<description>&lt;p class=""&gt;Principal Percussionist with the San Francisco Symphony and Director of Percussion Studies at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music Jake Nissly stops by to talk about both of his positions, the orchestral auditions process, his mentors, being versatile in many genres of percussion, and his experiences with the Detroit and Cleveland Symphonies (03:30), specifics about the Principal Percussion Duties and the excellence of Davies Symphony Hall (28:30), his teaching position and his recent commissioning projects (35:15), growing up in Iowa, having family in the arts, being a highly motivated young person, making early connections to Northwestern (IL) and percussion versatility (45:50), his undergrad years at Northwestern and studying with Michael Burritt (01:04:10), going to Juilliard (NYC), freelancing in New York, and eventually earning a spot in the New World Symphony (01:14:00), and finishing with the Random Ass Questions, including segments on working with young composers, his personal commitment to physical and mental health and long-distance running all over the world, lots of great books, memorable Chicago Cubs moments in his life, coaching his son’s baseball team, and the excellence of Steve Reich (01:20:15).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=""&gt;Finishing with a Rave on the 2026 Oscar Nominated Animated Short Films (01:58:40).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=""&gt;Jake Nissly links:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=""&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.sfsymphony.org/Data/Event-Data/Artists/N/Jacob-Nissly"&gt;Jake’s SFSO page&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=""&gt;&lt;a href="https://sfcm.edu/study/majors/percussion"&gt;Jake’s SFCM page&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=""&gt;&lt;a href="https://vicfirth.com/blogs/artist/jake-nissly-vf?srsltid=AfmBOooNP7uUxZisIaGjFnoiiQeVZDhWrD8QrwoLTfb7BU23lAaMSnBD"&gt;Jake’s Vic Firth page&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=""&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.aspenmusicfestival.com/events/performers/jacob-nissly"&gt;Jake’s Aspen Music Festival page&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=""&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdHHglrZdPg"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Losing Earth&lt;/em&gt; - Adam Schoenberg&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=""&gt;Previous Podcast Guests Mentioned:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=""&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.petezambito.com/petes-percussion-podcast-the-episodes/2017/10/3/petes-percussion-podcast-episode-58-will-james?rq=will%20james"&gt;Will James in 2017&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=""&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.petezambito.com/petes-percussion-podcast-the-episodes/2025/3/13/petes-percussion-podcast-episode-436-steven-schick"&gt;Steven Schick in 2025&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=""&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.petezambito.com/petes-percussion-podcast-the-episodes/2018/7/4/petes-percussion-podcast-episode-96-patti-niemi?rq=patti%20niemi"&gt;Patti Niemi in 2018&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=""&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.petezambito.com/petes-percussion-podcast-the-episodes/2021/7/5/petes-percussion-podcast-episode-249-matthew-coley-part-1?rq=coley"&gt;Matthew Coley in 2021&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=""&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.petezambito.com/petes-percussion-podcast-the-episodes/2025/2/19/petes-percussion-podcast-episode-433-eric-hollenbeck-part-1?rq=hollenbeck"&gt;Eric Hollenbeck in 2025&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=""&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.petezambito.com/petes-percussion-podcast-the-episodes/2025/6/5/petes-percussion-podcast-third-coast-percussion-month-episode-447-with-david-skidmore?rq=skidmore"&gt;David Skidmore in 2025&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=""&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.petezambito.com/petes-percussion-podcast-the-episodes/2025/6/11/petes-percussion-podcast-third-coast-percussion-month-episode-448-with-sean-connors"&gt;Sean Connors in 2025&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=""&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.petezambito.com/petes-percussion-podcast-the-episodes/2025/6/17/petes-percussion-podcast-third-coast-percussion-month-continues-episode-449-with-peter-martin"&gt;Peter