Jeremy graduated from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign in 2017 with a Music Education degree. While there, he participated in various ensembles including the Marching Illini, Steel Band, and other concert bands and orchestras at the University. In 2015, Jeremy performed in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade with the Marching Illini.
Jeremy has been very active in the marching community. He has experience marching in both WGI and DCI. He marched Green Thunder Percussion from 2011-2013 and Cavaliers Indoor Percussion 2017, where he was center snare in 2017. In addition, he performed with the 7-time DCI World Champion, Cavaliers Drum and Bugle Corps from 2014-2016 where he was center snare in 2016.
Currently, Jeremy is the percussion director at Goshen Community Schools in Goshen, IN. In this role, Jeremy oversees the percussion section during marching band, percussion sectionals, and percussion ensembles. Jeremy is the director of Goshen Winter Percussion, who are a World Class finalist concert percussion group that compete in the IPA and WGI circuits. Other teaching experience includes Plainfield North High School, Prairie Central High School, and Rolling Meadows High School.
Jeremy has played with Innovative products for much of his career and is excited to endorse them.