Scouts Welcome Jeff Lee as Music Designer and Front Ensemble Supervisor

Chris Komnick, Executive Director, and James Mason, Artistic Director of the Madison Scouts are pleased to announce Jeff Lee as Music Designer and Front Ensemble Caption Supervisor. Jeff Lee is the Music Director as well as a Composer/Arranger, and MIDI programmer for the Mason Entertainment Group (M.E.G.). Jeff’s first involvement with M.E.G. began with the 1999 launch of BLAST! as a percussion and electronics arranger/composer. Following BLAST!'s London premier, Jeff was hired to compose new music for the show as well as become more involved in the overall percussion design. In 2003 Jeff moved from the San Francisco area to work full time as the Music Director for M.E.G. and in addition to BLAST!, Jeff has been involved with many other M.E.G. productions including Shockwave, CyberJam and M.I.X.Originally from Albuquerque, NM, Jeff completed his Master of Arts degree (with distinction) in percussion performance from the studio of Dr. Steven Schick (CSU, Fresno). His musical career has evolved from that of performer to band director to freelance arranger, composer, educator, and clinician. Jeff is proud of his 10 years of work as a percussion and brass arranger/ composer for the Concord Blue Devils and his contributions to numerous first place DCI full ensemble, I&E and high percussion awards. Jeff has been a composer and arranger for a number of WGI color guards and percussion ensembles and worked with groups such as The Woodlands, James Logan, Clovis West, Beyer and Etiwanda high schools, Riverside Community College, the Renaissance Vanguard, Yamato, and the Yokohama Scouts drum and bugle corps of Japan.