Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 358 - Mariana Ramirez
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Percussionist, Educator and Entrepreneur Mariana Ramirez stops by to talk about freelancing in New York City, working on Broadway, and her experiences with the COVID shutdown (03:05), all things Excelsis Percussion (16:15), growing up in Mexico City, her late entry into studying music full-time, her extracurricular activities, and the vast size of her hometown (31:15), studying at Rutgers University (NJ) and the challenging transition to a new country (54:15), her life post-undergrad, revving up her freelancing career, and managing her mental health (01:05:25), and finishing with the Random Ass Questions, including segments on students taking on too much, her experiences as a woman in the percussion world, Mexico-U.S. Soccer relations, the greatness of Mexican food, and the musical Hadestown (01:17:30).
Finishing with a Rave on the 2022 documentary Is That Black Enough For You?!? (01:41:50).
Links:
Mariana Ramirez\\u2019s website
Previous Podcast Guests mentioned:
Britton-Ren\\xe9 Collins in 2023
Other Links:
Ain\\u2019t Too Proud: The Life and Times of the Temptations
\\u201cHyperballad\\u201d - Bj\\xf6rk (performed by Excelsis Percussion)
Conservatorio Nacional de Musica
\\u201cAphasia\\u201d - Mark Applebaum
Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring trailer
\\u201cWhenever, Wherever\\u201d - Shakira
Raves:
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