Shaping Your Journey- Aldo Mazza & Guests
Shaping Your Journey features intimate conversations with experts and friends in the music world. With the choices we make in life and the human connections we form throughout our lives, we hold the power to shape our musical and life journey.
Episodes
In this episode of Shaping Your Journey, my special guest Martin Cohen discusses his trajectory to becoming the founder of the iconic percussion brand Latin Percussion - LP. His love for the NYC Latin jazz scene in the 1960s, sparked the idea that, due to the Cuban embargo, people needed quality instruments which led to innovations and the development of the brand LP.
In this episode of Shaping Your Journey, my special guest Donna Karlin talks about her journey from becoming an accomplished percussionist to evolving into an award-winning author, keynote speaker and a pioneer in the field of coaching and leadership development.
In this episode of Shaping Your Journey, my special guest MaryJo Papich recounts her journey on how she came to be the co-founder and the first president of the Jazz Education Network. Listen to this inspiring story of success as Ms. Papich is a true force and leader in her field. She is a tireless supporter of the arts for over three decades.
In this episode of Shaping Your Journey, my special guest Todd Sucherman discusses how he grew up in a musical family and started playing professionally alongside of his brothers. He began as a session drummer in Chicago, attended Berklee College and joined the legendary band Styx in 1995. He also recorded with Brian Wilson, Spinal Tap and many others.
In this episode of Shaping Your Journey, my special guest Dave Jewell explains how his passion for drums began when he was accepted to play in his school band. After completing a Bachelors degree in university in marketing and management, David worked for 14 years in retail. He was then hired at Yamaha becoming product manager and thereafter landed the job as National Marketing Manager. He recently retired from Yamaha and is still ...
In this episode of Shaping Your Journey, my special guest is the Cuban-born drummer Dafnis Prieto. Prieto discusses how he began his career with the bands of Cuban stars like Carlos Maza and Ramon Valle. He then moved to the US and worked with Steve Coleman, Henry Threadgill, Eddie Palmieri, Andrew Hill, and Michel Camilo, to name but a few. He is now a Grammy award winning author, performer, band leader, composer, and educator.
In this episode of Shaping Your Journey, my special guest Eddie Tuduri, who spans an over 40-year career in the world of drumming, recounts how he played his first paid gig at the young age of 12. He later went on to play with such international artists such as The Beach Boys, Rick Nelson and the Stone Canyon Band, and Del Shannon to name but a few. Today, Eddie is the CEO and Founder of the Rhythmic Arts Project (TRAP) , a musical...
In this episode of Shaping Your Journey, my special guest Bashiri Johnson discusses how he ended up playing percussion in high school by joining some friends who had a band. He saw them rehearse and volunteered to be their drummer. The rest is history as they say. Bashiri has played for some of the top artists in the world including Madonna, Michael Jackson, are many more.
In this episode of Shaping Your Journey, my special guest Rick Drumm talks about how he inherited his father's love of music by hanging out in his father's store: Ronnie Drumm's House of Music. He later went on to tour with the circus, which is where Rick began his relationship with the staff at Remo as he tested new products on the road for the drumhead maker. This led him down the path of the corporate world in the drum business....
In this episode of Shaping Your Journey, my special guest Andy Zildjian talks about how he grew up in a long family history of cymbal making which his parents established in 1981 - the SABIAN cymbal company based out of New Brunswick, Canada. Today he is the president and CEO of Sabian and Gon Bops.
In this episode of Shaping Your Journey, my special guest John Ramsay discusses how he started out as a self-taught rock drummer for 10 years before formally beginning his studies at the age of 22 with the legendary Alan Dawson. He then went on to play with such greats as Art Blakey, Kenny Barron and others. He later held the position of Chair of the Percussion Department at Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA.
In honor of the memory of the legendary musician and friend, Walfredo Reyes Sr., we are re-publishing this incredible podcast where Walfredo and Aldo enjoy an intimate conversation about life and music. We will miss you dearly Walfredo!
In this episode of Shaping Your Journey, my special guest Roy Wooten - also kown at Futureman, talks abouts his journey growing up in a musical family. He went on to becoming not only a 5-time Grammy award winning musician, playing with Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, but also he became a composer of various genres such as ballet, symphonic works and screenplays. Wooten is also a recognized inventor of electronic instruments such as...
In this episode of Shaping Your Journey, my special guest Roy Wooten - also kown at Futureman, talks abouts his journey growing up in a musical family. He went on to becoming not only a 5-time Grammy award musician, playing with Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, but also he became a composer of various genres such as ballet, symphonic works and screenplays. Wooten is also a recognized inventor of electronic instruments such as the Dru...
In this episode of Shaping Your Journey, my special guest Rob Birenbaum discusses his path starting off as a salesman and drum teacher at a local Missouri drum shop to creating his own shop, Drum Headquarters of St. Louis, MO, He then went on to HQ Percussion, which famously produced the iconic RealFeel practice pads and Sound Off drum mute pads
In this episode of Shaping Your Journey, my special guest Robert Leroux discusses his career as a percussionist, teacher and administrator performing with many reputable orchestras including the National Arts Centre, the Montreal Symphony, the Grand Ballet Orchestra, and the SMCQ to name but a few. In the latter part of his career, he became the Dean of the Faculty of Music of the University of Montreal before continuing his journe...
In this episode of Shaping Your Journey, my special guest Donny McCaslin discusses his journey from California to studying sax at Berklee, touring with Gary Burton and Steps Ahead, recording David Bowie' s Blackstar album and continuing his solo career.
In this episode of Shaping Your Journey, my special guest Steve Maxwell recounts his experience as a drummer who then went into the traditional corporate life and then circled back into drumming going on to becoming a major collector of rare drums which led him to opening his own drum shop "Steve Maxwell Vintage and Custom Drums" in New York and Chicago. He has worked with Charlie Watts and many other famous drummers supplying them...
In this episode of Shaping Your Journey, my special guest John Santos discusses his path to becoming a highly recognized composer, producer, percussionist and Afro-Latino music educator in addition to being a seven-time GRAMMY nominee.
In this episode of Shaping Your Journey, my special guest Bob Breithaupt discusses his illustrious career as a performer, an arts administrator, educator, and an avid entrepreneur-developing the percussion department at Capital University, President of PAS and being an active clinician.
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