DCI Top 12 Key Staff 2014

[Pete Freedman]

I thought it would be useful to have a list of the key staff of the top corps, so here it is. I removed people who appear to be techs (sorry techs).

I will update this with corrections if you post them, and I'll try to link to bios as I have time. Also, post any info about recent staff changes or other major points of note and I'll try to include it.

DCI Top 12 Key Staff 2014

Carolina Crown - Website - Wikipedia - FB - Twitter - YouTube

(Crown has condensed bio pages: Percussion only at the moment.)

Jim Coates (Director) - DCW Interview - Interview

Michael Klesch (Music Director / Arranger) - HOF - Inteview - Bio - Interview

Keith Potter (Program Concept / Visual Coordinator) - FB Page - Article

Leon May (Visual Designer) - Bio at PC - Interview

Thom Hannum (Percussion Director / Arranger) - HOF - Clinic - Wikipedia - Bio - Website - Bio - Promo

Andrew Markworth (Arranger - Front Ensemble/Supervisor) - Bio (Crossmen) - Product promo - Website

Michael Townsend (Guard Director / Choreographer) - Bio (Academy. Scroll to bottom of page)

David Starnes (Design / Music Consultant) - Bio (WCU)

Matt Harloff (Brass Caption Supervisor) - Bio

Glen Crosby (Percussion Technique Manager) - Bio

Ron Hardin (Visual Caption Supervisor) - Website - Bio

Blue Devils - Website - Wikipedia - Facebook - Twitter - YouTube - Instagram

David Gibbs (Executive Director) - HOF - Bio - Interview

Pete Emmons (Corps Director) - HOF - Bio

Scott Chandler (Guard Program Coordinator - Choreographer) - HOF - Bio - Interview

David G Glyde (Percussion Music Coordinator/Arranger) - Bio - Interview

Jay Murphy (Visual Designer and Caption Head) - Bio - DCP Thread

Wayne R. Downey (Brass Arranger/Supervisor) - HOF - Bio - Great page at XtremeBrass - 1980 Interview - Interview

Scott Howard Johnson (Percussion Arranger/Caption Head) - HOF - Bio - Interview - Wikipedia - Bio

Jim Wunderlich (Percussion Front Field Arranger - Pit Instructor) - Bio - Article - Website - Bio - Interview

Tony Smith (Visual Consultant/Designer) - Article - Thread

Karl Lowe (Visual Consultant/Designer) - Bio - Article

John Matthew Meehan (Brass Caption Head) - Website - Bio - Wikipedia - Interview

Todd Ryan (Visual Caption Head/Marching Instructor) - HOF - Bio - Teaching - Interview: Part 1 - Part 2

Jaime Holly (Visual Instructor / Designer) - Bio - Bio

Cadets - Website - Wikipedia - Facebook - Twitter - YouTube

George Hopkins (Corps Director, Program Coordinator) - HOF - Bio - Bio - 84 Interview - 90 Interview - '12 Interview

Rich Hammond (Director of Performing Ensembles)

Marc Sylvester (Programming Associate) - HOF - Bio

Bruno Zuccala (Programming Associate) - Bio - Bio (PDF)- Interview

Greg Lagola (CG Designer/Programming Associate) - Bio - Bio - Interview - Interview - Nomination

Wayne Harris (Programming Associate) - Website - Bio - Performance - HuffPost - CDs

Curtis Uhlemann (CG Designer/Programming Associate) - Bio - Bio - ARCOS Video

Jeff Sacktig (Visual Designer/Drill Designer/Caption Supervisor/Programming Associate) - Bio - Wiki

Jay Bocook (Brass Arranger) - HOF - Bio - Bio - Wikipedia - Hal Leonard - Interview (w/ Colin McNutt)

Colin McNutt (Battery Percussion Arranger/Caption Supervisor) - Clinic - Bio

Iain Moyer (Front Ensemble Arranger/Supervisor) - Bio - Bio

Gino Cipriani (Brass Caption Supervisor) - Bio - Bio - Interview

Eric Babula (CG Caption Supervisor) - Bio

Austin Greene (Marching Caption Supervisor) - Bio - Bio (scroll down) - Bio - Website

Santa Clara Vanguard - Website - Wikipedia - Facebook - Twitter - YouTube

Jeff Fiedler (Program Manager) - HOF - Bio - Interview - Interview - Interview - Interview - Interview

Mike McCool (Program Coordinator) - Interview

Pete Weber (Visual Designer/Drill Writer) - Bio

J.D. Shaw (Brass Arranger/Composer) - Bio

Paul Rennick (Percussion Arranger/Composer/Caption Manager) - Bio - Bio - Bio - Bio - Interview - Interview

Sandi Rennick (Percussion Arranger/Composer) - Bio - Bio - Bio - Bio

Sal Salas (Color Guard Coordinator) - Bio - Bio - Interview - Interview - Announcement

George Wozniak (Brass Caption Manager) - Bio - Bio - Announcement - Nice Quote!

