Twenty-one years in. Still going.
When I started White Mage Music in 2004, the goal was simple: design marching band shows that were actually built for the ensemble performing them. Not recycled from last year. Not pulled from a catalog that hundreds of other programs were also pulling from. Built from scratch, for the specific kids standing in front of a specific director, in a specific circuit, with specific things to prove.
That hasn't changed. What's changed is the footprint.
Programs we've worked with have won State and Circuit championships across Texas, Indiana, South Carolina, North Carolina, California, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, and internationally. UIL, BOA, ISSMA, SCBDA, TOB, Cavalcade — if your circuit matters to you, it matters to us, because the design has to serve the competitive context your students are actually in.
The work itself spans the full range of what a marching arts program needs. Custom show design from concept through final arrangement. Audio engineering and sound design for programs incorporating electronics. Color guard audio and indoor design for winter season. Professional development clinics for directors who want to work through the design process with someone who's been inside it for two decades. And a full concert music catalog for programs looking for wind band literature that has something to say.
What drives all of it is a pretty straightforward belief: the ensemble in front of you right now deserves music that was written for them. Not adjusted for them. Not adapted for them. Written for them — with their instrumentation, their strengths, their competitive goals, and their students' specific capabilities built into every structural decision.
If that's the kind of partnership you're looking for, let's talk.