Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 371 - Matthew Henry (2023)

November 16, 2023 Pete Zambito

University of Missouri-St. Louis (UMSL) Director of Percussion Studies Matt Henry returns to the podcast to talk about his PASIC 2023 presentation, “Settling the Score” (03:20), Matt’s career before and since 2017, and changes in the music department at UMSL (23:40), SpecDrum and the importance of belonging (34:35), and an updated Random Ass Questions segment, including discussions of great books, great pop music from the 1970s and 1990s, and artist Travis Sheridan (47:45).

Closing with a Rave on Pete’s favorite moment from PASIC 2023 (01:10:15).

Matt Henry Links:

Matthew’s previous appearance on the podcast in 2017

Matthew’s UMSL page

Other links:

Michele Fernández

Marvin Sparks, Jr.’s appearance on the podcast in 2017

Black Magic: The Santana Experience

Stewart Family Foundation

Powell Hall (STL)

Quatro’s (Carbondale, IL)

Pagliai’s Pizza (Carbondale)

King, Warrior, Magician, Lover - Robert Moore and Doug Gillette

I Am the Cheese - Robert Cormier

Night - Elie Wiesel

Garth Brooks

Travis Tritt

Alan Jackson

Appetite for Destruction - Guns N’ Roses

The Stranger - Billy Joel

Public Enemy

The Chronic - Dr. Dre

Raves:

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 370 - 2023 PASIC Preview! (Part 2)

November 8, 2023 Pete Zambito

PASIC Week is here! Part 2 of the Annual 2023 PASIC Preview is here, featuring interviews with presenters Cory Hills (01:30), Reynaliz Herrera (24:25), and Matthew Henry (35:45).

Links:

2023 PASIC Preview Part 1

Cory Hills

Reynaliz Herrerra

Matthew Henry

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 369 - 2023 PASIC Preview! (Part 1)

November 7, 2023 Pete Zambito

PASIC Week is here! Let’s preview some of the clinics, performances, and presentations you can see this year. Presenting on Thursday are I-Jen Fang (02:20), Tim Feerst (11:45), Shawn Mativetsky (25:45), Gifford Howarth (42:45) and Karen Yu (01:02:50).

Links:

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 368 - Andrew Richardson

October 26, 2023 Pete Zambito

University of Oklahoma Chair of the Percussion Area Andrew Richardson stops by to talk about his job, the OU-Texas football rivalry, and the OU Percussion Press (03:40), growing up in Northern Virginia and playing in jazz band and marching band (24:15), getting his undergrad degree from James Madison University (VA) and playing in a pop/punk band in high school (34:20), returning to JMU for his masters (49:05), heading to OU for his doctorate and his dissertation research on the marimba music of Raymond Helble (59:35), and stays for the Random Ass Questions, including segments on the OKC Thunder, Oklahoma tornados, What-A-Burger, and local concerts (01:14:25).

Finishing with a Rave about attending a recent Samara Joy concert (01:28:30).

Andrew Richardson Links:

Andrew Richardson’s OU page

OU Percussion Press

Previous Podcast Guests mentioned:

Lance Drege in 2017

Nathan Daughtrey in 2021

Cort McClaren in 2022

Other Links:

Benjamin Holmes

Richard Gipson

NCPP

“Red River Showdown” 2023

“Crown of Thorns” - David Maslanka

“Palace of Nine Perfections” - Eric Ewazen

“Debris Field” - Jessica Flanigan

“Stained Glass” - David Gillingham

“Hey Jude” - The Beatles

“The Final Countdown” - Europe

“Kokomo” - The Beach Boys

“Tequila” - The Champs

Yamaha Sounds of Summer

Marlon Foster

The Go-Go’s documentary trailer

End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones documentary trailer

“London Calling” - The Clash

“Chain Saw” - The Ramones

Teaching Percussion - Gary Cook

“Diabolic Variations” - Raymond Helble

“Limerick Daydreams” - Nathan Daughtrey

“The Crystals” - David Long

“Sharpened Stick” - Brett Dietz

“Sculpture in Wood” - Rudiger Pawassar

“Stubernic” - Mark Ford

Modern School for Xylophone, Vibraphone, and Marimba - Morris Goldenberg

“Preludes 1-5” - Michael Burritt

“Der Provokateur” - Leander Kaiser

“The Worried Drummer” - Adolf Schreiner

“Nagoya Marimbas” - Steve Reich

“Beads of Glass” - Gordon Stout

“Canticle” - Stanley Leonard

Raves:

