Brandon Wickham

Brandon is a drill designer, clinician, program consultant, and adjudicator from California. Brandon began his marching career as a baritone player in 2004 with the Vanguard Cadet Drum and Bugle Corps from Santa Clara, California and went on to join the World Champion Blue Devils Drum and Bugle Corps in 2005.

Since aging out from the Blue Devils organization in 2008, Brandon has gone on to work with several award-winning high school programs throughout California and the Mid-Western United States. From 2011-2015, Brandon worked as a designer and visual caption head of the 2011 and 2012 WBA Champion and 2013 BOA Grand National Finalist, Ayala High School Band and Color Guard, as well as the 2013 WBA Champion Upland High School Marching Band, and the 2014-2015 WBA class champion Cerritos High School. After the 2015 fall competitive season, Brandon moved to Indianapolis, Indiana where he has since joined the staff of several prestigious high school programs including the Avon Marching Black and Gold, Ben Davis Marching Giants, and the Center Grove High School Marching Band. 

Outside of the competitive fall season, Brandon works with several different indoor ensembles throughout the western and mid-western United States. Over the past several years Brandon has worked with various indoor ensembles at Avon High School, Ayala High School, Center Grove High School, Etiwanda High School, and Ben Davis High School, as well as a number of other scholastic and independent groups across the United States.

When the school year comes to an end, Brandon spends his time teaching throughout the summer with DCI. After joining the visual staff of the Pacific Crest Drum and Bugle Corps in 2013, Brandon went on to become the Visual Caption Head of the Academy Drum and Bugle Corps in 2014. After the 2015 competitive season, Brandon was asked to join the visual team at the 19-time World Champion Blue Devils Drum and Bugle Corps from Concord, California.

As a visual designer, Brandon designs custom drill for several different marching ensembles across the U.S. as well as marching ensembles in Taiwan, Malaysia, China, and England. Brandon’s work has been performed and awarded at several local and state competitions throughout the United States and has also been performed at the Bands of America Grand National Championships in Indianapolis, IN, and the Winter Guard International World Championships in Dayton, Ohio. 

Brandon graduated with High Honors from California State University San Bernardino with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration with an emphasis in Marketing. Brandon is also a member of the Beta Gamma Sigma Honors Society for Business. Brandon currently resides in Indianapolis, Indiana with his artificial fichus plant :0 )