Devin L. Pride is a contemporary composer with an immense passion for harmonic soundscapes and texture. He has composed countless pieces for concert band, wind ensemble, percussion ensemble, orchestra, etc. His specialty is in works for collegiate and grade level ensembles to ensure players have a fun time playing new and fresh music. This focus primarily comes from his upbringing in marching and concert band from grade school to college. Pride received his bachelor's degree from Tennessee State University where he marched in the two-time Grammy award winning “Aristocrat Of Bands” marching band. He then received his master’s degree from New York University where he studied film composition and orchestration. Pride has compositions being performed in multiple states across the country and his soundtracks can be heard in multiple documentaries and movies. Pride is looking to spread musical enjoyment throughout the globe by showing that the orchestral/classical genre is alive and well!