Mika Godbole returns to talk about attending Rowan University (NJ) for her master’s, studying orchestral music and taking auditions, and moving her focus to chamber music (03:25), attending Rutgers University (NJ) for her doctorate, her research on Steve Reich’s Music for 18 Musicians, timpani talk, teaching at York College (PA) and her early freelancing, and how the pandemic allowed her to recalibrate her life (14:45), and settles in for the Random Ass Questions, including segments on marimba performance, our favorite pop music, marching and indoor percussion, percussion conferences, Indian food, great movies, and so much more (35:00).

Finishing with a Rave on the 2025 film No Other Choice (01:09:00).

Mika Godbole Links:

Part 1 with Mika Godbole

William Paterson University Percussion Faculty

Mantra Percussion page

NJ PAS Facebook page

Previous Podcast Guests mentioned:

Megan Arns in 2017

Julia Gaines-Montag in 2016

Clif Walker in 2021

She-e Wu in 2025

Evan Chapman in 2019

Other Links:

Dean Witten

Alan Abel

Markus Rhoten

So Percussion Summer Institute

Joseph Tompkins

Chris Deviney

Music for 18 Musicians - Steve Reich

NEXUS

Marc Mellits

Doug Perkins

“Thank You (____)” - Jason Treuting

“Englishman in New York” - Sting

“Big Time” - Peter Gabriel

“They Won’t Go When I Go” - Stevie Wonder

“Black Dog” - Led Zeppelin

“Forty Six & 2” - TOOL

“Killing in the Name” - Rage Against the Machine

“The Scythe” - The Last Dinner Party

“Classical” - Vampire Weekend

“oceania” - Björk

The Sandlot trailer

…Say Anything trailer

Batman & Robin trailer

The Love Guru trailer

The Lord of the Rings 25th Anniversary trailer

All Quiet on the Western Front - Erich Maria Remarque

“Kinder than Man” - Althea Davis

Raves:

No Other Choice trailer