Meyer, Brad

Biography

Born: 1983

Country: U. S. A.

Studies: University of Kentucky (Doctor of Musical Arts in Percussion Performance); University of South Carolina (Master of Music Performance)

Teacher: James Campbell; Scott Herring

Website: https://www.brad-meyer.com/

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Dr. Brad Meyer is a percussion educator, artist, and composer with an extensive and diverse background. Currently, Meyer is the Associate Professor of Percussion at Stephen F. Austin State University (Nacogdoches, TX) where he is the private lesson teacher and director of the percussion ensemble. Meyer frequently tours to universities and high schools both nationally and internationally to present recitals, workshops, masterclasses, and clinics on various topics, including: electro-acoustic percussion, contemporary marimba, concert snare drum, marching percussion, percussion ensemble, steel band, and world music. His international performances and clinics have taken him to Austria, Taiwan, France, South Africa, and Slovenia. Meyer has been an active presenter/performer at numerous festivals and conventions, including: Midwest Band & Orchestra Clinic, Texas Music Educators Association’s national convention, Percussive Arts Society’s International Convention, International Computer Music Conference, Society for Electroacoustic Music in the United States’ Convention, New York City Electroacoustic Music Festival, Graz’s (Austria) Night of Percussion, Chiayi’s (Taiwan) International Band Festival, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis’s Intermedia Festival, and Transylvania University’s Studio 300 Festival. Meyer is a composer with several compositions for snare drum, multi-percussion, and percussion ensemble published through Bachovich Publications, Tapspace Publications, and Ox & Lamb Publications. Meyer is a proud endorsee of Yamaha Instruments, Zildjian Cymbals, Vic Firth Sticks and Mallets, Evans Drumheads, and Tycoon Percussion.

Meyer serves as the Percussive Arts Society Texas Chapter’s Vice President (TXPAS Secretary from 2014-2016), Chair of the PAS Health & Wellness Committee (Committee Member from 2013-2016), and as a past member of the PAS Technology Committee. He was the Vice President of the Kentucky Chapter of PAS in 2011–2013. Meyer was the Visiting Instructor of Music in Percussion/Percussion Ensemble Director at Centre College (Danville, KY) in 2011–2012 and was the Adjunct Professor of Percussion at Tennessee Technological University (Cookeville, TN) during the fall of 2011.

In 2010, he was the pit manager for the Blue Stars Drum and Bugle Corps, and before that he was the front ensemble caption head of the Madison Scouts Drum and Bugle Corps in 2009, where he was as a front ensemble technician for the two years prior. His extensive training in the core percussion instruments (snare drum, keyboard, timpani, drum set, multi-percussion) as well as world music, particularly on the Caribbean steel pan, Korean P’ungmul, mbira (Zimbabwe finger piano), Joropo maracas, and both Javanese and Balinese gamelan has provided a global perspective for his performances and research areas. From 2002-2005, Meyer was a part of The Cadets Drum and Bugle Corps’ front ensemble, where he accumulated one world championship, three “high-drum” trophies, and three “outstanding service” awards.

Works for Percussion

Solo

In Cogni - Snare Drum
High Voltage- Multiple Percussion
Criminal Intentions - Multiple Percussion
Relentless - Multiple Percussion]]

Chamber Ensemble

Marimbabira - 4 Players
Triangular Temples - 4 Players
Ricochet - 6 Players
Rothiemurchus - 8 Players

Flexible Ensemble

Centre Smaba - 4 to 50+ Players
Coniferous Contemplation - 2 to 5 Players
Pipe Dream - 9 to 50+ Players