Martin in 2025&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=""&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.petezambito.com/petes-percussion-podcast-the-episodes/2025/6/22/petes-percussion-podcast-third-coast-percussion-month-concludes-episode-450-with-robert-dillon"&gt;Robert Dillon in 2025&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=""&gt;Other Links:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=""&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=RDSy4OUaapXwk&amp;amp;start_radio=1&amp;amp;v=Sy4OUaapXwk"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Percussion Concerto&lt;/em&gt; - Andy Akiho&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=""&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.katherinesiochi.com"&gt;Katherine Siochi&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=""&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.reneorth.com/chamber"&gt;Rene Orth&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=""&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=RD91uYVXQ3DU0&amp;amp;start_radio=1&amp;amp;v=91uYVXQ3DU0"&gt;PEAUX from Pleades - Iannis Xenakis&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=""&gt;&lt;a href="https://smtd.umich.edu/profiles/doug-perkins/"&gt;Doug Perkins&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=""&gt;&lt;a href="https://michaeltilsonthomas.com"&gt;Michael Tilson Thomas&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=""&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=RDDmTZPPNok0Y&amp;amp;start_radio=1&amp;amp;v=DmTZPPNok0Y"&gt;“Suire for Violin and American Gamelan” - Lou Harrison&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=""&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.sfsymphony.org/About-SFS/SF-Symphony-Musicians"&gt;San Francisco Symphony Musicians&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=""&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.esm.rochester.edu/directory/burritt-michael/"&gt;Michael Burritt&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=""&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.paulwertico.com"&gt;Paul Wertico&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=""&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.innovativepercussion.com/artists/james_ross"&gt;James Ross&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=""&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.juilliard.edu/music/faculty/zuber-gregory"&gt;Gregory Zuber&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=""&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.nyphil.org/about-us/artists/daniel-druckman/"&gt;Daniel Druckman&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=""&gt;&lt;a href="https://pas.org/roland-kohloff/"&gt;Roland Kohloff&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=""&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.aso.org/artists/detail/joseph-petrasek"&gt;Joseph Petrasek&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=""&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.mso.org/about/orchestra/musician_detail/robert-klieger/"&gt;Robert Klieger&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=""&gt;&lt;a href="https://aucklandphil.nz/musician/eric-renick/"&gt;Eric Renick&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=""&gt;&lt;a href="https://israelievitch.com/bibliography/"&gt;Michael Israelievitch&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=""&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.orsymphony.org/orchestra/sergio-carreno"&gt;Sergio Carreno&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=""&gt;&lt;a href="https://pas.org/richard-weiner-2/"&gt;Richard Weiner&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=""&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.clevelandorchestra.com/people/marc-damoulakis"&gt;Marc Damoulakis&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=""&gt;&lt;a href="https://calpercrental.com/pages/percussion-rentals-san-francisco"&gt;California Percussion &amp;amp; Backline Rentals&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=""&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.szsolomon.com/write-percussion"&gt;&lt;em&gt;How to Write for Percussion&lt;/em&gt; - Sam Solomon&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=""&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.sfsymphony.org/About-SFS/Press-Room/Photo-Library/Davies-Symphony-Hall1"&gt;Davies Symphony Hall&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=""&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.sfcm.edu/study/faculty/jack-van-geem"&gt;Jack