
Jason Lowe
Americanos 99
Years experience: 2
Leah Dinsmore
General Butler Vagabonds Drum & Bugle Corps
(5 years), Bluecoats 99
Years experience: 6
Chris Healey
Cadets of Bergen County
Sunrisers Senior Drum & Bugle Corps
Years experience: 9 years
Walt Omiecinski
Pacific Crest (staff)
Years experience: 15
Eric Miller
Americanos 97-98 (sop), 99 (lead mello)
Madison Scouts 2000
Years experience: 2
Ryo Komatsuzaki
Santa Clara Vanguard Cadets 96-97 (drum major)
Mandarins 98 (mello)
Years experience: 3
Dennis Morris
"I played soprano in the Watkins Glen Squires 1970-74, Rochester Crusaders,
1984-86, but I did not see the light until I played mellophone in Cru.
in 1991-92. I had the oppotunity to play the greatest mellophone
chart of all time "Channel One Suite"."
Andy Smith
Madison Scouts 96-99
Years experience: 3
Eric Robertshaw
Bushwackers Senior Drum & Bugle Corps 92-96,
Soloist '95-96
Years experience: 5
Mark Riley
Crossmen 93, Madison Scouts 97-98
Years experience: 3
John Caspers
"All hail to the Mellophone gods ( that would
be us :-) )!
I started playing mid-voice in the 1968 Racine
Jr. Scouts
(mellophones were barely invented then, so I
played the next
best thing... French Horn Bugle). By 1971 I was
playing mello
with the Chrome Domes (the first year that they
marched them)
I marched mello for 8 years in the Boys of 76
Senior corps,
and have played mello with the Kilties Sr. since
1993. I am
the only mellophone that I know of that has played
mellophone
bugle with a country and western band (really
:-))."
Jeremy Serkin
Heatwave (2 years)
Magic of Orlando (2 years)
Blue Devils 99
Years experience: 5
Jenny Porter
Center Grove High School Marching Band
"Here's a tip for all mellophone players: Check inside your mountain
dew can for large killer bees before you take a sip on a day when you have
two performances. Thank you."
Years experience: 6
Chris Kilian
West Chester University Marching Band
Years experience: 3
Matt Ford
Southwind 97 (mello), 99 (drum major)
Years experience: 2
Gary Cuzzocrea
"I'm originally a trumpet player, and played
soprano in the Bridgemen (1987)...I should get an award for that accomplishment
alone! In 1990, I joined the Crossmen and played 2nd mello in a great
mellophone line. Just listen to us play the melody in Barogue Samba
after the samba kicks in...TIGHT!!! I switched to soprano in 1991
(mostly to prepare myself for being a music major in the fall on trumpet).
I NEVER should have played sop...I hated it. I then realized that
the mellophone is the instrument of the Gods, the one true stud instrument
in drum corps, and made a triumphant return in 1992. I got to age-out
in a great mellophone line which firmly cemented me as a mello player 4
life! I was also a marching tech for the mellophones in the 1996
Jersey Surf and the 1997 Crossmen."
