One of the most respected percussion teachers, arrangers, clinicians and judges in the United States, DeLucia has led drumlines to sixteen "High Percussion" championships and has conducted clinics in 41 states and abroad. He has taught at Rutgers University in New Jersey since 1996. He is a member of the World Drum Corps Hall of Fame and the Drum Corps International (DCI) Hall of Fame, and a television analyst for the annual DCI finals on PBS.

In addition to his sixteen championships, DeLucia netted the only Triple Crown in drum corps history in 1981. He has written for and taught a variety of DCI Corps including the Star of Indiana, the Crossmen, the Hawthorne Muchachos, the Bayonne Bridgemen, the Sunrisers, and the Caballeros.

Mr. Patrick served as a high school band director for 20 years in Ohio, where his bands consistently earned Superior ratings at Concert Band Festivals and his Marching Bands won many area and state contests. Following his career as a classroom teacher, Mr. Patrick worked for 15 years as an administrator. Currently, he resides in Kentucky, where he works as a mental health therapist for Comprehend, Inc. Mr. Patrick's educational background includes degrees from Morehead State University, Xavier University and The University of Dayton. He is an active adjudicator for the Central States Judges' Association, having adjudicated bands in 13 different states. He has served as an adjudicator for the state championships in each of the following states: Indiana, Florida, Nebraska, Colorado, Oklahoma, and Tennessee.

Miles Threlkeld is a member of the Central States Judges Association and the Michigan Competing Band Judges Association. He has judged regional and state final contests in Ohio, Indiana, Oklahoma, Florida, Kentucky and Michigan. He hold a Bachelor's of Music Education Degree from Morehead State University and a Master's of Music Education from Eastern Kentucky University. Mr. Threlkeld has eleven years instrumental teaching experience in the Boyle County (KY) and Fayette County (KY) school districts. He has been involved for twenty-five years in the drum and bugle corps activity as a performer, instructor and adjudicator. He currently serves as a judge for Drum Corps Midwest.

Mr. Casteen is from Raleigh, North Carolina and is a graduate of NC State University. He has been judging marching bands and color guards for the last 16 years. His marching experience includes marching in drum corps international with Avant Garde from Saratoga Springs NY, the 27th Lancers from Revere, MA, and the Star of Indiana from Bloomington, IN. In addition, he is active as an adjudicator for the USSBA, ISSMA, CIPA, FFCC and is currently the Chief Judge for AIA. Mr. Casteen is also a General Effect judge for Winter Guard International (WGI).

James J. Dwyer is currently the caption head for Ensemble Analysis with Winter Guard International. In addition to this responsibility Jim is on the WGI Steering Committee and he is also the WGI Instructor for Ensemble Analysis for the Percussion Academy for WGI.

Jim has been involved in the Marching Arts for over thirty years with experience as a snare drummer for the Crossmen for four years, a 7 year director of percussion for the North Penn Marching nights and Jim was also the Director of Percussion for the Conquest Alliance in the UK during their championship season of 1984.

Dan Boothe currently studies composition at Radford University, Virginia. His symphonic band music is published by TRN and his percussion arrangements have been performed throughout the country. He is one of todays most sought after percussion adjudicators judging regional, national and international competitions including the WGI World Championships. He also maintains an active performing and conducting schedule while serving as Music Director of the Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Xi Theta Chapter, member of the College Music Society, National Honors Society, Radford University Academic Honors Society, and Phi Kappa Lambda National Honors Society for Music. Academically he has been recognized as Maryland Distinguished Scholar, a University of North Texas Charn Uswachoke Scholarship winner and was recently named 2003-2004 “Presser Scholar” by the Presser Foundation. Mr. Boothe has studied conducting with Fredrick Fennell, composition with Mark Camphouse, and marimba with She-e Wu and is endorsed by Vic Firth Inc. as a USA Marching Persussion Specialist.

Warren Rickart judges nationally and internationally for Winter Guard International and is the Assistant Chief Judge of the Atlantic States Judges Association. He is the former chief judge of the Southern States Judges Association and has been a member of the Mid-East Judges Association, Southern States Judges Association and Gulf Coast Judges Association. Mr. Rickart is a former member of the Madison Scouts Drum and Bugle Corps and Miller's Blackhawks Winter Guard. From 1993-1996 he was the Visual Caption Head at James Madison HS, Vienna, VA and most recently was on the visual and color guard staffs at Oakton HS and Herndon HS in northern Virginia. He resides in Washington, DC where he works as a business manager for The Associated Press.

A graduate of Wakefield High School, Phil Leisy, was a member of the first marching bands of the school. While still a student at WHS, Phil excelled as a leader on and off the field and helped to establish many of the traditions and expectations of performance that are a standard of the Wakefield Bands today. Upon his graduation from Wakefield, Mr. Leisy joined the Boston Crusaders Drum and Bugle Corps. There he has performed for two summers on trumpet. This past summer, his third, he served as a conductor for the corps. He will return for his age out season this coming summer. Phil currently resides in Chapel Hill, where he is a junior at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.