Chesapeake Indoor Percussion

Staff

Our Staff is rapidly coming together for the 2010 season. Check back regularly to see who's new and what skills they will bring to this already amazing group of educators.

Cameron Willey : Executive Director/Program Coordinator

Cameron Willey is a graduate of Salisbury Univerity (MD), with a B.A. in Music Performance, Percussion. He has become well known in the Central Maryland area for his work as a member of the Instructional Staff of Baltimore's Marching Ravens; as the Percussion Director and Arranger as well as contributing to music selection and show design. Additionally, he has worked with several top area programs, including:

Parkside High School in Salisbury, MD; serving as Percussion Arranger and Instructor and as Drill Designer in the fall and Director of the Percussion Ensemble in the spring.
James M. Bennett High School, also from Salisbury, as a Visual Consultant and Drill Designer.
From 2006-2009, Cameron worked with the Spartan Band from The Milton Hershey School in Hershey, PA., as an Assistant Percussion Instructor for both the fall Marching Band as well as the Indoor Percussion Ensemble, which was a 2 time defending Cavalcade of Bands Indoor Champion, and is currently the TIA Chapter VI SCO Champion.

Outside of the music arena, Cameron works as a LAN Administrator for the Institute for Policy Studies at The Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD.

Joseph Kallash : Assistant Director/Cymbal Technician

Joseph Kallash has a well rounded history in the drumming and indoor performance arts community. Joseph marched with the University of Missouri cymbal and snare lines, including the WGI Independent Open group, Missouri Rhythm Movement for two seasons, before graduating and becoming an instructor for the group in 2004 and 2005.Other experiences include:

Performance Analysis judge in the MCCGA circuit; 2004 and 2005
Independent A winter guard: Joi de Vivre; 2004 and 2005
PIW Ensemble: Gateway Percussion; 2005 Cymbal and Visual Tech
PIO Ensemble: West Athens Percussion; 2006 Cymbal and Visual Tech, and as a consultant in 2007.
Baltimore's Marching Ravens; Snare Line member and Cymbal Tech

Joe is currently working as a Customer Support Specialist for Bill Me Later in Hunt Valley, Maryland.

Gene Bennett III : Battery Caption Head

Gene Bennett has an extensive history in Drum Corps and Marching Percussion. Coming from a drum corps family, Gene joined the Sunrisers in 1983 where his father was the Color Guard Instructor. Other experiences include:

Member, Sunrisers Drum and Bugle Corps, 1983-88
Member, Dutch Boy Drum and Bugle Corps, 1989-90
Member, Crossmen Drum and Bugle Corps, 1991-92
The Commandant's Own, Marine Drum and Bugle Corps, 1992-96
Instructor, U.S. Naval Academy Drum and Bugle Corps
Instructor, Brunswick High School, Brunswick, Maryland

Gene currently lives in Baltimore with his wife and works in Merchandising.

Trevor Santora : Bassline Technician

Trevor Santora is a graduate of Wicomico High School in Salisbury, Maryland and currently serves as the Percussion Caption Head for the Smyrna Regiment of Red marching band from Smyrna DE. He has also a number of top High School programs, including Parkside H.S., Salisbury MD; James M Bennett, Salisbury MD; Wicomico High School, Salisbury MD; Bensalem HS, Bensalem PA; and Middle Township HS from Cape May Courthouse, NJ.

For the past 4 years Trevor has been a member of the 5 time defending DCA World Champion Reading Buccaneers. Trevor also was a member of United Indoor Percussion from 2003-2004. Other performing experiences include

Lehigh Valley Knights Drum n Bugle Corps, Jersey Surf Drum n Bugle Corps and Baltimore's Marching Ravens

Outside of the marching activity, Trevor is an avid sports fan. His favorite teams include the Baltimore Ravens, Baltimore Orioles, and the University of Maryland Terps.

James Hagan : Front Ensemble Technician

James joins Chesapeake Indoor's staff with over 10 years performing and teaching experience in the marching activity. Most recently he has been the Tympanist for the Bushwackers Drum and Bugle Corps from Harrison, NJ.

Other groups James has performed and or instructed with include:

Hawthorne Caballeros, Reading Buccaneers, Empire Statesmen
Aftermath (Coatesville, PA)
Frankin High School (Baltimore, MD)
Lower Dauphin High School (Hummelstown, PA)

James currently lives in Frederick and Works for the State of Maryland.

Tallon Reazin : Battery/Electronics Techncian

Tallon Reazin graduated from Boonsboro High School (MD) in 2004 and has actively remained involved in music. He taught as a battery tech at Boonsboro High school from 05-07 and currently teaches as Battery head at South Hagerstown High School since 2008. South won its High percussion at Championships in 08 and is looking to do it again this year, only this time going undefeated all season. Tallon also marches in the Baltimore Marching Ravens band as a part of the tenor line.

Tallon is currently working for the Washington County Board of Education as a substitute teacher and actively plays as a studio musician around the area, playing both percussion and bass guitar.

Jeremy Penick : Tenor Technician

Jeremy Penick's rudimental percussion career started at the young age of 12. He won many awards while marching with the Mt. Vernon High School Drumline, in Indiana. There he was under the direction of several alumni musicians from the legendary Star of Indiana. He has studied percussion under Scott Dallas, Tim Barnette, Cliff Walker, Paul Weber, Martin Harrison, Craig Paul, and Brandon Ridge. In 2001 and 2002 Jeremy earned the best multi-tenor soloist through the Indiana State School Music Assosiation's competitions. He recieved the Semper Fidelis award from the United States Marine Corps, along with several other percussion awards. Jeremy auditioned and made his first drum corps in 2002 out of Evansville, Indiana. Unfortunatey the corps was forced to fold before the season began. Jeremy marched Tenors for Southwind Drum and Bugle Corps from 2003 to 2004. In 2005 Jeremy started working as a session percussionists for studios in southern Indiana. He has toured with several nationally recognized groups as a drum set musician from 2005-2007. Jeremy marched with the Bushwackers Drum and Bugle Corps out of Harrison New Jersey in 2009, and is planning on marching again in 2010. Jeremy has taught several groups and written many scores and exercises for drumlines across the country. Some of the drumlines include the Mt. Vernon High School, Heritage Hills High School, and Glen Burnie High School. He is currently a percussion instructor at Glen Burnie High School and also a writer for their Indoor Percussion Program.