Name: Anthony Eric Murrieta

Age: 17

Grade: 12th

Instrument of choice: Snare Drum

Favorite Musician: Bruno Mars, his mix of old school music and new generation is something nobody is doing in today’s music

Who/what inspired you to play: I was influenced to play by my friends who were already in marching band during my freshman year(thankful they got me in)

How long have you been playing: I’ve been playing percussion since middle school

Favorite song to play: Battlefield, it was a song we played freshman year during our field show

What keeps you going: the new people who join our marching band keep me going, some of them are so ambitious on becoming better as musicians and leaders; it makes me proud of my band in this final year of high school, and I hope nothing but the best for them to keep progressing