Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 429 - Ben Wahlund

Episode 429 - Ben Wahlund Pete's Percussion Podcast Northern Illinois University (NIU) Instructor of Percussion and Director of Percussion Studies at the College of DuPage (IL) Ben Wahlund stops by to talk about his teaching at both universities, the role of instructor/lecturer vs. professor, and PAS experiences (03:15), his compositional career and the Mile Marker Zero project (29:30), growing up all over the world with a military band director father, his early musical experiences, and settling in North Dakota (46:40), his undergrad degree at the University of Mary (ND), teaching middle school in Iowa, getting to the Chicago area and doing his master’s at NIU (01:03:50), and finishing with the Random Ass Questions (potty mouth!), including discussions of accessibility, Chicago sports, great books, and important travel experiences (01:18:45).Finishing with a Re-Rave on the 2018 documentary film King in the Wilderness (01:49:00).California Wildfire Contribution Links:Habitat for HumanityAmerican Red CrossWorld Central KitchenLos Angeles Regional Food BankPasadena Humane SocietyCalifornia Fire FoundationBen Wahlund links:Ben Wahlund’s NIU pageBen Wahlund’s homepageBen Wahlund’s College of DuPage webpagePrevious Podcasts Guests Mentioned:Rich Holly in 2020Andy Bliss in 2023Erin Walker Bliss in 2024Raychel Taylor in 2020Alexis C. Lamb in 2021Melissa Wang in 2024Julie Spencer in 2021Megan Arns in 2017Nathan Daughtrey in 2021Rebecca Kite in 2018Ben Charles in 2017Raynor Carroll in 2023David Eyler in 2020Marvin Sparks, Jr. in 2017Other Links:Gregory BeyerRobert ChappellLiam TeagueOrlando CottoVicky JenksMike MixtackiNeil deGrasse TysonBobby BroomGeof BradfieldAlejandro ViñaoPius CheungJohn Wittman“Funky Beat” - Whodini“It’s Tricky” - RUN DMCBeat Street trailerMichael BlakeArthur LipnerCliff AlexisRon CarterThe Silver Linings Playbook - Matthew QuickThe Brothers Karamazov - Fyodor DostoevskyHaruki MurakamiWislawa SzymborskaRaves:King in the Wilderness trailer