a full dissertation on xylophone (01:45), his years teaching at Kansas State University prior to heading to Indiana University (21:20), and the Random Ass Questions, including sections on equipment management, impressions of him during Band Day, old marching uniforms, Ben Franklin, Joe Montana, and his daughter’s artwork (29:45).

Finishing with a Rave on the 2020 novel Deacon King Kong (01:09:50).

Links:

Part 1 with Jim Strain

Jim Strain’s Northern Michigan page

Percussion Group Cincinnati

John H. Beck

Jack Brennan

“Knocking Piece” - Ben Johnston

“Getaway” - Earth, Wind and Fire

“25 or 6 to 4” - Chicago

“Go Down Gamblin’” - Blood, Sweat, & Tears

Joe Montana as a KC Chief

Richard Wagner’s Poetry

J.R.R. Tolkien

Dune (series) - Frank Herbert

Wayne Newton

Hit Like a Girl

Raves:

Deacon King Kong - James McBride

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 302 - Jim Strain (Part 1)

July 21, 2022 Pete Zambito

University of Northern Michigan Percussion Professor Jim Strain stops by to talk about his current job, working with local performing groups, the challenges of recruiting to his university, and his time as the Historian for the Percussive Arts Society (03:15), his first PAS Experiences, the National Conference on Percussion Pedagogy, and “when someone opens a door for you, walk through it” (25:00), growing up throughout the southern U.S., the impact of the Boy Scouts on his life, his musical beginnings, and the Texas band experience (36:00), and his undergrad and grad career at Arkansas State and the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, along with his high school teaching job in Arkansas (01:00:30).

Finishing with a Rave on the 2022 film The Batman (01:22:45).

Links:

Jim Strain’s Northern Michigan page

National Conference on Percussion Pedagogy

Marquette Symphony

Percussive Arts Society history

John H. Beck

Kathy Kastner on the podcast in 2017

Lisa Rogers on the podcast in 2017

Frank’s Drum Shop

Joe Shively

Cort McClaren on the podcast in 2022

Michael Bump

Mike Balter

Jared Spears

Chal Ragsdale on the podcast in 2017

Frank Shaffer

Vic Firth

Haskell Harr

Exploring Posts through the Boy Scouts

Blackearth Percussion Group

Percussion Group Cincinnati

Raves:

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 301 - Cort McClaren (Part 2)

July 14, 2022 Pete Zambito

Cort McClaren returns to talk about his middle school and high school teaching and his teaching philosophies (02:15), the teaching expectations in front of an ensemble, not playing your “hottest Licks”, my recent performance at NCPP 2022, and “how to bow and accept applause” (15:00), graduate student rep class, dissertation coaching, and learning how to write and think (30:00), starting the National Conference on Percussion Pedagogy (NCPP) (41:40), studying and teaching at Oklahoma University with Richard Gipson and having to buy a computer in the mid-1980s (54:20), and finishing with the Random Ass Questions, including sections on impressions (of him, by me), swimming during his childhood, and the author CJ Box (01:13:15).

Finishing with a Rave on the 2022 film The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent (01:33:20).

Links:

Part 1 with Cort McClaren

Cort McClaren’s C. Alan bio

Leigh Howard Stevens

Nathan Daughtrey’s most recent podcast appearance

Laura Franklin’s 2016 podcast appearance

Jeff Calissi’s 2017 podcast appearance

Danny Frye’s 2017 podcast appearance

Lisa Rogers 2017 podcast appearance

Lance Drege’s 2017 podcast appearance

“Send in the Clowns” - Stephen Sondheim

Brian West

Dr. Zhivago trailer

The Joe Pickett series - CJ Box

BF Skinner

“Misty” - Errol Garner

“Misty” - Oscar Peterson and Clark Terry

Raves:

The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent trailer

Pete's Percussion Podcast: EPISODE 300!!! - Cort McClaren (Part 1)

