Matt was a student at SoSI years ago and is now working for VIP Kid in China as an ESL educator.  He teaches from 1am-6am in the morning and quite frankly is a big inspiration to me.  Matt has also been forthcoming about his battle with depression and anxiety (as have I) so it was great to chat with him about that as well.  Enjoy.

Abby co-runs LA Percussion Rentals in California with her husband Dan.  Abby is a great percussionist and steel drummer and it was great to get to chat with her and get to know her a bit better.

Gloria is a percussionist and improviser and is currently working on a project called Dreamerfly, and Other Stories (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dreamerfly/dreamerfly-and-other-stories).

Hannah is one half of the duo, Kodachrome Babies, hailing from my hometown of Dover, Ohio.  Hannah also works for the local radio station (WJER) and is an advocate for racial justice Tuscarawas County, Ohio.  Visit “Citizens for Racial Justice—Tuscarawas County” on Facebook for more information.

Dave is the owner and found of Guilford Sound, a state of the art recording studio in Guilford, VT.  Dave is the former drummer of the band Ruth Ruth and is an advocate for his local VT community in more ways than one.  I hope you enjoy this conversation.  https://groundworksvt.org/, https://bgcbrattleboro.org/, https://communityhousevt.org/, https://bmcvt.org/

Sara is a state representative in the VT legislature and was the founder of Vermont Performance Lab.  Sara is one of the most thoughtful people I know, so if you are having any doubts about people in government, watch this and you’ll feel better.

Jan was the percussion professor at the University of Buffalo and has worked with Julius Eastman, John Cage and Bobby Previte, among many others…He’s one of the percussion field’s most important contributors.

Dorian is a musician, composer, accompanist and free speech advocate based in NYC.  I always enjoy talking politics with Dorian, so I hope you enjoy this as well.

Margarette is a good family friend doing work with LGBTQIA+ in Berkley, California in the clergy.

Josh is the principle percussionist with the Kansas City Symphony.