Kat Schonheyder
Crossmen 95-98, Cadets of Bergen County 99
Years experience: 8
Stephanie Eshbach
Pacific Crest Drum & Bugle Corps
Riverside Community College Band
Years experience: 8 seasons (fall/summer)
Jennie Mills
Southwind 95-97, 99
Years experience: 4
Michelle Perkinson
Pioneer Drum & Bugle Corps
Murray State University
Years experience: 5
Michael Wilson
Southwind 95-97, Phantom Regiment 98
Years experience: 8
Katherine Eichhorn
Colts Cadets 94-96, Colts 97-99
Years experience: 6
Abby Conant
Staunton River High School Marching Band
Years experience: 3
Jeffrey Dutton
CT Hurricanes rookie
Melissa Anne Purdy
Mineola Mustangs High School Marching Band
Years experience: 2
Jessica Helmer
University High School Marching Band
Magic of Orlando
Years experience: 4
Carrie Butler
Southwind 99
Years experience: 1
Julie Gardner
Center Grove High School Marching Band
"When you're in a scatter set watch out for other people. It
hurts to get your mouthpiece jammed into your lip. :-)"
Years experience: 5
Genevieve Boudreau
Kingston Grenadiers Senior Drum & Bugle Corps
Years experience: .5
Michael Northbrook
Troy High School, Capital Regiment
Years experience: 2
Candace Cobbing
Dutchboy
Years experience: 8
Paul Kozlowski
Rochester Crusaders 98
Magic of Orlando 99
Years experience: 2
Mary Behler
Kokomo High School Band
Years experience: 3
Liz Dodsworth
Dutch Boy
Years experience: 12
Sara Humenik
Elizabeth Forward Marching Warrior High School
Band
Years experience: 2
Teresa Weepie
Troopers
Years experience: 5
Jamaal Cabbagestalk
Years experience: 3
Erin Lynn Goins
Spirit of Atlanta 99
Years experience: 1
Jeff Pastor
CorpsVets Senior Drum and "G" Bugle Corps
"We don't stop playing because we get old, we
get old because we stop playing."
Years experience: 2
Scott Bostwick
John Glenn High School Marching Band/Pep Band
1985-1990.
Cavaliers Drum & Bugle Corps Mellophone Line
1989-1990.
Ball State University Marching Band Mellophone
Line 1990-1993.
Indiana State University Basketball Pep Band
Mellophone Section 1997-Current.
Years experience: 14
Matt Dabrowski
Glassmen
Years experience: 4
Mackenzie Arnold
Southwind 99
Years experience: 3
Jeremy Triplett
Southwind
Years experience: 1
Amy Gregor
Americanos
Years experience: 4
Mike Kathman
Phantom Legion
Bluegrass Brass
Years experience: 4 going on 5
Tom, a moron at Lassiter HS who didn't put his
last name :-)
Lassiter High School Marching Band
Years experience: 3
J.T. Alwin
University of Montana Marching Griz
Years experience: 1
Nikki Benson
Southwind Drum & Bugle Corps
Years experience: 3
Michael McGlothlin
Glassmen Drum & Bugle Corps
Years experience: 7
Katie Daniels
Jordan-Elbridge Marching Eagles
Years experience: 4
Jim Baad
Prairie Heights High School
Years experience: 1
Elizabeth Brown
Bayou City Blues Senior Drum & Bugel Corps
Santa Clara Vanguard
Years experience: 4
Julie Barber
Susquehanna Township High School Marching Band
Years experience: 3
Justin R. Stolarik
University of Florida Gator Marching Band/Basketball
Band
Years experience: 1
Jonathan Dulaney
Crossmen
Years experience: 5
Sean Downey
Connecticut Alumni Drum & Bugle Corps
Years experience: 2
Rebel Yurack
Sandy Creek Marching Band
Years experience: 2
Chelsea Fournier
Patriots
Years experience: 4
Adam Goetz
Velvet Knights '95-'97 sop
Santa Clara Vanguard '97-'99 sop, 2000 mello
Years experience: 5
Chris Nalls
San Jose State University Marching Band
White Stallions Drum & Bugle Corps
Renegades Senior Drum & Bugle Corps soloist
Years experience: 4
France Martins
East Coast Jazz '96-'99 mello
Crossmen 2000 mello
Years experience: 5
Brian Hancock
Carolina Crown sop '98, '99, 2000 mello
Years experience: 1
Joe Buckland
West Virginia University Marching Band
Years experience: 9
Paul Summers
Plymouth Canton High School '96-'99 mello
Years experience: 4
Joey Reiken (aka L.J. in SCV)
Santa Clara Vanguard 1997-1999
Years Experience: 3
MacKenzie C. Hughes
Santa Clara Vanguard '97
Star of Indiana '98
Santa Clara Vanguard '99
Years experience: 4
Joey "BJ" Perez
Santa Clara Vanguard Cadets '92-'95 sop
Santa Clara Vanguard '97-'00 mello
Years experience: 8
Tiffany Ralph
University High School Marching Band
Magic of Orlando
Years experience: 2
Brent Harris
Carolina C