Discussions in Percussion

Damon interviews John Roesch and talks about what a foley artist does (spoiler alert-sound effects in film and TV), how to get into it, and some of the behind the scenes on some of the movies he's worked on. Marcos joins to talk about an educational spotlight, iconic recording, music news and more!

Damon and Marcos interview Paoli Mejias and talk to him about growing up in Puerto Rico, being self taught, playing with Eddie Palmieri, getting the gig with Santana and other adventures along the way. There is also an educational spotlight, product reviews, music news and more!

Damon and Marcos interview Tony Escapa and talk to him about growing up in Puerto Rico and Florida, attending Berklee College of Music, getting the gig with Ricky Martin and all the adventures in between. There's also talk about gig alerts, product reviews, an educational spotlight, iconic recording, music news and more!

Damon interviews Royal in Massachusetts. They talk about his upbringing, the history of drums, his adventures, his teachers and more. Marcos joins to talk education, music news and other tips to start your new year off right!

It's Christmas!!! Damon interviews Jon Hazilla in Boston at Berklee College of music. They talk about his upbringing, moving to NYC, spirituality and teaching among other things. Marcos joins and they talk about giving back, product reviews, iconic recordings, music news and more!

Damon and Marcos interview Iain Moyer and talk about his balancing act of writing, teaching, playing and family. They talk about skills he learned and experiences and other adventures along the way. There's also a birthday shoutout to Marcos, gig alerts, gift ideas/product reviews, an iconic recording, and music news.

Damon interviews Rónán Ó Snodaigh the bodhrán master in Dublin and they talk about his background, the bodhrán, as well as lots of other fun tidbits. Marcos joins and they talk about more ideas for holiday shopping, an iconic recording, picking out a bodhrán and a tipper, Grammy nominations, music news and more!

Damon interviews Iúri Oliveira and they talk about how percussion in Europe is different then the western part of the world. There's talk on how he transitioned from playing music part time to making it a full time job. Iúri talks about his educational path and more. Marcos joins and they talk about gig alerts, educational spotlights, product reviews, listener letters, an iconic recording and music news.

We somehow made it to episode 100. Damon interviews Pete Lockett at the legendary Jazz Cafe. They talk about his upbringing, expanding his percussion palatte, the app he created and much more. Marcos joins and there's an iconic recording, product reviews, music news and some other tomfoolery.

Damon talks to Nate Wood about his fOUR project, the band Kneebody, even his mixing and mastering of records among lots of other things. There's also an educational spotlight, product review, musical playlist, music news and more!