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Michael McIntosh (Minneapolis, Minnesota) is an active clinician throughout the United States and Europe. He has also provided clinics in Japan and Beijing, China. McIntosh is currently an adjudicator for Winter Guard International (WGI) and Bands of America (BOA). He is the former WGI GE Judge representative. In addition to designing, coordinating, consulting, and composing for pageantry groups throughout the United States and Japan, McIntosh was one of two Percussion Designers for The Cavaliers Drum and Bugle Corps. From 1997-2011, McIntosh was the percussion specialist at Carmel High School in Carmel, Indiana. The band was named the 2001, 2017, and 2018 AAA National Champions, as well as the 2005, 2012, 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2022 BOA Grand National Champions. McIntosh has been a part of seven Highest Achievement in Music BOA Finals awards with two different performing groups. As a designer, McIntosh put teams together that won the Fred Sanford High Percussion Award in 2011 and 2023. He was also part of The Cavaliers’ three-peat DCI Championship wins in 2000, 2001, and 2002. McIntosh has created content for commercial projects across different digital mediums, including video games, startups, and digital advertising. McIntosh was named the percussion designer for the 2022 Bands of America Honor Band in the Rose Parade®. He is an artist/clinician for Yamaha and other music industry leaders. McIntosh is a graduate of Butler University, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music with an emphasis in Composition. He is currently an Account Executive at Rithum, an e-commerce company. McIntosh resides in Minneapolis with his wife Joy, daughters Scotlyn and Graysen, and their neurotic but loving chocolate Lab, Ellie; Scoot Finnegan the German shepherd; and Popcorn the Pomeranian.