Grant Bubar

GRANT BUBAR: FRONT ENSEMBLE CONSULTANT

Grant Bubar is a freelance percussionist and educator based out of Tarzana, CA and joined the DSP staff for the 2020 season. As an advocate for the education of percussion as a complete art form, Grant has enjoyed performing in, and teaching a wide range of ensembles of varying styles.

Besides competing in WGI with Dark Sky Percussion (2017, 2019), Grant has performed with orchestras, wind ensembles, and chamber groups, including the West Coast Symphony and the TEMPO new music ensemble. He also works as the percussion director for Canyon High School (Santa Clarita), where he instructs both marching and concert percussionists.

Grant is currently living in Thousand Oaks, has completed his undergraduate degree in music education from Cal State Northridge and plans to pursue a Graduate degree in Percussion Performance, but FIRST - his band, Sad Park has been signed to a record deal and will be on tour for the next few years!