Mark Beecher is currently a Teacher of Percussion at Drexel University in Philadelphia PA, where he also directs the Drexel University Percussion Ensemble; he is the President of the National Association of Rudimental Drummers (N.A.R.D.), a voting member of the GRAMMYs (The Recording Academy), has recorded over 35 albums with a variety of artists and has performed on stage with such multi GRAMMY Award-winning artists as Shania Twain, The Chieftains, Peter Erskine, as well as renowned Jesus Music Movement artist, Paul Clark, and was a 1st Round Nominee for the 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards, with the band, Savior Soul; Mark was a medal winner of individual snare drum competition (along with his colleague Andrew Reamer - now Principal Percussionist with the Pittsburgh Symphony); Mark has opened for David Lee Roth, The Doobie Brothers, The Temptations, Dave Mason, Bo Diddley, Mike Stern, Leni Stern, etc., and has also entertained a number of international dignitaries such as Queen Elizabeth, President Valéry Giscard d'Estang of France and King Carl XVl Gustaf of Sweden. Mark has studied with master drummers - 4 time VFW National Snare Drum Champion, William H. Reamer (mentor and world-renowned drum & drumstick maker), Frank Zappa drummers, Chad Wackerman & Chester Thompson, as well as world rhythm percussionists, Oscar Sulley (Africa), Frankie Malabe (Latin), Jose Luis "Changuito" Quintana (Latin) & T.N. Bala (India). He is author of the DVD, "The Art of Ancient Rudimental Drumming," has written a number of articles and solos for several percussion publications, has over 36 years of experience teaching drums & percussion to various high school bands, drum corps & pipe bands and has a regular presence on YouTube. Mark has both produced & recorded the music soundtrack for the renowned video game series, Mount & Blade: Napoleonic Wars, and is presently recording a new soundtrack for the same Flying Squirrel Entertainment and their game based on the Civil War.