I Just Want To Bang The (3-D Printed) Drum All Day!

I Just Want To Bang The (3-D Printed) Drum All Day!

From This Week in Tech with Jeanne Destro by Jeanne Destro

May 8, 2026 · 19 min

About this episode

The episode explores how Professor Markus Vogl is merging art, music, and technology through 3-D printed drums in Northeast Ohio.

Hats off to Todd Rundgren, who inspired today's headline with his ever-popular 1982 classic hit, "Bang The Drum", because that's certainly what I'm doing (at least in my head) today, thinking about a unique fusion of art, music, and technology that's happening right here in Northeast Ohio. While Akron used to be known as the "Rubber Capital of The World"; it is now considered the nation's premier polymer tech hub, with millions of dollars pouring in from both the federal government and private industry to fund research and development of advanced, sustainable polymers. But Professor Markus Vogl is doing something different, more colorful, and more creative, with polymers. He's making and selling custom, 3-D printed drums that are not only cool to look at, but also smokin' hot to play! Listen now to find out how Vogl is using technology to turn art into music, music into money, and business know-how, into practical lessons for the artists and engineering students who take his classes on 3-D printing at the University of Akron Myers School of Art.

People in this episode

Host: Jeanne Destro

Guest: Professor Markus Vogl

Topics covered

  • 3-D printing
  • music
  • art
  • technology
  • polymers
  • education

Keywords

  • 3-D printed drums
  • Todd Rundgren
  • Northeast Ohio
  • polymers
  • art and technology
  • University of Akron

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: University of Akron Myers School of Art, federal government, private industry

Places: Northeast Ohio, Akron

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