The Band Room Podcast
Welcome to The Band Room! A podcast bringing you the best of band. Host, Dylan Rook Maddix sits down with the movers and shakers of the wind world, conductors, composers, teachers and performers. Have your ears opened to the new and exciting and take your seat in The Band Room!
- Update frequency
- every 11 days
- Average duration
- 63 minutes
- Episodes
- 112
- Years Active
- 2017 - 2025
BRP 66 | Aaron Perrine
We welcome composer, conductor and educator, Aaron Perrine to to the Band Room! We spoke about his path, composing for winds, how being a collaborator fits into his identity, conducting…
BRP 65 | Dale Lonis
We welcome Dr. Dale Lonis to the Band Room! We spoke about Dale’s path, the influence of Benjamin Bloom on his leadership philosophy, parallels between rugby and music, working as a gu…
BRP 64 | Tonya Mitchell-Spradlin
We welcome Dr. Tonya Mitchell-Spradlin, Director of Wind Band Studies and Assistant Professor of Music Penn State School of Music to the Band Room. We spoke about her path, her past wor…
BRP 63 | Catherine Likhuta
We welcome composer, performer and educator, Catherine Likhuta to the Band Room! We spoke about her unique path to where she is today, how performance influences her compositions, the i…
BRP 62 | Karem Simon
We had a great time speaking with conductor, clarinetist and educator, Dr. Karem Simon of the University of Prince Edward Island! We spoke about his musical beginnings, fostering a cult…
BRP 61 | David Lum
We welcome educator, tubist and conductor, David Lum to the Band Room! We spoke about his musical journey, his involvement with the Toronto Youth Wind Orchestra, the importance of devel…
BRP 60 | Nicole Piunno
This week we welcome composer and educator, Nicole Piunno to the Band Room! Dylan and Cait chat with Nicole about her musical journey, how trumpet performance influences her composing, …
BRP 59 | Jienan Chen & Nicholas Ryan Kelly
This week we welcome to the Band Room the two winners of the 2021 Canadian Band Association Howard Cable Memorial Prize in Composition: Jienan Chen and Nicholas Ryan Kelly. Dylan and Ca…
BRP 58 | Gary Hill
Welcome to season 4 of the Band Room Podcast! For the first episode of season 4 we are joined by Director of Bands Emeritus at Arizona State University, Gary Hill! Dylan, Cait and Gary …
Jodie Blackshaw Summer Bonus
We're on summer break but don't worry, we're leaving you with something to listen to! Throughout the summer we'll be sharing some of our Patreon exclusive bonus episodes.
This week we ar…
John Mackey Summer Bonus
We're on summer break but don't worry, we're leaving you with something to listen to! Throughout the summer we'll be sharing some of our Patreon exclusive bonus episodes.
Composer John M…
Rob Taylor Bonus Episode
We're on summer break but don't worry, we're leaving you with something to listen to! Throughout the summer we'll be sharing some of our Patreon exclusive bonus episodes.
We sit down wit…
Alex Shapiro Bonus Episode
We're on summer break but don't worry, we're leaving you with something to listen to! Throughout the summer we'll be sharing some of our Patreon exclusive bonus episodes.
For the first …
Hanging with Dylan & Cait | Super Heroes and Composers
We're on summer break but don't worry, we're leaving you with something to listen to! Throughout the summer we'll be sharing some of our Patreon exclusive bonus episodes. We start thing…
BRP 57 | Christin Reardon MacLellan
We welcome Christin Reardon MacLellan, Director of Education and Community Programs for the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra and Director of the UBC Concert Winds to the Band Room! We spoke…
BRP 56 | Joel Puckett
We welcome composer, Joel Puckett to the Band Room! We speak about his musical beginnings, his approach to commission projects, his piece “the secret from the river”, setting goals, men…
BRP 55 | Jacquie Dawson
We welcome conductor, educator and Director of Bands at the University of Manitoba, Jacquie Dawson to the Band Room! We spoke about her musical path from Newfoundland to Manitoba, her p…
BRP 54 | Kevin Day
We welcome composer, Kevin Day to the Band Room! We spoke about his musical beginnings, being a multifaceted musician, dealing with imposter syndrome, his new Concerto for Wind Ensemble…
BRP 53 | Jeff Reynolds
We welcome conductor, educator and trumpeter, Dr. Jeffrey Reynolds to the Band Room! We spoke about Jeff’s musical beginnings, his career as a trumpet player and how that influences his…
BRP 52 | Jodie Blackshaw
We welcome composer, educator and all around amazing human, Jodie Blackshaw to the Band Room! We spoke about being the composer/educator, teaching performance through composition, respe…