Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 438 - Von Hansen

Episode 438 - Von Hansen Pete's Percussion Podcast Washburn University (KS) Percussion Professor, Composer, and Performer Von Hansen stops by to talk about his recent album Mortal Coil (03:15), his Percussion and Composition job at Washburn (16:05), growing up in Topeka and the wide array of musical experiences of his early life (25:30), going to Washburn for undergrad and studying with Tom Morgan (36:20), his masters years at the University of Central Michigan and his doctorate from the University of Kansas (52:20), the challenges of his career during his first job at Friends University (KS) (01:05:40), and finishes with the Random Ass Questions, including discussions of percussion repertoire choices, classic horror films, Kurt Vonnegut books, Caroline Shaw, and local artists (01:15:50).Finishing with a Rave on the 2023 film Robot Dreams (01:40:00).Von Hansen links:Von Hansen’s websiteVon Hansen’s Washburn University page“Mortal Coil” - Von Hansen“Ad Astra” - Von Hansen“Lenses” - Von Hansen“Anything Worthwhile is Perishable” - Von Hansen“Gr@wLix” - Von HansenPrevious Podcast Guests mentionedMatthew Lau in 2021Marco Schirripa in 2022Hannah Weaver in 2021Jamie Whitmarsh in 2021Andrew Richardson in 2023Alexis C. Lamb in 2021Rebecca Kite in 2018Other Links:Ji Hye JungAndrew SpencerTommy DobbsJosh TurnerRyan PearsonCaroline RobinsonNathan BusheyJason DegenhardtDaniel AlbertsonTheo MusickRay Dillard“Nagoya Marimbas” - Steve ReichTom MorganThe Jazz Drummer’s Reading Workbook - Tom MorganCoe PercussionQuey Percussion DuoAnya PogorelovaReading Mallet Percussion Music - Rebecca KitePhantom RegimentDavid GillinghamSusan Powell“Third Construction” - John CageChopped“Velocities” - Joseph SchwantnerPulp Fiction trailerDashing Through the Snow trailerSheik Yerbouti - Frank ZappaThe Gate trailerHellraiser trailerThe Silence of the Lambs trailerSlaughterhouse-Five - Kurt VonnegutSlapstick - Kurt VonnegutChoke - Chuck PalahniukWhat We Do in the Shadows TV ShowDavid LynchPartita for Eight Voices - Caroline ShawGordon ShermanRaves:Robot Dreams trailer