Joy Duarte is a current performer in the marching arts. She most recently marched with Broken City Percussion and the Blue Knights. Previously, she marched three seasons at Monarch Independent and served as bass section leader for the last two. She's from San Antonio, Texas and has taught at several schools in the central Texas area. In 2019, Joy and Rhema launched their marching arts business, Bends.

Rhema Baissa is a recently aged out percussion performer and current educator in the activity. Rhema aged out in the 2019 DCI season with the Blue Knights. He also aged himself out of WGI with Monarch Independent for the 2019 season. In 2019, Rhema and Joy launched their marching arts business, Bends. Rhema currently resides in Tulsa, Oklahoma and teaches the battery for his alma mater, Union High School. He recently started his master's program for Marriage & Family Therapy through Capella University. Rhema will be teaching the 2021 Spirit of Atlanta Bass-line.