#36 Eduardo Leandro- Percussionist with Duo Contexto, Conductor & Faculty at Stony Brook University

R.I.P. to Walter Becker, Co-Founder of the group Steely Dan. We mentioned a bunch of info on him, and here is a list of some "essential" listening, as well as a more detailed report on his passing. 

This is the link to this week's sponsor, Scott Kettner's World Drum Lessons (dot com) Use our coupon code for the first two months free:

This is the news on Auddly trying to help songwriters get paid correctly for the work they have done. Youtube has a new design and you can read more here.

Shure has new MOTIV mics that plug right into your phone or tablet. Yondr is the company that makes the phone security pouches. Thousands sign a petition to take down a statue of Christopher Columbus and replace it with one of Prince. 

Madonna is trying to get a package released to her from customs in Portugal. The WTF Podcast featuring Steve Jordan can be listened to here. 

Here is some info on the different styles of Brazilian music mentioned on the epidsode. Rio Carnival Samba Parade, Frevo, Bahia, Maracatu, & Choro. 

One musician named a bunch throughout the podcast is the great Hermeto Pascoal. 

Eduardo has a percussion duo called Duo Contexto, which won a new music competition in Dusseldorf, Germany.

If you're interested in checking out the opera that Eduardo will be conducting at Smith College, in Northampton, MA, click here. 

Some of the music Eduardo listened to growing up ranged from Led Zeppelin to Claude Debussy to Naná Vasconcelos, to Steve Reich. 

This is a performance of Naná playing with Pat Metheny and this is a performance of Hermeto Pascoal playing the accordion as well as another with him playing keyboards.

Eduardo brings up the composer Colnon Nancarrow and his studies for player piano. This is an example of some of that music he created. 

Quincy Jones and several other greats studied with the late French composer, Nadia Boulanger.

Here is an example of an animated graphic score by composer Casey Farina. 

Eduardo will be conducting the symphony at NYU. 

Special shout out to Carlos Malta and his band. 

Eduardo uses Vic Firth Mallets, Zildjian Cymbals, and Adams instruments exclusively. 

You can follow Eduardo on his Website and on Facebook or reach out to him at Stony Brook University, or the New York New Music Ensemble.

Here's how you can get your commercial pilots license.