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
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 2025 Members
SNARES
Lucas Bollenbecker
Chandler Denzel
Kobe Vo
Ayden Keodara
Gabe Salas
Eli Ringel
Callum Smith
Shinnosuke Kumeda
Emerson Jarmer
TENORS
Kris Eastmead
Kiichi Okumura
Jacob Leung
Ryan Kitigawa
BASS
Brody Lister
Noah Perez
Brandon Soloff
Ethan Ward
Roland Yang
CYMBALS
Ethan Alcaide
Jorge Hernandez
Alyssandra Lachica
Madison Fraley
Shawn Carnes
FRONT ENSEMBLE
Alex Schweitzer
Aiden Banico
Brianna Fisher
Amir Soleymani Kho
Daniel Salameh
Austin Sells
Gerald Hill
Caitlyn Dang
Jericho Swe
Demitrius Alleyne
Matthew Tashima
Giles Goyena
Jace Kim
Jaren Ballon
Jesper Nguyen
Joshua Powell
Kayleigh Lamb
Vance Marazzi
VISUAL
Alani Magana
Heather Walkley
Jay Mackin
Jeronimo Castro
Joshua Jones
Nathan Linares
Nathaniel Olivia
Nathan Christlieb
Yumin Park
Lorraine Carrillo