Samara Joy’s website

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 367 - John Lane

October 19, 2023 Pete Zambito

Sam Houston State University (TX) Director of Percussion Studies John Lane stops by to talk about his job and the journey to get there (03:00), the social justice collaborative project The Innocents with Al Otte (22:30), his podcast Standing in the Stream (31:40), growing up in central Texas, music within his family, and his time in DCI (41:30), going to Stephen F. Austin State University (TX) for undergrad and becoming more serious about his physical fitness as an adult (50:20), his Masters at North Texas, teaching in Wyoming, and going to Cincinnati Conservatory of Music (OH) for his doctorate (01:01:25), and finishing with the Random Ass Questions, including segments on composers of percussion music, his love of cooking, Oppenheimer, and Susan Neiman (01:15:40).

Finishing with a Rave on the 4K re-release of the 1984 concert film Stop Making Sense (01:46:50).

John Lane Links:

John Lane’s SHSU page

The Innocents

Standing in the Stream: Conversations with Creatives podcast

Previous Podcast Guests mentioned:

Eric Willie in 2022

Jason Baker in 2020

Norm Weinberg in 2017

Raves:

Stop Making Sense 2023 trailer

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 366 - Nick Meyers

October 12, 2023 Pete Zambito

East Central University (OK) Director of Bands and Director of Percussion Studies Nick Meyers stops by to talk about his school, recruiting to the university, and the alumni donor network he’s cultivated (03:20), his composition background, being on Percussive Arts Society committees, and incorporating composition and improvisation into his teaching (17:20), growing up in Augusta (GA), The Masters Golf tournament, getting into music, and working outside of music (30:50), getting lots of different experiences in percussion during his undergrad at Augusta State (GA) (45:00), going to the University of Tennessee for his master’s (56:00), teaching for the next 7 years, moving to North Dakota State University for his doctorate, the NDSU football juggernaut, and his research on timpani teaching and performance (01:06:30), and finishing with the Random Ass Questions, including segments on the Indiana Jones movies, traveling throughout Europe, and the Expressionist work of Edvard Munch (01:20:30).

Finishing with a Rave on the 2007 documentary Respect Yourself: The Stax Records Story (01:42:30).

Nick Meyers links:

Nick Meyers’ webpage

Nick Meyers’ East Central University homepage

Previous Podcast Guests Mentioned:

Josh Gottry in 2020

Julie Hill in 2019

Joshua Simonds in 2017

Rebecca Kite in 2018

David Eyler in 2020

Kenyon Williams in 2017

Other links:

DeMorrow Instruments

Ed Huckeby

The Masters Golf Tournament

“You Make My Dreams (Come True)” - Hall and Oates

“Night Moves” - Bob Seger

“Rain Dance” - Alice Gomez

Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark trailer

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade trailer

Pootie Tang trailer

Rick Steves’ Churches of France

Zaxby’s

Raising Cane’s

Edvard Munch Museum

Raves:

Respect Yourself: The Stax Records Story trailer

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 365 - Jen Hoeft

October 5, 2023 Pete Zambito

Percussionist, bandleader, fitness instructor, Human Design Specialist and author Jen Hoeft stops by to talk about her life as a freelancer in Nashville, leading “The Jenerators”, being involved in bands “nearly” making it, and fitness instruction (02:50), her human design work, getting started in Nashville, following one’s curiosity and finding one’s passion (26:20), growing up in Pennsylvania and Virginia, getting in rudimental drumming, and different styles of learning (42:00), her undergrad years at James Madison University (VA), eventually getting a masters degree at the University of Arizona, teaching high school, and connecting to others through drums (01:00:15), and finishing with the Random Ass Questions segment (01:16:20).

