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
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.
Adam Clay
A graduate of Marion High School, in Marion, AR, Adam was a three time All State percussionist, including his senior year, when he earned the Arkansas All-State First Band, First Chair position. After high school, he went on to march in the bass drum section of the Cavaliers Drum and Bugle Corps for four years (1999-2002). During his tenure there, the corps was awarded two high percussion trophies and three DCI championships. After taking a year off from drum corps in 2003, Adam returned to the scene as the visual technician for the drumline at the Bluecoats Drum and Bugle Corps from Canton, OH in 2004. The following year he was promoted to the position of Bass Tech, where he experienced much success in the summers of 2005 and 2006, and plans to do the same for 2007. In the winter and springtime Adam currently serves as co-visual caption head for Gateway Percussion Indoor World, from St. Louis, MO. Along with writing music for 16 bands and drumlines nationally, Adam teaches and writes for the percussion section of the University of Memphis Marching Band, the Mighty Sound of the South. He is the main influence over percussion and arranging for several Memphis area high schools, and he is in charge of the U of M Indoor Drumline.
