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Our Mission
Wind arranging, percussion arranging, drill design, electronics. Each of these aspects impacts the success of your marching season. Why outsource from multiple vendors, when you can consolidate everything under one roof? I believe design is about exploring different musical avenues - let A103 Marching help you mold your product to fit your needs and your students. I have real-world experience in a variety of fields, including film music, recording arts, jazz, performance, and more. Each of these experiences contribute to the unique voice A103 can bring to your production.
I firmly believe that the design of a show is intended to facilitate high-level execution, which in turn produces the most artistic result. No matter how creative or beautiful, unnecessarily difficult music or drill prevents the final product from shining the way it is intended. Efficient design + good execution = a clear and enjoyable product.
Sometimes, a really wonderful musical passage or drill set just doesn't work. The time to get attached to a show is when it is finished and presentable, not in the design phase. At the end of the day, this is your show, and I am happy to collaborate as much as desired. Lets find alternate paths for your production to follow - no egos here!
Services
Each year, A103 Marching takes on a number of clients, each with different musical needs. Some bands need a pre-existing arrangement to be re-scored for different instrumentation, while others need a complete show written from the ground-up. Regardless of your particular group's needs, A103 has you covered!
Music Design - Winds and/or Percussion
Any instrumentation
Any style
Any size
Any difficulty level
Consulting throughout the season
Available for Design, Arranging, or both
Original music and/or arrangements
Electronics
Pre-show
Synthesizer parts
Voiceovers
Sound effects
Visual Design
Any size
Any difficulty level
Effective staging
Inventive designs
Consulting throughout the season
Available for Design, Drill, or both
Consulting throughout the season
Our Promise
Varied Experiences = Varied Products.
Design is about exploring different musical avenues - let A103 Marching help you mold your product to fit your needs and your students. I have real-world experience in a variety of fields, including film music, recording arts, jazz, performance, and more. Each of these experiences contribute to the unique voice A103 can bring to your production.
Design + Execution = Art.
I firmly believe that the design of a show is intended to facilitate high-level execution, which in turn produces the most artistic result. No matter how creative or beautiful, unnecessarily difficult music or drill prevents the final product from shining the way it is intended. Efficient design + good execution = a clear and enjoyable product.
The Machete Method.
Sometimes, a really wonderful musical passage or drill set just doesn't work. The time to get attached to a show is when it is finished and presentable, not in the design phase. At the end of the day, this is your show, and I happy to collaborate as much as desired. I’m absolutely comfortable finding alternate paths for your production to follow - no egos here!
“The Florida State University School Marching Braves have enjoyed having Jamie Whitmarsh on staff and arranging for the past three years. Jamie is incredibly easy to work with, and has fantastic ideas. The FSUS band program is a special one, with a huge range of ability levels present as we are a K-12 lab school. Jamie is able to merge the musical ideas of the marching band design team, bring them to life, and make them accessible to each of my students; all while maintaining a high level of musical quality that even the most advanced students in our program appreciate and enjoy. I plan to work with Jamie for many years to come! ”