Finishing with a Rave on reunions (01:40:30).

Links:

Jen Hoeft’s website

The Jenerators

FUNdamental Fitness - Jen Hoeft

“Caravan” - Van Morrison

“The Right Time” - Ray Charles

“This Kiss” - Faith Hill

“Don’t Take the Girl” - Tim McGraw

“American Girl” - Tom Petty

“Come Unto Me” - The Mavericks

“If Loving You is Wrong” - Barbara Mandrell

Eat, Pray, Love - Elizabeth Gilbert

I Ching

“Achy Breaky Heart” - Billy Ray Cyrus

Barbie (2023) - Ken Plays Guitar

Future Man

Idiocracy trailer

Don’t Look Up trailer

Steve Gadd - “50 Ways” groove

Violin Concerto - Camille Saint-Saëns

Gary Cook

Louise Hay

Guitarists playing Giant slugs

The Matrix trailer

Avatar trailer

Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3 trailer

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 364 - Andy Bliss (Part 2)

September 28, 2023 Pete Zambito

University of Tennessee-Knoxville Percussion Professor Andy Bliss returns to talk about growing up in the Quad Cities (IL and IA), his piano background, performing in DCI, playing and umpiring baseball, and collecting baseball cards (03:15), his undergrad years at Northern Illinois University and performing in a PASIC showcase concert as an undergrad with the Base4 Percussion Quartet (21:10), going to the University of Kentucky for his masters and doctorate (29:30), and finishing with the Random Ass Questions, including discussions on creating complete percussionists, great books, liking (nearly) every movie, Lego’s, great pizza, and Peter McKinnon’s YouTube channel (39:30).

Finishing with a Rave on the 1988 film Shag (01:07:25).

Pete’s 2023 Percussion Recital YouTube link

Andy Bliss Links:

Part 1 with Andy Bliss

Andy Bliss’s website

Nief-Norf

Andy Bliss’s Tennessee page

Previous Podcast Guests mentioned:

Other links:

Base4 Percussion Quartet

“Ogoun Badagris” - Christopher Rouse

Jim Campbell

Erin Walker Bliss

Extraction trailer

Crazy Rich Asians trailer

Guardians of the Galaxy 3 trailer

Eternals trailer

Tron trailer

Billy Madison trailer

Hustle trailer

Justin Timberlake and the Tennessee Kids trailer

Deep Work - Cal Newport

Superfans - Pat Flynn

Outliers - Malcolm Gladwell

Atomic Habits - James Clear

Essentialism - Greg McKeown

2002 Madison Scouts show

Raves:

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 363 - Andy Bliss (Part 1)

September 21, 2023 Pete Zambito

University of Tennessee-Knoxville Percussion Professor and Founder and Music Director of Nief-Norf Andy Bliss stops by to talk about getting the UTK job late in the first semester and the challenges of taking over (02:30), getting his system in place, installing group applied lessons, and the transition into a School of Music there (17:50), and talks about the beginnings of Nief-Norf, the importance of Entrepreneurship, and discussions of musicianship and storytelling (42:10).

Finishing with a Rave on the Mizzou-Kansas State football game and a Marching Mizzou special guest (01:07:45).

