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Jim Casella
| BAND/AFFILIATION: | | The Cavaliers Drum and Bugle Corps |
| COUNTRY: | | United States |
Jim Casella is internationally recognized as one of today's most prolific arrangers for marching percussion, most recently working as a composer/arranger for The Cavaliers, the 7-time world champion drum and bugle corps from Rosemont, Illinois from 2006-09.
Casella attended San Jose State University and the San Francisco Conservatory of Music where he studied with Anthony J. Cirone and Jack Van Geem. In the world of percussion, he is well known for his work with the Santa Clara Vanguard where he served as an arranger from 1996 through 2004. He has presented clinics throughout North America as well as Europe, and Asia.
Residing in Portland, Oregon, Casella also works as a composer/arranger for TV and broadcast projects. His latest broadcast composition projects have included nationwide spots for Cadillac, ABC College Football, Regal Cinemas, and Goodwill Industries. His score to the feature film "The Graves" starring Tony Todd (Candyman) and Bill Moseley (The Devil's Rejects) premiered in January of 2010.
Jim Casella is a signature artist with Innovative Percussion Inc. who manufacture his popular series of drumsticks and keyboard mallets. In addition, Casella is an official endorser/clinician for Pearl Drums, Zildjian Cymbals, and Remo Drumheads. He is the co-founder of Tapspace Publications and the producer and programmer of the innovative software instrument, Virtual Drumline.
Visit Jim Casella's official website at www.jimcasella.com.
CLINIC TITLES USED: (Recommended recordings and / or publications that support these sessions)
"A Holistic Approach to Arranging for the Marching Percussion Ensemble"
PERFORMANCE/GROUP/SCHOOL AFFILIATIONS:
Percussion Arranger and Caption Head - Santa Clara Vanguard, Santa Clara, CA
MAJOR INFLUENCES:
Anthony J. Cirone, Ralph Hardimon
RECOMMENDED CYMBALS:
20" Stadium Medium pr.
20" Symphonic Viennese Pr.
Front Ensemble Cymbals:
20" K Constantinople Suspended
17" K Custom Dark Crash
19" K Dark Crash Medium Thin
20" Classic Orchestral Medium Light Pr.
18" K Constantinople Medium Light Pr.
19" A Zildjian Thin Crash with Rivets
Other Sounds:
34" Hand Hammered Orchestral Gong
22" Oriental Wind Gong
Crotales - High/Low Octaves
Zil-Bel - Large and Small
15" Latin Multi Crash
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