Episode 41:Entrepreneurship has been a recurring theme on the podcast. Both Donnie Johns and Joe Gramley both focus heavily on the idea of percussionists being entrepreneurs within their educational circles, each discussing topics like versati

Best of: Creative Lives

Jul 14th, 2021 31m 9s

Episode 40:Todd Meehan, Andrea Venet and Matthew Lau are distinctly creative in their own unique career paths. In this best of episode, we travel back to some of our first conversations and explore how each approaches their own creative lives.

Katy Elman: Musical Transitions

Jun 30th, 2021 1h

Episode 39: Katy Elman is a friend of BSP and owner of Southern Percussion in the UK. Being a trained musician, attending music schools from an early age, Katy ultimately had a unique opportunity to take over a retail sheet music company. We t

Ivan Trevino: Diversity in Music and Message

Jun 16th, 2021 1h 8m

Episode 38 with Ivan TrevinoIf you’re unfamiliar with Ivan Trevino’s compositions and work with The Big Trouble, it’s definitely worth a Google. A diverse collection of musical genres, instrumentation, orchestration, and performance opportunit

Michael Ptacin: Never Say No (within reason)

Jun 3rd, 2021 1h 12m

Episode 37 with Michael PtacinMichael Ptacin is a recent BSP Concert Artist, but actually someone we’ve known since meeting at a convention years ago. He’s got his hands in all sorts of stuff like musical theatre, sequencing & programming, adm

Maria Flurry: The Business of Percussion

May 19th, 2021 48m 35s

Episode 36 with Maria FlurryMaria Flurry has been a long time friend and supporter of Black Swamp Percussion. She knew Eric in the early years of BSP, used to work PAS conventions with us, and has always been one of our biggest supporters.Bes

Josh Smith: Ox and Lamb

May 5th, 2021 1h 12m

Episode 35 with Josh SmithAfter catching up a bit about family, travel and life, we learn more about some of Josh’s professional development and his music publishing company Ox & Lamb. He’s got a great new subscription promotion happening call

Colleen Bernstein: Strength & Sensitivity

Apr 21st, 2021 1h 11m

Episode 34 with Colleen BernsteinColleen Bernstein is Black Swamp Concert Artist heavily involved in arts education, performance collaboration, diversity awareness and community engagement. Strength and Sensitivity, her ongoing music and arts

Best of: Improvisation

Apr 7th, 2021 45m 1s

Episode 33We revisit past episodes, and dig into the topic of improvisation with BSP Artists Gloria Yehilievsky, Anthony Di Bartolo, Andrew Baldwin and Tony DiSanza. Each are active in overlapping and contrasting areas of performance, so it’s

Melanie Voytovich: Accessibility & Diversity

Mar 24th, 2021 51m 20s

Episode 32 with Melanie VoytovichMelanie is the founder of the New Works Project, an organization focused on equity and accessibility within the new music community. Their commission and digital programs serve those who are interested in conte

Elizabeth DeLamater: Transitions During Covid

Mar 10th, 2021 1h 25m

Episode 31 with Elizabeth DeLamaterElizabeth is a BSP Educator, who has taught, performed and lectured around the world...most recently in Trinidad right before the Pandemic, which we spend some time talking about. She also has her own podcast

Josh Jones: Acting Musical

Feb 24th, 2021 1h 2m

Episode 30 with Josh JonesIt's been almost two years ago since our first conversation with Josh Jones, and A LOT has been going on in his life. Besides winning a new position with the Kansas City Symphony and getting married, Josh seems to be

Donnie Johns: The Percussionist as Entrepreneur

Feb 10th, 2021 57m 54s

Episode 29 with Donnie JohnsBesides keeping an active teaching and performing schedule in the DC area, Donnie Johns also coordinates both the DMV percussion and music academy. We initially reached out to Donnie to talk about a short, yet very

Anthony Di Sanza: Don't Look Down

Jan 27th, 2021 1h 11m

Episode 28 with Anthony Di SanzaTony has been a long time friend and supporter of Black Swamp Percussion, going back to the early years when Eric was making tambourines and timpani mallets out of his garage in Adrian, MI. If you want to hear m

Shaun Tilburg: The Audition Maestro

Jan 13th, 2021 1h 17m

Episode 27 with Shaun TilburgShaun Tilburg is an orchestral excerpt master, having the audition prep and process down to a science, even if flexible at times. Shaun and Tim talk about practice habits, routine and mental preparation that applie

Abby Fisher

Dec 30th, 2020 58m 25s

Episode 26 with Abby FisherAbby Fisher is a BSP Concert Artist, and has established herself as a World Class performer, educator and entrepreneur. Besides teaching and performing in the Knoxville area, Abby is the Managing Director of the Neif

Tim Adams: Music 8:46 Project

Dec 16th, 2020 1h 5m

Episode 25 with Tim AdamsTim Adams should need little to no introduction...he’s a veteran orchestral percussionist and educator, being chair of the percussion department at the University of Georgia. Prior to this position, Tim was timpanist a

MB Gordy

Dec 2nd, 2020 1h 23m

Episode 24 with MB GordyIf you haven't heard the name MB Gordy, chances are you've heard him play. MB is a first call film and TV score percussionist, active in the industry for well over 20 years. We talk about his breaking into the scene, ho

Andrew Baldwin

Nov 11th, 2020 1h 7m

Episode 23 with Andrew BaldwinAndrew Baldwin is a freelance percussionist, composer and educator in the Chicago area. Although being a classically trained percussionist, Andrew is just at home in the jazz and contemporary genres. Andrew is als

Anthony Di Bartolo

Oct 21st, 2020 1h 24m

Episode 22 with Anthony Di Bartolo Anthony is a diverse New Jersey-based percussionist, composer, improviser and teacher. Learn more about his interest in improvisation, collaborations in contemporary music, development of experimental percussi

Lineage Percussion

Sep 29th, 2020 1h 26m

Episode 21 with Lineage PercussionWes, Lauren and Trevor are Lineage percussion, a young yet established and socially conscious percussion trio. The three talk about their life during COVID-19, virtual rehearsal strategies, and how their music

Josh Quillen

Sep 9th, 2020 1h 26m

Episode 20 with Josh Quillen from So PercussionJamel and Tim talk with Josh about personal and professional life during the pandemic and the months following George Floyd's murder.Subscribe and listen to Josh's podcast, Concert Honesty here:

Fisher/Lau Project

Aug 26th, 2020 23m 21s

Episode 19 with BSP Concert Artists, Matthew Lau & Abby Fisher, The Fisher/Lau Project.Abby and Matt contributed a conversation about their duo and long distance online collaboration over the last few years. The two talk about programming work

Gloria Yehilevsky

Aug 17th, 2020 1h 32m

Episode 18 with BSP Concert Artist, Gloria Yehilevsky.Gloria chats about her life during COVID, interdisciplinary collaborations, her improvisation & education philosophies, tiktok and a BUNCH more in between! This episode is sponsored by Pe

Joe W Moore III

Jul 30th, 2020 58m 4s

Episode 17 with BSP Educator, Joe W Moore IIIJoe talks about life during quarantine, his recent composition "Being Black" and diversity in percussion performance & education.- - - -Connect with Joehttps://joewmooreiii.net/index.html"Being