While most early musicians were listening to symphonies and watching ballets, I was listening to and watching Drum Corps. I was about 6 years old when my brother would wake me up every morning with the sounds of the Ken Kobold DCI recordings. I was completely taken with the power and precision by which these musicians would perform. So it shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone that this was something that would be very influential in my life. I went to high school at Beechwood Independent School in Fort Mitchell, KY and was very active in music there. I played trumpet and piano and took lessons on both instruments for many years. I was a trumpet player first and like many trumpet players, I was switched to mellophone in marching band. It doesn’t take long to figure out what happened next. I was

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In my studio. August 2003.