That Dan Band Show

In this episode of That Dan Band Show, Dan delves into artistic interpretation, criticism, their histories, and how they apply to art and drum corps Time Stamps: 00:00:00 - 00:02:06 - Intro 00:02:07 - 00:03:22 - Interpretation & criticism and what they mean within the marching arts 00:03:23 - 00:04:56 - Artistic interpretation and you find meaning 00:04:57 - 00:06:02 - Criticism 00:06:03 - 00:06:52 - Comparison 00:06:53 - 00:07:58 - Analysis 00:07:59 - 00:09:33 - Interpretation 00:09:34 - 00:12:02 - Evaluation 00:12:13 - 00:14:45 - Summary and putting it in the perspective of drum corps 00:18:09 - 00:19:21 - Historical deep-dive: Formalism 00:19:22 - 00:21:34 - Marxism 00:21:35 - 00:24:00 - Psychoanalysis 00:24:01 - 00:28:37 - Structuralism 00:28:38 - 00:33:28 - Post-structuralism & post-modernism 00:33:29 - 00:35:07 - Queer theory 00:35:08 - 00:37:04 - Post-colonial theory 00:37:05 - 00:39:59 - Bringing it back to today 00:40:00 - 00:43:38 - What does this mean for the marching arts? 00:43:39 - 00:46:38 - There is no "right answer" when it comes to critiquing art 00:46:39 - 00:49:11 - What we hear is subjective when it comes to drum corps 00:49:12 - 00:51:16 - Dan's favorite shows this season and his analysis 00:51:17 - 00:53:14 - Evaluation within drum corps & subjectivity 00:53:15 - 00:58:24 - Critique within drum corps 00:58:25 - 01:00:06 - Try to look in places you haven't looked 01:00:07 - 01:00:50 - Positive takeaways of everyone having different opinions and perspectives 01:00:51 - 01:01:48 - Outtro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of That Dan Band Show, Dan breaks down the scores from the 2023 DCI Southeastern Championship and makes predictions for Allentown & Finals Episode Time Stamps: 00:00 - 02:04 - Intro 02:05 - 03:47 - 13th place; Music City 03:48 - 04:55 - 12th place; Madison Scouts 04:56 - 05:59 - 11th place; Spirit of Atlanta 06:00 - 06:56- 10th place; Pacific Crest 06:57 - 08:22 - 9th place; Blue Knights 08:23 - 10:15 - 8th place; Troopers 10:16 - 12:16 - 7th place; The Cavaliers 12:17 - 14:04 - 6th place; The Cadets 14:05 - 15:09 - 5th place; Phantom Regiment 15:10 - 17:41 - 4th place; Bluecoats 17:42 - 19:00 - 3rd place; Boston Crusaders 19:01 - 21:42 - 2nd place; Carolina Crown 21:43 - 23:19 - 1st place; Blue Devils 23:20 - 25:41 - Putting the scoring and caption races in perspective 25:42 - 27:32 - This is judging done right and it is exciting 27:33 - 29:23 - Who are you loving this year? Sound off in the comments + outtro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of That Dan Band Show, Dan breaks down the DCI/DCA partnership and what it will mean for all-age drum corps. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Following the conclusion of World Championships, Dan talks about his takeaways from the 2023 WGI season. Episode Timestamps 0:00:00 - 0:04:46 - Intro 0:08:21 - 0:14:04 Takeaway #1 - Every season is an emotional rollercoaster, and you should expect that. And why it's important to "outlast the battle" 0:14:05 - 0:19:35 - Takeaway #2 - Consider what the members are going to feel/think/say/how they're going to respond, every step of the way. A conversation about costuming 0:19:36 - 0:24:38 - Takeaway #3 - There's no ideal judging panel for any single group 0:24:39 - 0:31:47 - Takeaway #4 - Variety across captions and sub-captions is healthy 0:31:48 - 0:37:25 - Takeaway #5 - "Effect" isn't entertainment 0:37:26 - 0:40:20 - Takeaway #6 - Stress the craft (according to your instincts), not the outcomes 0:40:21 - 0:44:28 - Takeaway #7 - My tastes are not your tastes 0:44:29 - 0:47:00 - Takeaway #8 - Focus internally 0:47:01 - 0:50:37 - Takeaway #9 - Keep going and be resilient 0:50:38 - 0:55:15 - Takeaway #10 - Be yourself 0:55-16 - end - Outro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With less than a month before WGI Percussion World Championships, Dan sits down with his friend Tommy Roam of The Bluecoats and Kettering Fairmont High School. They discuss holistic approaches to percussion education, how Tommy has built the culture between his middle school and high school programs, and their current outlooks on 2023 Percussion Independent World. Episode Time Stamps 00:00:00 - 00:03:34 - Intro 00:03:34 - 00:07:30 - How's it going at Kettering this season? 