WGI Championships Recap

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Written By Mike Scott

The X14 season is a wrap! Last Thursday, Friday, and Saturday Rhythm X competed in the WGI World Championships where they won the bronze medal in the World Class competition. You can view the prelims scores here as well as the semi-finals, and finals scores.

After a brief break from rehearsal last Monday, X14 posted-up at Stubbs park in Centerville, Ohio where they had five great days of rehearsal in beautiful weather. 

 

At the WGI Expo in the parking lot of UD Arena, The X Store had a record-breaking week. Thanks for all your support! This year's Rhythm SeXy shirt sold out in just two days and we sold hundreds of stickers, t-shirts, beanies, and more. The X Store will be online again soon with even more apparel. 

The X14 Drum Raffle ended in great success too. Congrats to the grand prize winner Sam Braverman who won a new Pearl CarbonCore snare drum and TJ Bartley and Cody Sasser who won logo'd drumheads signed by the X14 cast. Garrett Mindaro, Brad Excell, Cathy Lewis Tant, and Cole Lacy won drumsticks from Innovative Percussion!

This year's final lot warm-up had to be one of the most exciting in Rhythm X history. 

This season was an incredible one for Rhythm X. We couldn't have done it without you our supporters and fans. Also, a special thanks goes to our partners, Pearl/Adams, Sabian, Evans Drumheads, FJM, Inc., Innovative Percussion, Planet Waves, D'Addario, and Etymotic Research. Without their help Rhythm X would not operate. 

Mike Scott
Mike Scott is a clinician, consultant, and the CEO of Rhythm X, Inc., a non-profit music education company in Dayton, Ohio. Mike earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Music Education from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio in 2012. There he studied percussion and conducting and completed the Farmer School of Business Summer Institute. Before beginning his career as an administrator and teacher, Mike was an active performer in the marching arts. In 2011 Mike was the conductor of the Bluecoats Drum and Bugle Corps of Canton, Ohio and was a performer in Rhythm X’s percussion ensemble from 2011-2012. Mike was also a member of the Miami University Marching Band for four years, serving as the drum major during the 2011 and 2012 seasons. In 2013 Mike began work at Rhythm X, Inc. as the Operations Director, managing the business development and logistics of the organization. He was also the Director of Instrumental Music at St. Ursula Academy in Toledo, Ohio. There he taught band, orchestra, and general music in grades 6-12. Prior to the 2015 competitive season, Mike became the first full-time employee at Rhythm X, Inc. as the company’s CEO. There he works with the organization’s President Tim Fairbanks to develop the future strategy of the company. During the summer months, Mike travels the country with the Bluecoats Drum and Bugle Corps as the group’s Tour Administrator. He has also served as the tour manager of The Cadets Drum and Bugle Corps of Allentown, Pennsylvania. Mike proudly endorses Innovative Percussion, Etymotic Research, and Fred J. Miller Inc.
http://mikewscott.com
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