Thomas Claesen

Thomas Claesen is a quad tech at Rhythm X and recently worked with the Blue Knights Drum and Bugle Corps (2017-2019). He has taught marching ensembles and English as a foreign language in Europe, Africa, and the Americas.

Born and raised in Belgium, Thomas moved to the States in the fall of 2017. He now lives in Nashville, TN with his wife Chelsea and their energetic dog Rachel. He works as a freelance designer and developer, and revamped the Rudimental Mindset website in 2020.

Thomas marched drum corps at The Academy (2008-2009), Santa Clara Vanguard (2010) and The Cavaliers (2011). Some of his teaching experiences include being the battery arranger and coordinator for DrumSpirit (2010-2017), teaching the quadlines at The Cavaliers Drum and Bugle Corps (2012-2013) and the Blue Knights Drum and Bugle Corps (2017-2019), representing Innovative Percussion as an educational artist, working with the Field Band Foundation in South Africa, and being an English lecturer at VIVES University College.