Forrest Budway is serving as the Battery Caption Head at Eva Independent for their inaugural season. Originally from Raleigh, NC, Forrest has been an active percussion instructor and arranger in the area over the past decade, and he is currently the drumline director at NC State University.

Forrest has several years of performance experience with World Class marching ensembles around the country, including the Cavaliers, the Colts, Teal Sound, Cavaliers Indoor Percussion, and Palmetto Percussion. As an educator, he has worked with the Cavaliers, Civitas Independent, Panther Creek High School, and Enloe High School.

During his time as a performer and educator, Forrest has had the pleasure to learn from and work with Michael McIntosh, Joe Hobbs, Eric Ridenour, Joe Roach, Jesse Backes, Rick Rodriguez, A.J. Pace, and Kimball Seebeck.

Forrest is endorsed by Innovative Percussion as a Percussion Educator.