Mr. Philp is joining the Riverview Band Program for the 2024–2025 school year as an instructor for the Blue Radiance Color Guard Program where he will assist with overall instruction, choreography, drill and design. Mr. Philp will work year-round with students from fall marching season through the indoor winter guard season.

Like many on the Band Program staff, Mr. Philp has an extensive history with the marching and pageantry arts: He attended Tarpon Springs High School Leadership Conservatory for the Arts where he was a member of the color guard and winter guard all four years. From 2020–2022 he was a member of the World Class winter guard at Tarpon Springs, where they earned sixth place in the latter year at the Winter Guard International (WGI) World Championships. Mr. Philp has continued his spinning career since graduation as a member of two other World Class groups: Carolina Crown Drum and Bugle Corps (a member of Drum Corps International) and Tampa Independent (a member of WGI and the Florida Federation of Colorguards Circuit).

Prior to his time with Riverview High School Mr. Philp worked with the color guard at Dunedin High School.