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Martin Griffin (Toms River, NJ) has a Bachelor of Music Degree from William Paterson University and a master’s degree in Educational Leadership from Kean University. He was a band director in New Jersey for 35 years, primarily as the Director of Bands and Coordinator of Fine Arts at Monroe Township High School. The MTHS Marching Band was crowned NJ State Champions in 2013 and they were selected to represent New Jersey at the 75th anniversary of Pearl Harbor in 2016. In addition, the MTHS Wind Ensemble has received multiple gold ratings, and they have been selected to perform at Carnegie Hall, the NJ Performing Arts Center, and the NJ State Band Gala. The MTHS Percussion Ensemble has performed at the All-Eastern and NJMEA conferences and have been WGI Power East Regional Champions three times. Griffin performed for five seasons with the Hawthorne Caballeros Drum & Bugle Corps, and he has been a percussion arranger for high school bands for more than 30 years. He currently judges for numerous organizations including WGI, BOA, and DCI, and he has been a judge for the Drum Corps Japan Championships. Griffin was the Percussion Caption Head for DCA for 12 years and he is currently the judging coordinator for the DCI All-Age Class, the Mid Atlantic Percussion Society, and the NJ Marching Band Directors Association. He has served on the WGI Percussion Advisory Board and was on the staff for the 2022 Bands of America Honor Band in the Tournament of Roses Parade. Currently, Griffin is an adjunct instructor in music education for Rider University.