Ken Giese

About

Ken Giese was a nationally recognized visual-caption designer and adjudicator who judged for Bands of America/Music for All, Drum Corps International, Winter Guard International (Percussion Division), the Winter Guard Association of Southern California, and other organizations. An instructor and designer for marching bands, winter guards, marching percussion, indoor winds, and drum corps, he was a former chief judge of the Southeastern Color Guard Circuit and a longtime WGI ensemble analysis judge. He resided in Las Vegas, Nevada, where he taught high school mathematics for the Clark County School District, and served as a DCI Visual Analysis judge across many seasons. He passed away in 2024.