@ Percussion Podcast

Jason Ginter, faculty at the University of San Diego and renown timpanist. joins us for this episode.  He's been Principal Timpanist with several orchestras, and owns the company JGPercussion, which specializes in quality mallets and other percussion products.Watch here. Listen below. If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element 0:00  intro and hello3:40  JG Percussion?  7:00  Casey:  Newport Music Series fail15:05  Calculated Risks22:45  New products on the horizon?  New wood mallet.24:20  Connections and meeting our people.27:22  Your Dave Herbert series, and signature artists.34:09  Casey: What's the sound?42:57  How can you make the non-percussionists on a committee  "hear" the other parts of an excerpt?45:15  San Diago Percussion Festival?47:20  Megan: Wula Drum & Dance Retreat56:35  Balance business and playing?  "Pathologically busy"58:50  Favorite timpani part