Rogues Hollow Regiment Announces 2025 Percussion Staff
Rogues Hollow Regiment is pleased to announce the Percussion Staff for their 10th Anniversary Season!
Percussion Director: Patrick Brubaker
Battery Caption Head: Cliff Marlowe
Front Ensemble Caption Head: Jake Davis
Tenor Technician: Steven Rader
Tenor Technician: Aaron Statler
Bass Technician: Michaela Strunk
Cymbal Technician: Noah Folk
Cymbal Technician: Evan Pliska
Front Ensemble Technician: Dalton Carney
Front Ensemble Technician: Ryan Feger
We sat down with our Percussion Director, Patrick Brubaker, the Battery Caption Head, Cliff Marlowe, and Front Ensemble Caption Head, Jake Davis, to discuss what it is like in their positions this season, as well as their excitement for the percussion section and year!
Patrick Brubaker has been with the corps since its founding in May of 2015! Starting as a drumset player originally, he moved to marching snare before taking a step back to be a full-time staff member.
Brubaker will be stepping into a new position this year! After being in the leadership of the percussion section for the past 10 years, he is excited to see what the Percussion Director position will hold! Brubaker has explained that the position is very people-focused, as he has a responsibility to both the well-being and success of all our percussion members and percussion staff. He is quite often referred to as the “logistics guy”- making sure the people, equipment, schedules, and strategy remain in consistent alignment to achieve our end goals.
When asked about his excitement for the season, Brubaker said “I’m very excited to see the vision of this year’s show concept come to life for audiences in our area this summer. We make it our mission to raise the bar every single year, and 2025 will be no exception!”
This season will mark Cliff Marlowe’s third year with the corps! While he joined the corps staff in 2023 as a snare technician, he has since been an active contributor to the music and visual design processes. The transition into the role of Battery Caption Head has happened naturally over the last year, as he was the Battery Supervisor for the 2024 season.
The purpose of Cliff’s role with Rogues Hollow is certainly multi-faceted as he not only focuses on the specific training our members receive and the culture that our percussion section has, but he also has a hand in maintaining the growth of our drum corps. Marlowe says that “it is a fun role to have because I am still able to work closely with the students, and also serve as a sort of bridge between our amazing techs and our corps leadership so there is never a lack of support.”
When asked about his excitement for the season, he discussed how our percussion section had one of our better if not best years in 2024, but the staff knew that they wanted to make plenty of adjustments going into 2025. A lot of these adjustments just came down to making sure that everything they do is carrying the vision the staff has in mind for our percussion section. Marlowe expressed “we have really dialed in our educational program and I am excited to see these awesome performers take it and run with it this season!”
This will be Jake Davis’ first season with Rogues Hollow Regiment!
When asked about what it is like to be the Front Ensemble Caption Head this season, he reminisced on his experience marching with the Colts from Dubuque, Iowa, and the first time he witnessed a drum corps performance in his hometown in West Virginia. Davis said that he never thought he would be leading a corps’ front ensemble. “The dedication of these performers is humbling, and their cohesiveness is already inspiring.”
As we discussed his excitement for the season, Davis shared that to him, the most thrilling part is watching the design team’s vision unfold, rep by rep. He also said that “witnessing the lightbulb moment in each performer’s eyes, when everything clicks, is pure magic.”
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