ABOUT THE ARTIST: Dr. Jesse Willis is currently an Associate Professor of Music at Coastal Carolina University in Conway, South Carolina. He holds degrees from Texas Tech University (BME, DMA) and the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music (MM). Willis is a Yamaha...
ABOUT THE ARTIST: Dr. Nate Lee serves as Instructor of Percussion at Reinhardt University in Waleska, GA. Nate holds degrees from the University of Georgia (DMA, MM) and Indiana University (BM, BA-Economics), and has performed and recorded in variety of contexts....
ABOUT THE ARTIST: Michael Mixtacki is a percussionist, vocalist and educator based out of San Antonio, TX. He is currently on faculty at the University of Texas at San Antonio. He has performed and recorded with Ritmos Unidos as well as appearing on two...
ABOUT THE ARTIST: Rome Hamner has been performing and teaching taiko for 20 years. Originally from Arizona, where she spent 13 years co-directing a taiko nonprofit, Rome relocated to San Jose in 2016, launching South Bay Beat Institute and its professional group...
ABOUT THE ARTIST Daniel Smithiger is the Instructor of Percussion at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Edwardsville – Ilinois. Since his appointment in the Fall 2010, Mr. Smithiger has grown the Percussion Studio, created the SIUe Steel Band, created...
