The Clark Atlanta University Band is a multifaceted organization that includes the “Mighty Marching Panther” Band, the Pep Band, the Symphonic Band, the Essence Dance Team, the CAU Drumline, and the Silver Breeze Dynasty Flag Corp. Heralded for its precision drills, pageantry, custom arrangements, and intense spirit – all of which thrill audiences the moment the band arrives in the stadium, the Clark Atlanta University Mighty Marching Panther Band’s many credits includes its having been featured in the 20th Century Fox movie Drumline. In this film, students are featured as members of the fictitious Atlanta A&T Band, the fictitious Delta A&M percussion section, the CAU Band, and also as movie extras. Other film credits include the movie Pay The Price and the video I Highly Recommend, both written and produced by Darryl D. Lassiter.
The Clark Atlanta University Mighty Marching Panther Band members have served as ambassadors for the university in many other capacities. These include their “Five-Peat” performances at the Honda Battle of the Bands, Georgia Dome; a national McDonald’s commercial; Turner Broadcasting System’s Dinner and a Movie; the Brand Atlanta television commercial with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra; television’s Judge Hatchett and Ellen DeGeneres show, taped in Los Angeles, California. Other performances include the Atlanta Falcons Championship Parade; the Black Entertainment Television (BET) Hip Hop Awards Nomination broadcast; the 25th Anniversary of Home Depot; the Tom Joyner Morning Show; Good Day Atlanta; The Si-Man Show; the Atlanta Falcons-New York Giants halftime show; numerous parades and drumline exhibitions; HBCU Battlefest at South Carolina State University; Come Flex at the ‘Plex Battle of the Bands in Macon, Georgia; Original Battle of the Bands at the Georgia Dome; and Exhibition Band for the Atlanta Public Schools Band Extravaganza.
The band continues to reach new heights under the direction of James L. Camp, Director of Bands, Thomas G. Warner, Jr. , Assistant Director of Bands, and the other staff members: Cecil Houston, Warren Shaw, Yakema T. Hicks, and Anya James.