00:07:31 - 00:09:51 - Beefing up your middle school program as a feeder for your high school programs 00:09:52 - 00:11:05 - Are you training your students in a certain style of drumming or more rhythmic concepts? 00:11:06 - 00:14:50 - "There's no one correct way to do things [when it comes to teaching]" and how you're going to learn from other people and it's going to be different 00:14:51 - 00:19:55 - Knocking down the walls percussion sections sometimes put up between each other and teaching with the intent of making the ensemble better holistically. "I see it all as music." 00:19:56 - 00:22:23 - Zooming out your lens so you can better help the kids be successful 00:22:24 - 00:24:33 - Being a hybrid percussionist and the qualities of a great drummer 00:24:34 - 00:26:04 - Exposing the students to more than just one kind of instrument to help them be a better overall percussionists 00:26:05 - 00:31:21 - Embracing discomfort and how to be a reliable member 00:31:22 - 00:32:38 - Being okay with being terrible before you're able to develop your skills, both as a member and a percussionist. "It's all about just how much you care about it." 00:32:39 - 00:33:53 - We're nothing without passion for what we do 00:33:54 - 00:40:05 - Embracing the grind but also embracing having fun with your fellow members 00:40:06 - 00:42:08 - Creating culture intentionally within a program 00:42:09 - 00:44:02 - Being authentic 00:44:03 - 00:45:46 - Showing up every day as a teacher who makes your students better, and being okay with the members checking you when you're not 00:45:47 - 00:49:45 - How do you get your membership to believe in what you're doing? 00:49:46 - 00:53:10 - Focusing on the craft rather than the outcome 00:53:11 - 00:56:47 - How you Tommy's experiences of teaching the Bluecoats vs a high school/middle school group inform your teaching philosophy? 00:56:48 - 00:59:42 - Seeing members you've taught from a young age go on to instill your teaching in their students 00:59:43 - 01:04:15 - What makes a bass drummer ready and equipped to audition for a top DCI group? 01:04:16 - 01:06:28 - Make yourself a machine backed by consistent skills 01:06:29 - 01:11:20 - What is your take on members reaching out to staff members ahead of DCI auditions? 01:12:20 - 01:18:20 - Tommy's take on the 2023 PIW landscape & what shows he's seen 01:18:21 - 01:28:51- Why you should lean into your own group's style and try something new rather than emulating someone else's style 01:28:52 - End - Outtro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The 2023 indoor season has officially begun as groups roll out their shows locally and video clips of lots and shows start to populate across social media. With WGI Percussion Regional season kicking off this weekend, Dan sits down with his friend Teddy Mascari, a Music Effect judge for Winter Guard International and an educational leader in Upstate New York. They discuss approaches to judging and how to give great feedback, a judge’s relationship to the programs they adjudicate, ways of interpreting the sheets, and various trends within indoor percussion and the marching arts. Episode Time Stamps 00:00:00 - 00:05:10 - Intro 00:05:10 - 00:08:15 - Leaked shows online and keeping the judging objectivity 00:08:15 - 00:12:18 - Understanding judging critiques and how to take in that information 00:12:18 - 00:16:45 - Approach to commentary and feedback for ensembles in Independent World vs other classes 00:16:45 - 00:22:16 - "Checking the boxes" on a scoresheet vs giving feedback that's appropriate based on the time of the season 00:22:16 - 00:25:46 - Does a show need to make sense for a judge? 