Raiders Design Team
The Raiders Drum and Bugle Corps is excited to announce our design team for the 2024 season.
We couldn’t pull off our 2024 production without this team!
Terry Pritchard
Program Coordinator, Brass Caption Head
Terry Pritchard returns to the Raiders as the Brass Caption Supervisor and Program Coordinator.
Known affectionately in the Drum Corps world as “Animal,” Terry Pritchard began his performing career aging out with the Drum Corps International World Champion Star of Indiana.
During his time at Star, he studied design under the late George Zingali and technique from Dr Len Kruzecki and Todd Ryan. Following in the footsteps of these great instructors, Terry developed a style that is innovative, creative, and unmistakable.
Pritchard continued his performing career with the Tony and Emmy Award-winning show, Blast! as a cast member in the Broadway Cast where he played Tuba, percussion and voice. Terry was also the visual instructor for both the North American touring cast and the Broadway Cast.
Violet McCullen
Color Guard Arranger
Violet is an alum of the Raiders, starting their drum corps career in 2018 and 2019.
Violet went on to march at the Madison Scouts in 2021 and aged out at the Phantom Regiment in 2022.
Violet’s indoor experience includes Top Hats Performance Ensemble (2019) and Matrix World (2020-2022) where they spent two years as a member of the visual ensemble and one year as a cymbal performer.
In 2023, Violet was a color guard staff member and choreographer for the Raiders. They are very excited to be taking on the role of color guard caption head and designer for the 2024 season.
Violet currently resides in Pittsburgh, PA, where they are studying to get their PharmD. at Duquesne University. Outside of color guard, they work as a barista at Starbucks and participate in many professional pharmacy organizations at their university.
Marc Garside
Percussion Arranger
Marc Garside has been a percussion instructor and a show designer in the marching arts since 2002.
Marc was formerly the percussion caption-head and arranger for the Hawthorne Caballeros Drum and Bugle Corps, the White Sabers Drum and Bugle Corps, and the Director and Staff/Program Coordinator for the Penn State Indoor Drumline.
Marc has also worked with many other scholastic and independent programs as a music and/or drill designer including Williamsport High School, the Shikellamy High School, Danville High School, Central Dauphin East High School, Tyrone High School, the EPIC Summer Drumline, and the EPIC Cadets Jr. Independent Drumline.
Michael Terry
Brass/Musical Designer
Michael Terry is an educator and composer living in the Atlanta, Georgia area.
Michael composes and arranges for a variety of ensembles including marching band, wind ensemble, chamber ensembles (trombone ensemble, trumpet ensemble, brass quintet, SATB chorus, etc.), and the drum & bugle corps setting.
Michael’s drum corps experience began as a member of The Cadets Drum and Bugle Corps from 2000-2007. During his tenure at The Cadets, Michael was a featured soloist and the corps was crowned DCI World Champions in 2000 and 2005.
Brad Donoris
Visual Coordinator
Brad has been an active educator of the marching arts for over 20 years at the scholastic and independent level.
Brad’s most recent experience has been on visual staff with the Blue Stars for the last 7 years. Some of his previous educational endeavors include: Boston Crusaders, The Crossmen, and Jersey Surf.
Brad is also an active visual designer, consultant, and adjudicator. He has written for various outdoor and indoor ensembles throughout the country, most recently as the drill designer for Pecos High School, (TX).
He is currently the Visual Manager for WGI finalist United Percussion and serves as the Visual Designer & Coordinator for United Percussion 2.
Please join us in welcoming this year’s design team to Raiders 2024. We hope you’re as excited as we are!
