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Drew is on staff at TU as the Director of 乐队 and Instructor of Percussion. He has been teaching and performing around the midwest for over fifteen years with regional jazz ensembles, 管弦乐队, percussion ensembles and commercial music groups.  He has served as assistant marching band director at Trine University and drumline director at Bowling Green State University, 托莱多大学, and Central Michigan University. He has also taught and arranged percussion for many successful high school marching band programs in the Midwest that include Maumee High School, 斯普林菲尔德高中, 安哥拉高中, 卡罗尔高中, and Lake Orion High School. Currently performing around the region as both a drummer and bass player, he holds both music education and performance degrees from Saginaw Valley State University and Central Michigan University.

丹•迈尔斯 serves as Assistant Professor of 商业音乐 at 午餐大学.  丹是一位活跃的作曲家, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist and writes music for film, 电视和舞台, and his original songs can be heard in major motion pictures, 动画, and network television series. As a member of actor Gary Sinise’s Lt. 丹的乐队, Dan has enjoyed the privilege of dueling on fiddle with Charlie Daniels at the Kennedy Center, 为你表演.N. troops in Afghanistan and Kuwait, and debuting new music at the Ravinia Festival. Dan tours nationally with his Indie-folk band Stolen Silver, which has been featured in the New York Times, 芝加哥论坛报, 和《博彩平台推荐》杂志. Dan holds a Bachelor of Music degree in Jazz Studies from Western Michigan University and a Master of Fine Arts in Music Composition for the Screen from Columbia College.