Kevin Shah Joins Bluecoats Team As Music Design Consultant

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Written By Mike Scott
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Renowned composer, designer, educator, and design education advocate Kevin Shah is returning to Bluecoats as a Music Design Consultant. Kevin, who was the Bluecoats Sound Designer from 2010-2013, has since made a major impact in the marching design community through his work with Broken City, Arcadia High School, Vista Murrieta High School and the Blue Knights (2014-19), where he was most recently the Creative Director and a Composer/Arranger. Kevin is passionate about bringing artistic expression to life through composition and re-imagining the world in creative and meaningful ways.

“The addition of Kevin to our music design process just feels natural. The trust established over years of friendship and past collaborations will allow us to seamlessly integrate his extensive design experience and unique artistic sensibility to what we do. Myself, Doug, and Matt couldn’t be more excited about reconnecting with Kevin in this way, and what we’ll create together."

- Tom Rarick, Bluecoats Director of Percussion / Composer / Designer

As a composer for winds and percussion, Kevin owns and operates projectRISEmusic.com, and in early 2021, launched a new educational platform for the marching arts, PRM Workshops. He has directly served hundreds of members of the marching arts community through workshops and resources for marching arts design. Kevin lives in Los Angeles, California with his wife, Erica and their beautiful baby girl, Emryn. He holds a B.M. in percussion performance from UCLA and an M.M. in percussion performance from the Juilliard School.

Kevin’s work at Bluecoats will include working with the music design and percussion teams in a consulting capacity during the pre-season design process as well as throughout the season.

Mike Scott
Mike Scott is a clinician, consultant, and the CEO of Rhythm X, Inc., a non-profit music education company in Dayton, Ohio. Mike earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Music Education from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio in 2012. There he studied percussion and conducting and completed the Farmer School of Business Summer Institute. Before beginning his career as an administrator and teacher, Mike was an active performer in the marching arts. In 2011 Mike was the conductor of the Bluecoats Drum and Bugle Corps of Canton, Ohio and was a performer in Rhythm X’s percussion ensemble from 2011-2012. Mike was also a member of the Miami University Marching Band for four years, serving as the drum major during the 2011 and 2012 seasons. In 2013 Mike began work at Rhythm X, Inc. as the Operations Director, managing the business development and logistics of the organization. He was also the Director of Instrumental Music at St. Ursula Academy in Toledo, Ohio. There he taught band, orchestra, and general music in grades 6-12. Prior to the 2015 competitive season, Mike became the first full-time employee at Rhythm X, Inc. as the company’s CEO. There he works with the organization’s President Tim Fairbanks to develop the future strategy of the company. During the summer months, Mike travels the country with the Bluecoats Drum and Bugle Corps as the group’s Tour Administrator. He has also served as the tour manager of The Cadets Drum and Bugle Corps of Allentown, Pennsylvania. Mike proudly endorses Innovative Percussion, Etymotic Research, and Fred J. Miller Inc.
http://mikewscott.com
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