Dwayne Rice (b. 1974) is a freelance composer and arranger living in Los Angeles. His music has been performed and recorded around the world. Dwayne was the Percussion Director at Birdville High School from 2002 to 2006, and at Hebron High School from 1999 to 2002, both in the Dallas-Fort Worth Area. Under his direction, the Birdville Percussion Ensemble won the Percussive Arts Society ensemble competition in 2005, and the Birdville Marching Band placed 4th at the Texas State UIL Marching Band Competition in the same year.

Dwayne received his master’s degree in percussion performance, with a minor in composition, from the University of North Texas in 2000, and a bachelor’s degree in music education from Sam Houston State University in 1997.

He studied percussion with Mark Ford, Paul Rennick, Brian Mason, and Leigh Howard Stevens, and composition with Cindy McTee, Phillip Schroeder, and Frank Felice. His influences include the works of Hindemith, Mahler, Bartok, Debussy, Bach, and many others.

Website: www.DwayneRice.com