Ernie McLaurin

Ernie McLaurin has been an active percussion instructor in Southern California since 1993. He has been the Cymbal Instructor for Ayala High School since 2004 and has worked with the Mandarins Drum and Bugle Corps since 2013 in various capacities. Ernie was on the Percussion staff at Impulse Drum and bugle Corps from 2002 to 2006 winning the 2006 DCI Div. III World Championship. In 2007 Ernie became the Corps Director of Impulse until 2010. Ernie then became the Assistant Director for the Velvet Knights Drum and Bugle Corp in 2011 & 2012.

Ernie’s performance experience includes Sacramento Freelancers, Cal State Northridge Percussion Ensemble, United State Olympic Drumline.

Ernie has worked with the following percussion programs: Pulse Percussion, Impulse Drum and Bugle Corp, John Muir High School, Simi Valley High School, Garfield High School, Alhambra High School, and Grant High School and has been a clinician for a vast number of ensembles. Ernie is an Education Artist with Zildjian Cymbal. Ernie is a graduate of John Muir High School and Cal State Northridge and works full time in the Mortgage Industry.