My annual trek to Bands of America was a fun one this year. I had 6 of my groups attend: Bellbrook HS
If you are looking for one of Michael’s designs at a significantly reduced rate, you may be able to find it here. These are drills that have previously been commissioned, and have been proven to be successful in a competitive environment.
These drills were written for specific instrumentation numbers, and would need to be altered to fit your particular group’s requirements. You will be provided with the Pyware files to do so yourself, or it is possible that Michael can do it for an additional charge.
All of these shows were designed to musical selections provided by the group that commissioned the drill. If you find a drill and show that you would like, Michael can connect you with the arranger or composer. To view some past drills, go to the marching band PORTFOLIO page. Due to copyright law, some selections will need to be arranged or some copyright permissions will need to be acquired. Michael can help facilitate this process by connecting the interested parties.
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
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My annual trek to Bands of America was a fun one this year. I had 6 of my groups attend: Bellbrook HS