Indiana University Lecturer in Music Andy Miller stops by to talk about his percussion position at IU and the opportunities for creative concert outlets (03:00), being on the 2025 PASIC New Music/Research panel on Percussion and Dance and his prior teaching position at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (22:15), growing up in Dayton (OH) and getting into music and sports (39:40), attending Wright State (OH) for undergrad (53:30), going to the University of Illinois for the Master’s and changing his career focus (01:00:10), winning a Fulbright Scholarship to study in Colombía, Bang on a Can, and working in commercial cabinetry (01:12:05), his doctoral studies at IU (01:26:45), and settles in for the Random Ass Questions, including discussions on student mental health, Momofuku noodles, great movies, video games, Dayton pizza, and the writing of Wendell Berry (01:33:30).

Finishing with a Rave on the 2025 animated film Arco (01:52:00).

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Previous Podcast guests mentioned:

Alexandros Fragiskatos in 2021

Drew Tucker in 2026

Meridythe Witt in 2026

William Moersch in 2019

Fernando Meza in 2020

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 483 - Andy Miller