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Michael Stone

91 assignments·2013–2022

About

Michael Stone is a general-effect and visual adjudicator recognized at the highest level for Drum Corps International, Winter Guard International, and Bands of America, and a member of the DCI Judge Liaison team. He has been involved in music and the pageantry arts since 1984 and adjudicating since 1997 (2025 marked his 25th year as a pageantry adjudicator). A music education major at San Diego State University, he is based in West Hills, California, and has served as a General Effect judge at DCI World Championships including 2015 and 2018.

Background

Hometown
West Hills, California
Education
San Diego State University
Awards
DCI World Championships

Assignments

DCI Austin
2022
Color Guard
West Texas Drums
2022
General Effect 1
Drums Across America - Atlanta
2022
General Effect 1
Drum Corps at the Cinema: 2022 DCI Tour Premiere
2022
General Effect 1
Corps at the Crest - San Diego
2022
General Effect 1
DCI World Championship Finals
2019
General Effect 1
DCI Open Class World Championship Finals
2019
General Effect 1
East Troy Showcase
2019
General Effect 1
Legends Drum Corps Open
2019
General Effect 1
Drum Corps Mid-America
2019
General Effect 1
DCI Birmingham
2019
General Effect 1Visual - Analysis
DCI Mesquite
2019
General Effect 1
DCI Southwestern Championship
2019
General Effect 1
Music on the Move
2019
General Effect 1
Atlanta Brass Classic
2019
General Effect 1
Moonlight Classic
2019
Color Guard
DCI West
2019
General Effect 1
MidCal Champions Showcase
2019
General Effect 1
Drum Corps at the Cinema: 2019 DCI Tour Premiere
2019
General Effect 1
DCI World Championship Prelims
2018
General Effect 1
DCI Open Class World Championship Prelims
2018
General Effect 1
DCI Eastern Classic
2018
General Effect 1
DCI Eastern Classic
2018
General Effect 1
NightBEAT Tour of Champions
2018
Color Guard
DCI Southern Mississippi
2018
General Effect 1
Drums Across Cajun Field
2018
General Effect 1
DCI Midwestern Championship
2018
General Effect 1
Western Corps Connection
2018
Visual Proficiency
Drum Corps at the Rose Bowl
2018
General Effect 1
Corps at the Crest - San Diego
2018
Color Guard
Pageant of Drums
2018
General Effect 1
Innovations in Brass
2018
General Effect 1
DCI Tour Premiere
2018
Color Guard
DCI World Championship Finals
2017
General Effect 2
DCI Southwestern Championship presented by Fred J. Miller, Inc.
2017
General Effect 1
Tour of Champions - Texas, presented by Band Shoppe and THE exSIGHTment of SOUND
2017
General Effect 1
DCI Northern Kentucky presented by Lone Star Percussion
2017
Color Guard
DCI Martin
2017
Color Guard
Corps Encore
2017
Visual - Analysis
Drums Along the Rockies - Boise Edition
2017
General Effect 1
Drums Along the Columbia
2017
General Effect 1
DCI Minnesota presented by U.S. Marine Drum and Bugle Corps
2017
Color Guard
DCI Minnesota presented by U.S. Marine Drum and Bugle Corps
2017
Color Guard
Western Corps Connection
2017
General Effect 1
Drum Corps at the Rose Bowl
2017
Visual Proficiency
Corps at the Crest - San Diego
2017
Color Guard
DCI World Championship Semifinals
2016
General Effect 1
The DCI Atlanta Southeastern Championship presented by Lone Star Percussion
2016
General Effect 1
The Masters of the Summer Music Games presented by Jupiter, Mapex, and Majestic
2016
Color Guard
DCI Birmingham
2016
Color Guard
DCI Southern Mississippi
2016
Color Guard
DCI Morningside
2016
General Effect 1
Drums Across Nebraska
2016
Color Guard
Western Corps Connection
2016
General Effect 1
Corps at the Crest Los Angeles presented by Pacific Crest Youth Arts Organization
2016
Color Guard
Corps at the Crest San Diego
2016
General Effect 1
DCI World Championship World Class Finals
2015
General Effect 1
DCI Eastern Classic
2015
General Effect 1
DCI Eastern Classic
2015
General Effect 1
The Masters of the Summer Music Games
2015
Color Guard
DCI Southern Mississippi
2015
General Effect 1
Mississippi Sound Spectacular
2015
Color Guard
Drums Across Cajun Field
2015
General Effect 1
Percussion on the Pearl
2015
General Effect 1
DCI Minnesota
2015
Color Guard
Corps at the Crest Los Angeles presented by Pacific Crest Youth Arts Organization
2015
General Effect 1
Corps at the Crest San Diego
2015
Color Guard
DCI World Championships World Class Finals
2014
General Effect 1
DCI Eastern Classic
2014
General Effect 1
DCI Eastern Classic
2014
General Effect 1
NightBEAT Tour of Champions
2014
Visual - Analysis
DCI Atlanta Southeastern Championship
2014
Color Guard
DCI North Alabama
2014
General Effect 1
DCI La Crosse
2014
Color Guard
DCI Eden Prairie
2014
Color Guard
Western Corps Connection
2014
Color Guard
Corps at the Crest Los Angeles
2014
Visual - Analysis
Corps at the Crest San Diego
2014
Color Guard
DCI Arkansas
2013
Color Guard
DCI Dallas presented by North Texas Festival of Drums and Bugles
2013
General Effect 1
Drum Corps: An American Tradition
2013
Visual - Analysis
The Beanpot Invitational
2013
Color Guard
Western Corps Connection
2013
Color Guard
Corps at the Crest Walnut
2013
General Effect 1Visual - Analysis
Drum Corps: An American Tradition
2013
Color Guard
Corps at the Crest San Diego
2013
General Effect 1