Jeremy Bahadirli, Front Ensamble Instructor

Jeremy is happy to return to the River Ridge Marching Knights as their front ensemble instructor for the 2019 season.

Jeremy was born and raised in Panama City Beach, Florida, growing up playing the piano and later discovering the world of front ensemble and marching percussion.

In 2013, while attending Florida State University, Jeremy began his instructional career, as the front ensemble coordinator at J. R. Arnold High School, his alma mater. During this time, he performed in the front ensemble with Alliance Drum & Bugle Corps, as well as the Spirit of Atlanta Drum & Bugle Corps. He continued to play marimba with Atlanta Quest Indoor Percussion in their 2015 and 2016 seasons, World Class finalists both years.

After graduating from FSU, Jeremy moved to the Atlanta area, where he worked as a stand-in instructor at groups such as Wheeler High School and Alliance Drum Corps. In Fall of 2017, he joined the faculty of Q2 Indoor Percussion as a front ensemble technician. While working with Q2, Jeremy was invited to join the River Ridge Marching Knights to instruct the front ensemble beginning with the 2018 season.

Jeremy continues to proudly work with both of these ensembles today.