About the Designer - George Hester

	Mr. Hester is a designer, musician and artist, born in Philadelphia, PA and raised in Canton, MI. He is an accomplished drill writer who has designed for many marching programs across the US and Asia. Since 1996, George has taught music and marching technique to several high school bands and drum corps in the US.

	Playing the trumpet since age 11, George has a vast amount of experience in various ensembles performing at venues located all across North America, Europe and Japan. He has performed with many concert bands, orchestras, jazz groups, musicals and community ensembles, and often plays some solo work for churches, weddings and other small private events.

George is a former marching member of 7-time DCI world champions The Cavaliers Drum & Bugle Corps. He marched for 4 seasons as a member of the soprano and mellophone sections in 1993, 1996, 1997 and 1998. From 2000-2001, George was a performer and cast member of the Emmy Award winning and Tony Award winning show, Blast!. This original US Tour performed in seven US cities including going overseas to perform at venues in London, UK and Basel, Switzerland before landing in New York City to perform on Broadway. Most recently, George completed a season touring and performing with the Aimachi marching band from Nagoya, Japan. The Aimachi band is part of the JMBA curcuit and are 6-time All-Japan National Champions since 1998.

Since the spring of 2002, George has been working as a visual designer, spending five years (2002-2006) working and studying with Mitch Rogers in drill design. In the spring of 2007, George began designing independently, building a strong foundation of clients and is now a full-time visual designer. Currently, George resides in Houston, TX and along with working on drill and music, he is also hoping to become a future website designer/developer. George's complete résumé can be found HERE.