Dakota Pederson
Dakota Pederson (b. 1999) is an Indiana composer who discovered his passion for musiccomposition. His success flourished from an early age, winning the first annual MakeMusicYoung Composers competition at age 16. From then on, he would additionally win the Claude T.Smith Composition Contest and the Association of Concert Bands Composition Contest, twice.Though he has had numerous successes in composition, he has never been formally trained incomposition. As a self taught composer, Pederson has developed a composition style that focuseson a highly charged rhythm. Pederson graduated from Indiana State University with a Bachelorsof Music Education, Summa Cum Laude. He currently teaches 6-12 band in Indiana. In additionto music composition, he also enjoys playing Tennis.
