Our guest on this week's podcast is Glen Crosby, one of the biggest names in marching percussion history, who has worked with the likes of Santa Clara Vanguard, Cadets, and Pulse. Today, he's the Program Coordinator and Director of Percussion for Pacific Crest and is the current drumline instructor for UCLA. In this episode, we discuss his marching and teaching history, the important things he's learned from his time as an educator and performer, and some of his favorite stories along the way ..read more

Our guests on this week's podcast are Joy and Rhema, founders of Bends. They have combined experience encompassing some of the best groups in the world, including Blue Knights, Cavaliers, Colts, Broken City, and Monarch. Together, they operate Bends, which is a moniker for top and bottom bass, turned into a brand and culture in the drumming community ..read more

Our guests on this week's podcast are Jake Lyons and Chris Parker, co-founders of the performing group and Youtube sensation Apex Percussion. In this episode, we discuss how Jake and Chris met, the making of Apex Percussion, and their experience with integrating concert percussion literature into aesthetic videos ..read more

Our guest on this week's podcast is Donovan Alanes, who is a performer, educator, designer, and founder of Drumsforall. He's been involved with some of the West Coast's most reputable groups, such as Mission Viejo, RCC, OCI, Blue Knights and Broken City, and now teaches at Trabuco Hills High School, Fountain Valley High School, and Meraki Percussion. In this episode, we talk about Drumsforall, balancing social media presence, and his marching experience as a performer ..read more

Our guest on this week's podcast is Ralph Nader, Co-founder of BYOS. He's performed with Beyonce, Travis Barker, Tony Royster Jr, Seeed, and the list goes on. He's been involved with Disney's most prolific performing groups, including the Soundsational parade and the Festival of Holiday's Toy Drummers, and now works with Hampton University's drumline. In this episode, we discuss his early upbringing with the Jackie Robinson Steppers, marching Blue Devils, and the work ethic needed to operate BYOS. We're excited to be back for season 2 of the RMS podcast with our first guest, Ralph Nader ..read more

Our guest on this week's episode is Tyler Doan, snare drummer for groups such as Broken City Percussion, Pulse Percussion, Blue Knights, and Mandarins. In this episode, we discuss Tyler's marching career, his experience with leadership, and the challenges those leadership positions brought ..read more

Our guest on this week's podcast is Jeremy Riley, former snare tech at Pulse Percussion and former battery caption head at Chino Hills High School and Los Alamitos High School. In this episode, we discuss the challenges of maintaining a world class high school program and the facilities needed to set a program up for success ..read more

Our guests on this week's podcast are Austen White and Shane Roderick, joining me to share some of our favorite memories from nearly half a decade of marching together. While marching various different groups, the 3 if us marched 4 years at monarch and one year at blue Knights in 2019. On this week's podcast, we discuss orchestral vs marching percussion, recapping our years together and how our lives have changed since then ..read more

Our guests on this week's podcast are Matt Gonzalez and Steven Herman, bass drum technicians for Broken City and formerly Blue Knights. Hailing from Chino, California, the two share their upcomings as bass drummers and how their marching experience led them to where they are today ..read more

Our guest on this week's podcast is Brian Stockard, Artist Relations Manager for Vic firth and Zildjian. Brian has marched and taught with Cadets and Pacific Crest, and composes for several performing groups across the country. In this episode, we discuss his life before becoming employed by Vic Firth, what it's like being the marching world's Vic Firth/Zildjian rep, and how his job has shifted since the COVID pandemic ..read more