Blaine Bomar
Designer, Coordinator, Judge
Biographical Info
A native of Paris, Tennessee, Mr. Blaine Bomar has been involved in music education & marching pageantry arts for over 15 years. He serves as a Program Coordinator, Visual Designer, and Educational & Design Consultant for marching bands and indoor units throughout the Midwest and Southeast. Organizations that he has worked for, and continues to serve, have had great success in the Bands of America (BOA), Winter Guard International (WGI), and USBands circuits, as well as their local and state competitive arenas. Most recently, these groups have earned titles as WGI Regional Finalist and BOA Regional Class Champion at several events, as well as several caption-based awards.
Blaine is a proud member of multiple judging associations across the country. Those include the Gulf Coast Judges Association, East Tennessee Performing Arts Association, Central States Judges Association, USBands Judges, and more. He was also a graduate of the Marching Roundtable Judges Academy where he was given the opportunity to study General Effect and Visual adjudication with the top judges and mentors in the country. Lastly, he has had the privilege of serving on championship panels in several states, including Tennessee, Kentucky, Mississippi, Georgia, Florida, Texas, Alabama, Louisiana, Ohio, Illinois, Kansas, and Missouri.
In addition to his work as a designer and judge, Blaine is a highly sought-after leadership clinician in the states of Tennessee, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Arkansas. Annually, he holds summer camps to educate student leaders in teaching, conducting, score study, and team building. He worked as an instructor for Fred J. Miller Summer Clinics, teaching student leaders and drum majors throughout the United States. Blaine was also featured on the Marching Arts Education podcast with the late Dr. Joe Allison and Tim Hinton on Evaluating Our Drum Majors.
Presently, Blaine resides in Memphis, Tennessee with his dog, Bentley Cooper.