HISTORY

Pulse Percussion was founded in the fall of 2004 under the umbrella of Impulse Youth Arts Association by Caleb Rothe, Ike Jackson and Ken McGrath. Pulse Percussion, Inc. was created in 2010 to create a truly independent world class ensemble. Pulse Percussion is a six-time World Champion and perennial medalist. The ensemble has been a World Class finalist every year since its inception in 2005.

 

PULSE PERCUSSION PLACEMENT HISTORY

2025 PIW: WGI 4th || SCPA Bronze - “The Underground”

2024 PIW: WGI Gold || SCPA Gold - “Grow”

2023 PIW: WGI Gold || SCPA Gold - “Where the Streets Have No Names”

2022 PIW: WGI Gold || SCPA Gold - “Through the Storm”

2020 PIW: Season cancelled due to COVID - ‘With All That’s Spinning Round”

2019 PIW: WGI Silver || SCPA Silver - “Divided We Fall”

2018 PIW: WGI 4th || SCPA Silver - “Guarded”

2017 PIW: WGI Bronze || SCPA Silver - “The Uninvited”

2016 PIW: WGI Gold || SCPA Silver - “Brother”

2015 PIW: WGI Bronze || SCPA Silver - “Behind a Warped Lens”

2014 PIW: WGI Gold || SCPA Gold - “That Which Confines Us”

2013 PIW: WGI 5th Place || SCPA Silver - “Renegade”

2012 PIW: WGI Bronze || SCPA Silver - “Coming and Going”

2011 PIW: WGI Bronze || SCPA Silver - “Generation Next”

2010 PIW: WGI Gold || SCPA Gold - “Worth the Wait”

2009 PIW: WGI 4th || SCPA Silver - “Breathe”

2008 PIW: WGI 12th Place (with show delay penalty) || SCPA Silver - “Rules”

2007 PIW: WGI 8th Place || SCPA Silver - “Laws of Attraction”

2006 PIW: WGI 8th Place - “Interruption”

2005 PIW: WGI 9th Place || SCPA Bronze - “Fahrenheit 451”


Pulse Percussion 2026 Members

SNARES

Chandler Denzel

Eli Ringel

Ayden Keodara

Gabe Salas

Emerson Jarmer

Callum Smith

Owen McKay Schultz

Mikey Beauregard

Chris Masters

TENORS

Kiichi Okumura

Jacob Leung

Matthew Bradley

Takaya Ide

BASS

Brody Lister

Noah Perez

Brandon Soloff

Ethan Ward

Oscar Hansen

Thomas Murphy

CYMBALS

Madison Fraley

Anaka Poliakon

Kiersten Velasquez

David Vu

Calvin Uclaray

FRONT ENSEMBLE

Jace Kim

Vance Marrazi

Kayleigh Lamb

Brighton Matus

Jomar Lizo

Demitrius Alleyne

Austin Sells

Giles Goyena

Jaren Ballon

Seri Ochi

Alex Schweitzer

Brianna Fisher

Caitlyn Dang

Amir Soleymani Kho

Joshua Powell

Maxwell Phillips

Sameer Amani

Vivi Nguyen

VISUAL

Isabel Araiza

Lorraine Carrillo

Nathan Linares

Jay Mackin

Alani Magana

Elijah Saur

Joshua Jones

Diego Vogel

Kayla Quach

Nathaniel Oliva