Biography | |
Carlson has been a judge for Drum Corps International, Bands of America, Winter Guard International, and many winter guard and marching band circuits across the United States. He has served 21 years as a judge, four years as Visual Caption Head, and five years as Judges Training Coordinator with Drum Corps International (DCI). For the past five years, he has served in the position of Artistic Director and Director of Competition with DCI. Carlson has judged in Europe and Asia and has adjudicated the Drum Corps Japan Championships nine times. He has written for and taught many mass bands including the opening and closing of the Los Angeles Olympics (1984), Centennial of the Statue of Liberty (1986), and the Bicentennial of the French Revolution and the Centennial of the Eiffel Tower in Paris (1989). Carlson owns and operates a successful pottery studio in Palm Springs, California, where he has been an active member of the community for the past 39 years. |