October 28, 2022 This episode is about two years overdue! It is a tribute to my late undergrad percussion professor, Joseph Goebel (11/8/39-10/26/20) who passed away on October 26, 2020. He was truly, one-of-a-kind! This episode features me and my memories of The Chief. It begins with the first time that I met him, at my undergrad percussion audition. Through a series of vignettes I attempt to paint the picture of studying with and observing Joe. I talk about his studio, what was meaningful to him…
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A Music Industry Podcast
Through my decades in the music business as a performer, composer, arranger, and/or educator I’ve accumulated a vast rolodex of the world’s leading musical innovators. From this pool of contacts, I came up with the idea of creating this podcast, Backstage at The Enharmonic, to dispel misconceptions about the guest's tastes, to surprise and educate listeners and fans, and to entertain and take listeners to an unexpected point of resolution and to think differently about musical categorizations.
Hail to The Chief: Remembering Joe Goebel
BAM! It's The Daniel Glass Trio
On the phone with, Harold Jones!
Jimmy Wormworth
Dame Evelyn Glennie
The Drum Rudiment Edition with Tommy Campbell, Clayton Cameron, Liberty DeVitto, Matt Howard, David Lu, Sherrie Maricle, Berumda Schwartz, Chihiro Shibayama, Michael Vosbein, and John Wooton
Julian Bliss
Anthony J. Cirone
Sherrie Maricle
Harold Jones, part ii

The picture exemplifies why I started this podcast, it is from a gig that I did a few years ago. Yes, a car caught on fire and exploded in the woods right behind my drumset. (No one was injured.)
Everyday is an adventure!
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