Cameron Brown

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Cameron Brown (b. 1993) is a percussion educator, composer, and arranger based in Dallas, TX. He holds a Master of Music (M.M.) in Percussion Performance from The Florida State University and a Bachelor of Music (B.M.) in Music Education from The University of North Texas.

Brown is an in-demand front ensemble arranger for bands across the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex. As a composer, his works have been commissioned by ensembles performing at major events such as PASIC and The Midwest Clinic. In 2019, he won the Great Plains International Marimba Composition Contest with his piece Fleet, written for solo marimba and percussion quartet.

As a private lesson instructor, Brown’s students consistently earn placements in TMEA All-Region, Area, and All-State Bands. Many have gone on to perform with Drum Corps International (DCI), advance in international solo competitions, and receive scholarships to prestigious universities as music majors.

Since 2019, Brown has instructed the front ensemble at McKinney Boyd High School. In 2022, the ensemble advanced to the UIL State Marching Contest for the first time in school history. From 2016 to 2019, he served as a front ensemble instructor for The Academy Drum and Bugle Corps, and from 2012 to 2015, he was a front ensemble member of The Blue Knights Drum and Bugle Corps.

Brown has studied under many renowned percussion educators, including John W. Parks IV, Robert Schietroma, Mark Ford, Christopher Deane, Paul Rennick, Ed Smith, Jose Aponte, Poovalur Sriji, Gideon Alorwoyie, Kevin Shah, Mike Jackson, and Ralph Hardimon.

He is an active member of the Percussive Arts Society and the Texas Music Educators Association.