Archive for May, 2009

2009 Revolution

Friday, May 29th, 2009

Hey guys welcome to my blog for the 2009 season. This season i’ll be playing bass with Revolution. My name is MIke and i live in deep south Texas, and by deep south i mean deep south. For those of you who don’t know, this year Revolution celebrates ten years as a drum corp, so this year is going to be a great year. The drum staff this year consists of Carlos Botello(Caption Head) Danny Garcia(tenor tech) Kenji Okubo (snare tech) Aaron “A.C.” Capers (bass tech) and Peter Hilborn (pit tech).

This year show is called “ElementALL” here’s a little description:

ElementALL focuses on those “simple gifts” that
are frequently overlooked in daily life. Connecting all
4 elements with the past, the present and the
future and stepping off in great new directions.
Inspiration comes not only from the literal
interpretation of the word but also down to it’s
basic definition. Hear “elements” of things that
have come before as we explore each movement,
but also heed the subtle calls to our future.

Throughout our ten years on the field we inspire to
inspire, teach to lead, and motivate the spirit on the
field and off. Let these “elements” be evident in
2009. Enjoy!

Music from: Metheny, Mancina, Holsinger,
Howard, Glass, and Brackett

So the Movements breakdown to

Ignis (fire)
Aqua
Terra(earth)
Air

So far this camp season we’ve been making big strides and have been getting better every camp. This years hornline has doubled in size from last years and they are sounding good. Anyone else marching see you guys on the field!

Mike
Rev bass 4

p.s.
excuse all the errors i did this in a little rush and i’ll be blogging when i can

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Hello World

Friday, May 29th, 2009

Hello guys, and welcome to my blog for the DCI Summer Music Games 2009 tour. I will update this blog as often as i can. A computer, let alone Internet access, is sometimes hard to come by on the road. This year i will be touring with the 2009 Colt Cadets.  I am once again very excited about learning more and becoming stronger as an individual and a player.

My name is Dylan and I come from a small town in central Illinois. This location is very nice because its very close to two of the top 3 Drum Corps; The Cavaliers and Phantom Regiment. I was first introduced to Drum Corps by my mom. At the time i was in 7th grade (I am going to be a junior in the 09-10 school year) and my concept of the activity was about 40 people who had no life, got on a tour bus (when i say tour bus I mean an RV in bus form), and traveled around and played drum set and nothing else. Man was I wrong. If it wasn’t for a kid I had looked up to all my life, someone I had known for a very long time, I would have never gotten into the activity. Kyle invited me to go with him to a colts audition with him and I of course went along. When i got there my eyes were opened and i realized I sucked something horrible. I was so impressed by the power and finesse that the line was playing with. I practiced my butt off and I was then playing Bass for the Colt Cadets in 08. This is were I met some people that would change my life and make me a much better player.

For the 2009 year with the Colt Cadets I will be playing snare. The book is so much better than last year’s, and so much cleaner. It’s some what easy, but it’s early in the season and if our snare tech has his way, most of the show will be Flam Drags and Cheese-Chus at 93 inches. He’s old school and likes to play a lot of notes, high, and very fast. Our show this year is entitled Lullaby & GoodNightmare. The songs are:

Intro- Goodnight my Angle by Bill Joel (only for about 15 seconds)

Opener- Nightmare  Original composition by Ibe Sodawalla and Ron Lagrone

Feature- Pee Wee’s Big Adventureby Danny Elfman

Balled- Where Dreams Come Trueby James Horner

Closer- Hall of the Mountain King by Edvard Grieg

If you haven’t already guessed, this show is about dreams. Its going to be a very exciting show so come check us out. I’ll post a link with the schedule at the bottom. Now i have to drive super fast to get to an overnight camp on time.

-Dylan

P.S. please excuse the grammar and spelling.

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Hey!

Sunday, May 24th, 2009
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Raiders Snare Line 2009

 

Hey guys, and welcome to my blog for the DCI Summer Music Games ‘09! I’ll be updating this as often as I can and talking about life in a DCI drumline as well as life on the road. Hopefully it’ll give you some interesting stuff to read as well as some insight into the activity, for those of you who have not experienced it first hand. And even for those who have experienced it to relive the glory days a little. 

My name is Carlton i’m 18 years old and I play snare for the Raiders Drum and Bugle Corps in the DCI Open Class division. This will be my second year marching Drum Corps as well as my second year with the Raiders. Before marching drum corps I got started playing in my high school’s marching band. I joined my sophomore year and was on the snare line through my senior year which is now coming to a close. I went to high school at Bridgewater-Raritan HS in New Jersey. We were competitive in Bands of America and won a regional that first year I joined. As well as three state championships. 

 

Me at DCI Finals before retreat in 2008

Me at DCI Finals before retreat in 2008

 

 

This season we’re coming off of a rebuilding year where we placed 9th at World Championships. With a veteran foundation holding the corps down we are looking to expand on our success last season. The corps was paced last year by a 7th place finish by the percussion section, which anchored the corps throughout the season. 

Our program this year is entitled “Isle of Hope”:

 

As America stands ready to turn a new page in its history, the Raiders Drum and Bugle Corps looks back to a significant time in our past, as they announce their 2009 show titled “Isle of Hope”. The show, featuring the music of Bela Bartok, highlights the entry of immigrants into America through Ellis Island, focusing on Slovak, Celtic and Italian cultures.
Included in this year’s show is the following:

• An American Elegy - Frank Tichelli
• Hungarian Folk Song
• Gan Ainm – Traditional Celtic Lament
• Overture from the Barber of Seville – Gioachino Rossi

The melding of different ethnic groups into one unique American culture is the focus of “Isle of Hope” as the Raiders honor the rich history of our country. 

 

 

This weekend we had a very productive spring training camp. As a corps we have our entire first movement as well as a majority of the second movement put on the field both marching and playing. The percussion and brass pushed on as individual sections through the closing piece, Barber of Seville, which is a very fast paced intense ride through many moods and dynamic alterations. 

For those of you who don’t know this already. Open class corps usually only have weekend camps and then go on a small regional tour followed by a week or so of move-ins leading up to a longer 3-4 week tour culminating at World Championships in Indy. While this is easier to have a life while in the corps, it requires a great deal of responsibility on the part of the performers when it comes to being ontop of everything involved in the show despite not having rehearsal every day. 

Our first public performance is an exhibition on June 13th at the Bridgemen’s Tournament of Starts in Bayonne, NJ. Tickets can be purchased at http://www.bridgemen.com or at the show itself. Come on out and watch us put our show to the field as well as in the lot warming up.

Hope to see you guys and gals on the road this summer. Be sure to check us out along the way. I’ll keep ya’ll update with all thats going on.

-Carlton


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