Key Poulan, III is a composer and arranger with an expertise in the marching arts. He has composed and/or arranged for over 40 of the world’s most famous drum corps including the Santa Clara Vanguard, Mandarins, and the Vanguard Cadets. As the owner of Key Poulan Music, he has been recognized as one of the country’s top arrangers and composers in the area of contemporary marching band, has several concert band works to his credit. His marching band arrangements have won several national titles at the Bands of America Grand Nationals Championships. His works consistently yield many state titles throughout the United States and have been performed around the world. His transcription of “The Promise of Living” from Copland’s “Tender Land” was extremely well received at the Bands of America National Concert Band Festival and his original works “Carnegie Fanfare and Dance” and “A Fortune in Steel” were both premiered at New York City’s Carnegie Hall. As a trombonist, Key graduated from East Texas State University (Now Texas A&M, Commerce) with a degree in Music Education including extensive work in electronic music composition. Key recently explored his love for percussion through a recently commissioned marimba solo project titled “Scarabs” for his alma mater (Texas A&M, Commerce). His most recent trombone choir composition titled “Vigilante" was performed at the 2023 International Trombone Festival and other major trombone events across the U.S.