Episode #010 - Aundray Edwards and James Neblett

Different Strokes: A Percussion Podcast

Aundray Edwards received his Bachelors in Music Education from the University of Houston. Aundray has been a percussion specialist/technician for several music programs in the Houston and surrounding areas, including Cypress Creek High School (winning PAS call for tapes) as well as Cy-Fair High School. Currently, Aundray resides in Lake Jackson, Tx where he is the Assistant Director of Percussion at Brazoswood High School and all feeder programs including Brazoswood High School, Clute Intermediate, and Rasco Middle School in Brazosport ISD. Aundray has served as one of the bass drum technicians for Monarch Independent since 2016. And this summer will be joining the percussion staff at Sacramento Mandarins as a bass drum technician. Aundray has also served on the percussion staff of the Colts Drum & Bugle Corps ('17-'19) as well as the Guardians Drum & Bugle Corps ('15-'16). James Neblett is an active music educator, arranger, and clinician based in Pflugerville, Texas. During his tenure in the marching arts, he has worked with several Scholastic, Open, Collegiate, and World Class marching programs all around the state, and across the nation. Currently, James is a Bass Drum Ensemble Specialist for Monarch Independent (2017-Present), and Battery Ensemble Specialist for the state champion Vista Ridge Marching Band (2016-Present). James has over a decade of performance and teaching experience in the marching arts, having had the opportunity to march three summers with the Boston Crusaders (2008-2010), as well as teach numerous ensembles, including The Boston Crusaders (2014-2016) and The Blue Knights (2017-2018). When James isn't dedicating time to music education, he works full time as an Information Technology Systems Administrator for a local Healthcare company based out of the greater Austin area.