Jud Spena grew up in Watkins Glen, New York and attributes his interest in music and his career choice to his involvement in the drum & bugle corps activity there in the 1960’s, ‘70’s and early ‘80’s. He is currently a teacher (band director and music department chair) in the Chenango Valley Schools just outside of Binghamton, New York where he also is a member of the trumpet section of the Binghamton Philharmonic. His wife Rebecca is also a music teacher and a cellist. Their three children, Samantha, Lucy and Michael are all budding musicians.