2023 DESIGN TEAM

Gerran Molina is an up-and-coming instructor and choreographer based out of the Austin, TX area. His teaching experience includes various roles at Glenn High School, LBJ High School (2019 Texas Color Guard Circuit silver medalist), Georgetown High School (, Lehman High School (2020 WGI Austin Scholastic A semifinalist), Elgin High School, Conroe High School, and Redemption Winter Guard.

As a performer, Gerran is honored to have been educated by a variety of prominent designers and instructors in the activity. Many of those experiences were acquired at performing ensembles at the highest levels, including the Carolina Crown Drum and Bugle Corps (2017 DCI bronze medalist), Black Gold World Independent Winter Guard (2019 WGI Independent World finalist), Origins Winter Guard (2018 WGI Independent Open finalist), and the James Bowie Outdoor Performance Ensemble and World Winter Guard (2016 and 2017 WGI Scholastic World finalist)

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Gerran is pursuing a degree in dance as well as taking courses in non-profit management. He lives with his pet cat, Salem, and is looking forward to this upcoming season!

I am originally from Tupelo, MS. I’ve been a part of the guard and band world since 2009. I was a part of the Tupelo High School color guard, concert bands, and winter guard. I also participated in a few honor bands throughout my clarinet playing years. I went on to be a member of the ICC All-American Band and color guard, and performed with Magnolia Independent. After leaving ICC, I became a member of the University of Mississippi’s band and color guard, and I spent a season with Conversion winter guard. I later marched, taught, choreographed, and co-directed Colibri within the 5 years of the program. In 2018, I started a 4 year run as the color guard director at Southaven High School. In the summer of 2022, I became a member of Atlanta CV, and I am currently choreographing for and teaching groups across MS and TN.

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Mike Bishop is a producer, arranger, composer, music educator, international clinician, and consultant creating for various organizations worldwide, including the West Chester University Incomparable Golden Ram Marching Band, United Percussion, and Spirit of '52 (Germany). Previously, Mike served on the staff or designed for the Crossmen, George Mason University, The Company Performance Ensemble (UK), European X (Netherlands), Cedar Park HS Timberwolf Band, Carolina Crown (2013 DCI World Championship), Rhythm X/The X Academy, Redline, Blue Stars, and was a founding Board of Directors member at Invictus.

As a producer, Mike is experienced in working with songwriters, editing & creating soundtracks for podcasts, radio & tv commercials, dance teams, and color guards, as well as samples and sound effects for the pageantry arts. He has composed and arranged hundreds of works for various scholastic, collegiate, independent, and corporate programs.

Mike is a Yamaha Artist, a proud endorser of Vic Firth sticks & mallets, Zildjian Cymbals, & Remo drum heads and a member of the Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Fraternity of America. He has presented clinics at Music For All's Bands of America Summer Symposium, the Texas Bandmasters Association Annual Convention, Western Carolina University Summer Symposium, Vivace Marching Band Leadership Camps, and throughout the United States, Western Europe, and Japan.