Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 342 - James Yakas

April 27, 2023 Pete Zambito

VanderCook College of Music (IL) Percussion Professor James Yakas stops by to talk about his job, its unusual components, and teaching music education students of all ages (02:15), growing up in the Detroit (MI) area, learning drumset and getting into marching band, and his baseball background and Detroit Tigers fandom (28:05), going to the University of North Texas (UNT) for undergrad (51:00), Northern Illinois University for his master’s (58:45), taking faculty posts at the University of Central Florida and in Minneapolis before teaching at the University of Texas at Arlington and getting his doctorate at UNT (01:06:35), and finishing with the Random Ass Questions, with discussions of Martin Scorcese, Star Wars movies, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Detroit deep-dish pizza, and the PASIC 2022 climate change exhibit (01:21:00).

Finishing with a Rave on the 2018 documentary McQueen (01:48:15).

Links:

James Yakas’s VanderCook page

Cort McClaren on the podcast in 2022

VanderCook’s Continuing Education program (MECA)

“Tom Sawyer” - Rush

Charley Poole

“Good Times Bad Times” - Led Zeppelin

“The Right Time” - Ray Charles

Troy Hall on the podcast in 2020

Chris Romanowski

James Campbell

Bluecoats DCI

Santa Clara Vanguard DCI

Alan Trammell highlights

Pete DeSalvo

Detroit Tigers win 1984 World Series

NY Yankees win 1977 World Series

Rich Holly on the podcast in 2020

Robert Chappell

Clifford Alexis

Orlando Cotto

Midlife: A Philosophical Guide - Kieran Setiya

Omar Carmenates on the podcast in 2018

Thad Anderson

Fernando Meza on the podcast in 2020

Jeff Ausdemore

Michael Varner

Andrew Eldridge on the podcast in 2022

Mark Ford

“Concerto Piccolino” - Milton Babbitt

The Godfather trailer

Baseball - Ken Burns

Star Wars: Episode Two - Attack of the Clones trailer

Seinfeld trailer

Curb Your Enthusiasm trailer

Clif Walker on the podcast in 2021

“Cocktails for Two” - Spike Jones

Detroit Deep Dish pizza

Michael Gould

Keith Also on the podcast in 2020

Raves:

Lee Alexander McQueen and Ann Ray

McQueen documentary trailer

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 341 - Aiyun Huang (Part 2)

April 20, 2023 Pete Zambito

University of Toronto Percussion Professor Aiyun Huang returns to talk about coming to North America and studying with NEXUS and the challenges of moving and being a student in Canada (02:10), studying at the University of Toronto for undergrad (10:10), going to Paris to study theatrical percussion (21:15), going to the University of California-San Diego for her doctorate and publishing a book and DVD on theatrical percussion (34:45), teaching at McGill University (Canada) (46:45), and finishing with the Random Ass Questions, including working in the percussion field as a woman, her favorite restaurants all over the world, discussions of cooking, the world badminton championships, and the L’Orangerie in Paris (56:45).

Finishing with a Rave on the 2023 narrative podcast Holy Week (01:26:20).

Links:

Part 1 with Aiyun Huang

Aiyun Huang’s website

NEXUS Percussion

Russell Hartenberger

Robin Engelman

From Me Flows What You Call Time - Toru Takemitsu

Vinko Globokar

Georges Aperghis

Ju, Tzong-Ching

“Aphasia” - Mark Applebaum

Bernard Woma

Steven Schick

Persaphassa - Iannis Xenakis

soundSCAPE

Banff Centre

Transplanted Roots Research Symposium

Musee L’Orangerie

Rothko Chapel

Raves:

Holy Week podcast

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 340 - Aiyun Huang (Part 1)

April 13, 2023 Pete Zambito

University of Toronto Percussion Professor Aiyun Huang stops by to talk about her teaching job at the University of Toronto (03:00), managing the soundSCAPE Music festival that occurs annually in Europe (21:40), her PASIC 2022 performance of David Bithell’s Windward and issues related to performing with technology (41:50), and growing up in Taiwan and Canada, studying piano and developing her perfect pitch, and her early percussion development (01:01:15).

