Micah Laird is a graduate of Northern Arizona University where he obtained a degree in Instrumental Music Education as the Outstanding Senior in the School of Music. He marched with the Pacific Crest Drum and Bugle Corps in 2013 and marched with the Blue Devils A Corps in 2015 and 2016. Micah taught for 3 years in Blue Springs Missouri, where he was most recently the Assistant Director of Bands at Brittany Hill Middle School and an Associate Director of Bands for the Golden Regiment Marching Band from Blue Springs High School. In addition to his public school teaching, he was on the instructional staff for the Academy Drum and Bugle Corps for the 2022 season in addition to the Blue Devils Drum and Bugle Corps. He is currently attending the University of Oregon studying Wind Conducting under Dr. Dennis Llinás.