Mike Dow

BASS DRUM INSTRUCTOR

Mike Dow began his marching career at age 16 with the Crossmen. He performed for 4 years with the Crossmen and aged out of DCI with Madison Scouts in 2006. During this time, Mike also performed in WGI with United Percussion. 

Mike later went on to work at United Percussion, first as a bass drum instructor, and later moved on to staff and ensemble coordinator. Mike also spent summers on the percussion staff at the Troopers, Carolina Crown, Madison Scouts, The Cadets, and the Crossmen.

He has also done work as a teacher and designer for several high school programs in the NJ/PA area, as well as adjudicated in the percussion and visual captions.

Mike currently lives in Los Angeles, where he works for UCLA’s IT Services.

2025 is Mike’s 3rd season instructing at Dark Sky.