The Marching365 Team
EXPERIENCE SPEAKS
Owner Clayton Harris has been involved in marching band activities since 1992 as a performer, director, designer and coordinator, clinician, and as an adjudicator. With over 13 years experience designing marching productions, creating more than 350 shows, Clayton brings over 25 years of overall expertise and success to the table. This level of experience allows Marching365 the ability to make solid choices in design options that will best fit the needs of a wide range of program sizes, abilities, and purposes so that each band is set up for success.
WHAT YOU GET WHEN YOU HIRE US
When you team up with Marching365, you will experience a high level of dedication to your program through effective, yet approachable show design that is always on time. Communication is a high priority for us; we provide consistent contact throughout the entire process. We follow through with our commitment of satisfaction throughout your entire marching season with constant follow up contact - we do not stop just because the initial product is delivered!
CLAYTON H. HARRIS
Owner + Program Coordinator + Head Drill Designer
Clayton Harris has been a professional marching show designer and drill writer for the last 17 years and has written over 350 shows in this timespan. He is the owner and head designer and drill writer for Marching365, LLC, and has had numerous shows performed at the UIL Texas State Marching Championships in the 3A and 4A classifications. Over the past 6 years, Clayton has had 29 productions advance to the UIL Texas State Marching Contest in the 1A, 3A, 4A, and 5A categories, as well as numerous state-level competitors throughout Arkansas, New Mexico, and Virginia. In 2021, the Mineola HS Band won their 3rd consecutive Gold Medal at the 3A UIL SMC, while the Queen City HS Band brought home the Bronze Medal. In 2021, 6 of the top 10 bands in Class 3A were Marching365 clients. In addition, the Menard HS Band won Gold in class 1A. In 2020, the Melissa HS band was award the 4A Silver Medal at the UIL State Marching Championships. In 2019, 5 of the top 10 finalist at the 3A UIL Texas State Marching Competition were affiliated with Marching365, including the three-time Gold Medalist, Mineola HS, and Bronze Medalist, C.H. Yoe HS, as well as the 2A Gold Medalist in the Arkansas State Marching Competition, Gurdon HS.
In 2018 Clayton completed three years as Director of Bands at the University of Texas – Permian Basin before moving back to DFW to pursue show design full time. Prior to moving to West Texas, Clayton served as Director of Bands for the award winning Redwater Dragon Band. Under Mr. Harris’ leadership, the Redwater Dragon Band earned six UIL Sweepstakes Awards, was an OPS State Finalist in 2013 and 2014, 2nd Place UIL Texas State Marching Finalist in 2011, and 6th Place UIL Texas State Marching Finalist in 2013.
Prior to directing, Harris maintained a private lesson studio in Plano and Southlake-Carrol ISD, both in the Dallas area, while working towards his Doctorate of Musical Arts degree in Trumpet Performance at the University of North Texas. Harris has also served as Visiting Music Instructor at Ouachita Baptist University as trumpet instructor, jazz band director, and assistant marching band director; the University of North Texas and the University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory of Music as a graduate teaching fellow; and adjunct music instructor at Kansas City Kansas Community College.
Clayton Harris earned his Bachelor of Music Education degree from Henderson State University and a Master of Music Degree in Trumpet Performance from the University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory of Music.
Clayton now lives in Princeton, TX, with his wife Misty, and their three children, Madison, Mason, and Maebry.
Every year, Marching365 commissions an artist to design a Christmas card that is mailed out to all its clients and collaborators. Click here to view a history of the past Christmas card designs, as well as the stories behind them.
ROBERT HESSE
Business Manager
Robert Hesse is a freelance drill designer who serves as part of the program team for numerous bands across the country. His last teaching assignment was Director of Bands at the University of Arkansas at Monticello. He also served as Director of Athletic Bands at Ouachita Baptist University in Arkadelphia, Arkansas for eleven years. During his thirty-six years of teaching, he has taught in the public schools in Hope, Springdale, Marion and Arkadelphia, Arkansas. During his career, his bands became nationally recognized for their excellence. Mr. Hesse is in great demand as an adjudicator, clinician and drill designer throughout the United States. He has been on the staff with Bowl Games of America for the past 32 years and was part of the production staff for National Championship Sugar Bowl and Orange Bowl pre-game and half-time festivities. Mr. Hesse has also served throughout the United States and Canada as an adjudicator and clinician for World Strides OnStage Heritage Festivals of Salt Lake City, Utah.
