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Mystikal 2008 Calendar
From The Desk of The Director
May 8, 2008 – Last weekend's guard and field percussion 2 day rehearsal was a great success. Saturday was a get into the drum corps groove and work out the kinks from being indoors. We will definately have a great time getting to know each other over the next 3 months.
Sunday's rehearsal was the icing on the cake. The two sections had the chance to rehearsal on the campus of California State University, Long Beach. The weather was great and the fans/students loved watching the professional musicians doing what they love to do.
We are looking for volunteers to help with our Memorial Weekend Camp. Please send me an email (rlowery@mystikal-corps.org) if you would like to help feed, chaperone and fit uniforms. If you can not volunteer Memorial Weekend, please make a donation to help offset the inflation cost of fuel and food. This corps is going to go a long way. But we NEED you in order strive and grow for the future.
Mystikal Names New Staff Members
Jeff McNurlan (Brass Caption Head)
Jeff is currently the Director of Bands at Mission Hills High School in San Marcos, CA. Having started his band program from the very beginning, Jeff has learned a lot about the challenges of a growing program. In addition to his time at Mission Hills, Jeff taught on the brass staff of Esperanza from 2002 – 2006 and served as the brass caption head in 2003 for the San Diego based corps.
Jim Rogers (Brass Specialist)
Jim currently teaches with the music programs at Westview High School, San Marcos High School, Mission Hills High School, El Camino High School, and Dana Hills High School. He has also served on the brass staffs of Magic and the Santa Clara Vanguard.
Both Jeff and Jim are very dedicated to music education in Southern California and wants to see the drum corps activity as a key ingredient to strengthen the education that your are currently receiving in your scholastic program. The Brass Staff’s intent is to implement and develop a skill set that will allow performers to serve as effective musical leaders in other areas of their musical endeavors.
Mario Ramirez (Color Guard Caption Head)
Rob Guzman (Color Guard Specialist)
Brandy Garcia (Color Guard Specialist)
Scott Bilbruck (Drill Designer)
Join us for our 2008 Drum Corps International’s Summer Music Games Tour!
Brass Spots Still Open. LAST CHANCE!
Please contact us at info@mystikal-corps.org for more information on the open spots. Brass, please bring your own mouthpiece.
Mystikal Announces 2008 Show Production
Mystikal's Design Team announced the 2008 production concept. This year the corps will be venturing into the progressive rock music genre. The show title "Rock Progression" features music selections from the rock group called "Spock's Beard”. This year’s production will be on the more lighter side and not as dark as the past years. You will see a lot of cool drumming and guard work throughout the show.
This show will have the crowd clapping and cheering.
Mystikal Names Ike Jackson As The Percussion Ensemble Caption Head
Not limiting his outreach as a "guru of percussion," Ike has worked with more than 35 different percussion programs at the High school, College and Drum Corps levels in Southern California since 1991. A prolific percussion arranger and drill designer, Ike has been working with Ayala High School since 1991. He is currently working for various percussion ensembles all across the Southwest. Being a percussion clinician has afforded Ike the unique honor of working along side Tom Float and the late Fred Sanford.
In his thirteen years as a percussion instructor he has worked with more than 35 different percussion programs at the high school, college, and drum corps levels. A prolific percussion arranger and drill designer, Ike has worked with various percussion ensembles all across the Southwest.
His competitive marching career started in his teens as a member of the Sound Machine Youth Organization, then as tenor player for the Riverside Community College Marching Tigers from 1992 to 1994. Finally, he finished his marching career by becoming a member of the 1994 Blue Devils Drum and Bugle Corps going on to win the title of World Champion.
From his performance background and training, Ike's seemingly "golden touch" has enabled him to lead his percussion ensembles to 3 collective WGI World Championship medals, 8 WGI World Championship Finalist placings, 24 Regional Finalist placings and 12 Regional Championship titles including Div 2 DCI finalist. Locally, his ensembles have won 5 SCPA Championship medals and over 60 first place awards.
Ike is currently a member of the Southern California Percussion Alliance Executive Board and a founding member of the SCPA. He is also a member of the Winter Guard International Percussion Advisory Board. Ike is a Yamaha Endorser and Featured Artist, a Pro-Mark stick and mallet endorser, a member of the Pro-Mark Indoor Percussion Development Team, and is a co-founder of Xymox pads.
Joining Ike on the Percussion Staff are: Javier Ortega, Jeremy Summers, Anna Ryu, Mike Smith, and Brian Dinkel (Consultant)
Mystikal’s Executive Director Appointed to DCI Open Class National Advisory Board
On Saturday January 26, 2008 at the Drum Corps International Annual Conference held in Orlando, Florida, Rob Lowery was appointed to serve on the Open Class National Advisory Board. This position is tasked with many duties that will govern the operation of DCI’s Open Class Corps. Some of the objectives set by this advisory board will assist new and re-emerging corps to prepare for the evaluation process that is required to become a competing corps. Other duties will be to develop new business models for the operation of Open Class Events and explore new ways for Open Class corps to entertain audiences with new and inventive ways not yet introduce into Drum Corps International competitive field.
Rob Lowery will also work on developing Open Class tours in the Pacific Region for 2009 and 2010. This is going to be a challenging task because the Region Expands from California up to Washington and out to Colorado and Wyoming. The DCI Pacific Advisory is greatly appreciated that Rob has accepted this project. This project will determine the future of drum corps activity in the Pacific Region. | 
