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David Nelson
Caption Head / Battery Arranger
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 Charley Poole, Jr.
Music Consultant
BIO: Charley’s 54-year drum corps career began in 1957 at the age of 6. He rapidly developed a reputation as an individual snare drum competitor, and from 1966 through 1969 was the reigning Connecticut and Northeastern states individual champion. At 16, Charley won the first of three national snare drum individual championships.
After assuming staff positions with a variety of Boston-based corps, Charley became a part of the instructional staff of the 27th Lancers of Revere, Mass., in 1977. Together with visual genius George Zingali and brass veteran Jim Wedge, he collaborated on a series of show designs recognized as some of the most exciting and entertaining in the history of DCI. His percussion features were noted for their musical complexity, technical display and visual intensity.
From 1980 through 1986 he was unanimously elected to serve on the DCI Task Force on Judging as the percussion instructor representative, a testament to the respect that he earned among his peers. In 1987, Charley consulted with the Star of Indiana and in 1988, with the Bluecoats.
Currently, Charley is the Percussion Supervisor at Everett (Mass.) High School and is a member of the Drum Corps International Hall of Fame.
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Percussion Consultant
BIO: Lee is originally from Rockford, Illinois. He attended McNeese State University in Lake Charles, Louisiana from 1988-89. In 1991, he attended the University of Iowa in Iowa City, and then moved to Orlando, Florida where he currently makes his home.
Lee has worked as a professional percussionist with Future Corps at the Walt Disney World's EPCOT Center, the Village Beatniks for Disney's Animal Kingdom, and The Main Street Philharmonic at Disney’s Magic Kingdom. He has also worked in the roles of teacher, writer, and arranger for various high school programs throughout the Midwest and Southeast, as well as independent organizations such as Boston Crusaders Drum & Bugle Corps, 1st Degree Indoor Percussion Ensemble from Orlando, INFINITY Indoor Percussion Ensemble, and most recently, Teal Sound Drum & Bugle Corps from Jacksonville, Florida.
Lee has worked on many projects, among them being: Tapestry of Nations - The Millennium Celebration at EPCOT Center, the World Premiere of Pocahontas in New York's Central Park, ABC Radio, The Disney Channel, Live! with Regis and Kathie Lee, The Great Moscow Circus Tour of South Africa and Taiwan, performances with Peter Erskine and Susan Egan, and has gone on two tours of Japan.
Lee marched twelve years with the Phantom Regiment organization, and as member he was named Drum Corps Midwest Champion Multi-Tenor Drummer (1989, 1991). Also in 1991, he was the DCI World Champion Multi-Tenor Drummer. An adjudicator for PASIC, with several pieces published through Row-Loff percussion publications, Lee is currently endorsed by Sabian Cymbals.
He is a founder of both 1st Degree and INFINITY, and this will be his sixth season working with INFINITY Percussion.
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 Jerry Carpenter
Front Ensemble Arranger
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BIO: Jerry has been involved in the marching arts for over 25 years. His drum corps teaching experience is extensive, including the Florida Wave (1990), Magic of Orlando (1996-97), Colts (1992-95, 1998-99 and 2011), Boston Crusaders (1991, 2002-10) and the Troopers (2005). Jerry has also arranged for the East Coast Elite, from England, and for Beatrix from the Netherlands.
As a performer, Jerry was assistant principal of percussion for the Knoxville Symphony from 1983-92, and has performed as principal percussionist with the City Ballet of Knoxville/New Orleans/Cincinnati and the Knoxville Opera Company.
Jerry has worked with many top bands throughout the United States including Creekwood H.S. (TN), Dickson H.S. (TN), McGavock H.S. (TN), Penn H.S. (IN), Lake Central H.S. (IN), Kiski Area H.S. (PA), Seminole H.S. (FL) and Tarpon Springs H.S. (FL) among many others and has served on the marching band staff of the University of Iowa, Indiana University, Tennessee Technological University, and the University of Tennessee.
Although Jerry’s main instrument is percussion, he is an avid jazz pianist and in that capacity has performed at Carnegie Hall, the New Orleans Jazz Festival and the West Point Academy. He has appeared on national television performing with famed drummer, Louis Bellson.
Jerry holds a bachelor's degree in music education from Tennessee Technological University in Cookeville, Tennessee. While there he was awarded the Derryberry Award for his solo performance of Alan Hovanness’s “Fantasy on Japanese Woodprints.”
