Jeremy Gomez (Group Evaluation Panel) Jeremy Gomez holds a music performance degree from the University of North Texas and is characterized by his unique approach to teaching rhythms and a breakout career in the area of marching cymbals. From 1998-2006 Jeremy choreographed and led the UNT, Plano Senior HS, Flower Mound HS, and Carolina Crown Cymbal Lines to over 10 PAS marching and DCI I&E 1st place championships. Established in 2006 Mr. Gomez was Wakeland High School’s percussion director for 9 years, building a powerhouse innovative percussion studio. Gomez is known for his beginner pedagogy, his J.E.D.I. series, and integrating world concepts into western education. An active drumset educator and performer in the DFW area he often sits on the Texas All State Jazz panel and maintains a private lesson studio specializing in bridging the gap between the percussion and drumset idioms. Currently Jeremy is Percussion Director at Faith Family Academy in Oak Cliff TX. Mr. Gomez is a proud Zildjian cymbal artist and endorses Vic Firth sticks and mallets.

Matt Moore (Group Evaluation Panel) Matt Moore is a percussion educator, composer, arranger, and adjudicator in the Dallas/Fort Worth area where he served as Director of Percussion for V.R. Eaton High School 2015-2022. With a popular catalog of works through C. Alan Publications as well as marching arrangements, Matt’s music has been commissioned, performed, and recorded around the country. Since 2022, Matt’s primary career shifted to the video game development industry where he serves as a Producer, responsible for the planning, scheduling, development, and delivery of creative projects in games and software with a cross-disciplinary team of 30+ over multiple continents. Matt holds music degrees from Campbellsville University and Texas Christian University. He is an educational artist for Innovative Percussion sticks and mallets and an ASCAP composer. As a tech nerd, Matt solo-developed Frustrating Bird Game for mobile platforms and is currently into retro gaming and home theater gear. He lives with his family in Lewisville, Texas. For more information on Matt Moore, please visit: http://www.mattmoorepercussion.com/home.html

Bob Romano (Group Evaluation Panel) Bob Romano started teaching Band in California in 1989. He started as a Drumline instructor and has moved to Assistant Director, and then to Head Director. Mr. Romano was a member of the Riverside Community College Drumline, Blue Devils Drum and Bugle Corps, and the University of North Texas Percussion Programs. He has been on staff for several top 10 drum corps and continues to be involved in the percussion world in the DFW Metroplex.

Lane Harder (Solo Evaluation Panel) Composer/Percussionist Lane Harder’s original works have been performed by the Meadows Symphony Orchestra, Voces Intimae, Percussion Group 72 (Japan), New Mexico All-State Guitar Orchestra, cellists Frank Jenkins and Anna Park (Austin Symphony Orchestra), marimbist Makoto Nakura (Young Concert Artists), soprano Rebecca Siler (The Crossing), Ju Percussion Group, the Lone Star Wind Orchestra Percussion Ensemble, and many percussion ensembles in North America, Europe, and Asia. His music has appeared on programs at the 2004, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2017 Percussive Arts Society International Conventions and the 2008 Percussion Master Series in Taipei. Other recent festivals at which his music has been programmed include the 2021 21C Guitar International Conference, the 2018 Mid-South Flute Festival, the 2017 New Mexico Music Educators Convention, the 2016 Queens New Music Festival, the 2014 Green Music Festival in Kobe, Japan, the 2014 Excessive Noise Recital Series, and the 2014 Percussion Festival of Patagonia. His performances and his original music appear on the Albany, Gasparo, Evosound, Soundwaves, Dream Media, Slade Harte Records, BCM&D and bu.hanan record labels. Harder has performed both as a percussionist and keyboardist with the Dallas Winds, Allen Philharmonic Orchestra, and as a resident musician for concert series at Triple N Ranch and Winery. He has also performed with The Dallas Bach Society, Theatre Three, Imperial Brass, Casa Mañana, the Lawton Philharmonic Orchestra, and many other organizations in the Dallas area. Harder is a percussionist, keyboardist, and arranger for Saint Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church in Dallas. Additionally, Harder is Chair of Music Composition at SMU where he serves on the SMU Faculty Senate. He further serves on the faculty and administration of the EAMA Summer Institute and EAMA Academy. For more information on Lane Harder, please visit: https://www.smu.edu/Meadows/AreasofStudy/Music/Faculty/HarderLane

Garrett Tucker (Solo Evaluation Panel) Mr. Tucker is the Director of Percussion Studies at Sachse High School. Prior to his appointment at Sachse, Mr. Tucker taught at Terrell ISD and was also the percussion paraprofessional for the Centennial High School cluster in Frisco, TX. Mr. Tucker also taught at Richardson ISD, Crandall ISD, and Wylie ISD. As a performer Mr. Tucker competed in the Drum Corps International World Championships with the Troopers Drum and Bugle Corps in 2014. He is also associated with the Sherman Symphony, DAAYO, and has performed as an artist for the Percussive Arts Society International Convention (PASIC). Mr. Tucker received his Bachelor’s in Music Education from the University of North Texas where he performed with the UNT Symphony Orchestra, Two O' Clock Steel Band, UNT Percussion Ensemble, Gamelan Ensemble, Afro-Cuban Ensemble, and served as principal percussionist for the UNT Wind Ensemble. Mr. Tucker enjoys binge watching TV shows, eating Tex-Mex, and playing music in his spare time.