Minneapolis-based percussionist Eri Isomura returns to talk about how she recovered from overuse injuries physically and mentally after undergrad (02:05), her time as a grad student at the Boston Conservatory (MA), studying with great teachers, attending summer festivals, and why it’s so challenging to have a performance career in Boston (12:55), and finishes with the Random Ass Questions segment, including portions on being a woman in the field of percussion, Japanese food, great books, private Karaoke rooms, and Andy Warhol (34:30). 

Finishing with a Rave on the 1975 film Nashville (01:11:00).

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 391 - Eri Isomura (Part 2)

Iowa City-based percussionist, educator, and band leader Ginny Armstrong stops by to talk about her teaching responsibilities in and around Iowa, teaching community steel band,  and performing regularly (03:50), growing up in West Virginia, playing organ, and getting into percussion (30:00), attending West Virginia University for her undergrad (44:30) and her master’s (59:15), moving to Nashville after her master’s, living and working there, and then going to the University of Iowa for her doctorate (01:09:15), and finishes with the Random Ass Questions, including segments on being a woman in the field of percussion, cooking Thanksgiving dinner, great and terrible movies, David Sedaris and Amy Sedaris, Iowa women’s basketball, and some unusual gigs (01:30:00).

Finishing with a Rave on the Unbound Book Festival in Columbia, Missouri and the chance to moderate a panel (02:01:30).

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 392 - Ginny Armstrong

United States Air Force Academy Band Percussionist and Drummer Kathryn Yuill stops by to talk about her military band job, the active scheduling and performing with all of the ensembles that occurs, and living in Colorado Springs (02:20), what it’s like to play in military bands, the audition process, and freelancing and subbing in Colorado (13:20), her internship with the Percussive Arts Society in 2017, the logistics of PASIC, and her recent presentation at 2023 Midwest Band Clinic (23:00), growing up in Wisconsin, getting into drumset and concert percussion, playing golf and participating in the YMCA’s Youth & Government Program (36:00), attending the University of Minnesota for undergrad (48:25), her years as a masters student at Indiana University, the importance of recording during practice sessions, and living and working in the St. Louis area (01:00:15), and settles into the Random Ass Questions, including segments on the importance of drumset in overall percussion study, being a woman in the percussion field, great books, gardening, Minnesota sports, and her Beyoncé fandom (01:19:35).

Finishing with a Rave on Jocelyn Neal’s Country Music (01:49:50).

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 393 - Kathryn Yuill

Montreal-based Freelance Percussionist and Educator Kristie Ibrahim stops by to talk about Sixtrum Percussion Ensemble, teaching at McGill University, the city of Montreal and the expansion of the university (03:00), growing up in Saskatchewan (Canada), her piano background, the great teachers and colleagues involved in her percussion development, and her time doing highland dancing (25:30), her years in undergrad at Dalhousie University (Nova Scotia), discussions of practice habits, showing grace, and living in Eastern Canada (49:30), her two years with Strike Percussion Ensemble in New Zealand and performing choreographed percussion works (01:02:50), her masters degree time at McGill and living in Montreal (01:14:50), and settles in for the Random Ass Questions, with discussions of practice habits, her experiences in the percussion field as a woman, her love of baking, the A&E Pride and Prejudice series from the 1990s, historical fiction, and the importance of great audiobook narrators (01:24:00).

Finishing with a Rave on the 2024 film Challengers (01:56:50).

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 394- Kristie Ibrahim

Recent University of Missouri Master of Music in Percussion Performance graduate Miles Bohlman stops by to talk about his various grad program recitals (04:45), his Graduate Assistantship with the Mizzou New Music Ensemble and finishing the degree (21:15), growing up in the Chicago (IL) suburbs, his musical family, playing soccer goalie growing up, and his marching band activities (39:30), going to Illinois State for his undergrad (58:15), his high school band and percussion job out of undergrad, teaching during COVID restrictions, and keeping up his percussion chops through playing with British-style Brass Bands (01:10:10), and settles in for the Random Ass Questions, including segments on making curry, when he worked for his city’s Public Works Department, Nicholas Cage movies, Barbara Kingsolver, and his Chicago Sports Team Fandom (01:23:40).

Finishing with a Rave on Kelefa Sanneh’s 2021 book Major Labels (01:50:10).

