Shaping Your Journey- Aldo Mazza & Guests

Shaping Your Journey with Joachim Horsley

n this episode of Shaping Your Journey, my special guest Joachim Horsley explains his journey as young student studying jazz at New York's Skidmore College to becoming one of America's most sought after film and TV composers, arranger, and a multi-instrumentalist talent who pushes the boundaries of musical genres. In his solo career, he explores many world cultures, including his very popular project: Beethoven in Havana.

Shaping Your Journey with Julie Spencer

In this episode of Shaping Your Journey, my special guest Julie Spencer recounts her personal voyage from the United States to Germany and then on to becoming a marimba virtuoso and world class composer. She has been on Faculty of many important international percussion camps including KoSA and continues to perform around the world.

Shaping Your Journey with Larry Lelli

In this episode of Shaping Your Journey, my special guest Larry Lelli explains his journey growing up in a small town in Wisconsin and discovering his passion for drumming at a young age. He moved to Nashville working with many big names and then to New York City where he became a very busy studio drummer playing with such names as Melissa Ethridge, the Mamas and the Papas among others and since then has become an in- demand drummer on the New York Broadway scene as well as a successful producer.

Shaping Your Journey with David Hakim

In this episode of Shaping Your Journey, my special guest David Hakim explains his trajectory as a drummer and percussionist to becoming a successful entrepreneur holding leading roles in such companies as Warner Brothers publications, Samson, Modern Drummer, DCI Music Video, and Alfred Music to name a few.

Shaping Your Journey with Pete Magadini

In this episode of Shaping Your Journey, my special guest who was also one of my teachers, Pete Magadini, recounts his journey studying at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and also at the University of Toronto to then having a fulfilling career playing with the likes of Diana Ross, Chet Baker, and George Duke to name but a few. He was also an accomplished author and a great educator influencing many top professional drummers.

Shaping Your Journey with Chet Doboe

In this episode of Shaping Your Journey, my special guest Chet Doboe recounts his journey from growing up in Long Island, NY to teaching at the Drummer's Collective and creating his unique percussion group as the drummer, director, composer and arranger of the Hip Pickles and touring the world with his group.

Shaping Your Journey with Joel Rothman

In this episode of Shaping Your Journey, my special guest Joel Rothman talks about his journey growing up in New York where he taught in the New York school system and was an active drummer. He is most renown for his nearly 100 books he authored and he continues to inspire people with his great publications.

Shaping Your Journey with Guy St. Onge

In this episode of Shaping Your Journey, my special guest Guy St. Onge talks about his journey from his humble beginnings as a music student in Montreal, to becoming an important long-time TV show musical director, a record producer, and a major recording studio owner. As a session musician, he recorded with such international stars as David Bowie.

Shaping Your Journey with James Campbell

In this episode of Shaping Your Journey, my special guest James Campbell explains how he began being interested in percussion from his humble beginnings growing up in Midwest America to moving on to becoming a highly respected performer, pedagogue, author and composer and Principal percussionist with the Lexington Philharmonic Orchestra and the Director of Percussion Studies at the University of Kentucky.

Shaping Your Journey with Randy Cooke

In this episode of Shaping Your Journey, my special guest Randy Cooke recounts his early beginnings as a drummer growing up in Toronto, Canada and starting his early experience in drumming by being immersed in the military drump corps. He continued his journey in the drumming world to become a major Canadian studio recording musician for such artists as Alanis Morissette, and Sass Jordan and then relocating to Los Angeles and working with such artists as Dave Stewart and Ringo Starr.