van Geem&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=""&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.silkroad.org/artists-haruka-fujii"&gt;Haruka Fuji&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=""&gt;&lt;a href="https://titomunoz.com"&gt;Tito Muñoz&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=""&gt;&lt;a href="https://pas.org/clair-omar-musser/"&gt;Clair Omar Musser&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=""&gt;&lt;a href="https://colts.org/program-colts"&gt;Colts Drum &amp;amp; Bugle Corps&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=""&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/desmoinesregister/name/woodrow-smith-obituary?id=21261149"&gt;Woody Smith&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=""&gt;&lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Pfaff"&gt;Michael Pfaff (“Tortilla Man”)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=""&gt;&lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Stewart_(musician)"&gt;Bill Stewart&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=""&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPSh0fuRUiw"&gt;Dave Weckl&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=""&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=RDh8bNx3FIaYI&amp;amp;start_radio=1&amp;amp;v=h8bNx3FIaYI"&gt;“If I Wanted To” - Melissa Etheridge&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=""&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=RDhDd2G_V1rzc&amp;amp;start_radio=1&amp;amp;v=hDd2G_V1rzc"&gt;“Kiss from a Rose” - Seal&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=""&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=RDVIQ_RcK0oB8&amp;amp;start_radio=1&amp;amp;v=VIQ_RcK0oB8"&gt;“Third Construction” - John Cage&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=""&gt;&lt;a href="https://usarmyband.com/bios/kristopher-keeton"&gt;Kris Keeton&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=""&gt;&lt;a href="https://sopa.vt.edu/faculty_staff/music-faculty/percussion-faculty/annie-stevens.html"&gt;Annie Stevens&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=""&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=RDR3_Fn3-iJ5E&amp;amp;start_radio=1&amp;amp;v=R3_Fn3-iJ5E"&gt;“Michi” - Keiko Abe&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=""&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.ericgarciadrums.com"&gt;Eric Garcia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=""&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.lsu.edu/cmda/music/people/faculty/dietz.php"&gt;Brett Dietz&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=""&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=RD0Id5_85mTv0&amp;amp;start_radio=1&amp;amp;v=0Id5_85mTv0"&gt;“Kin” - Pat Metheny&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=""&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0eCiCinc4E"&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Usual Suspects&lt;/em&gt; trailer&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=""&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hDkhw5Wkas"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Ghostbusters&lt;/em&gt; trailer&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=""&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86jI-u2zp7s"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Groundhog Dog&lt;/em&gt; trailer&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=""&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKQi3bBA1y8"&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Matrix&lt;/em&gt; trailer&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=""&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=1s&amp;amp;v=pBk4NYhWNMM"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Barbie&lt;/em&gt; trailer&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=""&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61439040-1984"&gt;&lt;em&gt;1984&lt;/em&gt; - George Orwell&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=""&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/70401.On_the_Road?from_search=true&amp;amp;from_srp=true&amp;amp;qid=3U1NaTyhql&amp;amp;rank=1"&gt;&lt;em&gt;On the Road&lt;/em&gt; - Jack Kerouac&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=""&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/239775146-kafka-on-the-shore?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_18"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Kafka on the Shore&lt;/em&gt; - Haruki Marukami&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=""&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28092838-absolutely-on-music?