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Jason K. Fettig (born 1974) is a band director, conductor, and former Marine colonel who currently works as Director of Bands at the University of Michigan.Before his hiring, he served as the 28th director of the United States Marine Band and music adviser to the President of the United States.
The Marine Band has been uniquely known as "The President's Own" since 1801 due to its historical connection to the President of the United States. The relationship between the Marine Band and the White House began on New Year's Day 1801 when President John Adams invited the band to perform at the Executive Mansion.
A detachment of "The President's Own", the U.S. Marine Band, appears with First Lady of the United States Michelle Obama on the Late Show with David Letterman in 2015.. A premier ensemble is a certain class of military band in the United States armed forces that exist to promote the U.S. military to the public at large, to support state ceremonies, and to preserve the heritage of American ...
[30] [31] Marine Corps field bands, unlike the United States Marine Band "The President's Own" and the U.S. Marine Drum and Bugle Corps "The Commandant's Own", are not mission-exclusive to music. During combat operations, bands are responsible for rear-area defense, reorganizing as the security platoon for the divisional or wing command center.
The D&B is entirely separate from its sister organization, the United States Marine Band ("The President's Own"), as well as the ten active-duty United States Marine Corps field bands. The United States Marine Drum & Bugle Corps travels more than 50,000 miles (80,000 km) annually, performing over 400 events worldwide.
In 1980, Bulla became a staff arranger for The President's Own Marine Corps Band in Washington, DC, and then later chief arranger. Bulla held this position until 2010, composing music for the Marine band, which performed at White House events, including presidential inaugurations, state funerals, and state visits .
Schoepper directed "The President's Own" (as the Marine Band is known) at the inaugurations of Dwight D. Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, and Richard M. Nixon. Schoepper was in charge of the band for 17 years. He took the full band on 18 concert tours, during which he estimated that it played before some 12 million people.
In 2004, she auditioned for "the President's Own" United States Marine Band and, in May 2005, was accepted as the first female vocalist in the ensemble's then 207-year history. She was promoted to Chief Warrant Officer 3 on March 1, 2024 and has served as the Deputy Director for Administration and Production since September of 2023.