Staff


Jaden McCallum

Snare Technician

Jaden hails from the Capitol area of Michigan, graduating from Mason High School in the class of 2017. He currently resides in Allendale, Michigan, where he is finishing his bachelors degree in Music Education with a percussion focus from Grand Valley State University in Allendale, Michigan.

Jaden has found himself heavily involved in the marching arts since he began marching in 2016 with Motor City Percussion (PIO) out of Detroit, Michigan. Since then, he has marched a total of 13 marching seasons on snare drum, with MCP, Genesis Percussion (PIW), the Laker Marching Band (GVSU), and the Phantom Regiment, where he aged out in 2021.

Outside of performing, Jaden has been actively instructing various groups and ensembles around West Michigan since 2017. He has served on the percussion staffs of Hudsonville High School, Spring Lake High School, and currently works with Rockford High School. He has also been on the battery staff of Motor City Percussion, leading them towards two finalist finishes in 2022 and 2023, and worked as a battery tech for Legends Drum and Bugle Corps in 2022. Jaden is currently the Drumline Coordinator/Director for the Grand Valley State Drumline, a position he has held since 2022.