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_11"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Absolutely on Music: Conversations on Seiji Ozawa &lt;/em&gt; - Haruki Marukami&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=""&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=PLUEMihO9lT7-yvLCQxUOojL_dcRNwRW06&amp;amp;v=OjvgGE_q-5I"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Music Has a Right to Children&lt;/em&gt; - Boards of Canada&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=""&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdtu2pAn-HM"&gt;Cubs win the World Series&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=""&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vq8G81oOHhY"&gt;The Bartman Incident&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=""&gt;&lt;a href="https://b-bops.com"&gt;B-Bop’s&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=""&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=RDZXJWO2FQ16c&amp;amp;start_radio=1&amp;amp;t=5s&amp;amp;v=ZXJWO2FQ16c"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Music for 18 Musicians&lt;/em&gt; - Steve Reich&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=""&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=RDuH9ku-52PUA&amp;amp;start_radio=1&amp;amp;v=uH9ku-52PUA"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Mallet Quartet&lt;/em&gt; - Steve Reich&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=""&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=RDlIWITqDjoiA&amp;amp;start_radio=1&amp;amp;v=lIWITqDjoiA"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Drumming: Part 1&lt;/em&gt; - Steve Reich&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=""&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LbmvD7ytDc"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Music for Pieces of Wood&lt;/em&gt; - Steve Reich&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=""&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=liYkRarIDfo"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Clapping Music&lt;/em&gt; - Steve Reich&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=""&gt;Raves:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=""&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNWJehFs6_c"&gt;The 2026 Oscars Animated Film Shorts Nominees&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Pete's Percussion Podcast - Pete Zambito

Pete Zambito

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 485 - Jake Nissly

MAR 5, 2026-1 MIN
Pete's Percussion Podcast - Pete Zambito

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 485 - Jake Nissly

MAR 5, 2026-1 MIN

Description

<p class="">Principal Percussionist with the San Francisco Symphony and Director of Percussion Studies at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music Jake Nissly stops by to talk about both of his positions, the orchestral auditions process, his mentors, being versatile in many genres of percussion, and his experiences with the Detroit and Cleveland Symphonies (03:30), specifics about the Principal Percussion Duties and the excellence of Davies Symphony Hall (28:30), his teaching position and his recent commissioning projects (35:15), growing up in Iowa, having family in the arts, being a highly motivated young person, making early connections to Northwestern (IL) and percussion versatility (45:50), his undergrad years at Northwestern and studying with Michael Burritt (01:04:10), going to Juilliard (NYC), freelancing in New York, and eventually earning a spot in the New World Symphony (01:14:00), and finishing with the Random Ass Questions, including segments on working with young composers, his personal commitment to physical and mental health and long-distance running all over the world, lots of great books, memorable Chicago Cubs moments in his life, coaching his son’s baseball team, and the excellence of Steve Reich (01:20:15).</p><p class="">Finishing with a Rave on the 2026 Oscar Nominated Animated Short Films (01:58:40).