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Matt Jordan (Jacksonville, Alabama) currently serves as Associate Professor of Percussion at Jacksonville State University (JSU) in Jacksonville, Alabama. He is also the front ensemble arranger for Music City Mystique, the music coordinator and sound designer for the Bluecoats Drum and Bugle Corps (Drum Corps International 2024 World Champions), and a music designer for the “Commandant’s Own” United States Marine Drum and Bugle Corps. Prior to starting at JSU, Jordan was the Concert Percussion Marketing Manager for Pearl/Adams Musical Instruments, and Assistant Director of Bands/Instructor of Percussion at Middle Tennessee State University.
Jordan has worked as a percussion instructor and arranger with several Drum Corps International and Winter Guard International groups, including the Phantom Regiment, Carolina Crown, and Spirit of Atlanta. He is also very involved at the scholastic level as an arranger for indoor drumlines and marching bands. He has written for Max Percussion (Bangkok, Thailand), Bangkok Society Drumline, Franklin High School, Science Hill High School, McGavock High School, Dobyns-Bennett High School, and Father Ryan High School, among others.
Jordan is very involved in the greater music and percussion communities, serving on both the Board of Advisors and the music technology committee for the Percussive Arts Society. He is also an active adjudicator with numerous marching arts circuits throughout the US, including Bands of America, the Southern California Percussion Alliance, Carolina Winter Ensemble Association, and more.
Jordan completed a Doctor of Music degree from Florida State University, a master’s degree from the University of North Texas, and a bachelor’s degree from Middle Tennessee State University.