// Staff Bus — Show Design
Building the Show
Everything between "I have an idea" and the last show in October.
Last updated July 2026
About the author
Dr. Ryan J. Williams (DMA) is a composer and marching band show designer with two decades in the band room and fourteen years in the U.S. Army Reserve. He has designed shows for programs of every size across the country's competitive circuits.
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