July 7, 2022 Pete Zambito

A Landmark Episode means a Landmark Guest! Pete’s Grad School (UNCG) Mentor Cort McClaren stops by to talk about his text The Book of Percussion Pedagogy and its beginnings (04:30), his effective way of running repertoire class (21:40), how his ideas of pedagogy and musicianship developed from his musical training in Hutchinson, Kansas, studying at Wichita State (KS) with J.C. Combs, teaching swimming lessons in high school, and watching other types of musical ensembles rehearse (33:00), the “push down” principle to performance and music learning, and the “four levels” (52:00), the beginnings of C. Alan Publications (01:03:15), and moving away from his active performing career while seeing that he was “born to be a teacher” (01:16:00).

Finishing with a professional Announcement and a Request (01:25:55).

Links:

Cort McClaren’s composer page at C. Alan Publications

C. Alan Publications

The Book of Percussion Pedagogy - Cort McClaren

National Conference on Percussion Pedagogy (NCPP)

Nathan Daughtrey on the podcast in 2020

Laura Franklin on the podcast in 2016

Teaching Percussion - Gary Cook

Percussion in the School Music Program - Al Payson

“Yellow After the Rain” - Mitchell Peters

J.C. Combs

Concertino for Marimba - Paul Creston

Manhattanville Music Curriculum Project (MMCP)

An Actor Prepares - Constantin Stanislavski

Inside the Actors Studio

Labanotation

Diabolic Variations - Raymond Helble

OU Percussion Press

Paschal Dances - David Gillingham

Stained Glass - David Gillingham

Heroes, Lost and Fallen - David Gillingham

Concerto for Marimba, Third Movement - David Long

Randy Kohlenberg

Mosaic (Professional Composer)

Raves:

PASIC 2022

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 299 - Marcus Hawkins

June 30, 2022 Pete Zambito

Georgia-Based Percussion Performer, Specialist, Educator and Media Company Owner Marcus Hawkins stops by to talk about his various gigs and work with Drum Corps (02:40), his professional beginnings and the finer points of playing drumset (14:50), Marcus Hawkins Media and working through the pandemic (22:10), growing up in Georgia, his early music training in church and early years with Winter Guard and Drum Corps (44:10), his undergrad years at Jacksonville State University and gigging outside for college (01:00:45), his post college life (01:15:50), and settles in for the Random Ass Questions on the techniques of sound, Outkast, great books and Yebba (01:21:40).

Finishing with a Rave of Appreciation for the passing of Long Island Youth Orchestra (LIYO) Emeritus Director Martin Dreiwitz (01:55:00).

Links:

Marcus Hawkins’ website

ALLIANCE Drum and Bugle Corps

Atlanta CV

Chris Romanowski

Spirit of Atlanta Drum Corps

Marcus Hawkins’ YouTube page

Matthew Jordan on the podcast

Music City Mystique

“Virginia Tate” - Paul Smadbeck

Speakerboxx/The Love Below - Outkast

Soul Food - Goodie Mob

Dungeon Family - WitchDoctor

Lost - Eightball

“Blessed” - Fred Hammond

Clint Gillespie

Tracy Tyler

JSU Marching Southerners Showcase 2021

“Funky Drummer” - Daru Jones

Donuts - J Dilla

Things Fall Apart - The Roots

Black Messiah - D’Angelo

Jacob Collier Tiny Desk concert

Megan Arns on the podcast

50 First Dates trailer

High School Musical trailer

Blue Like Jazz - Donald Miller

12 Rules for Life - Jordan Peterson

“Creep” - Radiohead

“The National Anthem” (Live) - Radiohead

Clausula

Species Counterpoint

“Hyperballad” - Björk

Olafur Arnalds

Yebba Tiny Desk Concert

Raves:

Long Island Youth Orchestra

Obituary of Martin Dreiwitz

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 298 - Jordan Nielsen (Part 2)

June 23, 2022 Pete Zambito

Recent Mizzou Percussion Graduate Jordan Nielsen returns to talk more about working with his fellow grad assistants and working on difficult chamber music (02:30), the “portfolio career” he’s putting together in town in the near future (12:40), and the Random Ass Questions segment, including discussions of cymbal technique, being part of the LGBTQIA+ community, the A.P.E.X. series from Southern Utah University, and some great movies and TV shows (23:00).