Andy Bliss Links:

Andy’s homepage

Andy’s University of Tennessee-Knoxville homepage

Previous Podcast Guests mentioned:

Rich Holly in 2020

Julie Hill in 2019

Eric Willie in 2022

Cort McClaren in 2022

Aiyun Huang in 2023

Omar Carmenates in 2018

Other Links:

Kevin Zetina

Nief-Norf

Base4 Percussion Quartet

“Rebonds B” - Iannis Xenakis

“Reflections on the Nature of Water” - Jacob Druckman

Steve Reich

Julia Wolfe

Pauline Oliveros

“King of Denmark” - Morton Feldman

Raves:

Mizzou-KSU football highlights

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 362 - Mark Ford (Part 2)

September 14, 2023 Pete Zambito

University of North Texas (UNT) Coordinator of Percussion Studies Mark Ford returns to talk about getting his undergrad music education degree from East Carolina University (ECU) (03:00), getting his Master’s Degree from UNT and following with teaching stints at Murray State (KY) and Middle Tennessee State (10:10), his years teaching at ECU, working with Christopher Deane, the high level NC programs being built in the 1980s and 1990s, and developing Musicon Publications after acquiring the musical rights to Innovative Percussion’s catalog (31:30), and finishing with the Random Ass Questions, with segments on new percussion literature, great films, classics of Polish literature, the Green Bay Packers, and driving the wrong direction in California for PASIC (48:35).

Finishing with a Rave on the 1993 film Dazed and Confused and the 2018 podcast The Rewatchables: Dazed and Confused (01:20:30).

Mark Ford Links:

Part 1 with Mark Ford

Mark Ford’s UNT webpage

Mark Ford’s Innovative Percussion Webpage

Previous Podcast Guests mentioned:

Cort McClaren in 2022

Other Links:

Harold Jones

Robert Schietroma

Jack Stamp

“Sonata for Timpani” - John H. Beck

“Two Movements for Marimba” - Toshimitsu Tanaka

“Two Mexican Dances” - Gordon Stout

Concertino for Marimba and Orchestra - Paul Creston

Concerto for Marimba - Robert Kurka

“Etude for a Quiet Hall” - Christopher Deane

Jon Metzger

Ron Fink

#Marimbababy - Mark Ford

Musicon Publications

“Head Talk” - Mark Ford

We’re the Millers trailer

This is Spinal Tap trailer

And There Was Light - Jon Meachem

John Adams - David McCullough

The Doll - Boleslaw Prus

Learning to Listen: The Jazz Journey of Gary Burton - An Autobiography - Gary Burton

Keiko Abe: A Virtuosic Life - Rebecca Kite

Bob Becker

Tony McCutcheon

Raves:

Dazed and Confused trailer

The Rewatchables - Dazed and Confused

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 361 - Mark Ford (Part 1)

September 7, 2023 Pete Zambito

University of North Texas Coordinator of Percussion Studies Mark Ford stops by to talk about meeting folks at PASIC, his percussion responsibilities and the challenges of the job, how Grad Assistants factor in, and dealing with over 200 juries (03:05), getting into composing and the “Head Talk” pretuned heads (25:20), his time as Percussive Arts Society President, moving headquarters to Indianapolis, and “Jocks vs. Drummers” (37:40), and growing up in Virginia, his marching background and coming from a family of artists (46:00).

Finishing with a Rave on the TV Series Origins of Hip Hop (59:30).

Mark Ford Links:

Mark’s UNT Homepage

Mark’s Innovative Percussion page

Previous podcast guests mentioned:

Dave Hall in 2020

Lauren Teel in 2017

Other links:

UNT Percussion Faculty

Paul Rennick and Santa Clara Vanguard

“Head Talk” - Mark Ford

“Stubernic” - Mark Ford

Erik Johnson

Concerto for Marimba and Wind Ensemble - Mark Ford

“Renfro” - Mark Ford

Jack Stamp

“Stubernic Fantasy” - Mark Ford

“Afta-Stuba!” - Mark Ford

“Polaris” - Mark Ford

James Lambert

“ESPN Bows to Offended Drummers” - NPR

Harold Jones

David Garibaldi

Leigh Howard Stevens

Raves:

Origins of Hip Hop TV Series

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 360 - Danielle Collins

August 31, 2023 Pete Zambito

Huntington Beach High School Academy for the Performing Arts (CA) Director of Pop Music Studies and Music Media Entertainment Technology Chair Danielle Collins stops by to talk about her job there (02:05), her work with WGI group Pulse Percussion (26:30), growing up in Rancho Cucamonga, CA (44:00), studying percussion at Cal State-Fullerton and Cal State-Long Beach for undergrad, teaching high school band and orchestra, and transitioning to her new career (51:05), and finishing with the Random Ass Questions, including sections on navigating the band world as a woman, terrible movies, Atomic Habits, Formula One Racing, and the Street Art Museum in Amsterdam (01:08:40).

