2008 Members
* denotes Rank Leader, ** denotes Drumline Section Leader
| Snares | Tenors | Tri-toms | Basses | Cymbals |
| * / ** Shane Mittan | * Ed Callahan | * Ben Beck | * Taylor Butts (2) | * Kelli Greenman |
| Pat Camburn | Kellen King | Mark Gilbert | David Crider (1) | Dan Kawka |
| Tyler Crouse | Ben Donoghue | Will Alderman | Mason Toothman (3) | Becky Dziadzio |
| Jen Pesch | Leo Siciliano | Jeff Mcomber | Alec Robbins (4) | Sarah Michael |
| Lindsey Hanson | Nathan Vlcek | Ben King | Alex Kroll (5) | Trenton Pallagi |
| Caleb Start | Aaron Smith (6) | Rae Mitchell | ||
| Wade Selkirk | Kyle Gulau (7) | Michael Spencer | ||
| Jon Elkins | Tim Edinger | |||
Instructors
Landon Ewers is a freelance percussionist, instructor, and arranger. He received a Bachelor's Degree in Percussion Performance from Western Michigan University where he studied with Judy Moonert. Landon has arranged for and instructed numerous high school, college, independent, and drum corps percussion sections. Landon is currently the Director of Percussion Studies for the Legends Performing Arts Association where he heads the percussion section for the Legends Drum and Bugle Corps from Kalamazoo, MI. He serves as percussion coordinator for Reeths-Puffer High School where his batterie arrangements have helped the band earn three consecutive State Championships from 2005-07. He is the percussion coordinator and arranger for Parchment schools where the winter drumline program won the MCGC Class Michigan A State Championships their first year in competition in 2007. He has recently been appointed Percussion Coordinator for Gull Lake High School for the 2008 season and is an adjunct staff member for the North Coast Academy Percussion Ensemble.
Landon was a snare drummer with the 1998 Santa Clara Vanguard percussion section that won the DCI Fred Sanford High Percussion Award as well as the Northern Aurora Drum and Bugle Corps in 1995 and 1996. Landon played tenor drums and snare drum for the Bronco Marching Band from 1995 to 1997. Landon performs regularly with the Kalamazoo, West Shore, Southwest Michigan, and South Bend Symphony Orchestras. He plays drumset for Remembrance Church in Walker, Michigan and has performed at the Mason Street Theater in Saugatuck, MI, the Gull Lake Cabaret in Richland, MI, and the Kalamazoo, Jackson, and Clark Lake Civic Theaters. He consults for numerous marching percussion programs, maintains a private lesson studio, and studies non-Western percussion. 
Casey Spring moved to Portage, MI from East Lyme, Connecticut in 1987. He graduated from Portage Northern High School where he played tenor drums for four years. He was a member of the Bronco Marching Band from 92 to 94. After a few years in smaller Michigan drum corps, he marched with the Bluecoats of Canton, Ohio during the 1993 season.
Casey graduated from WMU in 1997 with a BA in Art emphasizing in photography and computer design. Over the last ten years, he has taught several Michigan High school programs including Hartford, Portage Central, Jenison, and Roseville. He currently works in Kalamazoo as a free lance photographer, teaches private lessons for current and future BMB members, and dabbles in web design. |
Meet Your 2008 Section Leaders!
Shane Mittan, Drumline Section Leader / Snare SLHometown: Clare, MI Class: Junior Major: Telecommunications Information Management Minor: Psychology Marching Experience: Farwell HS (4yrs), BMB (3yrs), NorthCoast Academy (2yrs) Quote: "Amateurs practice until they get it right... Professionals practice until they can't get it wrong!" 
Ed Callahan, Tenor Section LeaderHometown: Kalamazoo, MI Class: Junior Major: Music Education (Piano) Marching Experience:Kalamazoo Central HS (4yrs), BMB (3yrs) Quote: "Don't tell people how to do things, tell them what to do and let them surprise you with their results."  Ben Beck, Tri-tom Section Leader Hometown: South Haven, MI Class: Senior Major: Music Education - Instrumental Marching Experience: South Haven HS (3yrs), BMB (4yrs) Quote: "Just so you guys know, I'm 100% right 95% of the time" 
Taylor Butts, Bass Section LeaderHometown: Niles, MI Class: Senior Major: Psychology and Sociology Marching Experience: Quote: "If I wasn't so excited, I'd be confused" 
Kelli Greenman, Cymbal Section LeaderHometown: Brooklyn, MI Class: Sophomore Major: Imaging Marching Experience: Columbia Cen. HS (4yrs), Columbia Percussion (5yrs), Pioneer Drum Corps (2yrs), Redline (1yr), BMB (2yrs) 
Jen Pesch, Drill InstructorHometown: Kalamazoo, MI Class: Senior Major: Business Minor: Spanish Marching Experience: Parchment HS (4yrs), Kalamazoo Pipe & Drums (4yrs), Southwind Drum Corps (3yrs), BMB (4yrs) Quote: "Fortune favors the bold" |