Finishing with a Rave on the Charles Dickens classic David Copperfield (01:00:00).

Links:

Jordan Nielsen’s webpage

Part 1 with Jordan Nielsen on the podcast

“Torque” - Vijay Iyer

Missouri Contemporary Ballet

“Kyoto” - John Psathas

Hickman High School Bands

Clip Walker on the podcast

Vento Music and Visual Design

The Missouri Symphony

Brandon Boyd

Symphony No. 9 - Antonin Dvorak

Scheherazade - Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

blue cathedral - Jennifer Higdon

Marie Osmond

Heartland Marimba

Mizzou international Composers Festival

Alarm Will Sound

Keith Also on the Podcast

Ex Machina dance scene

A.P.E.X. Lecture Series

Lynn Vartan on the podcast

Zainab Salbi

Women For Women International

Ask A Mexican - Gustavo Arellano

Springfield Confidential - Mike Reiss

Bad Blood - John Carreyrou

The Dropout trailer

Tarzan soundtrack

The Lion King soundtrack

Game of Thrones trailer

The Vampire Diaries trailer

Xanadu trailer

The Vatican Art Collection

Missouri State Capital

Fun Home trailer

Raves:

David Copperfield - Charles Dickens

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 297 - Jordan Nielsen (Part 1)

June 16, 2022 Pete Zambito

2022 Master’s of Music in Percussion Performance Mizzou graduate Jordan Nielsen stops by to talk about literature from his recitals (03:00), working with composers through Mizzou’s New Music Ensemble (11:00), thoughts about graduate school and careers in the arts (28:40), staying on for a third year (40:30), growing up in Utah and his early music career (47:00), and his undergrad years at Southern Utah University and getting connected to Mizzou (01:08:00).

Finishing with a Rave on the 2022 film Top Gun: Maverick (01:29:20).

Links:

Jordan Nielsen’s website

Megan Arns on the podcast

Stephen Landy on the podcast

“Child of Tree” - John Cage

“No Wind, No Rain, Just a Subtle Mist” - Joe W. Moore III

“In the Fire of Conflict” - Christos Hatzis

“Kyoto” - John Psathas

“Falling Embers” - Ella Macens

“The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows” - Annika Socolofsky

“Luminosity” - Tomasz Golinski

“Gravity” - Mark Mellits

Heartland Marimba Quartet

“Aphasia” - Mark Applebaum

Karli Viña on the podcast

Jacob Druckman

Pedro Zamora

Keep the Cameras Rolling: The Pedro Zamora Way

“minipops 67” - Aphex Twin/Alarm Will Sound

Carolina Heredia

Piano Concerto No. 1 - Sergei Rachmaninov

Piano Concerto No. 2 - Sergei Rachmaninov

Symphony No. 2 - Gustav Mahler

“Don’t Stop Believing” - GLEE

Lynn Vartan on the podcast

“Wild Rose” - Ivana Bilic

“Fractalia” - Owen Clayton Condon

Bryce Canyon

Zion National Park

“Etude in E Minor” - Pius Cheung

“Blue Ridge” - Michael Burritt

“Departures” - Emmanuel Sejourne

“Into the Air” - Ivan Trevino

“Tantrum” - Kevin Bobo

“Tajin” - James Campbell

“Toccata” - Anna Ignatowicz

“The Gender of Metal” - Casey Cangelosi

“The Big Audition” - Casey Cangelosi

Transient Canvas

World Percussion Group

Raves:

Top Gun: Maverick trailer

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 296 - Stephen Landy (Part 2)

June 9, 2022 Pete Zambito

Part 2 of our conversation with Percussionist Stephen Landy opens with a discussion of Stephen’s time in undergrad at the University of North Florida (02:15), getting to Mizzou for grad school and some of what he learned there (18:00), and settles in for the Random Ass Questions, with topics involving rehearsal etiquette, Anime, Star Wars, assorted sports fandoms, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, and that time he wore a robe to play marimba (33:25).

