Staff Sergeant Steven Estes holds a Master's Degree from Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music where he worked as an Associate Instructor until joining The U.S. Army Field Band in 2021. Staff Sgt. Estes also earned a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Central Florida. Staff Sgt. Estes has been a member of The Boston Crusaders and Infinity Percussion, performed in Universal Studios' Beat Builders drumming show, and spent summers at Round Top Festival Institute and the National Orchestra Institute at the University of Maryland.