00:25:46 - 00:30:43 - The talent disparity between the top groups and those on the cusp of making Finals 00:30:43 - 00:34:28 - Broken City, George Mason, and how they've developed a "style" that people can identify 00:34:28 - 00:38:42 - The trap of emulating the top groups 00:38:42 - 00:40:30 - Crowd reactions and video leaks immediately following performances 00:40:30 - 00:53:35 - The cost (literal and figurative) of introducing higher production value shows through TVs, lights, etc. 00:53:35 - 01:03:19 - How to make your local judges better judges through education 01:03:19 - end - Outtro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dan catches up with his friends Mike Fantini and Evan Worrell from the Aged Out Podcast. They discuss their outlook on 2023 DCI percussion, the recent rule proposals from the DCI Rules Congress, and what they expect to see this year in WGI percussion. Show Timestamps 00:00 - Intro 00:04:00 - It’s a weird time of the season 00:05:00 - How are you feeling about the DCI percussion game? 00:06:40 - Cavaliers last year vs this year 00:08:10 - Disparity between the top 1-3 vs everyone else 00:08:30 - “Crown is the group that I’m the most curious to see what happens” 00:12:50 - Pacing, show segments, and integration 00:14:15 - Jannuals rule changes concerning brass & percussion 00:16:35 - Staff changes with Cadets, Blue Stars, RCC, Blue Devils 00:17:10 - Cadets staff focus & predictions 00:20:00 - Dan’s argument with Cadets predictions posed 00:22:30 - The Cadets and how their staff members are able to delegate 00:23:00 - Rhythm X and the Cavaliers this season? 00:24:00 - Percussion “hot takes” for the 2023 DCI season 00:28:30 - Jannuals rule proposal #1 deep dive - Addition of “Brass Ensemble” judge at Regionals and Championships; Removal of additional “Music Analysis” judge 00:35:50 - Jannuals rule proposal #2 deep dive - Competition Times 00:45:15 - Uniforms and props then & now 00:47:00 - “The ticket for entry is so expensive now,” marketing, and sponsorships 00:51:05 - Jannuals rule proposal #3 deep dive - Change the Captions “General Effect 1” and “General Effect 2” to “General Effect Music” and “General Effect Visual” 00:53:10 - Jannuals rule proposal #4 - Pacing of Evaluations 00:53:35 - Jannuals rule proposal #5 deep dive - Brass Amplification Parameters 00:56:40 - “Are you gonna pay or get paid?” 01:00:18 - DCI vs other “entertainment” models 01:01:20 - “I have a feeling that change is afoot” - do the economics no longer support the current touring model? 01:03:45 - WGI show release chat 01:06:00 - Pulse 2022 and their success vs what can we expect in 2023 01:07:00 - Dance & visual ensembles in the WGI Percussion space 01:10:00 - “We have to check the boxes” 1:11:20 - Visual ensembles of 2022 1:12:05 - “Having a Broken City style show” and predicting what’s going to be big when 01:15:00 - Making shows that are memorable and cohesive 01:17:00 - Shows that appeal to the masses while groups stick to their “thing” 01:20:23 - Judges tapes frustrations 01:21:00 - 2023 WGI season predictions 01:26:25 - Closing story 01:28:30 - “Back in our day…” + outtro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode, Dan sits down with Sergio Bravo, Co-Creator and Operations Manager of the online platform Marching Vlogs. They discuss the origins of MV, what Sergio learned through building his online brand, and the role content creators play in the marching arts. Show Timestamps 00:00:00-00:02:54 - Intro 00:02:55-00:03:42 - MV hit 1K followers on Instagram. Talk about that 00:03:43-00:05:39 - What about the last six months has specifically gotten things pop off 00:05:40-00:06:18 - Is Marching Vlogs your full time job? Or something you're trying to work into a full-time gig? 00:06:18-00:08:01 - Are you self-taught? How did you learn these skills you apply to MV? 00:09:09-00:12:33 - Editing & using Marching Vlogs as a way to document someone's summer experience 00:12:33-00:17:59 - How did you come up with the idea for IG takeovers for Marching Vlogs? 