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 395 - Miles Bohlman

The Alliance of Black Orchestral Percussionists (ABOP) is having their 2nd annual “ABOP in L.A.” event starting this weekend, May 26 – 31, 2024!  ABOP Co-Founder and Mentor Douglas Cardwell stops by along with his ABOP Protégé Torrance Buntyn Jr. to discuss the origins of ABOP and how the mentorship program works (03:35), the first ever ABOP in L.A. last year (12:10), the experience of being an African American in the arts (19:10), stories about auditioning for orchestral positions (26:10), the reason for ABOP’s existence and getting away from the gatekeeping of information from previous generations and populations (42:30), and the events of the 2024 ABOP in L.A. (51:30).

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Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 396 - ABOP in L.A. 2024

Recent Mizzou Master of Music in Percussion Performance graduate Sarah Hasekamp stops by to talk about the challenging literature she’s recently played, studying under multiple percussion teachers at Mizzou, her GTA responsibilities, her master’s degree cohorts, and doing a master’s degree at the same place as her partner (03:40), growing up in Pattonville (MO), her musical background, playing golf, and building Mizzou connections while in high school (30:25), her undergrad years at Murray State University (KY) (43:50), her path to getting to the Mizzou program (01:06:10), and settles in for the Random Ass Questions, including segments on marching band in percussion education, being a woman in the field of percussion, managing a Dairy Queen, Lord of the Rings movies, Harry Potter books, and Jacob Collier (01:15:40).

Finishing with a Rave on the 2024 National Conference on Percussion Pedagogy (01:47:30).

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 397 - Sarah Hasekamp

University of Southern Florida (USF) Percussion Professor (and Pete’s Percussion Podcast superfan) Kevin von Kampen stops by to talk (briefly) about some podcast items (05:20), his job at USF and other percussion activities (06:20), his work with the Contemporary Art Music Project in Tampa (28:40), growing up in Southwest Iowa (and near Omaha), his drummer-playing mom, and playing guitar and drums growing up (39:05), and his undergrad years at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Cornhusker sports and marching band, and the challenge of morning rehearsals (56:20).

Finishing with a Rave on the 2024 documentary series STAX: Soulsville, U.S.A. (01:18:50).

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 398 - Kevin von Kampen (Part 1)

University of Southern Florida (USF) Percussion Professor Kevin von Kampen returns to discuss getting his master’s degree at USF and moving to Florida (02:15), working in middle school and high school, teaching drumlines, and freelancing with many pop artists on their tours, including Weird Al Yankovic (15:30), getting his doctorate at Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, praise for the city of Cincinnati, and his accomplishments there (30:10), and finishes with the Random Ass Questions, including discussions of building diverse repertoire, building a closet of crazy outfits and costumes, his impression of me hosting the podcast, sports fandoms, and his love for performing karaoke (42:45).

Finishing with a Rave on Maria Konnikova’s 2020 nonfiction book The Biggest Bluff (01:27:00).

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 399 - Kevin von Kampen (Part 2)

A very special Episode indeed!  Hard In The Paint Sports Media Owner David Grubb returns for his 5th appearance on Pete’s Percussion Podcast to discuss being the first member of the PPP 5-Timers Club, SNL, Wake Forest and Tim Duncan (04:30), gives a brief thumbnail sketch of his life and career (11:15), working as a Sports Information Director, working in radio and podcasting, and the importance of building relationships (21:30), his recent work doing color commentary for college basketball and his thoughts about actors playing basketball players (34:15), The Name, Image, and Likeness situation and the Transfer Portal for college sports (49:00), how AI is affecting sports and media, and HITP (01:05:10), thoughts about actors and movies (01:17:10), and the Random Ass Questions segments, with discussions on David’s dislike of the “GOAT” conversations, Hip Hop today, social connectivity, great books, more about David and my connection (01:24:40).

Finishing with a Rave on the 2023 Documentary Series Algiers, America (02:05:00).

Pete's Percussion Podcast: EPISODE 400 - DAVID GRUBB, PPP 5-TIMER

2018 PASIC Clinician and Presenter and Birmingham Conservatory (U.K) Master’s Student Gloria Yehilevsky talks about her (then) upcoming PASIC presentations (03:30), growing up in San Diego and Belgium (21:30), drum corps years and doing her undergrad at Morehead State (KY) (40:45), the World Percussion Group tour in 2017 (59:00), and goes all in on the Random Ass Questions (01:19:05).

Finishing with a Rave on the classic movie Good Will Hunting (01:52:15).

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