Kennan Wylie holds a Bachelors and Masters degree in Music Education from the University of North Texas. He was an adjunct professor of percussion at University of Arlington for ten years and is currently the Percussion Instructor at Marcus High School in Flower Mound, Texas. There he coordinates the marching percussion program along with the concert percussion ensemble, the steel band, the novelty ensemble, and the newly founded Brazilian ensemble.

Under his direction over the past thirteen years, the Marcus group has received national acclaim both on and off the field, including eight national championship titles at the P.A.S.I.C. Marching Competition. Marcus H.S. also won the 1999 and 2003 P.A.S. "Call for Tapes," runner up in 1997. The group has also performed with various artists such as; Gregg Bissonette, Dave Weckl, Ignacio Berrora, Dave Samuels, Alex Acuna, Horacio Hernandez, Dave Samuels, Steve Smith, Sonny Emory, Joel Rosenblatt and even country star Shania Twain. The Marcus ensemble also performed at several events for the 1999 Stanley Cup NHL Champion Dallas Stars hockey team.

As a performer, Wylie is very versatile in the percussion world. He has won the P.A.S. Collegiate Snare Drum title three times and finished runner up in the DCI Snare Drum Individual Competition. As well as playing in the Disney All-American College Band, he has also performed as mallet soloist with the Austin Symphony and San Angelo Symphony. Wylie is currently a free-lance performer in the Dallas-Ft.Worth area. He is the drummer for the Dallas based jazz group Fingerprints. They have released four CD's and perform regularly throughout the Southwest. Wylie has performed live with Bobby Lyle, Ronnie Laws, Freddie Ravel, Marion Meadows, Vic Duncan, Kyle Turner, and gospel artist Larnelle Harris.

He writes quality percussion literature for the beginning percussionist, including the book “Simple Steps to Successful Beginning Percussion,” through K. Wylie Publications, www.kwylie.com. He is also a contributing percussion writer for Row-Loff Productions. Mr. Wylie is active as a clinician and adjudicator throughout the Southwest. He has presented clinics at the Texas Music Educators Association Convention, Percussive Arts Society International Convention, and for the Texas Percussive Arts Society.

Mr. Wylie is an educational endorser for Zildjian cymbals, Innovative Percussion, and Yamaha Corporation.