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Alex Braud is a percussionist, educator, and designer based in El Paso, TX. He is currently the Director of Bands at Burges High School in El Paso, TX. Prior to his time in El Paso, he worked as an Assistant Band Director with Pecos High School and Howe High School. While at Howe, the band advanced to the UIL State Marching Contest and the Pecos Eagle Band is a consistent Bands of America Class A Region & Super Regional Champion.

He holds a Master of Music degree from Lamar University, and bachelor’s degrees in both Percussion Performance and Music Education from the University of Central Missouri. At LU, he studied Percussion Performance with Dr. Francisco Perez and assisted with instruction of the Showcase of Southeast Texas Drumline. While at UCM, Alex was a performer and later undergraduate staff member with the Marching Mules. His instructors at UCM include Dr. Michael Sekelsky, Dr. Alex Smith, Marcus Neudigate, and Amy Hearting.

As a performer in the marching arts, Alex was a member of Gateway Indoor and the Oregon Crusaders Drum and Bugle Corps, and performed as a part of the Kansas City Chiefs Rumble Drumline. His instructors include Dr. Chris Whyte, Luke DeDominces, Elyse Emerich, Ian Kerr, Amanda Loeffler, Keely Morrow-Judson, and George Stuteville. Since aging out in 2014, he has continued his involvement as a staff member of Arsenal Drum and Bugle Corps, the Louisiana Stars Drum and Bugle Corps, Oregon Crusaders, and Compass Drum and Bugle Corps. Alex is a member of the Percussive Arts Society, the Texas Music Educators Association, and is a proud endorser of Salyers Percussion, Sabian Cymbals, and Beetle Percussion.