Frank Ponzo started his Drum Corps career in the North Bellmore Flames Drum and Bugle Corps from North Bellmore, NY as a Baritone player in 1978.  In 1982 he joined the Long Island Sunrisers as a 4th Soprano player and won his first DCA Championship that year. He quickly worked his way up the ranks and became an Asst. Brass instructor under Mike Longdo, and Soloist in the Sunrisers production of Fiddler in the Roof in 1986 and stayed with the Sunrisers until 1989 as a soloist and brass instructor.

In 1990, Frank went to the Hawthorne Caballeros and was a brass instructor and soloist from 1990 - 2014, and was instrumental in the success of the Caballeros Alumni Corps as a Charter Member and instructor from 1994 thru to 2008.

Frank was also a member of the West Sayville Golden Eagles in 2004 when they won the DCA Mini Corps Championships, and became Brass Caption Head in 2005. In 2007, Frank lead the Golden Eagles to the short lived Mini Corps Association Championships in its First year.

Frank was the DCA Soloist of the year in 1994 and again in 1997 and was part of a trio who won the DCA Best Showmanship Award in 2000. In 2016 Frank went back to the Long Island Sunrisers as a Brass Consultant and in 2017 was on the Brass Staff of Fusion Core.

Frank was inducted as a Charter Member of the Buglers Hall of Fame in 2005, was inducted into the New Jersey Drum Corps Hall of Fame in 2006, and the World Drum Corps Hall of Fame in 2014. After the 2017 season, Frank retired from Drum Corps and moved to Orlando Florida in 2018, where he is enjoying his “retirement”.

But wait, there's more. Fusion Core is very pleased to have Frank as part of the team for our inaugural season here in the Sunshine State.