September 25, 2008

John Campese - Percussion Arranger

A lifelong central Florida resident, Mr. Campese also has a long and distinguished drum corps history, marching with the Leathernecks, Florida Vanguards, Anaheim Kingsmen and Suncoast Sound. In 1989, Campese was a founding member of Magic of Orlando. He has also served as percussion instructor/caption head for such corps as Suncoast Sound, Boston Crusaders, Yokohama Inspires (Japan) and, of course, Magic of Orlando. For 18 years Campese has served as a performer/arranger with Walt Disney World. He is perhaps best remembered as one of the performers in the powerhouse Future Corps. Mr. Campese is also the founder and director of the current WGI World Percussion Finalist, Infinity Percussion from Orlando, FL.