Finishing with a Rave on the 2019 film Clemency (01:14:50).

Links:

Aiyun Huang’s website

Aiyun Huang’s University of Toronto page

soundSCAPE

Banff Centre

National Youth Orchestra of Canada

McGill University Percussion

soundSCAPE Performance faculty

Raves:

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 339 - Raynor Carroll (Part 2)

April 6, 2023 Pete Zambito

Percussionist, Composer, Performer, Educator and Entrepreneur Raynor Carroll returns to talk about growing up in Los Angeles, playing drumset, and getting into concert percussion at a young age (02:15), studying with Mitchell Peters at California State University – Los Angeles, and his personal enjoyment of a “clean musical score” (21:25), and settles in for the Random Ass Questions, including discussions of student focus, his West African musical study, Ravi Shankar, The L.A. Rams, Wilt Chamberlain, The National Museum of African American History and Culture, and the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial in Washington, D.C. (27:40).

Finishing with a Rave on the 1997 film The Apostle (01:07:20).

Links:

Part 1 with Raynor Carroll

Raynor Carroll

Rite of Spring - Igor Stravinsky

Esa-Pekka Salonen

Los Angeles Philharmonic

Mamaday Keita

CODA trailer

Plan 9 From Outer Space trailer

Boris Karloff

Bela Lugosi

Indian Sun: The Life and Music of Ravi Shankar - Oliver Craske

Concerto No. 1 for Sitar and Orchestra - Ravi Shankar

Wilt Chamberlain career highlights

L.A. Rams 2021 Super Bowl

Frank Robinson highlights

Roman Gabriel highlights

Lawrence McCutcheon highlights

Merlin Olsen highlights

The Hollywood Bowl

Daphnis et Chloé - Maurice Ravel

Sir Simon Rattle

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial in Washington D.C.

Raves:

The Apostle trailer

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 338 - Raynor Carroll (Part 1)

March 30, 2023 Pete Zambito

Orchestral Percussionist, Teacher, Author, Composer, Entrepreneur, and Mentor Raynor Carroll stops by to talk about the Alliance of Black Orchestral Percussionists (ABOP) (02:45), his books, teaching timpani, practice techniques, and working with composers (24:50), and winning the Los Angeles Philharmonic job, playing in youth orchestras, and what he’s learned through the audition process (48:15).

Finishing with a Rave on the 2022 film RRR (01:11:30).

Links:

Raynor Carroll

Alliance of Black Orchestral Percussionists (ABOP)

Johnny Lee Lane

Tim Adams

Mike Crusoe

Douglas Cardwell on the podcast in 2019

Jauvon Gilliam on the podcast in 2019

Josh Jones on the podcast in 2020

Unfinished Symphony - Franz Schubert

Mitchell Peters

Exercises, Etudes, and Solos for the Timpani - Raynor Carroll

Modern Method for Timpani - Saul Goodman

City Noir - John Adams

The Rose Lake - Michael Tippett

Richard Weiner

“Mambo” from Symphonic Dances - Leonard Bernstein

“200 Motels” - Frank Zappa

American Youth Symphony

Mehli Mehta

Michael Tilson Thomas

Carlo Maria Giulini

Symphony No. 8 - Anton Bruckner

Rhapsodie Espagnole - Maurice Ravel

Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture - Piotr Tchaikovsky

The Sorcerer’s Apprentice - Paul Dukas

Charles DeLancey

Raves:

RRR trailer

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 337 - Edward Choi

March 23, 2023 Pete Zambito

After Pete discusses a very busy month for the Athletics Bands at Mizzou, Principal Percussionist for the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra and educator Edward Choi stops by to talk about his orchestral position, the ways he serves the greater Korean percussion community, and his college teaching schedule (04:10), his work with the Percussion Conservatory (27:25), growing up mostly in Toronto, his Drum Corps years, getting an English degree and studying Asian languages, and coming to percussion later in life (33:50), living and learning in Korea, and teaching Drum Corps in Asia (49:00), studying with Michael Burritt at Northwestern and She-e Wu at Rutgers (01:04:50), his time learning from Alan Abel (01:11:45), and settles in for the Random Ass Questions, with discussions of the value of both Drum Corps and Orchestral Music study, issues of IDE, watching U.S. sports in Korea, and great books (01:23:50).

