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Working DrummerReal Drummers. Real Stories. With close to 500 episodes and counting, Working Drummer Podcast is the source for those interested in what its like to be a professional drummer. Each weekly interview showcases a performer with a sometimes less recognizabl... Author: Working Drummer
With 500 episodes and counting, Working Drummer Podcast is the source for those interested in what its like to be a professional drummer. Hosted by Matthew Crouse and Zack Albetta, Working Drummer covers it all with a dynamic range of pro drummers who represent many different genres and scenes. Each weekly interview features a different performer, sometimes with a less recognizable name, but always with an impressive and distinct body of work. This unique approach has garnered a loyal audience hungry for unfiltered stories about making a living as a musician today. Language: en Genres: Arts, Music, Music Interviews, Performing Arts Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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590 - Cassius Goens III: Playing on the Indianapolis Scene, Teaching at Ball State University, "You can make it happen wherever you're at"
Friday, 23 October, 2026
Cassius Goens III is active on the Indianapolis scene primarily as a jazz drummer but he gets into plenty of other trouble there. He’s also a professor at Ball State University in Muncie, IN where he was born and raised. He teaches jazz drumset and also leads a 15-piece commercial music ensemble in the Music, Media, and Production department there. In this episode, Cassius talks about: Growing the drumset presence at Ball State from having no drumset teacher to a studio of 24 students Leading the school's semi-pro commercial music ensemble Coexisting and collaborating with the percussion and jazz departments Being self-taught on drumset until grad school at University of Iowa Taking transcription further as a compositional tool Why his path has kept him close to home His busy and varied playing schedule, and Indy’s not one but two dedicated jazz rooms How he feels like his prime as a drummer is yet to come Here's our Patreon Here's our Youtube Here's our Homepage Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
