Bill Bachman  Bill Bachman is a percussionist. Bachman has worked with The Cadets, Blue Knights, Carolina Crown, Magic of Orlando and others. He studied at Berklee College of Music and the University of North Texas. Bachman is an author of rudimental marching percussion literature, and is the designer of Vic Firth's Heavy Hitter Pads. Bachman works as a clinician, and educator in the US and internationally.