La Crosse Blue Star Drums and Bugle Corps

Brad Furlano joined the Blue Stars organization as a 10-year-old in 1982, marching until aging out in 1993. Prior to becoming the organizations’ CEO in 2006, Furlano held various positions with the corps, including: visual caption head, drill designer, interim corps director, and board member. 

Furlano has a degree in Mass Communications from the University of Wisconsin–La Crosse, and managed communications teams at several Fortune 500 companies, including Best Buy, Ameriprise Financial, and Eddie Bauer. 

Brad lives in Onalaska, WI with his wife Niki and son Ethan. 

Blue Stars
Founded in La Crosse in1964, the Blue Stars have been performing audiences throughout the country with their unique and entertaining productions for 59 years. The Blue Stars are 20-time Drum Corps International World Class Finalists, 3-time DCI Division II Finalists, and 17-time DCI Division III finalists. The corps is the 1989, 1993, 2001, and 2003 DCI Division III World Champions.