RYAN TREASURE-DIRECTOR
Ryan Treasure has been the Director of Modulation Z since he started it in 2013. He has also served as Director of Percussion at Fort Zumwalt North High School for 18 years, Assistant Band Director/Percussion Director at Fort Zumwalt East High School for 10 years, and was the Director of Marching Percussion at Lindenwood University for 2 years.
Ryan has worked with, written for and consulted with many fine percussion programs in the St. Louis area and throughout the Midwest as well as schools in Louisiana, California, and Colorado. His percussion programs are highly regarded throughout the state of Missouri. He has written percussion for several original shows with Blue Devils Brass Caption Head John Meehan, nationally recognized Visual Consultant Keith “Ping” Dawson, and composer Don Barrett.
Ryan is a member of the US Bands Judging Association and has been a featured speaker at the Missouri Choir Directors Association State Convention. Ryan began his percussion performance career as a member and later Captain/Principal of the Truman State University Marching Gamblers, Wind Symphony, and Percussion Ensemble. He has studied with Dr. Mike Hooley and Jim Chapin. Ryan has and continues to tour and perform throughout the United States and has opened for several national acts including Jefferson Starship, Bow Wow, Johnnie Johnson, and Chris Duarte to name a few.
Ryan graduated from Truman State University in Kirksville, Missouri with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Liberal Arts (Music) and received his Master of Arts Degree in Education from Lindenwood University in St. Charles, MO. Ryan resides in O’Fallon, Missouri with his wife, Tanya and their son, Teagan.
Ryan has worked with, written for and consulted with many fine percussion programs in the St. Louis area and throughout the Midwest as well as schools in Louisiana, California, and Colorado. His percussion programs are highly regarded throughout the state of Missouri. He has written percussion for several original shows with Blue Devils Brass Caption Head John Meehan, nationally recognized Visual Consultant Keith “Ping” Dawson, and composer Don Barrett.
Ryan is a member of the US Bands Judging Association and has been a featured speaker at the Missouri Choir Directors Association State Convention. Ryan began his percussion performance career as a member and later Captain/Principal of the Truman State University Marching Gamblers, Wind Symphony, and Percussion Ensemble. He has studied with Dr. Mike Hooley and Jim Chapin. Ryan has and continues to tour and perform throughout the United States and has opened for several national acts including Jefferson Starship, Bow Wow, Johnnie Johnson, and Chris Duarte to name a few.
Ryan graduated from Truman State University in Kirksville, Missouri with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Liberal Arts (Music) and received his Master of Arts Degree in Education from Lindenwood University in St. Charles, MO. Ryan resides in O’Fallon, Missouri with his wife, Tanya and their son, Teagan.
ROb Gatewood-aSSISTANT dIRECTOR
Rob was introduced to the world of percussion when his future middle school band came and played a concert in fifth grade. From there, he was inundated with it. He began in sixth grade like all students in his district, and was able to join the Ft. Zumwalt North High School Winter Drumline in 8th grade, starting his winter experience a year earlier than most students. He spent the next four years with the Ft. Zumwalt North High School Panther Pride Marching Band, which had one of the top drumlines in the state all four years. His senior year, he joined Gateway Indoor, which was entering their first full year of competition in world class. The group was able to win the WGI Indianapolis Regional, as well as make finals at World Championships that year.
Deciding to focus on education after high school, Rob eventually graduated from the University of Missouri – St. Louis with a Bachelor in Science and Accounting. In August 2011, Rob received the opportunity to jump back into the world of percussion and became the percussion instructor of the Wright City High School Wildcat Marching Band. Winning a number of percussion captions throughout the next two years, Rob also started their winter drumline program, which took gold in their first year of competition on the Mid-Continent Color Guard Association (MCCGA), and bronze in their second year. During his second year, he also became a consultant for Modulation Z, and after the season, became the assistant director of Modulation Z, as well as the assistant percussion director/front ensemble coordinator for the FZN High School Panther Pride Marching Band.
This will be his 4th full season on staff with Modulation Z, serving as the assistant director and the front ensemble coordinator. Rob is from Lake St. Louis, MO and currently lives in St. Charles, MO where he works in Sponsored Research for the School of Neurology at Washington University in St. Louis.
Deciding to focus on education after high school, Rob eventually graduated from the University of Missouri – St. Louis with a Bachelor in Science and Accounting. In August 2011, Rob received the opportunity to jump back into the world of percussion and became the percussion instructor of the Wright City High School Wildcat Marching Band. Winning a number of percussion captions throughout the next two years, Rob also started their winter drumline program, which took gold in their first year of competition on the Mid-Continent Color Guard Association (MCCGA), and bronze in their second year. During his second year, he also became a consultant for Modulation Z, and after the season, became the assistant director of Modulation Z, as well as the assistant percussion director/front ensemble coordinator for the FZN High School Panther Pride Marching Band.
