Brett Marchel, from New Boston, Michigan, came to organized kiting in 2014. He started on a dual line kite before switching to quads, and rose quickly: within a few years he was flying dogstake and indoor, sewing and building his own kites, and representing KiteLife.com at festivals in India and Colombia. He has since flown in Canada and France, and in Jamaica as a Team KiteLife member.

In 2024 he captained the quad line team of the USA Sport Kite Team at the World Kite Cup in Berck-sur-Mer, France, where Team USA tied for fourth overall. He also works with Kiteman Productions. He was an alternate pilot for Epcot Forever at Walt Disney World, and since 2024 he has led the sport kite team in Boardwalk Nights at Cedar Point, where he also helped build the LED show kites.

Brett co-designed the Kite Forge Djinn and Djinndoor quad line kites with John Barresi and built their prototypes. He is now developing the Aurora, a light-wind quad, under his own brand. He co-founded and captains the Midwest team Sky-FX, edits many of our official team videos, and is a keen photographer whose shots appear in Kiteman’s show portfolios.