Jerry is the proud father of Jonathan Carpenter who plays bottom bass for the Cookeville (TN) High School Marching Cavaliers.
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 Joe Asleson
Snare Technician
BIO: Joe currently serves as percussion caption head at Eden Prairie High School as well as battery arranger and visual designer for the school’s PSO percussion ensemble. Joe is also starting his third year on staff with Minnesota Brass Indoor (PIO) as snare technician. He has instructed at various high schools in Minnesota and offers private lessons to several students in the Twin Cities area.
In 2008, Joe performed with the Madison Scouts Drum & Bugle Corps, serving as snare section leader for his age-out season in which the corps proudly made its return to DCI Finals competition. He also performed with Music City Mystique (2009 bronze medalist). His performing career started and ended with Minnesota Brass Drum & Bugle Corps (2005-2006 and 2009-2010) where he was section leader for the 2010 season, earning high percussion honors.
Joe has had the privilege of learning from great instructors such as Roger Carter, Casey Brohard, Tim Maynard, Carl Eppler, Joe Hobbs, Shane Gwaltney, Mike Ferry and Joel Matuzak.
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 Nathan Wright
Tenor Technician
BIO: From the Twin Cities area of Minnesota, Nathan began his music endeavors taking piano lessons at the age of seven and drum set lessons at the age of eight. At the age of sixteen, Nathan had his first drum corps experience marching in the quad line with the Minnesota Brass Drum & Bugle Corps, spending the 1997 and 1998 seasons with them. Nathan was a member of the quad line at the Cadets of Bergen County in the summer of 1999.
Nathan studied music education at the University of Arizona. During this time he also began directing, composing, and working with percussion lines in the Tucson and Phoenix areas. In 2003 Nathan had the pleasure of working as a touring artist with Lujo Records out of Washington D.C.
After traveling in Southeast Asia and India studying eastern music in 2008-09, Nathan moved to St. Paul, Minnesota where he currently resides teaching music. Currently in his second year of direction with the Forest Lake Winter Drumline, he is also the battery caption head of the Eagan Winter Drumline and the Eastview Lightning Marching Band, as well as a member of the battery staff for Minnesota Brass Inc. for both the summer and winter programs, and Park Center High School Summer Parade Band.
Nathan is a member of the board of directors for the Minnesota Percussion Association with the intent of providing the most excellent experience possible for members and participants of the indoor marching percussion activity.
The programs Nathan is involved with are consistently at the top of their competitive class and some have also competed nationally at Winter Guard International and Bands of America. Always wanting to expand his musical experience, Nathan approaches every opportunity with passion, integrity, and with the desire to learn so that he can broaden his own teaching abilities with momentum and success.
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Henry Williams
Bass Technician
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 Thien Quoc Pham-Tran
Cymbal Technician
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 Craig Myers
Front Ensemble Technician
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BIO: Craig Myers is an active percussion educator, composer and arranger from Minneapolis, Minnesota. His teaching experience consists of directing and instructing many ensembles throughout the Upper Midwest including: Minnesota Brass Inc. (2010 DCA High Percussion Award), Eden Prairie HS, Elk River HS, and Waconia HS. He also educates a studio of 20 young percussionists through private lessons.
As a performer, Craig received First Place in the 2009 St. Cloud Symphony Orchestra Young Performers Concerto Competition and is a recipient of the David Swenson Scholarship for Percussion. He has performed as a world finalist with several marching ensembles including Rhythm X (2008 WGI Independent World Champions), The Cadets Drum & Bugle Corps (Allentown, Pennsylvania), and the Bluecoats Drum & Bugle Corps (Canton, Ohio), along with numerous percussion and wind ensembles throughout the state of Minnesota. His notable endeavors include: Performing with the orchestra for the Merce Cunningham Dance Group’s Production of “Ocean”, which the LA Times described as “One of the Top Ten Musical Events of 2008”, and participating in the Northwestern University 2009 Percussion Symposium.
Craig received his Bachelor of Music in Percussion Performance from St. Cloud State University under the guidance of Dr. Terry Vermillion, and Erik Barsness. He has received instruction from artists such as She-E Wu, Michael Burritt, Marta Klimasara, Anders Astrand, Bob Becker, James Ross, Chris Lamb, Mark Damolakos, and Cynthia Yeh.
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