@ Percussion Podcast

George Barrett, CEO of Innovative Percussion and First Vice President of PAS, joined us this week from his office in Nashville, TN.  We're so glad he was able to make room for us in his busy schedule.Topics: PAS, mentor example of UT Women's Head Coach Pat Summit, history of Innovative Percussion, industryWatch here. Listen below. If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element 0:00 Intro and hello1:27 Current events at IP and leadership restructure of PAS9:34 Why join PAS?13:17 PASIC exhibit hall17:41 New IP products19:17 Laurel: Patricia Summit, late coach emeritus of U. of Tennessee26:35 Ben: Erik Johnson, president of Innovative Percussion38:20 The process of designing mallets46:06 Hand wrapped vs. machine wrapped mallets47:44 Changes in the percussion industry51:51 Endorsement relationships57:01 Responsibilities of a CEO of a percussion company58:34 Caleb Pickering: Percussion companies seem to come and go in waves. What helped IP stand the test of time and