Bob Higgins (Assistant Brass Caption Manager) - Bio - Bio

Daniel Riley (CG Caption Manager) - Announcement

Brittany McMillan (Asst. CG Caption Manager)

Christopher Alexander (Visual Caption Manager)

Levi Chavis (Asst. Visual Caption Manager) - Bio - Bio - Bio

Bluecoats - Website - Wikipedia - Facebook - Twitter - YouTube

David Glasgow (Executive Director) - Bio - Article - Interview - Interview (He is at 1:18)

Dean Westman (Program Coordinator) - Bio - Open Letter from 2005 - Website - Interview - Interview

Jonathan Vanderkolff (Visual Designer) - Bio - Bio - Bio - MEG

Jim Moore (Guard Caption Supervisor, Designer, Choreographer) - Bio - Bio - Bio

Greg Lagola (Guard Designer/ Choreographer) - Bio - Bio - Interview - Interview - Nomination

Tom Rarick (Percussion Arranger/ Composer) - Bio - Bio - Bio - Bio

Doug Thrower (Brass Arranger/ Composer) - Bio - Interview - Thread

Vince Oliver (Electronics Designer) - Bio - Website - Bio - Bio - Bio (bottom)

Dave MacKinnon (Brass Supervisor) - Bio - Bio

Derek Gipson (Brass Caption Head) - Bio

Roger Carter (Percussion Caption Head) - Bio - Bio - Bio - Lesson - Demo - Thread - BD I&E

Brad Palmer (Front Ensemble Coordinator) - Bio

(Matthew) Ryan Kilgore (Music Ensemble Coordinator/ Front Ensemble Instructor) - Bio - Website - Bio - Bio - Bio - Bio

Shavon Garcia Stack (Guard Caption Head) - Bio - Article

Mike Fanning (Visual Caption Head) - Bio - Nominating Daniel Benton - Article

Phantom Regiment - Website - Wikipedia - Facebook - Twitter - YouTube

Rick Valenzuela (Executive Director) - Bio - Interview - Interview

Dan Farrell (Corps Director/Program Coordinator) - Bio - Interview - Interview

Dr. Dan Richardson (Program Advisor) - HOF - Article - Interview - Interview (Biomedical Program) - Interview

Jeremy Earnhart (Music Coordinator ) - Bio - Article - Interview -

Alan Spaeth (Visual Coordinator) - Bio - Flag Design Tips

Don Hill (Brass Arranger) - Bio - Article -

Christian Carichner (Brass Caption Head) - Bio - Website - Lessons

Gordon Henderson (Brass Consultant) - Bio - Bio - Wikipedia - Teaching

Bret Kuhn (Percussion Arranger/Caption Head) - Bio - Website - Article - Bio - Interview - Lesson - Lesson

Matt Jordan (Front Ensemble Arranger) - Bio - Performance - Performance - Website

Tony Nunez (Electronic Sound Design) - Bio - Bio - Website - Interview

Huei-Yuan Pan (Percussion Co-Caption Head) - Bio - Bio - Blog - Article - Performance (percussionist)

Nick Thomas (Percussion Co-Caption Head) - Bio

Jamey Thompson (Visual Designer) - Bio - Interview - Interview - Interview Part 1 - Part 2

Josh Scott (Visual Caption Head) - Bio - Interview

Annie Pelka (CG Caption Head) Bio - Bio - Interview - Bio (scroll down)

Rob Billings (CG Designer) - Performance (Choreographer) - Performance (Choreographer)

Michael James (CG Choreographer) - Bio - Interview - Bio - Interview

Philip Traini (CG Designer)

Cavaliers - Website - Wikipedia - Facebook - Twitter - YouTube

Adolph DeGrauwe (Corps Director) - Bio - HOF - Interview

Scott Koter (Program Coordinator) - Bio - Interview (2:30)

Tommy Allen (Visual & Color Guard Designer) - Bio - Bio

Michael McIntosh, (Percussion Caption Head, Composer, & Arranger) - Bio - Bio - Bio - Training DVD

Alan Miller (Percussion Composer & Arranger) - Bio - Bio - Product (Arrangement) - Performance (Arranger)

Mitch Rogers (Drill Designer) - Bio - Bio - Products - Designs - Website

Drew Shanefield (Brass Composer & Arranger) - Bio - Bio - Website - Performance (Composer)

