Director’s Biography
Mr. Joe Carver is in his fourth year as Director of The Big Red Band. Joe is a 2002 graduate of Hilliard Darby High School, where he was a percussionist in the band all four years.
After graduating, Joe spent two summers on tour with The Cadets of Bergen County Drum and Bugle Corps, where he was a member of their two-time world champion drumline. In 2005, he was selected out of a nationwide audition tour to be a member of The Disneyland All-American College Band in Anaheim, California. The following summer, Joe was the only individual selected to return to California to serve as the band's assistant director.
Mr. Carver is a 2007 graduate of Ohio University. He was a five-year member of The Ohio University Marching 110, and spent three of those years as the percussion section leader and arranger.
Joe and his wife Laura reside in Gahanna with their dog Riley.