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In the room are: Rebecca Kite, Marco Schirripa, Brian Nozny, Brian Blume, Caleb Pickering, Ben Charles, Casey Cangelosi 0:00 Continuing thoughts on publishing 7:55 Dealing with self-publishing and copyright. 14:52 "Fair use"20:12 Percussionists-composers -"hits" 30:26 The instant satisfaction delema43:53 Casey: This day in music - Samuel Coleridge-…

In the room are: Rebecca Kite, Marco Schirripa, Brian Nozny, Brian Blume, Caleb Pickering, Ben Charles, Casey Cangelosi. 0:00 Intro and hello0:50 GP Percussion / Taki Music 3:35 Publishing out of print books7:20 Pricing your publications21:00 Where is the money in publishing? (prints, PMO royalties 24:40 PMOs (Performing Rights Organizations). BMI …

T.J. Troy, Erin Barnes, and Nick Terry are all percussionists in the Los Angeles-based contemporary music ensemble Partch. Partch is a Grammy Award winning ensemble that specializes in the music and instruments of the American Maverick composer Harry Partch. Partch’s work combined music and theatre with complex microtonal systems, often performed o…

http://www.john-lane.com/ John Lane is an artist whose creative work and collaborations extend through percussion to poetry/spoken word and theater. As a performer, he has appeared on stages throughout the Americas, Australia, and Japan. Commissioning new works and interdisciplinary collaborations are integral to John's work. Over the last few year…

To close out LGBT Pride Month, we will be speaking with Jaime Esposito and Stephen Hall, founders of the Spectrum Ensemble! Spectrum is a Denton, TX-based ensemble that highlights talented musicians in the LGBTQA+ community. The Spectrum Ensemble had their debut concert in May 2019, featuring works by LGBTQ composers including four world premieres.…

Mark is a nationally respected clinician, adjudicator and author. He has written numerous method books, including “A Fresh Approach to Snare Drum” and “A Fresh Approach to Mallet Percussion”, two of the world’s best selling beginning percussion methods. Mark’s teaching experience includes 18 years in the Texas public schools as a percussion instruc…

Brooklyn-based percussionist Ashley Baier has performed with a variety of orchestras, chamber groups, and artists including PitchBlak Brass Band, Pharoahe Monch, John Hodgman, The Bengsons, VÉRITÉ, and Kermit the Frog. She has played numerous New York City musical theater productions and has toured nationally with How the Grinch Stole Christmas and…

Cynthia Yeh joined the Chicago Symphony Orchestra as principal percussionist in June 2007. She previously served as principal percussionist for the San Diego Symphony Orchestra from 2004 to 2007. Born in Taipei, Taiwan, Ms. Yeh received a Bachelor of Music performance degree from the University of British Columbia and a Master of Music performance …

0:00 Intro and Hello0:30 Brian's new job! Tracy awarded tenure!3:30 Tenure10:00 The tenure process? 35:50 GOT...45:30 Brandon's social media work 1:14:18 Caleb's WPG tour and composition 1:20:40 Bill's Two Rivers Timpani Summit 1:27:45 Brian's recent job interview 1:31:48 Worst interview questions? 1:46:58 Games... Watch here. Listen below. If you …

Robert McCormick is currently Professor of Music and director of the percussion program at the University of South Florida in Tampa. He served as principal percussionist/assistant timpanist with the Florida Orchestra for 20 seasons. He is a former member of the Harry Partch Ensemble and often performs with high profile artists of all genres. In 201…

John Tafoya serves as Chairman of the percussion department and is Professor of Percussion at Indiana University's Jacobs School of Music. From 1999-2007 he served as principal timpanist for the National Symphony Orchestra and has held previous principal timpani positions with the American Wind Symphony, the National Repertory Orchestra, the Owensb…

Kelli Rae Tubbs is a drummer, singer,percussionist, author, teacher, and hosts a fantastic drumming and percussion history series on Youtube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNJYrmG99W5wNlN5gNQAJ8A She documents many percussion soundeffects from the silent movie era, and also drumset evolution andhistorical use. She has been interviewed and publish…

Dr. Hinkle is a percussionist and classically trained baritone vocalist whose percussion playing has been called “rock-steady” by the Washington Post and having “a notable sense of flare [sic]” by Potomac Stages. He is currently serving as the principal percussionist for the 21st Century Consort: the resident new music ensemble at the Smithsonian A…

James Benoit, a native of Niskayuna, New York, is the newly appointed Principal Timpanist of the Seattle Symphony. Previously, Benoit was the Associate Principal Percussionist and Assistant Principal Timpanist with the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra and spent three seasons as a section percussionist with the Sarasota Opera. As an educator, Benoit wa…

Included among the Village Voice's "Best of New York," percussionist Jonathan Singer has been praised for his "superb four-mallet technique" (New York Times) and described as an "artistic assault on the sensory order of nitrous oxide." His solo appearances include performances with the Detroit Symphony and Grammy-winning Nighthawks. As the leader o…

