https://prez.sitemasonry.gmu.edu/ en https://prez.sitemasonry.gmu.edu/news/2022-09/podcast-ep42-his-sound-renowned <span>Podcast - EP42: His sound is renowned</span> <span><span>Damian Cristodero</span></span> <span>Tue, 09/06/2022 - 15:18</span> <div class="layout layout--gmu layout--twocol-section layout--twocol-section--30-70"> <div class="layout__region region-first"> <div data-block-plugin-id="field_block:node:news_release:field_associated_people" class="block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodenews-releasefield-associated-people"> <h2>In This Story</h2> <div class="field field--name-field-associated-people field--type-entity-reference field--label-visually_hidden"> <div class="field__label visually-hidden">People Mentioned in This Story</div> <div class='field__items'> <div class="field__item"><a href="/profiles/president" hreflang="und">Gregory Washington</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/profiles/mnickens" hreflang="und">Dr. Michael Nickens</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="layout__region region-second"> <div data-block-plugin-id="field_block:node:news_release:body" class="block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodenews-releasebody"> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-visually_hidden"> <div class="field__label visually-hidden">Body</div> <div class="field__item"><p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif"><span style="color:#333333">Dr. Michael Nickens, an associate professor of music in George Mason University’s Reva and Sid Dewberry Family School of Music, tells Mason President Gregory Washington how he transforms from his mild-mannered persona into Doc Nix, the flamboyant leader of the Green Machine, the nation’s No. 1 pep band. The band doesn't play mechanically, Nix says. There are times its members are collectively “exploring the universe in that moment. And those are the moments that feel like we have really accomplished something.” Actor Bill Murray is a fan of the band, and Nix is pretty good on the tuba.</span></span></span></span></span></p> <p> </p> <p><iframe allowtransparency="true" data-name="pb-iframe-player" height="150" scrolling="no" src="https://www.podbean.com/player-v2/?from=embed&amp;i=ck2dp-12b8721-pb&amp;share=1&amp;download=1&amp;fonts=Arial&amp;skin=1&amp;font-color=auto&amp;rtl=0&amp;logo_link=episode_page&amp;btn-skin=7&amp;size=150" style="border: none; min-width: min(100%, 430px);" title="His sound is renowned" width="100%"></iframe></p> </div> </div> </div> <div data-block-plugin-id="field_block:node:news_release:field_content_topics" class="block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodenews-releasefield-content-topics"> <h2>Topics</h2> <div class="field field--name-field-content-topics field--type-entity-reference field--label-visually_hidden"> <div class="field__label visually-hidden">Topics</div> <div class='field__items'> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/516" hreflang="en">Access to Excellence podcast</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/271" hreflang="en">Podcast Episode</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/266" hreflang="en">podcast</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/1556" hreflang="en">Reva and Sid Dewberry Family School of Music</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/1521" hreflang="en">College of Visual and Performing Arts (CVPA)</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/1476" hreflang="en">Green Machine</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/1526" hreflang="en">Mason basketball</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/1531" hreflang="en">Washington Nationals</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/1541" hreflang="en">World Series</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> Tue, 06 Sep 2022 19:18:52 +0000 Damian Cristodero 1271 at https://prez.sitemasonry.gmu.edu