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Matthew Jordan (Ann Arbor, MI) Dr. Matthew Jordan currently serves as Percussion Operations and Inventory Manager for the University of Michigan. He is also the music coordinator for Music City Mystique, the music producer and sound designer for the Bluecoats Drum & Bugle Corps (DCI 2024 World Champions), and a music designer for “The Commandant’s Own” United States Marine Drum and Bugle Corps. Prior to starting at the University of Michigan, Matt has held roles as the Associate Professor of Percussion at Jacksonville State University and Assistant Director of Bands/Instructor of Percussion at Middle Tennessee State University.
Matt has worked as a percussion instructor and arranger with a number of DCI and WGI groups, including 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 throughout the world.
As a performer, Matt has performed regularly with the Nashville Symphony Orchestra, Alabama Symphony, Huntsville Symphony, Traverse City Symphony, Tuscaloosa Symphony, Nashville Scoring Orchestra, and Intersection Contemporary Music Ensemble, among others.
Matt is very involved in the greater music and percussion communities, currently serving as the music technology committee chair for the Percussive Arts Society and has previously served on the PAS Board of Advisors. Matt is also an active adjudicator with numerous marching arts circuits throughout the US, including Bands of America, the Southern California Percussion Alliance, Mid East Performance Association, Carolina Winter Ensemble Association, and more.
Matt completed the 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.