John Wooton

He is the director of percussion studies at the University of Southern Mississippi and has written two books on rudimental drumming.

[5] Wooton returned to the Phantom Regiment to be the percussion caption head from 1987 to 1989.

[8] He has published around 10 other musical works for percussion with Row Loff Productions over his career.

[9] Wooton leads a steel band called Kaiso and frequently plays with the Southern Miss Jazz Quintet.

[2] He is a former endorser of Sabian cymbals and current endorser of Zildjian cymbals, Pearl drums, Remo drum heads, and Vic Firth sticks; he is also a member of the Vic Firth Education Team.