ScottBaldwin

Scott Baldwin is the Percussion Coordinator/Assistant Band Director for the Hebron HS Cluster (Arbor Creek MS, Creek Valley MS, Killian MS and Hebron HS) in Carrollton, TX. He received a BM and MAT in Music Education from the University of Louisville, and a MM in Percussion Performance from the University of Florida. He marched with the Madison Scouts Drum and Bugle Corps ('98), and Pioneer Drum and Bugle Corps ('95-'97).

In the Hebron Cluster he coordinates all activities percussion related from grades 6-12 including the marching percussion through the concert percussion ensembles. The group has performed with various artists such as; Gregg Bissonette, Steve Smith, Lalo Davila, Tommy Igoe, and Will Kennedy.

His professional experience includes performances with the Kentucky Opera, Louisville Orchestra, Music Theatre of Louisville, Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra, Central Florida Symphony Orchestra, and the Gainesville (FL) Chamber and Symphony Orchestras.

He is an active clinician, adjudicator, and performer throughout the country. His professional affiliations include the Percussive Arts Society, TMEA, and Phi Mu Alpha Professional Music Fraternity.

Mr. Baldwin is an educational endorser for Pro Mark Sticks and Mallets and Pearl Drums.

MasonDaffinee

Mason Daffinee, a native of Binghamton, New York, graduated Magna Cum Laude from Ithaca College in 2002. His musical career began early and includes performances with the Spectrum Drum and Bugle Corps from Owego, New York (1995-1998) and the Phantom Regiment Drum and Bugle Corps from Rockford, Illinois (1999-2002). As a member of the Phantom Regiment contra line Mason was the 2002 Tuba Solo and Ensemble Contest Gold Medalist and 2002 Member of the Year.

Upon graduation Mr. Daffinee toured North America and Japan with the Tony Award-Winning Broadway show Blast! (2003). After leaving the tour he taught for two years in Vestal, New York where his teaching responsibilities included beginner, middle school, and high school marching band. In addition to instrumental instruction Mason taught two competitive Winterguards, one of which was named New York State Champion in 2005. In 2006 Mr. Daffinee was also named Vestal Middle School Teacher of the Year. From 2007-2009 Mr. Daffinee taught at Bowie Middle School in Irving Tx. Since 2005 Mr. Daffinee has worked with the Phantom Regiment Drum and Bugle Corps as a Brass Instructor. Mason resides in Carrollton, Texas with his new bride Jennifer.