Finishing with a Rave regarding more of Pete’s recent travels (01:59:10).

Links:

Edward Choi’s Percussion Conservatory page

Edward Choi’s Seoul Philharmonic page

Will James on the podcast in 2017

Norm Weinberg on the podcast in 2017

“The Birds” - NEXUS Percussion, 1984

Thom Hannum

Colin McNutt

Keiko Abe

Method of Movement for Marimba - L.H. Stevens

Beverley Johnston

“Dynamite” - BTS

Squid Game trailer

The Three Japanese Alphabets

“Mirage pour Marimba” - Yasuo Sueyoshi

“Variations on Lost Love” - David Maslanka

“Caprice No. 24” - Nicolo Paganini/Johan Bridger

“Velocities” - Joseph Schwantner

“Rhythmic Caprice” - L.H. Stevens

“Rhythm Song” - Paul Smadbeck

I-Jen Fang

Scheherazade, Mvt. III - N. Rimsky-Korsakov

Bolero - Maurice Ravel

Rebecca Lloyd-Jones on the podcast in 2022

Dune (2021) trailer

Eternals trailer

Franny and Zooey - J.D. Salinger

IQ84 - Haruki Murakami

Doug Flutie NFL Highlights

Old Dutch Ketchup Potato Chips

Canadian Butter Tarts

Coffee Crisp Chocolate Bar

Dark Chocolate Hobnobs

Jaap van Zweden

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

Symphony No. 1 - Jean Sibelius

Becca Laurito on the podcast in 2023

Raves:

Old Sacramento

DOCO

Fisherman’s Wharf (SF)

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 336 - Britton-René Collins

March 16, 2023 Pete Zambito

Percussionist, Composer, and Solo and Chamber performer Britton-René Collins stops by to talk about the Excelsis Quartet and its importance in the percussion field (02:30), the Vision Duo with violinist Ariel Horowitz, and getting into composing and arranging (13:40), the 2022 PASIC panel on Black Women Percussionists, including discussions of isolation, loneliness, and the pressure of the “superwoman” complex (24:40), growing up in Gainesville, Fl, her piano background, and her very accomplished musical family (46:00), going to the University of Toronto (ON) for her undergrad, and attending soundSCAPES in Italy (01:02:10), studying her Master’s at the University of Michigan (01:14:45), and takes on the Random Ass Questions, including discussions of the Harry Potter books and movies, Rafa Nadal, and Chan’s Chinese Food in Gainesville (01:22:20).

Finishing with a Rave on Baltimore Boys and The Boys of Dunbar (01:47:00).

Links:

Britton-René Collins’s website

Excelsis Percussion

Vision Duo

So Percussion

Third Coast Percussion

Doug Perkins

Concert Artists Guild

Marimolin

“History of Tango” - Astor Piazzolla

“Legal Highs” - David P. Jones

Jillian Baxter on the podcast in 2020

“Thirteen Drums” - Maki Ishii

“Velocities” - Joseph Schwantner

“Merlin” - Andrew Thomas

Harry Potter

Andy Harnsberger on the podcast in 2022

“Imaginary Landscape No. 1” - John Cage

“Ricefall” - Michael Pisaro

Interstellar main theme - Hans Zimmer

Interstellar trailer

“Dancing Queen” - ABBA

Chan’s Chinese Food in Gainesville, FL

“Misty” - Erroll Garner

“Temazcal” - Javier Alvarez

Raves:

Baltimore Boys

The Boys of Dunbar - Alejandro Danois

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 335 - Adam Bruce

March 9, 2023 Pete Zambito

Percussionist, Composer, Educator, and Palen Music Store Manager Adam Bruce stops by to talk about his composition career (03:10), his job with Palen Music in Broken Arrow (OK) (14:30), growing up in Edmond (OK), music being the family business, and his high school marching band and sports background (23:20), attending Oklahoma Christian University for undergrad and being the only undergrad percussion major there, along with his years marching DCI (38:20), teaching and building a studio after his undergrad, doing his Masters degree at Oklahoma City University, building a marimba, encounters with Vida Chenoweth, and the Moore (OK) tornado of 2013 (59:30), teaching at Tulsa Union (OK) in a percussion director position, and working with indoor drumline (01:18:10), and finishes with the Random Ass Questions, with discussions of The Godfather, Stephen King, and great music (01:23:00).