Andrew Toth (Artistic Director & Color Guard Designer) - Bio

Bart Woodley (Visual Coordinator) - Bio - Interview - Article - Interview

David McGrath (Brass Caption Head) - Bio - Bio - Talk: Part 1 - Part 2

Dr. Chip Crotts (Associate Brass Caption Head) - Bio - Bio - Website - Bio

Travis Speice (Color Guard Caption Head) - Bio - Corps Update - Bio (Scroll down)

Tommy Allen (Visual & Color Guard Designer) - Bio - Bio (Scroll down) - Talk

Sheldon Apo (Equipment Choreographer) - Bio

Tom McGillen (Electronics / Sound Reinforcement Designer) - Bio - Bio - Bio - Paper

Steven Estudillo (Visual Caption Head) - Bio - Bio - Interview -

Boston Crusaders - Website - Wikipedia - Facebook - Twitter - YouTube

Andy Waldukat (Corps Director) - Article

Michael Lentz (Artistic Director) - Article - Interview - Bio - Bio (Scroll down)

Matt James (Visual Designer) - Bio (Scroll down)

Ryan George (Brass Arranger) - Bio - Website - Bio - Performance (Composer)

Ellis Hampton (Percussion Arranger/Caption Head) - Bio - Interview - Bio - Bio - Performance (Composer)

Jeffery Lamar Branson (Guard Director/Caption Head)

Andy Smart (Brass Caption Head) - Website - Conducting Warmup - Blast! Solo

Tommy Williams (Visual Caption Head) - Bio - Testimonial - Bio - Bio - Website

Madison Scouts - Website - Wikipedia - Facebook - Twitter - YouTube

Chris Komnick (Executive Director) - Bio - Interview - Article - Interview

Dann Petersen (Director) - Bio - Article - Interview - Article

James Mason (Artistic Director) - Bio - Interview - Interview - Website #1 - Website #2

Donnie VanDoren (Staff Coordinator, Brass Director) - HOF - Bio - Article - Interview - Thread

Robert W. Smith (Brass Arranger) - HOF - Bio - Bio - Bio - Wikipedia - Website - Performance (Composer) - Performance (Conductor)- Speech

Lee Beddis (Battery Arranger, Percussion Director & Arranger) - Bio - Bio - Bio - Article - Interview (Promo) - Interview (5:00) - Clinic

James Sparling (Caption Head & Arranger) - Bio - Article

Nick Pourcho (Front Ensemble Arranger) - Bio - Bio - Bio - Interview - Article (Author)

Jeff Lee (Electronics Arranger) - Bio - Bio - Product - Bio

Andy Ebert (Visual Caption Supervisor / Visual Designer) - Bio - Bio - Website

Chad Duggan (Visual Coordinator) - Bio - Article - Website - Products - Article (Author)

Adam Sage (Design & Choreography/CG Caption Head) - Bio - Bio - Audition Promo - Article

Brad Green (Brass Caption Head) - Bio - Pep Talk - Website - Camp Prep - Soundtrack - Performance (Composer)

Dr. Nick Williams (Sr. Brass Consultant) - Bio - Bio - Bio (Pg. 3)

Alex Kluttz (Front Ensemble Coordinator) - Bio

Adam Dalton (Assistant CG Caption Head) - Bio - Bio - Website - Performance (Conductor)

Blake Daughtrey (Visual Caption Head) - Bio

Taylor Harrell (Assistant Visual Caption Head) - Bio - Interview

Blue Knights - Website - Wikipedia - Facebook - Twitter - YouTube

Ralph Hardimon (Music Coordination / Consultant) - HOF - Award - Bio - Wikipedia - Interview - Interview

Juan Caceres (Visual Design / Coordination)

Jed Weeks (Program Coordination)

Jay Bocook (Brass Arrangements) - HOF - Bio - Bio - Wikipedia - Hal Leonard - Interview (w/ Colin McNutt)

Mike Jackson (Percussion Arranger) - Bio - Bio - Website - Article - Bio - WGI HOF Part 1 - Part 2 - Part 3

Kevin Shah (Front Ensemble / Sound Design) - Bio - Bio - Bio

Brad Toth (Brass Caption Head) - Article - Bio

Ronnie Pruitt (Asst. Brass Caption Head) - Performance

Rod Kosterman (Front Ensemble Instruction) - Bio - Bio - Bio - Performance (Performer + Composer) - Performance (Composer)

Angelo Outlaw (Front Ensemble Instruction) - Bio - Bio (Scroll down) - Performance (Performer) - Interview

Mike Olsen (Front Ensemble Instruction) - Bio - Performance (Performer)

Visual/CG staff info “coming soon” according to website

Spirit of Atlanta - Website - Wikipedia - Facebook - Twitter - YouTube

JW Koester (Director) - Bio - Bio - Article - Pep Talk - Update

Tom Andrews (Program Coordinator)

Scott Boerma (Brass Designer / Arranger) - Bio - Wikipedia - Website - Article - Performance (Composer) - Performance (Composer)

Errick Prince (Brass Caption Co-Head)

Michael Terry (Brass Caption Co-Head) - Bio - Interview - Interview - Performance - Performance (Composer)

Omar Carmenates (Percussion Designer / Arranger) - Bio - Bio - Bio - Website (down) - CD Sample - Rehearsal

Ben Pyles (Percussion Caption Head) - Bio - Clips - Recital

Rob Jett (CG Designer / Coordinator)

Ryan Valencia (CG Caption Head) - Bio

Nick Scotella (Visual Designer) - Bio - Website - Drill

Dan Adams (Visual Caption Head) - Update

Bob Smith (Visual Consultant) - Article (DCP version, original link broken)

Blue Stars - Website - Wikipedia - Facebook - Twitter - Vimeo

Brad Furlano (Executive Director) - Bio - Interview - Interview

Russ Gavin (Corps Director) - Bio - Bio - Article - Paper

Richard Saucedo (Program Coordinator and Brass Composer/Arranger) - Bio - Bio - Wikipedia (Netherlands) - Performance (Composer) - Interview - Interview - Endorsement/Interview - Interview

John Mapes (Percussion Composer/Arranger) - Bio - Bio - Website - Bio - Interview - Performance (Composer)

Ian Grom (Percussion Composer/Arranger) - Bio - Bio - Website - Article - Performance (Composer) - Performance (Composer)

Michael Shapiro (Color Guard Choreographer) - Bio - Bio - Article

Tim Fairbanks (Drill Designer) - Bio - Bio - Interview - Bio

Fred Feeney (Program Coordinator) - WGI HOF - Bio - Article

Emery D. Craig (Brass Caption Head) - Bio - Bio

Eric Shriver (Percussion Caption Head) - Bio - Bio - Bio - Bio - Interview

Matthew Hernandez (Front Ensemble Supervisor) - Bio - Bio

Chris Kaflik (Visual Caption Head) - Bio - Article

CG staff “To Be Announced”

Edited May 13, 2014 by Pete Freedman

[HornTeacher]

Thank you, Pete. A lot of "leg-work" on your part for our benefit. I'm sure the others on DCP echo my appreciation.

[BRASSO]

Thank you, Pete. A lot of "leg-work" on your part for our benefit. I'm sure the others on DCP echo my appreciation.

I agree... Thank You's are in order, as it does place in one spot here on DCP, the list of staff on each of the Top12 Corps from last season.. and can be updated by people close to these Corps if they want. We might even think about adding the other Corps to this list as well, if posters would like to include that list of staff too , imo

[garfield]

Great post, thanks Pete.

As a numbers guy I immediately started counting:

Crown - 11

BD - 13

Cadets - 14

SCV - 13

'Coats - 15

PR - 14

Cavies - 18

Boston - 8

Madison 23

BK - 13 +

Spirit - 11

BlueStars - 12+

Between 13 and 14 average.

(taking an OCD pill now)

[Pete Freedman]

Great post, thanks Pete.

As a numbers guy I immediately started counting:

Crown - 11

BD - 13

Cadets - 14

SCV - 13

'Coats - 15

PR - 14

Cavies - 18

Boston - 8

Madison 23

BK - 13 +

Spirit - 11

BlueStars - 12+

Between 13 and 14 average.

(taking an OCD pill now)

I wondered about that. It may be simply that some corps tend to confer titles on more "tech" people, rather than an indication of resources. I do notice that some people have multiple positions, but that's true of the corps with big lists as well as small.

Update: I just noticed Adam Sage is listed twice in Madison, so I'm fixing that and combining the titles.

Edited April 26, 2014 by Pete Freedman

[BRASSO]

I wondered about that. It may be simply that some corps tend to confer titles on more "tech" people, rather than an indication of resources. I do notice that some people have multiple positions, but that's true of the corps with big lists as well as small.

Update: I just noticed Adam Sage is listed twice in Madison, so I'm fixing that and combining the titles.

No... its more a function of some names, and their responsibilities, not being listed for some Corps on this list above ( Boston, for just one example ,has at least 7 others on their staff. But its no big deal.)

Edited April 26, 2014 by BRASSO

[Pete Freedman]

Got some links in for CC and BD. More later.

[eric49]

You failed to name Rick Valenzuela, Executive Director of PR. Or did he finally get fed up with the Farrell dictatorship and quit?

[Pete Freedman]

You failed to name Rick Valenzuela, Executive Director of PR. Or did he finally get fed up with the Farrell dictatorship and quit?

Updated. Thanks.

[SummerBandFan]

Don't forget Spirit's Program Coordinator, Tom Andrews.