Mark Hunter

Mark Hunter is an accomplished percussionist, composer, and educator that excels in the marching arts. A native of Chicago, he began his percussion education under Bret Kuhn. As a student of James Campbell at The University of Kentucky, Mark performed in a number of the university’s ensembles, including the percussion ensemble that won the prestigious Percussive Arts Society Collegiate Percussion Ensemble Contest two times during Mark’s tenure. Outside of his college studies, he marched snare with The Cavaliers Drum & Bugle Corps (97-2000), during which time the group was awarded two high percussion awards and a World Championship. Upon graduation from The University of Kentucky with a MFA in 2004, Mark won an audition with the Tony and Emmy Award-winning show, Blast!, and toured Japan as the show’s marimba soloist.

Mark has taught for several different Drum & Bugle Corps’ as well as Music City Mystique from 2012-2016.

Mark resides in Atlanta, GA where, in addition to arranging for many other groups across the Southeast, his writing has been published by Tapspace Publications.