#194: Tom Freer (Music) (pt. 1 of 2)

This week on the podcast is part one of our interview with Tom Freer. Tom is the founder and owner of Freer Percussion, and for many years he was also the Assistant Principal Timpanist and Section Percussionist in the Cleveland Orchestra. Tom is a quintessential music entrepreneur and created his manufacturing, distribution and retail business by applying what he learned over the years as a performer and teacher.  If you have an interest in a portfolio career, or might be wondering how to get a manufacturing business off the ground, you'll want to hear what Tom has to say.

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Show Notes:

Freer Percussion
https://freerpercussion.com/

Cleveland Orchestra
https://www.clevelandorchestra.com

Cleveland Institute of Music
https://www.cim.edu/

Cloyd Duff
https://www.pas.org/about/hall-of-fame/cloyd-duff

Ron Vaughn/Vaughcraft
https://ronvaughn.net/

Fort Wayne Philharmonic 
https://fwphil.org/

West Side Story
https://leonardbernstein.com/works/view/73/symphonic-dances-from-west-side-story

Emil Richards
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emil_Richards

Braham Dembar 
https://www.indianapolissymphony.org/profile/braham-dembar/

Mahler Symphony #3
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symphony_No._3_(Mahler)

Saul Goodman
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saul_Goodman_(percussionist)

Alabama Symphony Orchestra
https://alabamasymphony.org/

Rich Weiner
https://www.pas.org/about/hall-of-fame/richard-weiner

La Mer
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_mer_(Debussy)

Pearl Philharmonic
https://pearldrum.com/en/products/concert/concert-snare-drums

Clevelander Drums
https://www.professionalpercussionproducts.com/clevelander.html

Black Swamp
https://www.blackswamp.com/

Long Tail Strategy
https://www.investopedia.com/terms/l/long-tail.asp

Timpano Percussion
https://www.timpano-percussion.com/us/

Fred Hinger
https://www.pas.org/about/hall-of-fame/fred-d-hinger

Vic Firth
https://www.pas.org/about/hall-of-fame/vic-firth

ICSOM
https://www.icsom.org/

Percussive Notes
https://www.pas.org/publications/percussive-notes

US Army Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Guard_Fife_and_Drum_Corps

PASIC
https://pasic.org/

Todd Meehan
https://www.baylor.edu/music/index.php?id=951841

Baylor Music
https://www.baylor.edu/music/

Rebonds by Xenakis
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebonds_(Xenakis)

Franz Welser-Möst
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franz_Welser-Möst

Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
https://www.gso.se/en/

Olivier Messiaen
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olivier_Messiaen

Promark
https://www.daddario.com/products/percussion/promark/

Cleveland Institute of Art
https://www.cia.edu/

Garry Kvistad
https://www.nexuspercussion.com/members/garry-kvistad/

Woodstock Percussion
https://www.chimes.com/

Oberlin
https://www.oberlin.edu/

Nexus
https://www.nexuspercussion.com/