1. Parker Mann Performer,
Composer, Educator
Drum Set and Percussion
1317 West Laird Street, Tempe Arizona
P: 804-677-5999
Plmann@asu.edu
Parker Mann is a performer, composer and educator
primarily in the Phoenix music scene but has performed
in venues across the United States. He strives for
creativity and sincerity in all aspects of his work. Though
he is a multi-instrumentalist, proficient in piano, guitar and trumpet among others, his primary performance
medium is drum set, concert percussion, hand drums and marimba.
Education
Arizona State University, Bachelor of Music, Percussion Performance. Tempe, Arizona (2016)
Midlothian High School, Advanced Diploma. Midlothian, Virginia (2012)
Principal Teachers
Dr. J.B Smith, Professor of Percussion, Arizona State University (marimba, keyboards)
Dr. Mark Sunkett, Professor of Percussion, Arizona State University (snare drum, timpani, African percussion)
Dom Moio, Professor of Jazz Percussion, Arizona State University (drumset, Cuban and Brazilian percussion)
Chris Thomas, Professor of Music, Longwood University (timpani, snare drum, keyboards, taiko drumming)
Dr. Mike Kocher, Professor of Jazz Studies, Arizona State University (jazz vibraphone , hand drums and drumset)
Emilio Caruso, Afro-Cuban/Brazilian folkloric Scholar, founding member of Bata Ire's (Bata Drumming)
Performance Experience
Commercial
 The Village Blasting Club (Performance's at venues, events, and clubs across the American southwest,
albums and demos available upon request) 2013-2015
 The Church of the Beatitudes Service Ensemble (Sunday morning service musician) 2014
 Pepsi Super Bowl XLIX Half-Time Mini Marching Band 2015

2.  First Friday Afro-Cuban 2015
Orchestral
 The Scottsdale Philharmonic 2014
 Arizona State University Symphony Orchestra 2012-2015
 The Blue Lake Festival Orchestra (With live recorded performances on National Public Radio) 2014-2015
 The Masterworks Orchestra 2014-2015
 Midlothian High School Combined Orchestra 2010-2012
Band
 Arizona State Wind Ensemble 2012-2015
 Arizona State Wind Orchestra 2012-2015
 The Blue Lake Festival Band (With live recorded performances on National Public Radio) 2014-2015
 The Blue Lake Staff Band (With live recorded performances on National Public Radio) 2014-2015
 Chesterfield, Virginia, All County Band 2011
 Midlothian High School Symphonic Band 2010-2012
 Midlothian High School Marching Band (Battery and Frontline Captain) 2008-2012
Jazz
 The Summertime Combo 2014
 The Sun Jazz Trio (Demo Available) 2015
 Arizona State Percussion Jazz Ensemble 2014-2015
 The B3 Jazz Combo at Arizona State University 2014
 The Outer Limits Jazz Combo (Demo Available) 2014 -2015
 The Blue Lake Big Band 2014-2015
 Three Musicians Jazz Trio 2015
 Midlothian High School Jazz Band 2012
Pit Orchestra
 The Lyric Opera Theater 2014
Children of Eden (percussion)
 The Detour Theater Company 2014-2015
Tarzan (African drum specialist)
Into the Woods (percussion)
Shrek the Musical (drums)
Percussion Ensemble
 Arizona State Contemporary Percussion Ensemble (Premiered multiple award winning works for
percussion) 2012-2015
 Blue Lake Percussion Ensemble 2014-2015
 Blue Lake Marimba Quartet 2014
 Boy's State Drumline Captain at Liberty University 2011

3.  Midlothian High School Percussion Ensemble 2008-2012
 Midlothian Steel Pan Ensemble 2008-2012
 Midlothian High School Drumline Captain 2012
World Ensembles and Ethnomusicolgy
 Arizona State Saber Ensemble (West Africa) 2012-2015
 Arizona State Djembe Ensemble (West Africa) 2012-2015
 The Children of the Mud Volcano Gamelan Orchestra (Java, Indonesia) 2013
 Bata Trio (Cuba/Haiti) 2013-2014
 Midlo Tiako Ensemble (Japan) 2008-2012
 Midlo African Drum Ensemble (West Africa) 2008-2012
Composition
Film Score
Miriam, Directed by Chris Lehane 2014
The Take, Directed by Katelyn Beal 2015
Pull, Directed by Katelyn Beal 2015
Solo Composition
Shades of Violet - Piano
Piano Sonata One- Piano
Ensemble and Chamber Composition
Moonlight, for small Jazz Ensemble
Blue, for Jazz Combo
Time, for Electronics, two Vibraphones, upright bass and drums
Unlike a Dream, for Orchestral Strings
String Quintet 1, for string quartet and solo fugal horn
Illusions 62, for pizzicato strings and hand percussion
Good Bye, for piano, strings and synthesizer
Visions of Johanna, for piano, electric bass and synthesizer
Forever In Sight, for piano and orchestra strings
To Leave it Behind, for wind band
Beyond the Gray Sky, for cello piano and harp
As the World Comes Crashing Down, for vocalists, orchestral strings and percussion
-Full composition list available upon request as well as score and recording.
Teaching Experience
Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp- Various Musical Roles, including leading ensembles as well as private lesson work
and general musical interaction with thousands of children and young adults age 8-19. 2014-2015
Phoenix Conservatory of Music, Music Educator. Responsibilities including planning and conducting classes in
piano, drum set, classical percussion, hand drums, voice and music theory and additionally teaching private
lessons for percussion, drum set, piano and guitar. 2014-2015

4. Imagine Schools, Tempe, Director of Imagine Schools African Drum Ensemble. Responsibilities include giving
students a solid understanding of African music from an ethnomusicology standpoint, leading the ensemble in
preparation of music, teaching proper hand drum technique and preparing each class. 2015
Chandler Community Center, Director, Responsibilities include preparing and teaching classes in piano and
voice as well as general music curriculum for children age 6-11. 2014
Taylor Junior High School- Percussion Educator. Responsibilities; teaching concert percussion techniques and
methods to the percussion sections of each band class. 2014
Midlothian High School- Percussion Tech. Provided ensemble coaching for drumline and front ensemble in
marching band setting. 2012
Various Venues- Master Class Presentation "The Art of Hand Drumming, The Wood Method". A master class
based on audience interaction aimed at the high school and middle school percussionist with the objective to
explore the playing techniques, styles and rhythms associated with congas, bongos, djembe, and doumbek though
the use of both real instruments as well as wooden playing surfaces. 2014-2015
Honor and Award
Midlothian High School annual Musicianship Award and scholarship 2012
Arizona State University School of Music "Special Talent" scholarship 2012-2015
American Legion Award for courage, honor, leadership, patriotism, scholarship and service 2012
Eagle Scout Award (Boy Scouts of America), (Eagle Scout Project of the Year Award) 2011
Professional Memberships
Arizona Music Educators Association
National Association of Music Educators
Percussive Arts Society
References
Dom Moio, Professor of Jazz Percussion, Arizona State University 1-602-432-3949
Regina Nixon, Executive Director, The Phoenix Conservatory of Music 1-602-353-9900
Chris Lehane, Director of The Motion Picture, Miriam 1-408-806-8631
Adrian Cook, Director, Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp 1-231-894-1966