Mike Bishop
Front Ensemble Tech

Mike Bishop has recently relocated from Columbus to West Carrollton, OH, in the greater Dayton area, and is the Front Ensemble Caption Head at Bellbrook High School in Bellbrook, OH.

Mike was a member of the Jersey Surf Drum and Bugle Corps from 2002-2005, being the Front Ensemble Captain in 2005. From 2006-2008 he was a member of the Carolina Crown Drum and Bugle Corps. Mike began his WGI career in 2002 in the Percussion Independent Open Class with Riptide. In 2003, Riptide became United Percussion, and Mike became Front Ensemble Captain in 2004, and stayed with the organization through the 2008 season, collecting two bronze and a gold medal in Independent Open Class, and helped further the group into the Independent World Class Finals. Mike wrapped up his WGI career in 2009 with a WGI World Championship in Rhythm X. He was also on the staff of the Blue Stars Drum and Bugle Corps Front Ensemble in 2009, under the direction and guidance of Brent Montgomery, Tom Aungst, and Neil Larivee.

Mike is a proud endorser of Vic Firth sticks and mallets.

"I'm very excited to be a part of the Redline team for 2010 and to help accelerate the organization's already tremendous amount of success in such a short amount of time."