Bass Drum Staff
jackson “z” miner : Bass Staff
Jackson “Z” Miner is excited to partake in his 4th year on the Veritas Bass staff! Z currently works with Hamilton Southeastern HS as their battery coordinator, Noblesville HS, and Genesis Drum and Bugle Corps as a bass tech. His previous marching experience includes Legacy Indoor (2018), Veritas (2019) Connexus (2020), and the Madison Scouts (2019). Z graduated from Ball State University with a degree in Secondary Life Science Education, and Zoology, and recently obtained a masters degree in Secondary Life Science Education from Western Governors University. As well as teaching drums, during the day, Z teaches 8th Grade Science at Noblesville West Middle School.
Colton King : Bass Staff
Colton King is a native of Zionsville, IN and currently resides in Indianapolis, IN.
While attending high school, Colton was a member of Zionsville Indoor Percussion. During that time, the group won Indiana Percussion Association State Championships in Scholastic A in 2016, 2017 & 2019. Colton started his independent marching career as a bass drummer with Cincinnati Tradition Drum & Bugle Corps in 2019 and 2021. He also marched bass drum with Triple Crown Indoor Percussion in 2021 and 2022 finishing as a WGI Independent Open Finalist that year. He aged out of his marching career in 2023 with Cap City World playing bass drum and finishing as a WGI Independent World Finalist.
He has taught percussion at Westfield HS, Westfield IN. He has taught and is currently teaching at Zionsville HS, Zionsville IN with both marching band and indoor since 2019 and as well as Cincinnati Tradition an all age drum corps this summer.
Jake Strnad : Bass Staff
Jake Strnad is originally from Knoxville, TN. He moved to Indiana to attend Purdue University where he graduated with a degree in environmental and ecological engineering. He is currently working at an environmental consulting firm in Indianapolis, IN. He has marched with the Purdue Drumline (2019-2022), Veritas (2019 & 2022), and the Blue Knights Drum and Bugle Corps (2021). He has previously taught at Homestead High School in Fort Wayne, IN and this is his first year teaching at Veritas.
