Dr. Brad Meyer is a percussion artist and composer with an extensive and diverse teaching background. Dr. Meyer often tours to universities and high schools throughout the Southern and Midwestern states presenting recitals and workshops on topics such as electro-acoustic percussion, contemporary marimba, marching percussion, and world music. Brad is the Vice President of the Kentucky Chapter of the Percussive Arts Society as well as a member of the PAS’s Technology Committee. He was the pit manager for the Blue Stars Drum and Bugle Corps in 2010; he was also the front ensemble caption head of the Madison Scouts Drum and Bugle Corps in 2009, where he worked as a technician for two years prior.

Dr. Meyer completed his Doctorate of Music in Percussion Performance and Pedagogy of Music Theory certificate in 2011 under James Campbell at the University of Kentucky, where he also graduated Summa Cum Laude with a Bachelor’s Degree in Music Performance in 2006. Along with his studies at UK, Brad was the Wildcat Marching Band’s percussion director and the UK Steel Band/Blue Steel coordinator. He received his Master of Music Performance Degree under the direction of Dr. Scott Herring at the University of South Carolina, where he ran the Palmetto Pans, the USC drumline, and debuted his first percussion ensemble composition, Your Three Favorite Colors.

His extensive training in world music, particularly on the Caribbean steel pan, Korean P’ungmul, mbira (Zimbabwe finger piano), Joropo maracas, and both Javanese and Balinese gamelan has provided a global perspective for his performances and research areas. From 2002-2005, Dr. Meyer was a part of The Cadets Drum and Bugle Corps’ front ensemble, where he accumulated one world championship, three “high-drum” trophies, and three “outstanding service” awards. Brad is a proud endorsee of Vic Firth Stick and Mallets, Evans Drumheads, and Tycoon Percussion.