</p><p class="">Jake Nissly links:</p><p class=""><a href="https://www.sfsymphony.org/Data/Event-Data/Artists/N/Jacob-Nissly">Jake’s SFSO page</a></p><p class=""><a href="https://sfcm.edu/study/majors/percussion">Jake’s SFCM page</a></p><p class=""><a href="https://vicfirth.com/blogs/artist/jake-nissly-vf?srsltid=AfmBOooNP7uUxZisIaGjFnoiiQeVZDhWrD8QrwoLTfb7BU23lAaMSnBD">Jake’s Vic Firth page</a></p><p class=""><a href="https://www.aspenmusicfestival.com/events/performers/jacob-nissly">Jake’s Aspen Music Festival page</a></p><p class=""><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdHHglrZdPg"><em>Losing Earth</em> - Adam Schoenberg</a></p><p class="">Previous Podcast Guests Mentioned:</p><p class=""><a href="https://www.petezambito.com/petes-percussion-podcast-the-episodes/2017/10/3/petes-percussion-podcast-episode-58-will-james?rq=will%20james">Will James in 2017</a></p><p class=""><a href="https://www.petezambito.com/petes-percussion-podcast-the-episodes/2025/3/13/petes-percussion-podcast-episode-436-steven-schick">Steven Schick in 2025</a></p><p class=""><a href="https://www.petezambito.com/petes-percussion-podcast-the-episodes/2018/7/4/petes-percussion-podcast-episode-96-patti-niemi?rq=patti%20niemi">Patti Niemi in 2018</a></p><p class=""><a href="https://www.petezambito.com/petes-percussion-podcast-the-episodes/2021/7/5/petes-percussion-podcast-episode-249-matthew-coley-part-1?rq=coley">Matthew Coley in 2021</a></p><p class=""><a href="https://www.petezambito.com/petes-percussion-podcast-the-episodes/2025/2/19/petes-percussion-podcast-episode-433-eric-hollenbeck-part-1?rq=hollenbeck">Eric Hollenbeck in 2025</a></p><p class=""><a href="https://www.petezambito.com/petes-percussion-podcast-the-episodes/2025/6/5/petes-percussion-podcast-third-coast-percussion-month-episode-447-with-david-skidmore?rq=skidmore">David Skidmore in 2025</a></p><p class=""><a href="https://www.petezambito.com/petes-percussion-podcast-the-episodes/2025/6/11/petes-percussion-podcast-third-coast-percussion-month-episode-448-with-sean-connors">Sean Connors in 2025</a></p><p class=""><a href="https://www.petezambito.com/petes-percussion-podcast-the-episodes/2025/6/17/petes-percussion-podcast-third-coast-percussion-month-continues-episode-449-with-peter-martin">Peter Martin in 2025</a></p><p class=""><a href="https://www.petezambito.com/petes-percussion-podcast-the-episodes/2025/6/22/petes-percussion-podcast-third-coast-percussion-month-concludes-episode-450-with-robert-dillon">Robert Dillon in 2025</a></p><p class="">Other Links:</p><p class=""><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=RDSy4OUaapXwk&amp;start_radio=1&amp;v=Sy4OUaapXwk"><em>Percussion Concerto</em> - Andy Akiho</a></p><p class=""><a href="https://www.katherinesiochi.com">Katherine Siochi</a></p><p class=""><a href="https://www.reneorth.com/chamber">Rene Orth</a></p><p class=""><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=RD91uYVXQ3DU0&amp;start_radio=1&amp;v=91uYVXQ3DU0">PEAUX from Pleades - Iannis Xenakis</a></p><p class=""><a href="https://smtd.umich.edu/profiles/doug-perkins/">Doug Perkins</a></p><p class=""><a href="https://michaeltilsonthomas.com">Michael Tilson Thomas</a></p><p class=""><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=RDDmTZPPNok0Y&amp;start_radio=1&amp;v=DmTZPPNok0Y">“Suire for Violin and American Gamelan” - Lou Harrison</a></p><p class=""><a href="https://www.sfsymphony.org/About-SFS/SF-Symphony-Musicians">San Francisco Symphony Musicians</a></p><p class=""><a href="https://www.esm.rochester.edu/directory/burritt-michael/">Michael Burritt</a></p><p class=""><a href="https://www.paulwertico.com">Paul Wertico</a></p><p class=""><a href="https://www.innovativepercussion.com/artists/james_ross">James Ross</a></p><p class=""><a href="https://www.juilliard.edu/music/faculty/zuber-gregory">Gregory Zuber</a></p><p class=""><a href="https://www.nyphil.org/about-us/artists/daniel-druckman/">Daniel Druckman</a></p><p class=""><a href="https://pas.org/roland-kohloff/">Roland Kohloff</a></p><p class=""><a href="https://www.aso.org/artists/detail/joseph-petrasek">Joseph Petrasek</a></p><p class=""><a href="https://www.mso.org/about/orchestra/musician_detail/robert-klieger/">Robert Klieger</a></p><p class=""><a href="https://aucklandphil.nz/musician/eric-renick/">Eric Renick</a></p><p class=""><a href="https://israelievitch.com/bibliography/">Michael Israelievitch</a></p><p class=""><a href="https://www.orsymphony.org/orchestra/sergio-carreno">Sergio Carreno</a></p><p class=""><a href="https://pas.org/richard-weiner-2/">Richard Weiner</a></p><p class=""><a href="https://www.clevelandorchestra.com/people/marc-damoulakis">Marc Damoulakis</a></p><p class=""><a href="https://calpercrental.com/pages/percussion-rentals-san-francisco">California Percussion &amp; Backline Rentals</a></p><p class=""><a href="https://www.szsolomon.com/write-percussion"><em>How to Write for Percussion</em> - Sam Solomon</a></p><p class=""><a href="https://www.sfsymphony.org/About-SFS/Press-Room/Photo-Library/Davies-Symphony-Hall1">Davies Symphony Hall</a></p><p class=""><a href="https://www.sfcm.edu/study/faculty/jack-van-geem">Jack van