Discussions in Percussion

By Damon GrantEducation Music

Discussions in Percussion episodes

January 21 #472 Dr. Andrew Veit: Percussionist, Educator, Composer and More!
Damon gets to talk to Andrew about the World Vibes Congress, The Wells-Rapp Center for Mallet Percussion Research, Drum Corps, New Jersey, and much more. There's also segments like gig alerts, gear talk, music news, and others.
1 hr
January 14 #471 Dr. Vivienne Shippy: Percussionist, Educator, and More!
Damon gets to talk to Vivienne about the gulf coast, her Metaphor Percussion Duo, being the CA Chapter President for the Percussive Arts Society, percussion repertoire and much more! There's also segments like gig alerts, music news, and others.
1 hr 11 min
January 07 #470 Malcolm Jackson: Percussionist, Educator, Composer, Producer and More!
Damon gets to talk to Malcolm about performing at PASIC 50 with M'Boom, Houston, nicknames, psychology and much more! There's also segments like gig alerts, music news and others.
58 min
December 31, 2025 #469 Tony Miceli: Vibraphonist, Educator, and More!
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.
1 hr 19 min
December 24, 2025 #468 Heather Thorn: Xylophonist, Educator, and More!
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.
1 hr 3 min
December 17, 2025 #467 Thom Hannum: Hall of Fame Educator, Arranger, Author, and More!
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.
1 hr 15 min
December 10, 2025 #466 PASIC Recap Part 3: Feat. Mike Compitello, Mark Reilly, John H. Beck, John R. Beck, & The M'Boom Tribute Ensemble!!
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!
1 hr 9 min
December 02, 2025 #465 PASIC Recap Part 2: Feat. Ivan Llanes, Kassandra Kocoshis, Lenny Kumar & Stefon Harris!
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.
45 min
November 26, 2025 #464 PASIC Recap Part 1: Feat. Dafnis Prieto, Weedie Braimah, Keita Ogawa & Andy Akiho!
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.
57 min
November 19, 2025 #463 Jason McGerr: Drummer for Death Cab For Cutie and More!
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.
1 hr 6 min

About Discussions in Percussion

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Podcast host Damon Grant, is a professional percussionist and has partnered with the Percussive Arts Society to bring this podcast to the masses. The mission statement is "Document History and Educate…