ATLANTA QUEST STAFF
2025 DESIGN
Alan Sears is a co-founder of Atlanta Quest. He has been the music and program director since the beginning in 2002. Alan now serves as the Director of Percussion for the Sprayberry High School “Band of Gold”, and is the Drumline Instructor and Arranger for the Kennesaw State University "Marching Owls". Alan arrangers for many ensembles and also has his arrangements published with CounterMotion Inc.
Along with his work in the Band world, he also composes for corporate events and commercial projects.
Alan is married to Monna Sears and the proud father of two sons Hayden Alan Sears and Cole Alexander Sears.
ALAN SEARS
Program Director/Music Arranger
Zack Marshall is in his 12th year as Visual Designer for Atlanta Quest. He began as a snare technician with Atlanta Quest in 2012 before becoming the Visual Caption Head in 2013.
Other educational experience includes Blue Knights Drum and Bugle Corps, Milton High school, Southlake Carrol high school, Kennesaw State University, and many others. He was a performing member of Pariah Marching Theater from 2005-2010, Music City Mystique in 2011, and Blue Devils International in 2015.
Zack currently works in Environment Health and Safety at Koch Industries.
ZACK MARSHALL
Visual Design
Kevin is in his 11th year with Atlanta Quest and 10th year as the music arranger. Kevin is currently the Assistant Band Director/Percussion Director with PSW-finalists, Milton High School in Alpharetta, GA.
Kevin has a Master's degree in percussion performance from Texas Christian University and a Bachelor's degree in music education from Jacksonville State University. He marched three years of WGI with Music City Mystique (07-09) and four years of DCI with the Cavaliers, Spirit of JSU, and Memphis Sound. He has taught for many different high school and independent WGI/BOA groups in Georgia, Texas, and Alabama, as well as DCI with The Cadets. Kevin is a proud endorser of Innovative Percussion products.
KEVIN KENNEY
Front Ensemble Arranger
Tyler Edrington is joining Atlanta Quest for his first season as a Program Designer. He will bring a wealth of experience and his commitment to pushing artistic boundaries across the WGI and DCI color guard platform to the percussion world for the first time.
Hailing from Ooltewah, TN, Tyler's journey into the captivating realm of color guard began with the Ooltewah High School Marching Band. He then performed with prestigious ensembles such as Phantom Regiment (2008-2010) and Carolina Crown (2011). His contributions then extended into WGI as a performer with Capella Winter Guard (2010) and Paramount Winter Guard (2011 & 2012).
From 2012 to 2020, Tyler served as the primary color guard designer, choreographer, and caption head for the Crossmen Drum & Bugle Corps, and since 2021 has been the Color Guard Supervisor & Designer for Carolina Crown where he continues to push the boundaries of artistic expression and innovation.
While residing in Tarpon Springs, FL with his wife (Molly Favret), Tyler spends his time as the full-time color guard choreographer and designer for Tarpon Springs High School. When not in Florida, he also spends his time as a designer/choreographer for many prestigious independent and scholastic color guard programs, such as Paramount Winter Guard where he also serves as the President of the Board of Directors.
Kit Chatham is joining Atlanta Quest as a Design Consultant for the 2025 season. Kit is an internationally recognized drummer, percussionist, performer, composer, and educator with experience in many forms of percussion, including drum set, world percussion, orchestral percussion, and marching percussion. He has been a Drummer/Percussionist, Bandleader, and Artist Coach for Cirque du Soleil since 2005.
He resides in Las Vegas and is currently the Bandleader/Drummer & Percussionist for Cirque du Soleil’s new creation in development under the working title, Arena 2025 - The Utopia Project, which will tour worldwide starting in 2025. This past February, after four years, Kit left Cirque du Soleil's Drawn to Life, a collaboration with Disney in Orlando, Florida. Kit has enjoyed performing throughout the world and in front of millions of spectators with other Cirque du Soleil productions: Drawn to Life (2019-2024), KURIOS (2014-2019), Kooza (2013-2014), Zumanity (2012-2013), Mystere (2012-2013), Viva Elvis (2009-2012), and Corteo (2005-2009). Kit has been the original Percussionist/Drummer and helped to create his characters for Drawn to Life, KURIOS, Viva Elvis, and Corteo. With the past 7 Cirque shows, Kit is known as the “Cirque-du-rummer” and has performed on stage in over 8000+ performances with Cirque.
Before joining Cirque du Soleil, Kit completed an exciting run from 2003 to 2004 as the featured percussionist soloist and music/percussion manager for the critically acclaimed instrumental theatrical show, CYBERJAM, in London, England’s West End. From 2001 to 2003, he was the featured snare drum/percussion soloist with the Tony and Emmy Award- winning Broadway show, BLAST! He has arranged, composed, designed, and consulted for some of the world’s top music ensembles and organizations. These include Cirque du Soleil, SmartMusic/Finale, the University of Georgia, London’s Royal Military Academy, Crossmen Drum & Bugle Corp, Terminus Percussion Theatre, Atlanta Quest, Odyssey Percussion Theatre, and many scholastic groups throughout North America, Europe, and Japan. He has made television appearances on The Late Late Show with James Corden, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, The Late Show with David Letterman, The Today Show, Miss Universe Pageant, Regis and Kelly, CNN, PBS, the BBC London, among others.
When he is not performing with Cirque du Soleil, Kit continues his involvement with the global music community. Kit runs his own recording studio/music production company and is a music casting consultant for companies like Cirque du Soleil and Disney. He has written six books on percussion published by Hal Leonard and is co-creator of The Principal Percussion Series for Percussion. Kit continues giving private lessons to aspiring percussionists in-person in the Orlando area and worldwide remotely online.
Originally from Atlanta, Georgia, Kit received his bachelor’s degree in Music Education from The University of Georgia. While at Georgia, he instructed, composed, and arranged for the UGA Redcoat Band, played in numerous music ensembles, and toured Europe at many prestigious jazz festivals. Kit received his master’s degree in Music Technology fromm Southern Utah University in Cedar City, Utah, and is now an adjunct professor for their graduate music technology program.
Brian McKenzie isi in 2nd year as Technical Director and Sound Designer. He is an avid supporter of the marching arts, and in particular the sound reinforcement technology and creative electronic enhancement techniques being developed for use in the activity.
Brian is a musician, engineer, designer, and educator based in Marietta, GA. This is also home to his private music and production studio, Para Machina. Through his company, he offers a variety of services, and mentors aspiring artists, instrumentalists, and producers of all ages and abilities. He is also the percussion director at Roswell High School in Roswell, GA and is the audio and rock band technician for the Georgia State University marching band. Brian began his career as a contract performer and technician. His work included playing drums for an international ad campaign directed by MKTG, and seasonal performances at music, arts, and cultural festivals across the United States. Between 2017 and 2018 Brian worked with the Bluecoats Drum and Bugle Corps on their productions ‘Jagged Line’ and ‘Session 44’. He then joined the Boston Crusaders where he worked from 2019-23 on their productions, “Goliath”, “Paradise Lost”, and “White Whale”", and is currently an Audio Engineer with the Mandarins Drum & Bugle Corps.
TYLER EDRINGTON
Program Design
KIT CHATHAM
Design Consultant
BRIAN MCKENZIE
Technical Director/Sound Design