The Director of Bands at New Palestine High School since 2019, Mr. Carney earned his BME from Indiana State University in 2006 and his MM in Tuba Performance from the University of Illinois in 2008.  He is a frequent adjudicator and clinician for performing arts events across Indiana, has presented at state level music education conferences, and is actively involved in curating the solo/ensemble and concert band suggested and required lists with the ISSMA Organization. Mr. Carney has served as a committee and state board member for the ISSMA Organization and is the current Performing Arts chair for New Palestine Community Schools. When time away from work presents itself, Mr. Carney is likely to be found traveling with his wife and children or on the golf course.

Drew Wilson has been the Director of Bands at New Palestine Junior High since 2017 and is the Associate Director of the Marching Dragons. Prior to becoming the Band Director at NPJH, Mr. Wilson taught at Pike Central HS for four years, and in Perry Township for nine years.  He has also taught marching bands throughout the state of Indiana for the last twenty-plus years and was a member of the Glassmen Drum & Bugle Corps. Mr. Wilson is a graduate of Indiana State University where he was active in the trumpet studio and had many performance opportunities across the US and abroad. He has been a member of IMEA/NAfME and the Indiana Bandmasters Association (IBA). Mr. Wilson lives in New Pal with his wife Sara and three children; Amberley, Emmitt, and Reece.

Mr. Cantrell has been the Director of Jazz and Assistant Director of Bands at New Palestine High School and New Palestine Junior High since 2023. Mr. Cantrell holds a BME in Music Education and a BM in Jazz Studies from the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University. Alongside teaching, Mr. Cantrell is an active musician who performs frequently around Indiana and the Midwest, and in 2024 released a debut album entitled "The Shifting Lens." Mr. Cantrell is also an experienced composer and arranger, having written and arranged works for a wide variety of small and large ensembles. Outside of music, Mr. Cantrell runs the D&D club at the junior high school and enjoys playing disc golf and board games with friends.

Ryan Wilkerson is a native of Fort Branch, Indiana, and holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Music Education from Murray State University. He specializes in teaching, music composition, and arranging for both marching and concert percussion ensembles. Ryan has taught and written for dozens of schools across the United States and brings a number of years of teaching experience from Paris, TN; Union City, TN; Arkadelphia, AR; and Jasper, IN. He lives in Greenwood with his wife, Ashley, their daughter, Leah, and their dogs, Bandit and Millie.

Paul Yoo is a color guard educator residing in Indianapolis. He is a graduate of the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University with a Bachelor in Music Education. Paul has marched with the Indiana University Marching Hundred, The Collective Independent World, the Madison Scouts Drum and Bugle Corps, and Revival Winter Guard. He has taught color guards from a wide variety of age ranges and skill levels, with students showing competitive success in the ISSMA, BOA, CITSA, IHSCGA, MEPA, and WGI circuits. Currently, Paul serves as the color guard director at New Palestine High School, and also teaches and choreographs for other programs in Indiana. He is a member of the WGI Future Leaders Program class #4. Outside of color guard, Paul enjoys reading, exploring new cafes, and playing his clarinet.