Michael McIntosh is a graduate of Butler University earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music with an emphasis in Composition.
In addition to designing, coordinating, consulting and composing for pageantry groups throughout the United States and Japan, Michael spent 3 decades designing and teaching in the DCI space. From 1997-2011, Mr. McIntosh was the percussion specialist at Carmel high school in Carmel, Indiana and an integral part of programs named the 2001, 2017 and 2018 AAA National Champion as well as the 2005, 2012, 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2022 BOA Grand National Champions. Michael has been a part of 7 Highest Achievement in Music BOA Finals awards with two different performing groups. As a designer, McIntosh put teams together that won the Fred Sanford High Percussion award in 2011 and 2023 and was part of The Cavaliers 3-peat winning DCI Championships in 2000, 2001 and 2002.
Michael is an active clinician, giving clinics throughout the US, Europe, having also performed clinics in Japan and Beijing, China. He is currently an adjudicator for Winter Guard International and Bands of America and is the former WGI GE Judge representative.
Mr. McIntosh was the Program Coordinator/Designer for the WGI IW group Gateway Indoor from 2012-2016 and was part of a team that led Gateway to its best placement ever, finishing in 5th place in Independent World Class at the 2014 WGI Championships.
Michael has been a proud TapSpace contributor for over 20 years and has created content for commercial projects across different digital mediums including video games, startups and digital advertising. He has had works commissioned for the Midwest Band Directors Convention as well as the West Point HellCats and the US Army Old Guard and Fife and Drum Corps. In 2018, Michael was commissioned to write an original orchestral work for the Contemporary Youth Orchestra. Entitled MESH, this work premiered at the Cleveland Rock n Roll Hall of Fame. Currently, he has works published by SmartMusic, Row-Loff Publications, Yamaha Sounds of Summer, Key Poulan Music, Drop 6 Media, The Hal Leonard Corporation, Innovative Percussion, Marching Show Concepts, Alfred Music and JKS Music. Mr. McIntosh was named the percussion designer for the Music For All 2022 Rose Parade Honor Band.
Currently, Michael serves as the Head of Global Educational Growth for Hal Leonard/Muse Group. He is a Yamaha artist/clinician as well as a multiple signature drumstick artist with PROMARK. Mr. McIntosh also endorses EVANS drumheads, Zildjian cymbals and Daddario Accessories. Michael resides in Minneapolis with his wife Joy, their two daughters and their neurotic but loving Chocolate Lab Ellie, Scoot Finnegan the German Shepherd and Popcorn the Alpha Pomeranian.
Flowus-Foo-Kee-Deehe was the on-field warmup for the Cavaliers drumline in 2002 when Michael McIntosh was serving as their percussion caption head. Flowus is a modern-day bolero for the rhythmic whiz in you.
A collection of some of the most outrageous individual snare solos ever performed at DCI and PASIC! Included are solos by snare drum greats such as Mike McIntosh, Jeff Queen, Nick Angelis, Chip Webster, and Tyler Dempsey.
Duration: various
Level: Advanced
Personnel: 1 player
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