Finishing with a Rave on the 2023 film Afire (01:27:30).

Danielle Collins Links:

Danielle Collins’ website

Pulse Percussion

Previous Podcast Guests mentioned:

Amanda Duncan in 2023

Dave Gerhart in 2018

Other Links:

Jaime Knight

Final Cut Pro

“Stars and Stripes Forever” - John Philip Sousa

“Respect” - Aretha Franklin

“Superstition” - Stevie Wonder

“Surfer Girl” - The Beach Boys

“Rebel Rebel” - David Bowie

Pulse Percussion on America’s Got Talent

Formula 1: Drive to Survive trailer

Happiness for Beginners trailer

Hellboy (2004) trailer

Atomic Habits - James Clear

Sergio Perez

Rams-Bengals Super Bowl 56

Street Art Museum - Amsterdam

Raves:

Afire trailer

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 359 - Jeff Moore

August 24, 2023 Pete Zambito

University of Central Florida Dean of the College of Arts and Humanities Jeff Moore stops by to talk about his job at UCF, the massive growth of the school, growing the program, and bringing on other faculty (03:30), discussions of motivation and drive (35:35), his administrative career there (42:10), growing up in California, his early percussion encounters and years in DCI, and his time in Mock Trial and Mock Congress in high school (01:01:35), more about his time at North Texas and Wisconsin-Madison (01:24:00) and finishing with the Random Ass Questions, including discussions of the challenging nature of higher education finance, great books, playing Steve Reich’s “Nagoya Marimbas” for elementary school students, and taking in great music in Europe (01:40:00).

Finishing with a Rave on Beyoncé’s 2023 Renaissance tour (02:05:00).

Links:

Jeff Moore’s UCF page

Previous Podcast Guests Mentioned:

Clif Walker in 2021

Tom Burritt in 2021

Omar Carmenates in 2018

Julia Gaines in 2016

John Wooten in 2022

James Yakas in 2023

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 358 - Mariana Ramirez

August 17, 2023 Pete Zambito

Percussionist, Educator and Entrepreneur Mariana Ramirez stops by to talk about freelancing in New York City, working on Broadway, and her experiences with the COVID shutdown (03:05), all things Excelsis Percussion (16:15), growing up in Mexico City, her late entry into studying music full-time, her extracurricular activities, and the vast size of her hometown (31:15), studying at Rutgers University (NJ) and the challenging transition to a new country (54:15), her life post-undergrad, revving up her freelancing career, and managing her mental health (01:05:25), and finishing with the Random Ass Questions, including segments on students taking on too much, her experiences as a woman in the percussion world, Mexico-U.S. Soccer relations, the greatness of Mexican food, and the musical Hadestown (01:17:30).

Finishing with a Rave on the 2022 documentary Is That Black Enough For You?!? (01:41:50).

Links:

Mariana Ramirez’s website

Excelsis Percussion

Previous Podcast Guests mentioned:

Marcelina Suchocka in 2022

Britton-René Collins in 2023

Other Links:

SIX The Musical

Once on This Island

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

Merrily We Roll Along

Head Over Heels

Caixa Trio

“Hyperballad” - Björk (performed by Excelsis Percussion)

Conservatorio Nacional de Musica

Alondra de la Parra

“Aphasia” - Mark Applebaum

Back to the Future trailer

Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring trailer

The Mandalorian trailer

Isabel Allende

“Whenever, Wherever” - Shakira

Machu Picchu

Hadestown

Raves:

Is That Black Enough For You?!? trailer

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 357 - Colleen Clark (Part 2)

August 10, 2023 Pete Zambito

University of South Carolina’s Assistant Professor of Jazz Colleen Clark returns to discuss her time at Ithaca College (NY) for undergrad (02:10), more about her time at SUNY-Purchase for her Master’s and the University of North Texas for her doctorate (11:55), and finishes with the Random Ass Questions, including discussions of incorporating drumset and jazz into traditional methods and history courses, scatting, her loves of tennis, soccer and basketball, New England Pizza and driving, and Jackson Pollock (19:00).