The ever-evolving Aiyun Huang enjoys a musical life as soloist, chamber musician, researcher, teacher and producer. She was the First Prize and the Audience Award winner at the Geneva International Music Competition in 2002. As a soloist, her recent highlights include engagements with San Diego Symphony Orchestra, L’Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, …

Matt is a percussionist in the Houston Symphony and serves on the faculty of Rice University and theUniversity of Miami. He has recently developed a line of signature sticks with Promark. He is a formerstudent of Alan Abel, and has performed under the baton of Pierre Boulez and Esa-Pekka Salonen. Watch here. Listen below. If you cannot see the audi…

Tony is an Associate Professor of Music at Winston Salem State University. He teaches recording and music business, and is the Chair of the Liberal Studies Department. He is a busy working drummer, and the author of "Rhythm Makers: The Drumming Legends of Nashville in Their Own Words". Watch here. Listen below. If you cannot see the audio controls,…

Neil Grover is a renowned percussionist (Boston Symphony and Boston Pops), accomplished music educator, imaginative product innovator, and successful entrepreneur. He is the founder and president of Grover Pro Percussion Inc., a market leader in the design, manufacture, and distribution of world-class percussion instruments. Watch here. Listen belo…

Praised by the South Florida Classical Review for her "dazzling" and "incisive" performance, Dr. Karlyn Viña is a dynamic and creative percussionist based in Miami, FL. As a performer, Karlyn has a passion for solo, chamber, and orchestral music, with a particular interest in contemporary music. Karlyn has an active freelance career in South Florid…

Josh Quillen has forged a unique identity in the contemporary music world as all-around percussionist, expert steel drum performer (lauded as “softly sophisticated” by the New York Times), and composer. His collaborations with other composers frequently incorporate the steel drums as a core element. A member of the acclaimed ensemble Sō Percussion …

Next up on At percussion - a podcast the Chair of Percussion Studies at the University of Washington, Bonnie Whiting! Bonnie is widely known for her performances and commissions of new experimental music, and projects that include new notation, interdisciplinary performance, and especially speaking percussionist. Watch here. Listen below. If you ca…

This week we sat down with London-based percussionist Colin Currie!! Colin is a solo and chamber artist at the peak of his powers. Championing new music at the highest level, Colin is the soloist of choice for many of today’s foremost composers and he performs regularly with the world’s leading orchestras and conductors. Watch here. Listen below. I…

Robert van Sice is considered one of the world’s foremost performers of contemporary music for marimba. In an effort to establish the instrument as a serious artistic vehicle, he has premiered over 100 works throughout the world. Four of the seminal works in the marimba repertoire were written for him: Peter Klatzow’s Dances of Earth and Fire, Alej…

Our guest this week is Dmitrii Nilov, recent winner of the Concert Artist Guild International Competition! Dmitrii is only the second solo percussionist to win this prestigious competition, 15 years after his teacher Svet Stoyanov. He has collaborated with leading composers including Alejandro Viñao, Hannah Lash, and Lansing McLoskey, and recently …

This week's guest is Payton MacDonald - a musician, filmmaker, and cyclist. All of his work centers around exploring the boundaries of art and endurance, whether creating ground-breaking new music, mind-expanding films, pedaling a mountain bike hundreds of miles a day in remote areas, or doing all three at the same time. Watch here. Listen below. I…

With us for the second time is Matthew Henry, this time telling us all about his PASIC session and updating us on SpecDrum. Watch here. Listen below. If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element 0:00 Intro and hello, new Banksy work shredded 5:22 Matt Henry PASIC preview 7:55 What did you learn by returning …

Joining us this week is composer Robert Honstein. Robert lives just outside New York City. He co-founded the Sleeping Giant composer collective, co-directs the Times Two Series, and teaches composition at NYU, Steinhardt. Watch here. Listen below. If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element 0:00 Intro and h…

Percussionist/improviser Doug Perry blurs the lines of genre and allows musics of all styles and backgrounds to share the same stage. Doug is a founding member of the jazz/new music crossover group Triplepoint, directing member of video game music jazz/funk band DiscoCactus, and a core member of the mixed chamber ensemble Cantata Profana. He is als…

Joining us this week is Ross Karre: a per­cus­sionist, arts admin­is­trator, and inter­media artist. He works with a variety of media and prac­tices ranging from con­tem­po­rary clas­sical music to exper­i­mental mul­ti­media per­for­mance incor­po­rating video, sound, lighting, and the­ater. He has played per­cus­sion with the Inter­na­tional Con­…

Joining us this week is composer and Professor at West Chester University: Adam Silverman. He's especially known for some of his percussion works, including Quick Blood, Carbon Paper and Nitrogen Ink, Sparklefrog, and stars, cars, bars. (The title game is strong with this one, no?) He teaches composition, music theory, and orchestration, and runs a…

Joining us this week is Dr. David Robinson, the new Director of Bands at Tarleton State University, where Ben currently directs the percussion program. David taught public school in Arkansas for four years before beginning his career in higher education. He studied at Arkansas State University, University of Missouri, and the University of North Te…

