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5 Days with Doug

by Douglas Perkins

Doug Perkins talks to people about how they get through their creative lives.

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  1. 5 Days with Matt Mehlan

    Matt Mehlan and I hang out (so does Matt's cat) at his house for a wonderful chat over coffees. We talk about Matt's life as a composer, band member (Skeletons),teacher, guy who likes to live in the space where he works (the Silent Barn), his Easy/ Not Easy concerts, and more. Matt causally drops...

  2. 5 Days with John Kennedy

    John Kennedy and I have a wonderful chat about his path as a conductor, composer, percussionist, and good musical citizen! He shares some great stories about John Cage, Johanna Beyer, Spoleto, conducting opera and much more. Enjoy! Music from the episode are excerpts from John's pieces, Baghdad…

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  3. 5 Days with Ken Thomson

    Ken Thomson and I sit down for a chat in Berkeley, CA on the day that we premiered Steve Reich's new piece, Runner, with Ensemble Signal. We talk the new state of America, our lives as project creators, Ken's perfect mic technique from his life as a radio host and more. This is a fun, ranging and...

  4. 5 Days with Jacqueline Taylor

    I sat down with dynamo, Jacqueline Taylor, out in Vail, Colorado last summer before and after we shared breakfast at the Little Diner (so good). She is the Director of Artistic Planning at Bravo Vail and we talk about our Inuksuit project, her work in Vail, as well as her many amazing projects…

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  5. 5 Days with Michael Burritt

    Here is our year-end podcast! I sit down to some eggs with Michael Burritt (percussive superstar and Professor at Eastman) and we have a great talk about teaching, music, family, and hopes and dreams. We are live at the Frog Pond in Rochester, NY. Sit down to a meal with Mike and I and enjoy the...

  6. 5 Days with Josh Quillen (and Eric Cha-Beach)

    Season 2 of the podcast opens with a wonderful talk with Josh Quilen. It is then made better by surprise guest, Eric Cha-Beach. We talk about friendship, doing the right thing, death, and more. Eric lightens things up halfway through when we go into a fun talk where we lovingly roast each other,...

  7. 5 Days with Joel Gordon

    Joel Gordon and I talk in his Boston recording studio about John Cage, taking chances, making records, listening in the desert, documenting music for the first time, and other fun topics. We had wine and got chatty (and Joel is a natural raconteur)... If you don't know Joel, snoop him online (he...

  8. 5 Days With Brad Lubman

    Conductor, friend, and mentor, Brad Lubman and I chat in Buffalo, NY about his first drum set, conducting, getting energy from music/ coffee/ chocolate, and more. We start mellow for a few minutes before Brad gets wonderfully fired up. We sat down in the surprising occasional epicenter of new…

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  9. 5 Days With Donald Nally

    Donald Nally and I sit down in his office at Northwestern to talk, love, death, trust, family, passion, the love of alone time, being on the go, and doing things just for the opportunity to take chances with friends. This is a wonderful, intimate, and ranging chat. Take the ride with us!

  10. 5 Days With Ivan Trevino

    Ivan Trevino and I sit down for lunch and pie in Waco, TX to talk music, life, and more. We talk about his life as a percussionist, composer, Eastman student, Texan, and man who can't swim or bike... We had fun! Join us for our hang. www.ivandrums.com www.soundcloud.com/ivandrums...

  11. 5 Days With Kyle Vegter

    Kyle and I hang out at the Manual Cinemas studio and talk about leaping into a full-time career running and being creative with Manual Cinema. We also range through many other topics and conclude with a wonderfully intimate discussion of how the road is hard on relationships. I love Kyle and am...

  12. 5 Days With Ellen McSweeney

    Ellen's last five days inspired a wonderful conversation about music, creativity, family, spirituality, white boards, SM 58s, death, what 10 days of meditating in silence is like, writing, FOMO, and so much more. I LOVED this conversation! Check it out and enjoy. (Ellen's cat also made an...

  13. 5 Days With Peter Margasak

    Peter Margasak talks about life as a passionate music writer, presenter, Philadelphian, and cat owner. He tells tales of zines, college radio, Punk Rock and Industrial music, and how he approaches to advocacy through his day to day. We close with Peter's love of a Philly sandwich that is not a...

  14. 5 Days w Tim Feeney, Todd Meehan, and Alex Wroten

    Tim Feeney, Todd Meehan, Alex Wroten, and Doug Perkins talk about creating things on the internet. We also honor our So Percussion family as Todd goes all wrestling promo on Josh and other fun... Check out: www.vimeo.com/liquidrum www.welldang.com https://www.youtube.com/user/timfeeneyav

  15. 5 Days with Tim Munro

    Musician and only Aussie to win a Grammy in 2016, Tim Munro, sits down for a chat about his day to day with some hopes and dreams thrown in. His cat Gizmo also makes an appearance...

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Doug Perkins talks to people about how they get through their creative lives.

HOSTED BY

Douglas Perkins

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5 Days with Doug currently has 15 episodes available on PodParley. New episodes are automatically indexed when they're published to the podcast feed.

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Doug Perkins talks to people about how they get through their creative lives.

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5 Days with Doug has 15 episodes. Check the episode list to see recent publication dates and frequency.

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5 Days with Doug is created and hosted by Douglas Perkins.
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