Finishing with a Rave on the 2023 film Oppenheimer (01:05:35).

Colleen’s Links:

Colleen Clark’s website

Colleen Clark’s USC page

Part 1 with Colleen Clark

Previous Podcast Guest Links:

Scott Herring in 2022

Other Links:

Gordon Stout

Matt White

Greene Street United Methodist Church

Thelonious Monk - Robin D.G. Kelley

The Thelonious Monk Orchestra Live at Town Hall

Hall Overton

Bob Breithaupt

Jazz Education Network

Cindy Blackman Santana

Quentin E. Baxter

Ranky Tanky

A’ja Wilson USC highlights

The Bob’s Burgers Movie trailer

Sophisticated Giant - Maxine Gordon

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - Stieg Larsson

Bad Mexicans - Kelly Lyle Hernández

Look: The Story of Kenny Clarke - Mike Hennessey

Tony Williams

Ella Fitzgerald - syllabic choice in Scat Singing - Justin Binek

Patrick Mouratoglu YouTube

Brevard Jazz Institute

Jackson Pollock

Raves:

Oppenheimer trailer

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 356 - Colleen Clark (Part 1)

August 3, 2023 Pete Zambito

University of South Carolina (USC) Assistant Professor of Jazz Colleen Clark stops by to talk briefly about Art Blakey (02:10), her responsibilities at USC and getting the job (05:15), her composing and arranging career, creating Jazz Girls Day, women who play instrumental jazz, “cats”, and getting prepared for the job market (32:00), and growing up in Connecticut, her early years playing jazz and making connections, and her youth sports careers in cross country and equestrian show jumping (01:04:40).

Finishing with a Rave on the 2023 film Barbie (01:24:20).

Links:

Colleen Clark’s homepage

Colleen Clark’s USC page

Previous Podcast folks:

Scott Herring from 2022

Other links:

Art Blakey

Steve Maxwell Drums

Brevard Music Center Jazz Institute

Branford Marsalis

Jacob Will

Diana Taurasi at UConn

Terri Lynne Carrington

Cindy Blackman Santana

Biblioteca Nacional de México

Corridos of the Mexican Revolution

Quentin Baxter

CC and the Adelitas

Ricky Riccardi

Jazz Education Network

International Sweethearts of Rhythm

Mary Lou Williams

Marian McPartland’s Piano Jazz

“Twilight World” - Marian McPartland

Tad Dameron

Cecil Taylor

Viola Smith

Sophisticated Giant - Maxine Gordon

Thelonious Monk - Robin D.G. Kelley

Essentially Ellington

Syndicate Performances UNT

Green Mountain Running Camp

Candace Parker

Raves:

Barbie trailer

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 355 - Amanda Duncan (Part 2)

July 27, 2023 Pete Zambito

Percussionist, Educator, Freelancer, Steel Pan Artist, and Santa Margarita High School (CA) Director of Percussion Studies Amanda Duncan returns to talk about her undergrad at CSU-Long Beach (03:00), her master’s degree from Northern Illinois (10:20), moving back to CA to start her career, and waiting tables (31:40), and finishing with the Random Ass Questions, including portions discussing Respect for Steel Pan, Dolly Parton, Harry Potter, cooking, and SIX The Musical (42:50).

Finishing with a Rave on the 2023 film Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning – Part One (01:02:20).

