Jesus Perez is a percussionist and Music Educator in the El Paso, Texas. He recently obtained a Master’s in Music Performance from the University of Texas at El Paso where he serves as Percussion Studio Teaching Assistant. At UTEP he leads the Marching Miners and their Drum Line. He has performed with all major UTEP ensembles including Symphony Band, Symphony Orchestra, Wind Ensemble, UTEP Percussion Ensemble, Marching Miners and the UTEP Pep Band. Jesus has performed with the El Paso Symphony Orchestra on multiple occasions and is currently on staff with the El Paso Symphony Youth Orchestra as the percussion sectional coach.

Jesus is well involved in the marching arts and is a proud alumnus of Sun City Independent. He also marched with Horizon Drum and Bugle Corps in 2016. He has been involved with local marching bands for 7 years and has served on staff for multiple state qualifying bands. He is currently an assistant band director at Eastlake High School.