Discussions in Percussion

Damon and Marcos get to interview Dafnis and talk about his upbringing in Cuba, how he got to the USA, his influences, winning a Grammy, different adventures he's had and much more! There's also gig alerts, iconic recordings, music news and other segments.

Damon gets to interview Jamie Eckert of Umass Dartmouth. They talk about his adventures in Pennsylvania, New Mexico, West Virginia and Massachusetts. They talk about the Cadets Drum Corps, Steel Pan playing and much more. Marcos joins and there is an educational spotlight, iconic recording, R.I.P., Happy Birthday, music news and much more!

Damon gets to interview Michael Compitello and talk about the Percussion Collective and what it is. They also talk about Logistics, Gear, Summer Music Opportunities and more. Marcos joins and there are gig alerts, educational spotlights, an iconic recording, music news and more!

Damon gets to interview Warren and talk about him playing Vibraphone, drums and piano, as well as, his upbringing in Baltimore. They talk about him moving to Boston and other adventures along the way. Marcos joins and there is an educational spotlight, two iconic recordings, gig alerts, music news and more!

Damon and Marcos get to talk to Joey De Leon about him hosting the We Are Rhythm Podcast (by Latin Percussion), his musical influences in his family, staying healthy on the road, and lots of other adventures along the way! Theres also gig alerts, an educational spotlight, iconic recording, music news and more!

Damon and Marcos get to interview Tom Aungst. They talk about the approach to teaching multiple age groups, four decades of drum corps, writing in the digital age, using electronics, balancing family and much more! There's also educational spotlights, product reviews and music news!

Marcos gets to interview "Chembo" and talk to him about growing up in NYC and a lot of the adventures he has had from studying with the greats to playing along side them. They talk about hanging out at Skin on Skin as well as studying at the boys harbor school. From playing in during the Golden Age of Salsa to creating a lane in the world of Latin Jazz. Damon joins and there is an iconic recording some educational spotlights, gig alerts music news and more!

Damon and Marcos talk to Neil Larrivee about his upbringing, some of the places he's taught, his career changes over the years, working directly with Vic Firth (in his house), the future of products, how green the companies are and more! There is also an R.I.P. for Dave Samuels, an iconic recording, gig alerts, educational spotlight and music news.

Damon and Marcos talk with Ben about the Sounds Like a Drum YouTube Channel, Social media tips and tricks, his company Cadence Independent Media, and more. They talk about marketing yourself, video and photo tips as well as why that is important, and how that pertains to drums and percussion. They talk about balance and scheduling multiple careers and tasks as well as other great info. There's also an educational spotlight, iconic recording, music news and more!

Damon and Marcos (Torres) talk with Javier Raez of Congahead (dot com) and Marcos Lopez about stepping up your video content game for Instagram, YouTube and more. There are also tons of travel tips for various mediums of travel with secrets and hints to make life easier. Other foolishness ensues, but that was to be expected.