Drums

Mickey Hall 

Originally from Scottsburg, Mickey has played drums & percussion for over 14 years. He studied music at The University of Louisville where he earned a bachelor's degree in instrumental music. Mickey spent 2 years as Band Director at Charlestown High School, and several years as marching drum line instructor for Scottsburg & Jeffersonville High Schools. His favorite style of music to play is funk/jazz, but he listens to a lot of rock, metal, and EDM. He is currently the assistant drumline instructor for The University of Louisville Cardinal Marching Band, and works at Maxwell's Music Academy as our education manager. 

Rone Sparrow

Rone Sparrow is a concert percussion and drum set performer and educator. He is an Army Veteran, having served as a member of the West Point Band at the United Stated Military Academy from 2002 to 2024. Highlights include performances on the Today Show and the Macy’s July 4th primetime special on NBC, multiple appearances at home games of the New York Yankees, New York Jets, and New York Giants, and concerts at The United Nations and with the New York Philharmonic at Lincoln Center. While living in New York he also performed with the Hudson Valley Philharmonic, The Music Boutique, and was a member of the Analog Jazz Orchestra.

Prior to his time at West Point his career included engagements with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Sundance Summer Theater, The Drifters, Walt Disney Corporation, and performances at the Montreux and North Sea international jazz festivals.

Now residing near Louisville, Kentucky he has performed with the Kentucky Opera, the Owensboro Symphony, Orchestra Kentucky, and for the University of Louisville.

Rone earned a Bachelor of Music in Percussion Performance and Pedagogy from Brigham Young University and a Master of Music in Percussion Performance from The University of North Texas. While at UNT, he taught in the percussion department, performed with the UNT Wind Symphony, played in the UNT jazz department in both big band and small group settings, and was a member of the Percussive Arts Society World-Champion UNT Drumline.

Rone proudly endorses Pearl/Adams musical instruments and Innovative Percussion Inc. sticks and mallets.