Tacet Thoughts

Episode 11: WPG member Mark D'Ambrosio sits down with us to chat all things Handpan (Hang Drum), his creative projects, and musical endeavors.

We talk with Music Therapist Stephenie Sofield about her career as a music therapist, what a music therapist does, her research and conference presentations on eating disorders, adolescents, child witnesses of domestic violence, and developmental/intellectual disorders. We also talk about undergraduate and graduate college life as a musician, mental health, depression/anxiety, and general goals and tips for healthy living as a musician.

Chris and Caleb talk Sober October, Facebook and Instagram questions, and Creative Spaces based on research by Juliet Zhu, Timothy Gallwey, and Jon Gorrie.

Composer and buddy Lucas Garner talks with us about his work in film scoring, composition, video games and the new playstation classic, Travis Cross and his guidelines for students, and more. Plenty of insight and goofs; even more than usual!

We hang with our well-traveled buddy James to talk about art, music, film, the importance of traveling to the human experience, politics, Hedy Lamarr, and more. Also, I'm 99% sure Beyonce is doing witchcraft and she may have attacked us mid-episode, so you should check that out. Appreciate ya!

We hang with Louis to talk all things steel pan, his compositions and process, his Spotify BPM and Key projects, influences, steel pan in the collegiate setting, LNK New Music Collective, and give an overview of the life of the recently passed Ellie Mannette.

Percussionist, educator, and composer Adam Hopper sits down with us to talk about his new publishing site BEATBACHS.com, "Moving Mountains" and their son Jack, cigars, sports, masterclasses in South America, justification of Music as a school subject, and much more!

Lindsey Eastham & Hiromu Nagahama hang out with us to talk about their percussion duo, competitions, recordings, emoting behind the instrument, "Decline of Music Literacy," and so much more.

Alex sits down to talk music, Green Point Empathy, Dark Souls, and everything in between.