Geem</a></p><p class=""><a href="https://www.silkroad.org/artists-haruka-fujii">Haruka Fuji</a></p><p class=""><a href="https://titomunoz.com">Tito Muñoz</a></p><p class=""><a href="https://pas.org/clair-omar-musser/">Clair Omar Musser</a></p><p class=""><a href="https://colts.org/program-colts">Colts Drum &amp; Bugle Corps</a></p><p class=""><a href="https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/desmoinesregister/name/woodrow-smith-obituary?id=21261149">Woody Smith</a></p><p class=""><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Pfaff">Michael Pfaff (“Tortilla Man”)</a></p><p class=""><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Stewart_(musician)">Bill Stewart</a></p><p class=""><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPSh0fuRUiw">Dave Weckl</a></p><p class=""><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=RDh8bNx3FIaYI&amp;start_radio=1&amp;v=h8bNx3FIaYI">“If I Wanted To” - Melissa Etheridge</a></p><p class=""><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=RDhDd2G_V1rzc&amp;start_radio=1&amp;v=hDd2G_V1rzc">“Kiss from a Rose” - Seal</a></p><p class=""><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=RDVIQ_RcK0oB8&amp;start_radio=1&amp;v=VIQ_RcK0oB8">“Third Construction” - John Cage</a></p><p class=""><a href="https://usarmyband.com/bios/kristopher-keeton">Kris Keeton</a></p><p class=""><a href="https://sopa.vt.edu/faculty_staff/music-faculty/percussion-faculty/annie-stevens.html">Annie Stevens</a></p><p class=""><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=RDR3_Fn3-iJ5E&amp;start_radio=1&amp;v=R3_Fn3-iJ5E">“Michi” - Keiko Abe</a></p><p class=""><a href="https://www.ericgarciadrums.com">Eric Garcia</a></p><p class=""><a href="https://www.lsu.edu/cmda/music/people/faculty/dietz.php">Brett Dietz</a></p><p class=""><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=RD0Id5_85mTv0&amp;start_radio=1&amp;v=0Id5_85mTv0">“Kin” - Pat Metheny</a></p><p class=""><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0eCiCinc4E"><em>The Usual Suspects</em> trailer</a></p><p class=""><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hDkhw5Wkas"><em>Ghostbusters</em> trailer</a></p><p class=""><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86jI-u2zp7s"><em>Groundhog Dog</em> trailer</a></p><p class=""><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKQi3bBA1y8"><em>The Matrix</em> trailer</a></p><p class=""><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=1s&amp;v=pBk4NYhWNMM"><em>Barbie</em> trailer</a></p><p class=""><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61439040-1984"><em>1984</em> - George Orwell</a></p><p class=""><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/70401.On_the_Road?from_search=true&amp;from_srp=true&amp;qid=3U1NaTyhql&amp;rank=1"><em>On the Road</em> - Jack Kerouac</a></p><p class=""><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/239775146-kafka-on-the-shore?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_18"><em>Kafka on the Shore</em> - Haruki Marukami</a></p><p class=""><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28092838-absolutely-on-music?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_11"><em>Absolutely on Music: Conversations on Seiji Ozawa </em> - Haruki Marukami</a></p><p class=""><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=PLUEMihO9lT7-yvLCQxUOojL_dcRNwRW06&amp;v=OjvgGE_q-5I"><em>Music Has a Right to Children</em> - Boards of Canada</a></p><p class=""><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdtu2pAn-HM">Cubs win the World Series</a></p><p class=""><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vq8G81oOHhY">The Bartman Incident</a></p><p class=""><a href="https://b-bops.com">B-Bop’s</a></p><p class=""><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=RDZXJWO2FQ16c&amp;start_radio=1&amp;t=5s&amp;v=ZXJWO2FQ16c"><em>Music for 18 Musicians</em> - Steve Reich</a></p><p class=""><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=RDuH9ku-52PUA&amp;start_radio=1&amp;v=uH9ku-52PUA"><em>Mallet Quartet</em> - Steve Reich</a></p><p class=""><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=RDlIWITqDjoiA&amp;start_radio=1&amp;v=lIWITqDjoiA"><em>Drumming: Part 1</em> - Steve Reich</a></p><p class=""><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LbmvD7ytDc"><em>Music for Pieces of Wood</em> - Steve Reich</a></p><p class=""><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=liYkRarIDfo"><em>Clapping Music</em> - Steve Reich</a></p><p class="">Raves:</p><p class=""><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNWJehFs6_c">The 2026 Oscars Animated Film Shorts Nominees</a></p>