Our next guest is Robert Chapman, recent first prize winner of the 2018 Great Plains International Marimba Competition! Robert is an active educator in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, and has studied with Mark Ford, Christopher Deane, Ed Smith, She-e Wu, and Tom Burritt, among others. He also takes an interest in world music, having pursued studies in …

Joining us this week is percussionist Lynn Vartan, Director of Percussion at Southern Utah University. A common thread in her various projects is the idea of cultural exchange, whether she is founding duos or engaging in other large scale projects. She is featured on several Grammy-nominated CDs. Watch here. Listen below. If you cannot see the audi…

Our guest this week hardly needs an introduction from us. We really enjoyed speaking with William Moersch on topics old and new. Watch here. Listen below. If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element 0:00 Intro and hello 1:30 NYC freelancer? Pirates of Penzance 11:50 Percussion Literature class 19:20 Ben: Jo…

While in Ghana, Megan sat down with Jerome Balsab and Emmanuel Agbeli, two master musicians and directors of the Dagara Music Center and Dagbe Cultural Institute, respectively. Watch here. Listen below. If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element 0:00 Intro and hello 1:32 Jerome’s history playing the gyil 5…

Joining us this week is Principal Percussionist of the Calgary Philharmonic: Josh Jones. Originally from Chicago, he has won several orchestral fellowships and is currently writing a series of books about streamlined playing with ease. The first is 'Spatial Studies,' available for pre-order on July 15, and for purchase on September 1. Josh was feat…

Joining us this week is James Doyle, Associate Professor of Music at Adams State University, where he directs the Rocky Mountain Pan Handlers Steel Band and the ASU Percussion Ensemble. He previously served as principal percussionist with the United States Air Force Band of the Golden West. James is a member of the Music in the Mountains Festival O…

Katy Elman runs the largest percussion retailer in the UK (instruments, sticks/mallets, sheet music etc.): Southern Percussion, located in southeast England, in Essex. Also a very active performer and educator, Katy performs with the Concordia Foundation with whom she has performed several solo recitals at venues, including St. Martin in the Fields…

We are excited that joining us this week is New Zealand composer John Psathas. John is a favorite among percussionists, with his commission roster including powerhouse performers Evelyn Glennie, Ju Percussion, and Pedro Carneiro. His music was heard by billions in 2004 when he composed music for the opening and closing ceremonies of the Athens Olym…

Joining us for Episode 150 - can you believe it?! - is Drew Tucker: musician, educator, and social entrepreneur. He advocates for the arts in underserved areas of South Florida. In addition, he has gained notoriety for jazz-influenced twists on modern pop standards. His teaching covers all realms, including drum corps, and he can often be seen wear…

This episode was recorded during the ToCALO Tucson Chamber Percussion Seminar, where Casey was a guest artist. The week in Tuscon consisted of several world premiere performances, masterclasses, and other activities for participants, all organized by Artistic Director Morris Palter. This interview features Casey, Morris, Bill Cahn, Tiffeny Johnson,…

Joining us this week is percussionist, composer, and regular guest host: Caleb Pickering. His works are often performed by high schools in his home state of Texas, and he is regularly commissioned for ensemble and solo works. Currently, he is at work on a collection of intermediate snare solos. A current DMA student at James Madison University, he …

Joining us this week is Norm Weinberg, recently retired from the University of Arizona. He's an educator, writer (270 articles), composer, and still an active player - in orchestral and chamber realms. He's played under the baton of such greats as Luciano Berio, Kryzystof Penderecki, Lukas Foss, and Leonard Bernstein. He also created and establishe…

This week's guest, Brian Blume, is the Assistant Professor of Percussion at Southeastern University, where he teaches applied percussion, percussion techniques, music theory, world music, and the school's first ever drumline. Brian is also a composer who has performed as a soloist, chamber musician, orchestral player, and studio percussionist, with…

This week we sat down with percussionist and educator Lauren Teel. Lauren is currently the Adjunct Instructor of Percussion for the University of North Alabama, Adjunct Instructor of Percussion for the University of Montevallo, and the Percussion Caption Head for the DCI World Class Troopers Drum & Bugle Corps. Watch here. Listen below. If you cann…

This week we sat down with Dr. Omar Carmenates, the Associate Professor of Percussion at Furman University and the Front Ensemble Supervisor/Arranger of the Cadets Drum & Bugle Corps. His debut solo CD, entitled The Gaia Theory, is released through Rattle Records, and two other recent projects include a double-disc release entitled "The John Psatha…

This week we sat down with percussion educator, performer, and composer Dave Hall! Dave is the Assistant Professor of Percussion and Jazz Studies, and coordinator of the percussion program at the University of Nebraska. Watch here. Listen below. If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element 0:00 Intro and Hel…

Joining us this week is alchemical percussionist and storyteller Michael Bettine! Working under the name Gongtopia, he has presented concerts of original compositions and improvisations played on metal instruments, sounding bass drum, and hand drums since 2002. He also regularly presents both Gong Meditation Sessions and Sound Workshops using gongs…