This is the official website of Richard Hinshaw Visual Design. I create custom drill designs for drum & bugle corps, marching bands, indoor percussion ensembles, and indoor color guards.
I am very excited to announce that I have recently been hired as the drill designer for The Cavaliers Drum & Bugle Corps from Rosemont, Illinois.
Currently, I am the drill designer for the 2008, 2009, and 2010 BOA Grand National Champion, Avon High School from Avon, IN. Also, I am the program coordinator and drill designer for The Academy Drum & Bugle Corps from Tempe, AZ.
I can provide intelligent and effective visual designs for ensembles of all different sizes and ability levels. Please contact me with any and all questions. Thank you!
Richard Hinshaw
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SHOW THEME: Comm-UNIFORM-ity
MUSIC: excerpts from Symphonies #1 and #2 by Samuel Barber, arranged by Jay Bocook and Jay Webb
DESCRIPTION: The winds are blue, the battery percussion is purple, and the color guard is red. This is the closer from Avon's 2009 National Championship show.
DESIGN CREDITS: Daniel Wiles - visual coordinator and color guard director, Keith Potter - program consultant, Dean Westman - program consultant.
SHOW THEME: The Ascent
MUSIC: Original composition by Michael Klesch and Glen Crosby
DESCRIPTION: The brass is blue, the battery percussion is green, and the color guard is red. This is the introduction of The Academy's 2009 show. The color guard in the back diagonal started connected to each other with a rope and performed a climbing motif. The brass forms rise from the front sideline and the opening impact is designed to look like mountain peaks.
DESIGN CREDITS: Glen Crosby - program coordinator, Brandy Dubose - color guard designer, Rob Jett - color guard consultant, Leon May - consultant.
SHOW THEME: Flight
MUSIC: Choreography by Robert Sheldon, arranged by Wayne Markworth
DESCRIPTION: The winds are blue, the battery percussion is purple, and the color guard is red. This is the second song in Milford's 2009 show. The intro was played in this opening tree set. There are several conceptual references to birds and flying throughout the drill.
DESIGN CREDITS: Jay Logan - visual coordinator, Drew Steinbrecher - color guard designer
SHOW THEME: A Beautiful Mind
MUSIC: excerpts from the motion picture soundtrack of 'A Beautiful Mind' by James Horner, arranged by Marty McCart
DESCRIPTION: The winds are blue, the battery percussion is green, and the color guard is red. This is the beginning of Green Hope's 2008 show. Emotional and intellectual effect are demonstrated here through the use of an ethereal feel and conceptually based drill effects.
DESIGN CREDITS: Joey Powell - color guard design
SHOW THEME: Currents: Air, Water, Electric
MUSIC: Shenandoah by Frank Ticheli, arranged by Michael Klesch
DESCRIPTION: The winds are blue, the battery percussion is green, and the color guard is red. This is the ballad from Clear Lake's 2008 show. This part of the show is about water currents. There are several visual representations of water throughout this sample.
DESIGN CREDITS: Scott Koter - program coordinator
SHOW THEME: Unleashed
MUSIC: Ride by Samuel Hazo, arranged by Ryan Borger
DESCRIPTION: The winds are blue, the battery percussion is green, and the color guard is red. This is the opener from Milton's 2008 show. This is a straight-forward and agressive design, using high velocity drill effects to represent the "Unleashed" concept.
DESIGN CREDITS: Bobby Jones - color guard design
SHOW THEME: Night Visions
MUSIC: Wild Nights by John Adams, arranged by Brent Barton and Jeremiah Fowler
DESCRIPTION: The winds are blue, the battery percussion is green, and the color guard is red. This is the opener for Madison Central's 2007 show.
DESIGN CREDITS: Brian Robinson - color guard design
Richard Hinshaw is a visual designer and music educator from Danville, Indiana, where he lives with his wife Jennifer and their newborn son McKinley. Growing up in Indiana, Richard was introduced to music by his parents at an early age and he was "hooked" for life. Prior to his teaching and design career, some of Richard's performance experience included being a member of the Glassmen Drum & Bugle Corps and being a trumpet student at the Indiana University School of Music.
Recently, Richard has been hired as the new drill designer for The Cavaliers Drum & Bugle corps from Rosemont, Illinois. Richard is the drill designer and lead visual instructor for the Avon High School Marching Black & Gold, three-time BOA National Champions (2008-2010). He has enjoyed working with the bands, color guards, and percussion ensembles at Avon since 2002. Richard is also the program coordinator and drill designer for The Academy Drum & Bugle Corps from Tempe, Arizona, where he has worked since 2009.
For over a decade, Richard has been a successful drill designer for high school marching bands, indoor percussion ensembles, and winter guards around the country. Richard's passion for music education and visual design has turned into a very fulfilling career. Much of this success has been made possible by Richard's mentors, who include Daniel Wiles, Leon May, Michael Raiford, Joe Wever, Keith Potter, and Jay Webb. With these influecnces and a continued desire to learn, Richard is constantly working to improve at his craft.
Please see some of Richard's work in the portfolio section.
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