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Michael McIntosh
Michael McIntosh

Role(s):

Bands of America Adjudicator, Percussion Specialist Academy, Summer Symposium Division Coordinator

Specialties:

Percussion

Affiliations:

Yamaha Performing Artist

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). In addition to designing, coordinating, consulting, and composing for many pageantry groups throughout the United States, McIntosh is the Percussion Caption Manager, Music Coordinator, and 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 BOA class AAA National Champion as well as the 2005, 2012, 2016, 2017, and 2018 BOA Grand National Champions. McIntosh has been a part of six Highest Achievement in Music BOA Finals awards with two different performing groups. McIntosh was the Program Coordinator/Designer for the WGI IW group Gateway Indoor from 2012-2016 and was part of a team that led Gateway to its best placement ever, finishing in fifth place at WGI Championships in 2014. McIntosh has also worked with Music City Mystique as well as Avon High School. McIntosh has created content for commercial projects across different digital mediums including video games, startups, and digital advertising. He had works commissioned for The Midwest Clinic as well as the West Point Hellcats and the US Army Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps. In 2018, McIntosh was commissioned to write an original orchestral work for the Contemporary Youth Orchestra. Entitled “MESH,” this work premiered at the Cleveland Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. McIntosh was also named the percussion designer for the 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 works in software sales for ChannelAdvisor. McIntosh resides in Minneapolis with his wife Joy, daughters Scotlyn and Graysen, and their chocolate lab, Ellie.