Director's Assistant

08/10/2026

07/18/2026

After 14 years, Casey and I have sold Director's Assistant to DeMoulin Bros. & Co.

We started DA with a straightforward commitment: serve band, choir, and orchestra directors with genuine care, invent the tools the work was missing, and always be reachable. I'm proud of what that commitment built, and I'm grateful to every director and program who trusted a small company to get it right — and were patient with us when we got it wrong.

That commitment now has considerably more behind it. DeMoulin has been making uniforms and accessories for more than a century, and everything you've valued about Director's Assistant — the spirit of invention, the concierge-level service, the personal attention — carries forward with the resources and depth of an established company supporting it. This is the natural next step for the work, not a departure from it.

Director's Assistant will continue, and it will grow. You can still reach DA exactly as you always have — same email, same phone — now with stronger support behind every request.

Casey and I are relocating to Seattle, where I'll manage sales for DeMoulin across the Pacific Northwest. If you happen to be in any of those states or know anyone that does — WA, OR, ID, WY, MT, AK, HI, or Western Canada — I could use your referral.

Thank you for 14 remarkable years. I look forward to what comes next, alongside all of you.

— Chris Walls

07/16/2026

🎺 Something’s happening in Texas tonight. 🎺

After 14 years of doing what we love, Director’s Assistant has some news — and we couldn’t imagine sharing it anywhere but with all of you.

If you’re at TBA/TODA/TCDA, come find us this evening. There’s an announcement we’ve been holding onto, and it’s a good one. 😉

We can’t wait to see you.

07/11/2026

This!

Thank you my dear friends Bradley Cooper, Dr. Maria Teresa Ochoa, Stephen Barton, Margaret Whitman, Sam Schwartz, Aaron and Natalia Tucker, Tara Arroyave, and my beloved wife, Stella. My whole Life is a Dream. Signing with Decca Records is the honour of a lifetime. It has been a true privilege to collaborate with the distinguished Philharmonia Orchestra and the virtuoso soloists, cellist Gregorio Nieto and classical pianist Sergio Tiempo. My deepest gratitude and respect go to Maestro Gustavo Dudamel, whose artistry is an integral part of this musical journey.



Photography by Charlie Gray