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Phil Andrews
Philip Andrews is an educator, performer, and arranger from Cincinnati, Ohio. Born in Bristol, Connecticut, he is currently pursuing a B.A. in Music at Central Connecticut State University.
Phil's marching experience includes his high school and college marching bands, serving as section leader for both groups. He marched drum corps with 7th Regiment from 2013 – 2015 and Carolina Crown from 2016 – 2018, serving as Crown’s battery section leader in 2018. He has also marched in the WGI circuit with Cadets Winter Percussion from 2015 – 2016, George Mason University from 2017 – 2018, and Rhythm X in 2019. Phil served as GMU’s section leader in 2018. In addition to this
performance experience, Phil is an active member of the Connecticut Blues Fife and Drum Corps. He advocates for the technical skills and life lessons he has learned through the fife and drum community, and actively passes them onto the people around him.
Phil is currently the percussion director of the Forest Hills Marching Band in Cincinnati, OH. He has taught at a plethora of schools across the country, including Centerville High School (OH), Plainfield High School (CT), Blackstone-Millville Regional High School (MA), and Freedom High School (VA). He is a snare technician for the Phantom Regiment Drum and Bugle Corps in Rockford, Illinois, and Cap City Percussion, in Columbus, Ohio. He has also taught at 7th Regiment Drum and Bugle Corps in New Haven, Connecticut. Phil works independently as a private lesson instructor, teaching 50-60 students a week. Phil is also an arranger of solo and ensemble music designed for the marching arts for The Tune Locker, and has partnered with Flam7 Percussion to commission a series of short etudes.
Phil is a proud partner with Flam7 Percussion, and a proud artist with Beetle Percussion. If you would like to contact Phil for arranging services or private lessons, please reach out to us about it today and we can help connect you!
JJay Berthume is freelance composer known for his popular YouTube channel featuring educational videos on topics such as music composition, orchestration, arranging, and harmonization.
As a current student at Furman University, JJay is seeking a degree in Music Composition while also studying piano and jazz.
As a student in the esteemed music department at Furman University, JJay studies composition (his primary interest) with Mark Kilstofte, Jay Bocook, and Daniel Koppelman. As a classical musician, JJay studies under Derek Parsons; as the featured keyboard player for the Furman Jazz Ensemble (and one of its
combos), he primarily works with such musicians as saxophonist
and ensemble director Matt Olson, keyboardist Keith Davis, and guitarist Steve Watson. By meeting and exceeding expectations with all of these connections within the department, JJay has been able to get many of his works performed on student recitals as well as the Fall 2018 Honors Recital while also appearing on faculty recitals featuring Daniel Koppelman (piano) and Christopher Hutton (cello).
In addition to his work as a student and prolific content creator on YouTube, JJay enjoys teaching composition lessons via Skype to an international online music studio large enough to warrant a waiting list. If you would like to contact JJay to commission a new work or to take private lessons, you are encouraged to contact him directly through the contact form below.