Links:

Part 1 with Amanda Duncan

Amanda Duncan’s website

Previous Podcast Guests mentioned:

Angela Kepley in 2023

Dave Gerhart in 2018

Raynor Carroll in 2023

Other Links:

Brad Dutz

Randy Drake

Liam Teague

“Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy” - steel pan arrangement

Robert Chappell

Ben Wahlund

Big Bear Lake (CA)

Mammoth Mountain (CA)

Clifford Alexis

Mark Ford

“Northern Lights” - Eric Ewazen

Christopher Deane

Greg Beyer

The All-American Drummer - Charley Wilcoxon

Mia Gormandy-Benjamin

Mission Vista Steel Drum Program

E.T. The Extra Terrestrial trailer

Harry Potter

Yuko Asada

Silver Stars Steel Band (Trinidad)

SIX The Musical

Raves:

Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning - Part One trailer

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 354 - Amanda Duncan (Part 1)

July 20, 2023 Pete Zambito

Percussionist, Educator, Freelancer, Steel Pan Artist, and Santa Margarita Catholic High School (CA) Director of Percussion Studies Amanda Duncan stops by to talk about her job responsibilities (and the challenging situation she took over there), freelancing in CA, and the teaching of high school steel band and drumset (02:00), her involvement with PAN ROCKS! (29:40), and growing up in Long Beach (CA), her interests in tennis, gaming, and musical theater, and her beginnings in percussion (35:45).

Finishing with a Rave on the 2005 book American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin (01:06:20).

Guest Links:

Amanda Duncan’s website

Links to previous podcast folks mentioned:

Angela Kepley in 2023

Dave Gerhart in 2018

Raynor Carroll in 2023

Other Links:

Interstate 5, California

“S—- People Say in L.A.”

Nick Kraus

The Black Keys on Spotify

“GoldenEye 007” video game

Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time

Sound of Music

Oliver!

Annie

“Pretty Fly for a White Guy” - The Offspring

Chris Stevens

Evelyn Glennie

Sheila E.’s Drum solo from Sign O’ The Times

Lynda Sue Marks

“Cello Suite No. 1 - Prelude” - J.S. Bach

Raves:

American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer - Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 353 - Joshua Vonderheide (Part 2)

July 13, 2023 Pete Zambito

Percussionist, Educator, and Founder/Director of The Percussion Conservatory Joshua Vonderheide returns to talk about getting his Master’s Degree at Juilliard (NY) and Artist’s Diploma from Rice University (TX) (01:35) before settling into the Random Ass Questions segment, including portions on good mentorship, challenging life situations, The Matrix, great books and sports performers, South Asian food, and A.I. art (15:15).

Finishing with a Rave on the 2023 film Past Lives (01:02:00).

Links:

Part 1 with Joshua Vonderheide

The Percussion Conservatory Website

Joshua Vonderheide’s website

Kovner Fellowship (Juilliard)

The Disaster Artist trailer

Ender’s Game - Orson Scott Card

The Lord of the Rings - J.R.R. Tolkien

Kelton Koch

Roger Federer highlights

Steph Curry highlights

Kobe Bryant highlights

Brendan Hansen highlights

Michael Phelps highlights

Katie Ledecky highlights

Icarus trailer

Sugar Land Space Cowboys

Beef Rendang

Sarawak Laksa

Whataburger

Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra - Benjamin Britten

Little Blue Devil - Paul Klee

“Go” Board Game

Raves

Past Lives trailer

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 352 - Joshua Vonderheide (Part 1)

July 6, 2023 Pete Zambito

Percussionist, Educator, and creator of the Percussion Conservatory Joshua Vonderheide stops by to talk about his professional symphony experiences with the Malaysian Philharmonic and the Houston Symphony (03:15), the origins and operations of the Percussion Conservatory (22:05), growing up outside Houston (TX), his beginnings in percussion, and his experiences as a competitive swimmer (42:00), and his undergrad years of at Juilliard (NY) (01:04:00).

Finishing with a Rave on the 2022 film Monica (01:26:50).

Links to Previous Podcast Episodes:

Other Links:

The Percussion Conservatory

Joshua Vonderheide

Houston Symphony

Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra