The Power of Custom Design
Each group is different. Many times stock charts ignore your program's strengths and expose your program's weakness. We prevent this by custom arranging music for your particular instrumentation. Accompanied by scoring techniques that are conversant with a wide variety of instrumentation situations, support for your unique circumstances is implemented through our careful use of key, voicings, and pacing. Custom arranged music gives you and your students a better opportunity to experience success by creating maximum impact and effect with your specific instrumentation.
Show Coordination and Consultation
Many band directors under value the importance of good show coordination to their groups competitive success. With the countless hours you spend working with your students, isn't it important to know that you have given them the best vehicle? My services are designed to work with you in creating a successful production for your group and to give you peace of mind. No matter what level of involvement you require, I welcome the opportunity to provide you assistance with the following: New show concept creation, Existing show concept development, Music research and selection, Music cuts and production outline.
Original Compositions
A wonderful way to highlight your students experience with your indoor program is to commission to have an original piece created for your group. Whether it is your marching band, young and developing band, your select wind ensemble, or your jazz band, my composition services will create an experience that will help make your students feel special.
Drill Designers
Ken Geise
Ken Giese is a nationally recognized judge of marching bands, winter guards, and drum and bugle corps. He also has many years of experience designing shows for and teaching High School Bands, College Bands, Winter Guards, and Drum and Bugle Corps. He is a judge for Bands of America, Winter Guard International, and Drum Corps International. He has served as chief judge of the Southeastern Color Guard Circuit, and each year serves as a judge for many local organizations and contests across the United States and in Europe. Mr. Giese is a Mathematics teacher for the Davidson County School System, and serves as Visual Coordinator for the McGavock High School Band.
Program Designers/Coordinators
Adrian Braden
Percussion Arrangers
Rudy Gowern
Rudy Gowern has been involved with marching percussion for almost 30 years. He was a member of the Boston Crusaders from 1988-1992 and aged out of the 1993 Star of Indiana snare line winning the DCI High Percussion Award. He has finished 3rd (93) 5th (92) 4th (91) and 7th (90) at the Drum Corps International Individual and Ensemble Snare Drum Championships respectively.
Mr. Gowern was also a member of the New England Conservatory Youth Wind Ensembles and was the youngest student to ever study privately with Berklee College of Music’s legendary Jazz Drum Teacher Alan Dawson. Rudy has also studied percussion from the likes of Alan Murray, Thom Hannum, Lee Beddis, Colin McNutt, Brent Montgomery, Bob Dubinski, Clint Gillespie and Dr. Thomas McCutchen.
Mr. Gowern’s DCI teaching experience includes the Magic of Orlando (94, 95), the Phoenix Drum Corps (95) and the Boston Crusaders (96, 98-01). Rudy was named Percussion Caption Head for the Crusaders in 1999 and continued with that position through the 2001 season ending a 10 year run with the Crusaders. Rudy is now serving as a Percussion Consultant with the Madison Scouts Drum & Bugle Corps.
Mr. Gowern most recently served as the Percussion Director/ Arranger for King Philip Regional High School Percussion Ensemble from (05-07) and Mt Juliet High School Percussion Ensemble from (08-09). He has also been an instructor and percussion arranger for many High Schools and Universities throughout the US including Boston College and the Boston University WGI Indoor Percussion Ensemble.
Rudy is an active percussion adjudicator for the Indiana Percussion Association, the Southeastern Color Guard Circuit, the Louisiana Percussion Circuit and the Gulf-coast Percussion Circuit. He is an active clinician and Artist for Vic Firth Sticks and Mallets, Pearl Percussion and Adams Musical Instrument, Remo Drum Heads, Zildjian Cymbals, Sibelius Software and StickTape.com.
Mr. Gowern is currently finishing his Music Education Degree at Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, Al. Rudy is also on the percussion staff for the JSU Marching Southerners. He lives just outside of Atlanta with his wife Ondrea, son Paul and their 2 cats Samba and Sox. Previously, Rudy was the Marching Percussion Marketing and Product Manager for the Pearl Corporation and served as the Assistant Director of Education and Artist Relations for Vic Firth, Inc.
Mark Casey
Mark Casey has received international recognition as a performer, teacher, composer, and adjudicator within the percussion activity. He has worked with the likes of The World Champion Cavaliers Drum and Bugle Corps, The World Champion Phantom Regiment Drum and Bugle Corps, The Yamato Drum and Bugle Corps, The University of Kentucky, The University of Miami Florida, The University of Nevada Las Vegas, The Miami of Ohio University, The McGavock High School Marching Band, and The Lafayette High School Marching Band. Mark has judged for Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia, and Indiana state-sanctioned shows and has also been a judge for SCGC, WGI, and PAS.