Finishing with a Rave on films that Pete enjoyed during the 2023 True/False Documentary Film Festival (01:47:15).

Links:

Adam Bruce’s webpage

Palen Music - Broken Arrow (OK)

Tarzan soundtrack - Phil Collins

The Mummy end credits - Jerry Goldsmith

Nathan Daughtrey on the podcast in 2021

Brian West

Clif Walker on the podcast in 2021

Oklahoma Music Educators Association

Lehman Trilogy

“Imperial March” - John Williams

OKC Thunder 2012 highlights

David Steffens

“Yellow After the Rain” - Mitchell Peters

Stick Control for the Snare Drummer - George Stone

2006 Bluecoats Show - Connexus

Aimachi

“Crown of Thorns” - David Maslanka

“Diabolic Variations” - Raymond Helble

“Montana Music” - David Maslanka

Moore (OK) 2013 tornado

“José/beFore John 5” - Aurel Hollo

Cort McClaren on the podcast in 2022

Julie Davila on the podcast in 2019

The Godfather trailer

Cry Wilderness MST3K

Jaws Theme Song - John Williams

Indiana Jones Theme Song - John Williams

Ford v Ferrari trailer

Yellowstone trailer

Burn Company BBQ - Tulsa (OK)

Rob Parks

Ivan Trevino on the podcast in 2022

Raves:

True/False

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 334 - Ben Tomlinson

March 2, 2023 Pete Zambito

Texas A&M-Kingsville Percussion Professor Ben Tomlinson stops by to talk TAMUK and the New Faculty Investment Program at his school (02:10), the University Pedagogy Committee for PAS (and Pete’s appearance there last fall) (22:40), growing up in Greenville, SC, the challenges of building percussion programs in the state, and being an Eagle Scout (29:00), attending Furman University (SC) for undergrad and the University of South Carolina for his master’s, along with a discussion of the marriage partnership as it relates to jobs (41:15), his years studying at Florida State University for the doctorate (59:35), teaching adjunct at Stephen F. Austin State University (TX) (01:08:05), and settles in for the Random Ass Questions, including discussions of Inclusion, Diversity and Equity, Coffee, FSU sports, Chuck Palaniuk books, and Everything Everywhere All At Once (01:18:25).

Finishing with a Rave on the 2022 film Living (01:35:45).

Links:

Ben Tomlinson’s website

Ben Tomlinson’s TAMUK website

Randy Fluman

New Faculty Investment Program

Brad Meyer on the podcast in 2021

Brian Thacker

Nathan Daughtrey on the podcast in 2021

Michael Rosen

Timothy K. Adams, Jr.

Steve Schick

Mike Sammons on the podcast in 2022

Omar Carmenates on the podcast in 2018

Gordon Hicken

Threads - Paul Lansky

Ballet Mécanique - George Antheil

Scott Herring on the podcast in 2022

John W. Parks IV on the podcast in 2018

She-e Wu

Tom Burritt on the podcast in 2021

Chase Banks

Innovative Percussion

Hal Leonard

Karel Husa

Onyx Coffee

Methodical Coffee - Greenville, SC

Driftwood Coffee Company - Corpus Christi, TX

Everything Everywhere All At Once trailer

Kaleidoscope trailer

Chuck Palaniuk

Sully’s Steamers

Falls Park, Greenville (SC)

Charlie’s BBQ - Greenville, SC

Cookout

Tandem Creperie - Traveler’s Rest, SC

Sierra Nevada - Asheville, NC

Raves:

Living trailer

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 333 - Erin Elstner (Part 2)

February 23, 2023 Pete Zambito

Webster University (MO) Percussion Professor Erin Elstner returns to talk about living and working in New York City post-undergrad (01:35), dealing with the COVID pandemic and maintaining her high level of activity (16:10), and settles in for the Random Ass Questions, including segments on navigating the percussion world as a woman, suspense movies, playing very challenging and odd percussion music, and a wonderful story of re-connecting (22:20).