Finishing with a Rave on Claude Monet’s Water Lilies (01:04:00).

Links:

Stephen Landy in Part 1

Robert McCormick

Charlotte Mabrey

Andrea Venet on the Podcast

Kevin Garry

Escape Ten

Megan Arns on the podcast

“Spine” - Michael Laurello

Erin Bodnar

“Rebonds b+a” - Iannis Xenakis

Troy Hall on the podcast

Get Back trailer

“Stairway to Heaven” - Led Zeppelin

“Fool in the Rain” - Led Zeppelin

“Rosanna” - Toto

Naruto vs. Sasuke final battle

Tracy McGrady Orlando Magic highlights

Dwight Howard Orlando Magic highlights

The Great Gatsby - F. Scott Fitzgerald

Of Mice and Men - John Steinbeck

Pokémon

Pirates of the Caribbean trailer

Star Wars soundtrack

The Mandalorian trailer

Lord of the Rings soundtrack

Seinfeld

Spongebob Squarepants

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

Charlie Day

Raves:

Claude Monet’s “Water Lilies”

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 295 - Stephen Landy (Part 1)

June 2, 2022 Pete Zambito

2022 Mizzou Masters of Music in Percussion Graduate Stephen Landy stops by to talk about his Master’s Degree recital (03:00), playing in the New Music Ensemble at Mizzou (16:10), staying around for a third year (25:40), the challenges of learning brand new music all the time (36:40), and growing up in “Space Coast” Florida, his early guitar playing days, and the greatness of both Ringo Starr and all of The Beatles (42:45).

Finishing with a Rave on the 2021 film The Lost Daughter (01:07:00).

Links:

Stephen Landy’s Biography on the Odyssey Chamber Music Series

“Three Moves” - Paul Lansky

“I Dream of the Moon” - Keeghan Fountain

“Wavelengths” - Joe W. Moore III

“Shell” - Emma O’Halloran

“sympathy” - Evan Chapman

“Shady Run” - Stephen Landy

Megan Arns on the podcast

Connor Stevens on the podcast

So Percussion Summer Institute

Firebird Suite - Igor Stravinsky

Mizzou New Music Ensemble

Jordan Nielsen

“Blue Ridge” - Michael Burritt

“Chromeo” - Andrea Venet

“8 on Three and 9 on Two” - Robert Marino

“TORQUE” - Vijay Iyer

“Kyoto” - John Psathas

Kevin Garry

Merritt Square Mall

Jimmy Page playing with violin bow

Jon Bonham drum solo

“Smells Like Teen Spirit” - Nirvana

Guitar with feet percussion

Pete Best playing drumset

Get Back documentary

Ringo Starr tribute

Raves:

The Lost Daughter trailer

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 294 - Matthew Jordan

May 26, 2022 Pete Zambito

Jacksonville State University (AL) Percussion Professor Matthew Jordan stops by to talk about his position at JSU and the coordination of the large studio there (02:20), his Drum Corps teaching, work schedules with Bluecoats, and freelance performance work (20:00), growing up in Nashville, TN, his musical family, boy scouts, BMX biking, and getting into DCI as a performer (36:55), going to Middle Tennessee State for undergrad (50:10), North Texas for the master’s (56:16), Florida State for his doctorate, working at MTSU, and his time working at Pearl/Adams (01:04:50), and finishing up with the Random Ass Questions, including discussions of movies, books, and that time he stumbled into his solo xylophone concerto performance (01:24:30).

Finishing with a Rave on the recently concluded 2022 National Conference on Percussion Pedagogy in Memphis, TN (01:51:30).

Links:

Matthew Jordan’s website

Matthew Jordan’s Jacksonville State page

Bluecoats Drum & Bugle Corps

JSU’s Marching Southerners

Raves:

National Conference on Percussion Pedagogy website

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