Brandon Arvay recently sat down via Skype with Pete Zambito, host of Pete’s Percussion Podcast. Here’s everything we discussed:
- Centre College Percussion Professor Brandon Arvay talks about his upcoming timpani pedaling book (03:00)
- My workload doing multiple percussion jobs as a freelance musician (17:20)
- Growing up in Columbia, SC, with an extended take on the TV Show “Live P.D.”(48:05)
- Connections to the city of Pittsburgh and the Steelers (57:00)
- Going to University of South Carolina and dealing with Hootie and the Blowfish and Steve Spurrier’s water (01:13:50)
- Colorado State’s football stadium (01:24:45)
- Some thoughts on spending money on education (01:27:15)
- Jim Campbell’s podcast and book suggestions (01:37:00)
- His experiences in the Colorado State percussion program (01:40:50)
- He then gets subjected to some Random-Ass Questions (01:46:25)
- Closing with a rave on the documentary “The Music of Strangers” (02:03:10)
Some other recent guests include:
- Daniel Smithiger
- Todd Meehan
- Tracy Wiggins
- Ben Charles
- Laurel Black
- Marvin Sparks, Jr.
- Casey Cangelosi
- Charles Smotherson
- Kenyon Williams
Thanks again to Pete for the opportunity. It was truly an interesting conversation filled with a lot of laughs and “real talk.” Check out Pete’s Percussion Podcast on iTunes and website to listen!
