Interview with Chad Gravitt, January 16, 2021
Project: Gig Economy Workers in the Arts During the COVID-19 Era Oral History Project
Interview Summary
Drummer Chad Gravitt describes his life and livelihood before COVID-19 and how it changed after the national lockdown. He talks at length about his playing, his mentors, his styles, and that he has had but a single gig since March 2020. He also talks about his adventures with unemployment, plus the mental and emotional toll this period of time has taken on him and others.Interview Accession
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Musicians Percussion Drums Drummers Musical performance Orchestras Central Kentucky Youth Orchestra Henry Clay High School Marching Band Paul Lawrence Dunbar High School Juilliard School Bill Detamore Pork Pie Percussion Vater Drum Sticks Aquarian Drum Heads Bosphorus Cymbals Depression Anxiety Mausoleum Records (Label) Touring Musical groups Groovezilla (Artist) G Funk All-stars (Artist) Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemics Rob Dread (Artist) The Beard Reggae (Genre) Hip Hop (Genre) Latin (Genre)Interview Rights
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Gravitt, Chad Interview by Kopana Terry. 16 Jan. 2021. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Gravitt, C. (2021, January 16). Interview by K. Terry. Gig Economy Workers in the Arts During the COVID-19 Era Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Gravitt, Chad, interview by Kopana Terry. January 16, 2021, Gig Economy Workers in the Arts During the COVID-19 Era Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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