{"id":1194,"date":"2018-01-19T15:49:02","date_gmt":"2018-01-19T15:49:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.arizonaacademy.org\/?p=1194"},"modified":"2018-05-08T17:43:05","modified_gmt":"2018-05-08T17:43:05","slug":"indroducing-3-more-members-of-the-academy-production-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.arizonaacademy.org\/2018\/01\/19\/indroducing-3-more-members-of-the-academy-production-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Introducing 3 more members of The Academy  Production Team"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1694535741\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-269551295\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<h4>The Academy is excited to introduce three additional talented staff members working with the corps within the Production Team in 2018.\u00a0 New to the corps will be Derrick Shannon, and Kim Kras, who joins returning member Chris Velez.<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1825312366\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-585799981\" class=\"col medium-8 small-12 large-8\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<h3>Derrick Shannon<br \/>\nSound Designer<\/h3>\n<p>Working with The Academy for the first time, Derrick Shannon will be working with the music design team in the creation of the digital sound design.<\/p>\n<div id=\"m_8814309099252729659yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1516380288015_5381\" dir=\"ltr\">Derrick Shannon\u00a0is a percussion specialist originally from the Chicago-land area.\u00a0 He currently holds the Director of Percussive Arts position at Plainfield Community Schools and formerly the Director of Percussive Arts position at Goshen Community Schools where he oversaw two World Class finalist ensembles that actively competed within Winter Guard International.\u00a0 He started Percussive Soundscapes which offers a variety of services to the marching arts community including custom arrangements for band and winter percussion ensembles.\u00a0He taught at Ball State University, judges during the weekends, consults with numerous groups across the country and is the Creative Director for Legacy Performing Arts Percussion Ensembles. He is also currently the President-Elect of the Indiana Percussion Association.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div id=\"m_8814309099252729659yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1516380288015_5385\" dir=\"ltr\">After marching seven summers of drum corps with groups such as the Phantom Regiment and Cavaliers, both in the battery and front ensemble, Derrick has become the Percussion Caption Head for the Phantom Regiment Drum and Bugle Corps from Rockford, IL.\u00a0 He received his Bachelors in Music Education at the VanderCook College of Music and his Master&#8217;s in Music Technology at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis.\u00a0Derrick proudly endorses Innovative Percussion, Pearl\/Adams, Remo, and Etymotic. He\u00a0currently resides in Indianapolis, Indiana with his wife Kayla and their daughter Miyah.<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1022190618\" class=\"col medium-4 small-12 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1302379299\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"431\" height=\"435\" src=\"https:\/\/www.arizonaacademy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Derrick-Shannon.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.arizonaacademy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Derrick-Shannon.png 431w, https:\/\/www.arizonaacademy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Derrick-Shannon-396x400.png 396w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 431px) 100vw, 431px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_1302379299 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1594242444\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1696354172\" class=\"col medium-8 small-12 large-8\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<h3>Kim Kras<br \/>\nProduction Team<\/h3>\n<p>Also new to The Academy is Kim Kras, who will be serving on the production team, assisting the corps with the implementation of the production design.<\/p>\n<p>Kim is excited to join the production team at The Academy for the 2018 season. Kim has 17 years of experience working with marching bands and winter guards across the US. In marching band, Kim has acted as an instructor, designer, color guard choreographer, movement designer, clinician, and adjudicator. In the winter guard season, she has directed, instructed, designed, and choreographed programs at a variety of levels.<\/p>\n<p>Kim\u2019s drum corps experience began as a color guard member with the Boston Crusaders Drum &amp; Bugle Corps followed by the Glassmen Drum &amp; Bugle Corps. Kim marched winter seasons with the Pride of Missouri State University Winter Guard.<\/p>\n<p>Apart from her work in the pageantry arts, Kim earned her doctorate in Criminology and Criminal Justice from the University of Missouri-St. Louis in 2014. Kim now resides in Boston, Massachusetts where, she is an Assistant Professor of Criminology.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-515396238\" class=\"col medium-4 small-12 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_504165387\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.arizonaacademy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Kim-Kras-2-600x800.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.arizonaacademy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Kim-Kras-2-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.arizonaacademy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Kim-Kras-2-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.arizonaacademy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Kim-Kras-2.jpg 668w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_504165387 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-3151975\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1695856781\" class=\"col medium-8 small-12 large-8\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<h3>Chris Velez<br \/>\nProduction Team\/Brass Choreographer<\/h3>\n<p>Chris Velez returns for another season working as an additional specialist to help implement the show design.\u00a0 Chris will also be specializing in the area of movement choreography for the brass section of the corps.<\/p>\n<p>Chris Velez began his performing arts career with Riverside Community College Marching Tigers, Fantasia Winter Guard, and the Concord Blue Devils Drum and Bugle Corps. Leaving his performing days behind him, Chris transitioned into the role of choreographer, designer, and instructor.<\/p>\n<p>Over the course of 10+ years, he has had the privilege of working with several groups that include Ramona High School, Poway High School, Chino Hills High School, RCC Marching Tigers, Fantasia, and their Winter Drum Line, and The Academy Drum and Bugle Corps. He has also been fortunate enough to work with organizations in Japan such as the Yamato Drum and Bugle Corps and the Yokohama Scouts.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1082496850\" class=\"col medium-4 small-12 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_2119861034\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"364\" height=\"455\" src=\"https:\/\/www.arizonaacademy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Chris-V..png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.arizonaacademy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Chris-V..png 364w, https:\/\/www.arizonaacademy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Chris-V.-320x400.png 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 364px) 100vw, 364px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_2119861034 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1195,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1194","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.arizonaacademy.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1194","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.arizonaacademy.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.arizonaacademy.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.arizonaacademy.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.arizonaacademy.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1194"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/www.arizonaacademy.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1194\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1440,"href":"https:\/\/www.arizonaacademy.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1194\/revisions\/1440"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.arizonaacademy.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1195"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.arizonaacademy.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1194"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.arizonaacademy.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1194"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.arizonaacademy.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1194"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}