Adam Wilke is the brass caption head of Blue Devils B Drum & Bugle Corps. As a performer, Wilke was a member of the 1994 Blue Devils Drum & Bugle Corps. Additionally, he spent four years as a performer and soloist with the San Francisco Renegades Senior Drum and Bugle Corps from 2001-2004. In 2023, Wilke became brass staff and co-caption head of BDB before becoming brass caption head for the 2024 season. Dr. Wilke is also Director of Bands at James Logan High School, conductor of the James Logan Wind Symphony, and Department Chair of the Visual and Performing Arts Department. The band program at James Logan has been very successful in recent years winning 2014, 2016, and 2017 WBA 4A/5A Grand Championship; 2021, 2022 , 2023 WBA North Regional Championship; 2014, 2015, and 2017 WGI World Class Color Guard Bronze Medal; 2013 WBA 5A Class Champion; and 2013 WGI World Class Concert Percussion Gold Medal. The James Logan Wind Symphony performed at the 2015 and 2020 California All-State Music Education Conference and was a featured performer at the 2016 WASBE Regional Conference in Prague, The Czech Republic.
Prior to his appointment at James Logan High School, Wilke spent thirteen years as a high school band director at both Arroyo Grande High School and Clovis East High School, and one year as the Interim-Associate Director of Bands at Fresno State where he was the director of the Fresno State Bulldog Marching Band. Dr. Wilke is an alumnus of Fresno State having received his B.A. and teaching credential in 1998 and his M.A. in conducting in 2009. In 2019, Wilke completed his D.M.A. in music education from Boston University. His dissertation research is on composition and creativity in a band setting. As a composer, Dr. Wilke has written numerous original marching band shows and is currently published by GPG Music.