Jon Vanderkolff Inducted to Bluecoats Hall of Fame

Along with Jim Moore, we inducted Jon Vanderkolff to the Bluecoats Hall of Fame during the Bluecoats Telethon at the beginning of August. Although we couldn’t do our regular in-person celebrations, Bluecoats CEO Mike Scott, Executive Advisor David Glasgow, and Program Coordinator Dean Westman had a video call to chat about why Jon Vanderkolff is so deserving of this honor.

Jon Vanderkolff is the Artistic Director and Visual Designer at Bluecoats, responsible for designing iconic productions like 2014 TILT, 2016 Down Side Up, and 2019 The Bluecoats. He first joined the team in 2013 and completely transformed Bluecoats productions while impacting the drum corps activity as a whole with his ingenuity.

Always striving to create honest productions, Jon is very collaborative not only with the design team, but with every performer he teaches. He inspires those around him to be great, pushing them to be the best versions of themselves.

”There’s this drive for excellence that really is so powerful that it lifts the entire organization,” said Mike Scott.

Watch the full induction conversation below.

You can see all member of the Bluecoats Hall of Fame here.