Michael Gaines
The first is Cavaliers visual designer Michael Gaines. In a corps that earned its nickname the "Green Machine" based on the visual designs of such Hall of Fame greats as Len Piekarski and the late Steve Brubaker, Michael Gaines had some big shoes to fill when he first started writing the Cavaliers’ drill formations in his 20s.

Now, more than a decade on the job, he continues to create awe-inspiring visual effects on the football field that leave fans on the edges of their seats asking in amazement, "How’d they do that?".

Ken Norman
The second member that's part of DCI's hall of fame class of 2011, is brass arranger and innovator Ken Norman.

In the early 1960s still as a French horn-playing member of the Racine Kilties, Norman got his start arranging music for the corps’ brass section. He found himself limited by the instrumental restrictions placed on corps by the veteran’s organizations that governed the competitions of that time period.

Headed by Ken Norman, top musicians developed a G [keyed] bugle with the valve tuned in F and a rotary valve tuned in B-flat. In essence, they created an instrument that mirrored the trumpet’s first and second valve and made the bugle a legitimate instrument.

Norman not only helped craft the proposal that would ultimately convince the VFW to accept this new style of bugle in competitions, he would help manufacturer a custom set of the instruments for the 1968 Kilties horn line to showcase the new technology along with an advanced musical arrangement to go with it. They wrote history with it.

Daniel Richardson
Phantom Regiment program coordinator Dr. Dan Richardson has been selected for induction into the Drum Corps International Hall of Fame. Dan becomes the fifth person with Phantom Regiment ties to join this prestigious society. Jim Wren and John Brazale were inducted in 1994, Michael Cesario in 1996 and Freddy Martin in 2006.

Dr. Dan, as he's known by everyone in the Regiment family, began his association with Phantom Regiment as a charter member of the corps from 1956 to 1964, and his involvement continues to this day. His tenure on staff began in 1972 when he became program coordinator, a position he held until 1992 with only 2 years off during that time.

Todd Ryan
Visual caption head and marching instructor Todd Ryan has proudly worked "down in the trenches" for more than 30 years, teaching corps members how to march, while demonstrating his profound ability to 'clean' the most complicated drill forms and movements.

Ryan got his start in drum corps in the 1970s first as a member of the 32nd Hussar, before spending seven years with the Madison Scouts from 1973-79. He went on to serve as a staff member with a number of corps including the Madison Scouts, Les Eclipses, Star of Indiana, Pioneer, and the Blue Devils where he still teaches today.

Many dedicated and extremely talented individuals make a career in drum corps never having the opportunity to instruct a group that has won a DCI World Championship. Ryan has not only achieved that feat with one corps, he’s done it with four, including the Madison Scouts (1988), Pioneer (1991, 1995), Star of Indiana (1991), and the Blue Devils where he’s been involved with an incredible string of eight championship titles since 1994.

About the DCI Hall of Fame
The Hall of Fame began in 1985, with six inductees enshrined that inaugural year. Every year since, new members have been inducted into this prestigious institution. Anno 2010 96 people enjoyed membership in the Hall of Fame.