Matt Ray has been a band director at Westlake High School since the Fall of 2019. Matt resides in Southern California where he has worked as an educator and designer for over 17 years. Throughout his career he has instructed a number of academic and independent programs in both movement and music including The Academy Drum & Bugle Corps, The Oregon Crusaders Drum & Bugle Corps, Nogales High School, Upland High School, BOA Grand National Finalist Ayala High School, and the internationally recognized Riverside Community College Marching Tigers. In addition to his stateside endeavors, he has also worked extensively in Japan as a staff member for such groups as Hamasho High School, Ohtani High School, Yamato Drum and Bugle Corps, and Yokohama Scouts, and as a performer for the theatre production “Collab,” which premiered in Osaka. As a drill designer, Matt has written for numerous programs in Southern California including Etiwanda High School and Damien High School. Not happy to just write the dots, Matt is also an active band choreographer, production designer, and consultant.