Andrew McAfee
Ensemble Director

Andrew McAfee is an educator and composer based out of Southern California. He received a Bachelor of Music in Percussion Performance from California State University, Long Beach in addition to a Master of Music from Indiana University.

In 2018 Andrew instructed the Plainfield High School percussion program who then won their first WGI PSA gold medal that year. The next year they made their first ISSMA Class A finals appearance and competed in WGI PSO and PSCW finals under his guidance. During those same years, Andrew worked as a designer and director for Mooresville High School to bring the marching band and percussion ensemble to the top of their respective competitive circuits.

Andrew marched four seasons of DCI with the Santa Clara Vanguard Cadets and one WGI season with Pulse Percussion. He later went on to work as the Percussion Ensemble Specialist for the Madison Scouts Drum and Bugle Corps and 317 Performing Arts’s independent world ensemble Veritas. He is currently the Percussion Ensemble Specialist for the Blue Knights Drum and Bugle Corps.

Andrew currently resides in Los Angeles, CA with his partner Deborah and their two cats Miles and Avery.

Mike Kehoe

Mike Kehoe is a percussion educator originally from the Chicago-land area. He holds his Bachelor’s degree in Music Education from Ball State University. During his undergrad, Mike had the opportunity to study under Professor Braham Dembar. He has been influenced by many world-class educators such as Derrick Shannon, Rob Ferguson, Kevin Hanrahan, Adam Hill, and others. 

Mike spent his DCI career with Spirit of Atlanta Drum & Bugle Corps (2016), and Phantom Regiment Drum & Bugle Corps (2017). He spent six years in the independent WGI circuit, including Pioneer Indoor (2014-2015), Legacy World (2017-2018) where he served as the snare section leader/ensemble leader in 2018, and Veritas (2019) where he was the snare section leader/ensemble leader for his age-out. He is currently on staff as a snare tech for the Blue Knights Drum and Bugle Corps (Denver, CO) and Veritas (Indianapolis, IN) for the 2020 season. Mike resides in northern Indianapolis, and is the percussion director for Pike High School. He is also the percussion arranger/coordinator for Butler University’s drumline. 

Matt James

Matt James is an active educator and performer from Goshen Indiana.  He currently holds a Bachelors in Music Education and a Masters in Music Performance from Illinois State University. He currently resides as the percussion director for Goshen Community Schools, where he works with their various music ensembles and marching program.

His marching performance experience involves Green Thunder Percussion (2011-2014), Cavaliers Indoor Percussion (2015-2017), Legends Drum and Bugle Corps (2012), and Phantom Regiment (2013-2016). His marching education experience includes Shadow Drum and Bugle Corps (2017-2020) as their bass drum technician, and also taught with Cavaliers Indoor (2018) the Madison Scouts (2019), and will be working with the Blue Knights this upcoming summer as a bass technician.

Kia Marie

Kia’s love for the performing arts began at the age of 4, with competitive figure skating. As she grew she became interested in music, learning to play piano, guitar, and several wind instruments. In high school she was introduced to Drum Corps International and went on to march low brass with Pioneer Drum and Bugle Corps (‘14, ‘15) and Phantom Regiment (‘16, ‘17). 

Kia obtained her B.S. in Biology from Ball State University, graduating in 2018, and moving to Indianapolis. She is currently pursuing an MBA at Indiana University, where she is employed in medical research. When she isn’t working or teaching, Kia likes to binge Netflix, plan woodworking projects, and share snacks with her dog Cori.

While at BSU Kia picked up a pair of cymbals and fell in love. She marched two seasons with Legacy Indoor Percussion (‘17, ‘18) and in 2019 decided to try something new, auditioning for the visual line at Veritas Indoor Percussion. In 2020 she returned to the cymbal line at Veritas, also serving as an ensemble leader.

Kia is a two-time recipient of the Seavine Cymbal Scholarship and is currently in her third season of teaching cymbals at various Indianapolis high schools. She is incredibly excited for her first year of teaching at an independent group and can’t wait to give back to the marching community! 

Corrinne Millsap

Corrinne Millsap has been dancing for 26 years. She started her dancing career at Miami Valley Dance Center in Dayton, Ohio where she took jazz, tap, lyrical, ballet, contemporary, and hip hop and was part of their competition team for 8 years. She then joined the winter guard scene by performing with Zydeco A 2013 and Zydeco World 2014. When she moved to Wisconsin in 2015, she also danced and served on the board of directors with Breakthrough Dance Company in downtown Madison. She has a passion for teaching and has instructed dance and movement in OH, IN, WI, & SC to guards, winter guards, marching bands, and visual lines for winter percussion. When she’s not dancing, she loves going on adventures with her husband, Jon Millsap, and with her two perfect dogs, James Franco and Winston Charles.

Denton Sutherlin

Denton Sutherlin is currently the Director of Percussion at Concord Community Schools. He has also taught at Mt. Vernon, Center Grove and Fishers. Denton holds a Bachelors Degree in Music Education from the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music where he studied with professors Kevin Bobo, John Tafoya, Michael Spiro and Steve Houghton. His marching experience includes Legacy Indoor Percussion, The Mandarins Drum and Bugle Corps, and The Cavaliers Drum and Bugle Corps. In addition to Denton’s marching experience, he has attended festivals such as the Chosen Vale Percussion Seminar and the Nief-Norf New Music Festival.