Discussions in Percussion

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#469 Tony Miceli: Vibraphonist, Educator, and More! Dec 31, 2025

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Damon gets to talk to Tony about the World Vibes Congress, teaching, life adventures, the vibraphone and much more! There's also segments like iconic recordings, music news and others.

#468 Heather Thorn: Xylophonist, Educator, and More! Dec 24, 2025

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Damon gets to talk to Heather about her PASIC 50 clinic, musical adventures with her band, Canada, the xylophone and its history and much more! There's also segments like gig alerts, music news and others.

#467 Thom Hannum: Hall of Fame Educator, Arranger, Author, and More! Dec 17, 2025

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Damon gets to talk to Thom about his adventures post Umass retirement. They talk about the Pearl Education Team, writing, perfect scores, family and much more! There's also segments like gig alerts, music news, and others.

#466 PASIC Recap Part 3: Feat. Mike Compitello, Mark Reilly, John H. Beck, John R. Beck, & The M'Boom Tribute Ensemble!! Dec 10, 2025

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Damon gets to talk to Mike, Mark, John, John, and the members of the M'Boom Tribute Ensemble (Joe Chambers, Stefon Harris, Thomas Taylor, Dr. Lamon Lawhorn, Dr. Sean Daniels, Don Parker, Marcia McCants, Donnie Johns and Malcolm Jackson) at PASIC 50. There's also other segments!

#465 PASIC Recap Part 2: Feat. Ivan Llanes, Kassandra Kocoshis, Lenny Kumar & Stefon Harris! Dec 02, 2025

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Damon gets to talk to Ivan, Kassandra, Lenny and Stefon at this year's PASIC 50 in the expo hall at the Discussions in Percussion/Drumset Magazine booth. There's also segments like music news and others.

#464 PASIC Recap Part 1: Feat. Dafnis Prieto, Weedie Braimah, Keita Ogawa & Andy Akiho! Nov 26, 2025

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Damon gets to talk to Dafnis, Weedie, Keita and Andy at this year's PASIC 50 in the expo hall at the Discussions in Percussion/Drumset Magazine booth. There's also other segments like the educational spotlight and music news.

#463 Jason McGerr: Drummer for Death Cab For Cutie and More! Nov 19, 2025

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Damon gets to talk to Jason about Scottish drumming, PASIC, being a band member vs. side person, recording and production, synesthesia, and other life adventures. There's also segments like gig alerts, educational spotlights and music news among others.

#462 App Episode Vol. 2 - With Marcos Torres! Nov 12, 2025

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Damon gets to welcome Marcos back to the podcast to talk about various apps you may want to use on your device to navigate through life as a professional musician. There are also some other segments as well.

#461 Dr. Elizabeth DeLamater: Percussionist, Educator, Diversity Alliance Chair, and More! Nov 05, 2025

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Damon gets to talk to Elizabeth about long Covid, The Diversity Alliance, PASIC 50 (hosted by the Percussive Arts Society) and much more! There's also segments like educational spotlight, music news and others.

#460 Greg Hersey: Percussionist, Educator, and More! Oct 29, 2025

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Damon gets to talk to Greg about Florida, his multi-percussion setup, what he will present at PASIC 50, festivals, degrees, and so much more. There's also other segments like educational spotlights and music news.

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