#34 Daniel Sadownick- Percussionist for Screaming Headless Torsos, Taylor Swift, Nicholas Payton and More!

Our guest this week, Daniel Sadownick, has an extensive list of recording credits which you can check out here.

Dick Gregory and Jerry Lewis both passed away this week. This is the video mentioned on the podcast about the drum battle between Jerry and Buddy Rich. 

This is the news on the new amphitheater coming to Bridgeport. And this is the news on the Mayor getting his job back after going to prison. 

In response to Charlottesville, Spotify, Twitter, Google, Linkedin, Apple, Squarespace and more are combating and trying to block hate groups from prospering on their platforms. Side note, Google is paying apple $3billion to remain as the default search engine on the iPhone. 

This is the article on the RIAA's response to Lyor Cohen and YouTube having such low royalty payments compared to how many users there are subscribed to the service.

Berklee has a new percussion chair, and that person is Omar Hakim. You can follow Omar on his website.

The Blue Man Group has its NYC Drum Off coming up. You can find out more details about how to enter and what you can win by clicking here. They also have one in Boston, Chicago, Las Vegas, & Orlando. This is a video of what the Blue Men do. The PVC pipes that were mentioned on the podcast start about 1.35.

This is the record player that Daniel and Damon both had as a kid that closed up similar to a briefcase.....

This is a video where Frankie Malabe plays congas, and a video where he plays drums. 

This is a little blurb about the Roots' manager Richard Nichols.

Daniel attributes a lot of his musical curiosity and inspiration to not only his favorite band, The Art Ensemble of Chicago. (You can watch a little of the avant-garde funky jazz band here), but also Mr. John Coltrane and the recording, "A Love Supreme". 

Daniel uses Latin Percussion, Vic Firth Sticks and Paiste Cymbals exclusively. 

You can follow Daniel on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. You can follow the Screaming Headless Torsos on their website.

This is the video by the Screaming Headless Torsos for the song "Running Black Water" featuring Japanese pianist, Hiromi.