John Doing is based in San Francisco and has compiled a deep resume of musical theatre experience, most notably being involved in the Hamilton world for many years. He has been a chairholder and sub on multiple tours, he did the show’s San Francisco residency, he’s done the drumset chair, he’s done the percussion chair. In addition to Hamilton and a lot of other musical theatre work, he has played drums and percussion in all sorts of capacities, from jazz and latin music during his grad school years in New York, to cover bands in his hometown of Madison Wisconsin, to recording in his home studio in the bay area. 
In this episode, John talks about:
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 <li>Getting a start on the scene in his hometown of Madison, WI</li>
 <li>The wide range of subjects and teachers he was exposed to in grad school at NYU</li>
 <li>How musical theatre presented an opportunity to explore a lot of the variety he was interested in </li>
 <li>Doing part of the Hamilton tour with his wife and two small kids in tow </li>
 <li>The Hamilton drumset chair vs. the percussion chair </li>
 <li>The high level of scrutiny in the Hamilton world</li>
 <li>How Hamilton challenged him physically</li>
 <li>Doing musicals that are in development in San Francisco</li>

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