My annual trek to Bands of America was a fun one this year. I had 6 of my groups attend: Bellbrook HS
Marchingbuzz.com interviews Michael Gaines
February 11, 2015
3 podcasts with members of the design team from Pride of Cincinnati
386: Designing with Pride- The Pride of Cincinnati Design Team
387: Pride of Cincinnati- Treating Your Performers as Adults
388: Pride of Cincinnati- Remembering the Audience
335: WGI Winds with Michael Gaines, Wayne Markworth, and Randy Nelson
WGI Spotlight: This is a short article from 2012 discussing WGI’s Board of Directors
Episode 60: The Genius of Michael Gaines
“January 26th, 2012 Michael Gaines, renowned drill writer for The Cavaliers, talks about his process of writing, his influences as an artist, and shares advice for aspiring drill writers and those writing for young groups.”
2012: Myra Kirk from BatonBiz.com interviews Michael at 2012 World Baton Twirling Championships in France
2011: Michael Gaines’ DCI Hall of Fame Speech
2008: Trailer for From The 50 Yard Line movie featuring interview with Michael
2007: Video created by WGI (wgi.org) to commemorate the induction of Michael Gaines into the WGI Hall of fame.
2005: ESPN Cavaliers Design Team Segment
2003: Dan Potter interviews Michael
Michael Gaines is a San Francisco based designer who creates drill, staging, and artistic visual projects for various performance groups around the world. Marching bands, winter color guards, indoor percussion ensembles, baton twirlers, and theatrical stage performers are among those groups. Michael is also an international adjudicator, teacher, and design clinician.
Michael Gaines
San Francisco, CA
[email protected]
My annual trek to Bands of America was a fun one this year. I had 6 of my groups attend: Bellbrook HS