Scott Johnson (sometimes referred to as ScoJo) is an American percussionist and music educator best known as the percussion director for the Blue Devils Drum and Bugle Corps.[1] He is cited as one of the most influential members within the development of marching percussion.[2] In 2012, He was inducted into the Drum Corps International Hall of Fame and the Winter Guard International Hall of Fame. In 2015, he was inducted into the World Drum Corps Hall of Fame.
From Hayward, California, Johnson began drumming at the age of four before joining the snare drum line of the Blue Devils in 1976. He performed with the corps until 1979 and instructed the group as an assistant instructor until 1989. After leaving to teach at the Santa Clara Vanguard Drum and Bugle Corps, Johnson rejoined the Blue Devils to become the percussion arranger and director in 1994.[3] Alongside his role in drum corps, he was also an instructor for the Riverside City College drumline.[4]
He collaborated with Randy Newman to arrange the drumline tracks heard in the film Monsters University.[5]
References
edit- ^ Weiss, Lauren Vogel (August 2009). "The Concord Blue Devils' Scott Johnson". Modern Drummer. Vol. 33, no. 8. p. 79.
- ^ Beck, John H. (2014). Encyclopedia of Percussion (2nd ed.). Routledge. p. 275. ISBN 978-0-4159-7123-2. OCLC 939052116.
- ^ Weiss, Lauren Vogel (July 2013). "Scott Johnson and the Blue Devils: A drum corps—and more". Percussive Notes. 51 (4): 4–9.
- ^ Davila, Julie (August 2015). "Scott Johnson and the Blue Devils; Life is Good!". Rhythm! Scene. Vol. 2, no. 4. pp. 6–16.
- ^ Sweetnam, Samuel (March 26, 2014). "You Ought To Be in Soundtracks". Halftime Magazine. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
External links
edit- Biography from the Drum Corps International Hall of Fame
- Biography from the World Drum Corps Hall of Fame