This will be his 4th full season on staff with Modulation Z, serving as the assistant director and the front ensemble coordinator. Rob is from Lake St. Louis, MO and currently lives in St. Charles, MO where he works in Sponsored Research for the School of Neurology at Washington University in St. Louis.
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CHAD SCHAEDLER-BATTERY COORDINATOR
Chad begins his second year with Modulation Z bringing many years of expertise to the table. Spending the last decade with Gateway Indoor and many other highly regarded percussion programs. During his tenure with Gateway he served as the Battery Caption Head, Battery Arranger, Program Coordinator and Education Director. Chad has instructed a number of percussion ensembles including The Cavaliers (2012), The Crossmen (2010 Percussion Co-Caption Head), The Bluecoats (2006-2008), The Colts (2005), Missouri State University (2003-2004, 2008-2013), and various high school programs across the country. Chad is an Innovative Percussion and EVANS drumhead artist. He is currently a member of the WGI Percussion Advisory Board.
Chad graduated from Missouri State University in 2000 with a B.S. in General Business. He currently resides in O'Fallon, Missouri with his wife Kim and their four children—Cameron, Dalen, Ella, and Gannon. |
JOSHUA LINK-FRONT ENSEMBLE COORDINATOR
Joshua Link is a composer, educator, designer and percussionist from the St. Louis area. This is his third year working with the front ensemble in instruction, sound design, and audio engineering.
A native of the St. Louis, MO area, Joshua studied Music Composition at the University of Missouri - Kansas City under Jim Mobberley, Paul Rudy, Chen Yi, Zhou Long and many other fantastic educators. Since moving back to the St. Louis area, Joshua has established himself as a composer for video games, film and other kinetic media. He has written marching music for schools across the U.S., and is an experienced front ensemble and battery arranger as well as full marching band composer. Joshua played in the frontline for the Madison Scouts Drum & Bugle Corps in 2009, 2010, and 2012, as well as Gateway Percussion's front ensemble from 2010 to 2013. He has taught across Missouri at some of the region's most competitive high school programs such as Blue Springs HS, Grain Valley HS, and Rockwood Summit HS. Within the Zumwalt district, he teaches percussion and helps design for the Fort Zumwalt South Bulldog Brigade Marching Band. Clif Walker-PROGRAM CONSULTANT
Clif Walker is a freelance percussion composer, arranger, consultant, clinician and adjudicator. He holds a BSE from Missouri Western State University and an MME from the University of Central Florida. This will be his second year on staff at Modulation Z. A former front ensemble arranger and design team member for 9 time WGI PIW Gateway Indoor (2014-2016) , Clif helped the ensemble earn it’s highest finals placement to date, 5th in 2014. During his five years at Blue Springs High School as Director of Percussion (2011-2015), the percussion program performed for the Missouri Music Educator's Association State Convention as winners of the percussion ensemble "Call for Tapes" (2015), and earned first place in the World Division at the 25th Annual Mozingo Music Percussion Competition (2014), earning the awards for Best Front Ensemble and Best Tenorline. In 2015, Blue Springs became the first Missouri band to make the Bands of America Grand National Finals. While Director of Percussion at Timber Creek High School in Orlando, Florida (2001-2008), Clif lead an ensemble that performed at the 2003 and 2008 FMEA State Music Conventions, the 2004 SDMENC/FMEA Music Convention, and the 2005 Percussive Arts Society International Convention (PASIC) as the winners of the high school percussion ensemble "Call for Tapes." In 2008, Timber Creek Independent was launched with Clif as Director/Arranger and made WGI History with two class promotions in one season. They achieved several other successes as well, including first place finishes at WGI Orlando (A Class), the WGI Nashville Power Regional (Open Class), and FFCC State Championships (World Class). They also were WGI PIW Finalist at World Championships in Dayton, Ohio their very first year. Clif worked with the Southwind Drum and Bugle Corps (Percussion Caption Head/Arranger 1999-2002) and is a former member and instructor of the Madison Scouts Drum and Bugle Corps (1992, 1994, and 1998). He also served as the Vice President of the Florida Chapter of the Percussive Arts Society (2008-2009). As a composer, original works have been performed at PASIC, The Midwest Band Orchestra Clinic, and the Sydney Opera House. His works for percussion ensemble are all published by Innovative Percussion and have been performed by the University of North Texas, Texas Christian University, and Florida State University to name a few. Clif is proud to endorse Yamaha Musical Instruments, Remo Drumheads, Sabian Cymbals, and Innovative Percussion Sticks and Mallets.
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