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There's a new podcast/videocast in town, you guys.

It's the brainchild of Casey Cangelosi, and consists of him, me, Megan Arns, and Ben Charles. We're going to talk about all things percussion and music. 

Don't expect gear talk, though. 

We're into discussing different things: our history, what we're doing now, and how it relates to this wonderful thing called being human.

From Ben: a reminder of our history and those that have come before us (and by us we mean the internet)

From Megan: glimpses into percussion happenings and Rhythm!Scene, of which she is Editor

From me: a discussion point on the broader side of what we do. We spend so much time perfecting tiny sounds and movements, so let's not forget why we're doing it in the first place.

From Casey: a host of hilariously epic, knowledgeable, and insightful proportions

We're also going to often host a guest on an episode, who will sit in live, contributing to our discussion topics as well as being interviewed for recent happenings. It's going to be cool.

Here's a link to our first episode, featuring Brian Calhoon, which has over 300 views in less than 24 hours!! Percussionists are awesome.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWy596oglA4

We've been recording like mad...be on the lookout for the next episode!
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