#162--Dan Deacon (#2)
Dan and I chat about how to think about making music during times like these. Dan is a really unique thinker. I highly recommend you check this out.
Read More#166--Nicole Lizee
Nicky is a composer and dj based in Canada. She’s written two pieces for So Percussion—Dystopian Suite and White Label Experiment. Her music is incredible.
Read More#165--Elliot Wallace
Elliot is a great percussionist and former student from the first SoSI in 2009. It’s been great to see him grow. We talk about his career as well the ethics around interacting on Facebook and meme-sharing culture.
Read More#164--Andy Narell (pt 3)
Andy and I chat about the origins of the steel pan in Trinidad and Tobago among other topics surrounding the steel pan.
Read More#163--Sondra Braeutigam
Sondra is a music teacher in the NYC Public Schools and she is an old friend of mine from The Ohio State University. I broke one of her deck chairs, and lived to tell the story. Sondra is amazing. I know you’ll love her.
Read More#157--Robert van Sice with Eric Cha-Beach
Robert van Sice is the professor of percussion at Yale University and the Peabody Conservatory of Music. Eric is a member of So Percussion. We talk about Bob’s teaching ethos and how it affected So’s work and approach to chamber music.
Read More#159--Mekka Rose Diselectress
Mekka is a DJ based in Miami, Florida. We met on a live show called Soca Passion Live, with our mutual friend Sheldon Hoyte. Mekka lost her brother to police violence and it has been a real joy to get to know her. I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did.
Read More#158--Wayne Bernard
Wayne is a member of the Brooklyn Steel Orchestra as well as the captain of Pan Evolution Steel Orchestra in Brooklyn. He works for the NY Fire Department in their emergency response department. I always enjoy talking to Wayne.
Read More#154--Soca Passion (Live) w/ Sheldon Hoyte
Sheldon invited me on his live DJ set to talk more about race in depth. I’m honored and grateful to be part of the discussion in any way.
Read More#153--Roger Zahab
Roger is a composer and good friend who wrote me my first commissioned steel drum solo. He’s a hero and a mentor of mine. You won’t regret listening to him.
Read More#152--John Beck and Jason Treuting
John and Jason and I talk about the development of the Eastman percussion program.
Read More#151--Sheldon Hoyte
Sheldon is a musician, DJ, and RN from Trinidad who lived in Brooklyn, and now is in Houston. He is one of the original members of the Brooklyn Steel Orchestra, and is someone I’m proud to call a friend. We talk about each of our experiences with race.
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#150--Bobby Previte
Bobby is the composer of the piece for So Percussion and improvisors called Terminals. He and I talk about his life as a drummer growing up in Buffalo and then going on the road and improvising. He’s an amazing person.
Read More#149--Michael Rosen (w/ Adam Sliwinski)
I sit down with Adam and his former teacher from Oberlin to talk about some of the evolution and beginnings of our contemporary percussion field.
Read More#148--Jacqueline Russo
Jacqueline owns and runs The Party Bus Bake Shop in Manhattan. We sit and talk about running a business, in the food industry, pre and post-pandemic shutdown. She was a former student of mine making things people like more than anything I’ve ever made. I hope you enjoy this chat.
Read More#147--John Beck
John taught at the Eastman School of Music for nearly 50 years. His program has changed the course of percussion music history for the better. I sit and listen to John talk about growing up during WWII and learning to play drums. He’s a fascinating person.
Read More#146--Tom Miller
Tom is a steel drummer living in Denver, and is one of the members of Pan Ramajay. Tom’s teaching and life mentorship has been incredibly valuable to me over the years. I’m grateful to have had him on the podcast.
Read More#145—Sarah Kirkland Snider
Sarah is an amazing composer and is one of the founders of New Amsterdam records. I’ve known Sarah since grad school at Yale, and it was nice to finally sit and chat with her.
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