Finishing with a Rave on a recent Take 6 live concert (01:00:30).

Links:

Part 1 with Erin Elstner

Erin Elstner’s Canopus Drum page

Carnegie Hall Teaching Artists

Third Street Music School Settlement

“In The Street” - Big Star

Hit Like A Girl contest

“I Love Rock and Roll” - Joan Jett

Riki Lindhome

Wednesday

Rope trailer

Monsieur Hire trailer

Coming to America trailer

Gigli trailer

Hunger - Knut Hamsun

The Pillow Book trailer

Raves:

Take 6

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 332 - Erin Elstner (Part 1)

February 16, 2023 Pete Zambito

Webster University (MO) Percussion Professor and Freelance Percussionist Erin Elstner stops by to talk about teaching and performing in the St. Louis Area, teaching and playing in Asia, setting up a new program, and the fun of bringing in guest artists (05:15), more talk about her Webster jog (33:00), growing up in Iowa and St. Louis, her musical family, playing challenging piano music, marching band experiences, and her enjoyment of playing sports (41:00), and talks about her time in undergrad at the New School in NYC (01:06:35).

Finishing with a Rave on the book and film Being There (01:24:50).

Links:

Erin Elstner’s Canopus Drums page

Erin Elstner on “The Humble Tambourine” on NPR

Postmodern Jukebox

The Fabulous Fox Theater

Powell Hall Renovations

The MUNY (STL)

Final Fantasy concerts

Ain’t Too Proud: The Life and Times of the Temptations

Quinton Robinson

Tommy Lee

Keith Also on the podcast in 2020

Jason Bittner

Piano Concerto No. 1 - Johannes Brahms

St. Louis Blues 2019 Stanley Cup win

Goon trailer

Slap Shot trailer

James Preiss

Manhattan Marimba Quartet

Glen Velez

Ziryab Trio

Trio Monkapotamus

Raves/Links:

“College Students Are Not All Right” - Nitish Pahwa

Being There - Jerzy Kosinski

Being There trailer

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 331 - Cameron Leach

February 10, 2023 Pete Zambito

Solo Percussionist, Performer, Educator, Podcaster, and host of Drums and Drams Cameron Leach stops by to talk about his recent PASIC 2022 performance, removing applause breaks, and playing highly difficult music on a deadline (03:00), teaching at Capital University (OH), playing Principal Percussion position at the Columbus Symphony, and maintaining his mental and physical health (18:55), growing up near Columbus, being in pop bands and marching band, and his enjoyment of learning languages (30:00), attending Capital University for undergrad, going to Chosen Vale, and multiple styles of teachers and teaching (52:30), getting his Masters at Eastman (NY) with Michael Burritt, and beginning his solo percussion career (01:00:00), and finishing with the Random Ass Questions, with sections on developing artist percussionists, sensible clothing, great movies, and much more (01:19:00).

Finishing with a Rave on the 2023 documentary film Zora Neale Hurston: Claiming a Space (01:40:40).

Links:

Cameron Leach’s website

“63 Across 81 Down” - Ancel Neeley

“Originating Within” - Nick Werth

“Broken Mirrors” - Vera Stanojevic

“I Leave You the Real World” - David Skidmore

Orphic Percussion

Columbus Symphony

“A Little Piece of Heaven” - Avenged Sevenfold

“Disasterpiece” - Slipknot

Rhythm X, Inc.

Blue Devils Drum Corps

Bluecoats Drum Corps

Randall May Drum Carriers

Michael Burritt

Leigh Howard Stevens Marimba Seminar

“Burritt Variations” - Alejandro Viñao

Robert Van Sice

Casey Cangelosi on the podcast in 2017

Eastman’s Arts Leadership Program

Drew Tucker

Todd Meehan on the podcast in 2017

Josh Jones on the podcast in 2020

Rob Knopper

Andy Harnsberger on the podcast in 2022

Richard Henson

Chad Floyd

“Over the Rainbow” - Harold Arlen/Robert Oetomo arranged

“Astral Dance” - Gordon Stout

“Mirage” - "Yasuo Sueyoshi

“Prelude No. 1” - Emmanuel Séjourné

Shooter trailer

The Dark Knight Rises trailer

The Longest Yard (2005) trailer

Gods of Egypt trailer

Georges St-Pierre UFC Highlights

Khabib Nurmagomedov UFC Highlights

Conor McGregor UFC Highlights

Elijah Craig Barrel Proof

Wild Turkey 101

King of Kentucky Bourbon

“buttonwood” - Evan Chapman

Raves:

Zora Neale Hurston: Claiming a Space

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 330 - Becca Laurito

February 2, 2023 Pete Zambito

Principal Percussionist for the Hawai’i Symphony Orchestra Becca Laurito stops by to talk about her PASIC 2022 presentation on performance anxiety and her focus on sound and energy healing (03:40), her role with the Hawai’i Symphony, the audition process, and the challenges of performing on the island (29:00), growing up in Chicago, playing piano prior to focusing on percussion, and rowing crew (54:05), her undergrad at Northwestern (IL), recovering from a broken clavicle, and making a freelance career early on (01:08:50), going to grad school at Temple (PA) and later to DePaul (IL), and the auditioning process (01:19:45), and settles in for the Random Ass Questions (01:33:15).

Finishing with a Rave on the 2022 film Till (02:04:00).

Links:

Becca Laurito’s website

Flumie

Hawai’i Symphony Orchestra

Matt McClung on the podcast in 2022

David Moss

Drive My Car trailer

Symphony No. 1 - Jean Sibelius

Good Will Hunting trailer

The Love Guru trailer

Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery trailer

The Body Keeps the Score - Besser Van Der Kolk

The Life of Pi - Yann Martel

The Phantom Tollbooth - Norton Juster

Tom and Jerry classic episodes

Raves:

Till trailer

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 329 - Neil Grover

January 26, 2023 Pete Zambito

Listen to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud, and Spotify.

Creator of Grover Pro Percussion, Percussionist, Educator, and Music Leader Neil Grover stops by to talk about his PASIC 2022 Presentation on Accessory Percussion Instruments and his thoughts on past PASICs (02:00), growing up on Long Island and gigging in bands growing up (20:00), studying with Vic Firth at the New England Conservatory (MA) (35:35), starting his gigging life post-grad, and his thoughts on organization (44:30), getting into percussion manufacturing and starting Grover Pro Percussion (52:00), his current musical activities and selling the company pre-pandemic (01:17:40), and takes on the Random Ass Questions (01:25:25).

Finishing with a Rave on the 2016 Memoir Lab Girl (01:52:45).

Links:

Neil Grover’s homepage

Keith Aleo on the podcast in 2020

“Proud Mary” - Tina Turner

“You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feeling” - The Righteous Brothers

“I Say a Little Prayer” - Dionne Warwick (written by Burt Bacharach/Hal David)

“Three Cornered Hat” - Manuel De Falla

Maureen Brennan

“Four Mallet Primer” - Neil Grover

RBI Music

Gone With the Wind trailer

Wizard of Oz trailer

Alice’s Restaurant trailer

Max Steiner

The Hunt for Red October trailer

The Cowboys trailer

It’s a Mad Mad Mad Mad World trailer

Raves:

Lab Girl - Hope Jahren

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 328 - Jillian Baxter (2022)

January 19, 2023 Pete Zambito

Albany State University (GA) Assistant Professor of Music and Percussion Professor Jillian Baxter returns to talk about her recent PASIC 2022 Diversity Panel she moderated on Black Women Percussionists (03:10), updates on her career and job, challenges of the pandemic, and local performing opportunities (17:10), and an updated Random Ass Questions segment on inspirational books, taking time for herself, cooking for family, and the TV show Scandal (37:35).

Finishing with a Rave on the Long Island Youth Orchestra Reunion Concert from early January (54:00).

Links:

Jillian Baxter on the podcast in 2020

Jillian Baxter’s faculty page at Albany State

Britton-Rene Collins

Camelia Akhamie Kies

PAS Diversity Alliance

Marimba Concerto - Ney Rosauro

Elayne Jones

Jessica Williams on the podcast in 2020

Boundaries - Henry Cloud and John Townsend

Destiny - TD Jakes

“I Will Survive” - Gloria Gaynor

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Scandal TV series

Raves:

Long Island Youth Orchestra

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 327 - Bri Wiegand

January 12, 2023 Pete Zambito

Percussionist, Composer, Instrument Maker, Sound Designer, Filmmaker, and Dancer Bri Wiegand stops by to talk about her PASIC 2022 presentation on vibraphone twitching and her background in sound design (02:10), her current activities at Penn State (15:30), growing up near Philadelphia, her musical family, her piano background and beginnings of composing and arranging, along with teaching dance (29:35), her undergrad years at Penn State (47:10), and finishing with the Random Ass Questions, including discussions of IDE issues, costuming fun, horror movies, pro wrestling, and Alvin Lucier (01:03:20).

Finishing with a Rave on the 2022 film Corsage (01:40:20).

Links:

Bri Wiegand’s PASIC page

Bri Wiegand’s Instagram page

A Midsummer Night’s Dream - William Shakespeare

Mark Ballora

Logic Pro

Owen Wilson “Wow” compilation

The Shining recut as a rom-com

“Libertango” - Eric Sammut

Singin’ in the Rain trailer

The Tick first episode from the 1990s

The Tick first episode Live Action

Robot Chicken - Villain Car Pool

“Fool for your Loving” - Flesh Tuxedo

Alfred’s Piano Series

“Rustles of Spring” - Christian Singing

“Solfeggio in C Minor” - CPE Bach

“Toccata and Fugue in D Minor” - JS Bach

“Bohemian Rhapsody” - Queen

“Jump” - Van Halen

“Good Enough” - Evanescence

Corpse Bride trailer

Grand Budapest Hotel trailer

Jesus Christ, Vampire Hunter trailer

Murder on the Orient Express trailer

Hisss trailer

Men trailer

Rubber trailer

The Lightning Thief - Rick Riordan

The Bell Jar - Sylvia Plath

Mindhunter - John E. Douglas and Mark Olshaker

The Shining - Stephen King

2001: A Space Odyssey trailer

WWE: Biography

Wawa Meatballs

“Firefish” - Blake Tyson

“I Am Sitting in a Room” - Alvin Lucier

Vibraphone Century

Raves:

Corsage trailer

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 326 - Aundre Wesley

January 5, 2023 Pete Zambito

Percussionist, Mathematician, and Educator Aundre Wesley stops by to talk about his PASIC 2022 presentation on motion capture for snare drummers (03:10), his life in Austin (TX), what it takes to get a degree in linguistics, and learning multiple languages (17:25), growing up in Houston and getting into percussion and tennis (30:15), Marine Corps years after high school in post-Hurricane Katrina New Orleans (40:30), UT-Austin for undergrad and his path learning math self-taught (51:05), his post graduate life, comparisons of Aural Skills and Math Skills teaching, and mathematicians (01:02:30), and finishing with Random Ass Questions, including discussion of piano and guitar in the percussion curriculum, Spiderman movies, impressions, Houston sports, Brazilian music, IDE issues over various disciplines, and Thelonious Monk and bebop (01:24:45).

Finishing with a Rave on a Paul Simon Tribute Concert and the 2022 Rock ‘N’ Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (01:54:00).

Links:

Aundre Wesley’s website

Tom Burritt on the podcast in 2021

Syntactic Tree Diagrams

Roma trailer

Lamar Burkhalter

Ralph Hardimon

Ralph Hardimon’s Corpsmaster White sticks

ESPN Sports Science

Andy Roddick vs. Roger Federer

Nick Kyrgios serving

Felix Auger-Aliassime vs. Rafa Nadal

Intermediate Snare Drum Studies - Mitchell Peters

Syncopation - Ted Reed

12 Studies for Snare Drum - Jacques Delecluse

“Kreuspiel” - Karlheinz Stockhausen

A Beautiful Mind trailer

Spider-man: No Way Home trailer

Spiderman (2002) trailer

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse trailer

Tracy McGrady Houston Rockets highlights

Yao Ming Houston Rockets highlights

Rafer Alston NBA highlights

David Carr NFL highlights

Leonhard Euler

Osaka - Houston, TX

AvantGarden - Houston, TX

SXSW Conference

Zuri Appleby

Joao Gilberto 1973

Thelonious Monk Quartet with John Coltrane - Live at Carnegie Hall

Thelonious Monk Quartet - Live at the Blackhawk

Monk Alone - San Franciso

Raves:

“You Can Call Me Al” - Dave Matthews

2022 Rock N Roll Hall of Fame Induction

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 325 - Karli Viña (2022)

December 29, 2022 Pete Zambito

Shenandoah University (VA) Percussion Professor and @Percussion Podcast Host Karli Viña returns to talk about her PASIC 2022 presentations, performing “Aphasia” last year, the benefits of learning theatrical percussion, and the challenges of applying to PASIC (05:05), her new job at Shenandoah and the challenges of moving away from south Florida (28:30), her work on the @Percussion Podcast (56:50), and an updated Random Ass Questions, including the food of south Florida, Staying Composed, TV Shows of note, and the adventures of her chihuahua, Dexter (01:02:45).

Finishing with a Rave of appreciation for the final run of the @Percussion Podcast (01:21:20).

Links:

Karli Viña’s 2019 appearance on the podcast

Karli Viña’s Shenandoah University page

Karli Viña’s homepage

Alvin Singleton

“Argoru VII” - Alvin Singleton

“Aphasia” - Mark Applebaum

Steve Schick

University of Delaware Interactive Percussion Seminar

Quey Percussion Duo

Earl Yowell

Alphonso Young, Jr.

@percussion Podcast Creators Episode

Vesna Duo on the podcast in 2022

Staying Composed - Dale Trumbore

New Girl

Grey’s Anatomy

Raves:

@Percussion Podcast

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 324 - Vesna Duo

December 22, 2022 Pete Zambito

Ksenija Komljenovic and Liana Pailodze Harron of Vesna Duo stop by to talk about their (then) upcoming performance of Igor Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring at PASIC 2022 and the origins of their version of the work (05:35), the challenges of arranging this, along with comparing to the two-piano version of the same work (20:40), the intense experience of recording their album (29:25), piano and percussion as a genre, and the popularity of their version (38:50), and the origins of their duo name, the strength of their partnership, and shooting photos in NYC (48:10).

Finishing with a Rave on the documentary The Conductor (58:45).

Links:

Vesna Duo website

The Rite of Spring - Vesna Duo

Ksenija Komljenovic’s appearance on the podcast in 2020

Ksenija Komljenovic’s website

Liana Pailodze Harron’s website

Mitya Nilov

The Rite of Spring - 2 piano version (Lucas and Arthur Jussen)

Michael Burritt

Ivan Trevino on the podcast in 2022

Concerto No. 1 for marimba - Ney Rosauro

Vesna: Goddess of Spring

“The Ever Evolving Etude” - Avishai Cohen

Raves:

The Conductor trailer

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 323 - Christopher Thompson (2022)

December 15, 2022 Pete Zambito

Percussionist, Educator, Composer, Songwriter, Entrepreneur, and Rapper Christopher Thompson (a.k.a. Master Christopher) returns to the podcast to talk about his recent performance at PASIC 2022 (03:10), his personal and professional update for his life since we last talked in 2020 (25:40), and an updated Random Ass Questions segments, including portions on karaoke songs, sports in Philadelphia, UNC/Duke, and taking in the Smithsonian Museum of African American History and Culture (49:00).

Finishing with a Rave on the 2019 film Zombieland: Double Tap (01:04:30).

Links:

Christopher Thompson’s 2020 appearance on the podcast

M.A.P.S. Motivation Project

“Music Desegregation” Videos

Julian Allred

Matt Henry on the podcast in 2017

Shawn Mativetsky

Adam Riviere

Shure Wireless Headset System

“Been Broke” - Toby Nwigwe

“Humble” - Kendrick Lamar