Brandon Putzke

Owner & Director of Treasure Coast Percussion

Brandon Putzke is a native of Michigan but calls Vero Beach “home.” He is a graduate of Vero Beach High School and received his Bachelor of Science in Music Education from the University of South Florida. He taught elementary music for 15 years, was the percussion director for VBHS for 19 years and most recently the Associate Director of Bands at VBHS from 2016-2019. Mr. Putzke is currently the owner and director of Treasure Coast Percussion. Services include private and group lessons, Remo HealthRHYTHMS and team building, recreational drum circles and percussion program consulting. 

Mr. Putzke’s ensembles have performed at many prestigious events throughout the state of Florida and on a National level including, the Sandy Feldstein National Percussion Festival in Indianapolis, the 2015 Peach Bowl halftime show, parade, and concert band festival in Atlanta, the McCormick Marimba Festival in Tampa, the Capitol Building in Tallahassee, the Kennedy Space Center, Universal Studios and the Florida Day of Percussion. The Vero Beach High School Percussion Ensemble has earned superior ratings at the Florida Bandmasters Association District and State Solo and Ensemble Festivals each year. Mr. Putzke is a percussion composer/arranger and has been published in the national subscription of Music Express Magazine and Music K-8. He is a sought after clinician and adjudicator around the state of Florida.

Mr. Putzke has recorded several CD’s with his elementary and high school groups and with professional talents from all over the state. He performs regularly with local band, Souljam, and several theatrical productions at area theatres and churches.

Mr. Putzke is a current member of the Florida Bandmasters Association and the Percussive Arts Society. He has received his National Board Certification and is endorsed by Vic Firth, Remo and Sabian.

Michael Sammons, D.M.A.

Percussion Area Head for the University of Utah 

Michael Sammons, D.M.A. serves as the Percussion Area Head at the University of Utah and is recognized as a versatile performer in solo, chamber, symphonic, marching percussion, and non-western musical styles. In addition to his work with the Utah Symphony Orchestra, he has performed with various national theater touring shows including Aladdin, Harlem Nights amongst others, and regularly He has appeared as a guest artist with Utah Chamber Artists and NOVA New Music Chamber Series. His work can be heard on ABC, ESPN, TNT, and local media outlets as well as diverse recording projects for Warner Chappell Music and the Utah Symphony Orchestra. Sammons previously served as director for the NBA’s Utah Jazz “Street Beats” Drumline. Sammons has appeared extensively throughout the U.S. and in Brazil as a guest artist and clinician including multiple Percussive Arts Society International Convention appearances, Universidad Federal de Rio de Janeiro and de Recife in Brazil, National Association for Music Education, numerous state Music Educators Association Conventions, Music for All Summer Symposium, Northwest Percussion Festival, and various Percussive Arts Society’s “Days of Percussion”. He is a contributing author in the 3rd edition of Teaching Percussion by Gary Cook. Sammons continues to direct the Treasure Coast Percussion Camp (middle and high school percussionists), founded in 2005. Sammons currently serves as chair of the University Pedagogy Committee for the Percussive Arts Society. His travels abroad include Trinidad, Ghana, and Brazil.