Episode 013: Interview with Daniel Perry

November 14th, 2019

Check out our interview with bassist and cyclist extraordinaire Daniel Perry. We sat down with him this summer to talk about the cycling community in Winnipeg, his orchestra, and how cycling has changed his life.

Daniel has been a bassist in the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra since 2014. Very much an orchestral player, he studied at Indiana University and has performed with the Trondheim Symphony, Cincinnati Symphony, Verbier Festival, and the New York String Seminar. In addition to performing, he is an avid adventure cyclist, volunteer, and teaches with the local El Sistema program. Every summer Daniel makes a trip out west to play in the Oregon Coast Music Festival,  visiting friends, family, and parks along the way.

We recorded this in July during our time at the Oregon Coast Music Festival.

Show notes:

Welcome Baby Finn! He will (I'm sure) be making his vocal debut on one of our upcoming episodes.

Please ignore the extraneous background noise in this episode. We recorded this at Daniel's host house in Oregon and he is a delightful and friendly chap.

The insane race Daniel mentioned is Actif Epica https://actifepi.ca

Bike Jam, the other cool cycling event mentioned https://www.rainbowtroutmusicfestival.com/

His diet now includes more healthy fats like nuts and avocados, oatmeal for breakfast, and less bad sugars

The co-op he volunteers at is the WRENCH

Book recommendation: The Golden Spruce by John Vaillant