#331 Casey Cangelosi- Percussionist, Educator, Composer and More!
This week’s guest is Casey Cangelosi! Casey is commonly hosted world-wide by educational institutions, music festivals, and educational seminars. Casey has been a visiting guest artist in Italy, Germany, Costa Rica, Mexico, Argentina, Croatia, Sweden, Taiwan, and widely across the U.S. at events including the The Midwest Clinic and PASIC Showcase Concerts. Casey is a regularly commissioned composer called the "Paganini of Percussion" and "The voice of a new generation". Casey holds music degrees from Rice University, The Boston Conservatory, and Utah State University. Casey is endorsed by Majestic, Mapex, Innovative Percussion, Zildjian, Grover Pro Percussion, Remo, and Beiner Bags.
Happy Birthday!
Happy birthday to Daniel Sadownick! Bronx native Daniel Sadownick earned a Master's Degree in Music at New York University. He then went on to tour with the Lionel Hampton Orchestra for two years. It was here that Daniel made numerous contacts that would lead to tours and recordings with jazz greats such as: Michael Brecker, Dennis Chambers, Nicholas Payton, Christian McBride, Nat Adderley, Pat Martino, George Coleman and many others. A versatile percussionist that does not limit himself to one genre, Daniel has spent the last few years touring and recording with such diverse artists as: Taylor Swift, Beyonce, Bette Midler, Steely Dan, Jennifer Lopez and Billy Idol. Daniel is also a member of the New York based band the Screaming Headless Torsos, who just released their new album entitled "Code Red". For the last nine years Daniel has been voted as a top percussionist in Downbeat Magazine's Critics Poll and his solo album "There Will Be A Day" won the SESAC Award as one of the top albums played on jazz radio across the nation. He is currently on tour with Guitar Legend/Singer Joe Bonamassa and will be performing at The Iridium in NYC on May 21st wit The Screaming Headless Torsos. Special guest will be Vernon Reid.
Gig Alerts
Drum Corps International is starting their summer touring season soon. You can check out all the shows and GET TICKETS HERE.
You can search summer music festivals by a variety of categories on the website: MUSIC FESTIVAL WIZARD (dot com).
Live Nation is offering $25 “All In” tickets to over 3000 shows. -Article
Damon has a bunch of gigs coming up that you can check out on his WEBSITE HERE.
Photo by Dan DeVos
Educational Spotlight
The Percussive Arts Society is having a membership drive this week.
You can get a discounted ticket to PASIC with your membership to the Percussive Arts Society. Also, hotels are going quickly, so you can reserve a room through the PAS block!
Product Review
Friend of the show, Paoli Mejias, has released new congas and bongos with Latin Percussion.
Latin Percussion has also released Panderos De Plena. You can see friends of the show Camilo Molina and Marcos Lopez in the video (narrated by Marcos).
Iconic Recording
Casey picked the recording “Slaughter on 10th Avenue” with Dame Evelyn Glennie on percussion.
Music News
Ed Sheeran is ‘not guilty’ in a high-stakes copyright infringement battle involving his Grammy-winning track “Thinking Out Loud,” according to decision details shared with Digital Music News this morning. The courtroom battle focused on whether Sheeran and his collaborators pilfered the Marvin Gaye classic, “Let’s Get It On.” -Article
After his victory in the “Thinking Out Loud” copyright infringement lawsuit, Ed Sheeran is speaking out about his experience. -Article
Ed Sheeran is celebrating his success in an acrimonious copyright infringement litigation lawsuit with brand-new material. He’ll lead this year’s offering of Apple Music Live performances, too. -Article
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees have been announced
Casey Cangelosi Interview
The song leading into the interview is from Casey’s new piece “Strange Joy”
Damon was a guest on Casey’s podcast called @Percussion in a Podcaster’s Roundtable.
Casey and Damon talk about the ending of Casey’s Podcast and some of his guests.
Casey teaches at James Madison University. Shout-out to Marlon Foster and friend of the show Nate Smith!
Casey talks about his job and responsibilities.
Casey talks about the marching band and the Masters assistantship that is available.
Casey talks about his two new pieces “Strange Joy” and “Folds”.
Damon mentions some drumset players who integrate electronics into their kit and playing like Ash Soan, Brody Simpson, Dan Mayo and friend of the show, Zach Danziger.
There is a quote out there calling Casey the “(Niccolò) Paganini of Percussion”
Casey talks about his composition process. Shout-out to Takashi Kokubo.
R.I.P. to one of Casey’s educators, Dr. Dennis Griffin.
Casey attended Utah State University for his undergrad and then two masters degrees from Boston Conservatory and Rice University.
Casey talks about his time at the different universities. Shout-out to Nancy Zeltsman and Richard Brown.
Damon and Casey talk about composing as a performer.
Casey talks about “Rebounds” both part A and part B by Iannis Xenakis.
Casey and Damon talk about Finale vs. Sibelius.
Casey uses Reaper software.
Casey talks about his upbringing. Shout-out to MTV. Damon mentions the song by Prodigy that was banned from MTV for the violence.
Damon and Casey talk about music discovery.
Damon brings up music technology and how it affects our listening.
Casey chooses the iconic recording for the week.
Shout-out to JMU, Dr. Dennis Griffin, Nancy Zeltsman, and Richard Brown.
Casey uses Majestic percussion instruments, Mapex drums, Innovative Percussion implements, Zildjian cymbals, Grover Pro Percussion, Remo drumheads, and Beiner Bags.
You can follow Casey on his Website, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube.
The song leading out of the interview is a snippet from “Folds” by Casey.