00:18:00-00:25:40 - What are you doing on a daily basis and during the "slow times" in the season? 00:25:41-00:28:33 - How do you manage MV? 00:28:34-00:30:48 - How does Marching Vlogs make a profit? 00:30:49-00:36:26 - Do you see yourself being able to grow your content in terms of its breadth in terms of getting outside of the marching arts? 00:39:27-00:39:27 - Are you currently doing long-form documentary-style videos? Is that something you're looking into? 00:39:28-00:46:24 -Do groups like being mic'd up? Pros and cons of it? 00:46:25-00:50:14 - Allowing people to see the best drummers as human is a good thing 00:50:15-00:53:54 - Are drum lines always playing clean? 00:53:54-00:55:40 - What do you like and dislike about social media? 00:55:41-01:00:01 - What makes a good content creator in your eyes? 01:00:01-01:04:22 - How do you deal with backlash for stuff you post? 01:04:23-01:05:46 - On "representing a brand" 01:05:47-01:11:32 - Lot video culture is huge. Why is it not the same for front ensembles? 01:11:33-01:15:12 - Boston's 2022 season & judging drum corps 01:15:12-01:19:31- Outtro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dan sits down with Vic Lee, one of the 2022 Bluecoats drum majors, to discuss best practices for preparing and auditioning for drum corps. Episode Timestamps 00:05-2:00- Episode intro 2:15-3:13- Vic introduces themselves 3:30-3:46- Was Vic ever cut from a drum corps? 4:21-5:29- What was the process of arriving at wanting to audition for DCI? 7:35-How did Vic land at Cadets? 10:10-What did Vic learn marching at the Open Class level? 12:18- How did Vic know they wanted to ultimately end up at Bluecoats? 14:08- What were the auditions like when you got cut? 15:41-How should a new auditionee approach auditioning mentally so that they are prepared? 16:30-What does “preparation” mean? 20:10-How does someone prepare mentally for a high-stakes audition? 22:58-What qualities are world class instructors looking for in an auditionee? 29:30-What is the environment like at Bluecoats? 38:51-What was the experience like being drum major at Bluecoats? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dan sits down with one of his best friends Andrew "Monty" Monteiro, the Front Ensemble Arranger & Sound Designer for George Mason University Indoor Drumline, Reading Buccaneers, and as of 2023, The Cadets Drum and Bugle Corps. They discuss their storied history designing together, how Andrew learned and honed his craft, and where he sees himself heading as we enter into a new year of design. SHOW TIMESTAMPS 00:24-4:07 - Intro 4:07-4:27 - How did you get into designing/writing? 4:27-6:05 - Andrew’s response + what prompted him to write, in spite of his degree in something non-music related 6:05-7:22 - How Dan and Monty came to work together at Cadets Winter Percussion 7:22-9:00 - The beginning of Monty’s design journey at Cadets Winter Percussion 9:00-12:10 - How did Monty learn how to teach himself difficult platforms like Logic and Mainstage? 12:10-16:11 - Monty’s response to how one learns new technical skills 16:11-23:20 - How has your perspective changed 10 years into designing? 23:20-28:30 - What is your favorite thing about WGI? 28:30-32:00 - Working on different teams and remaining flexible and open 32:00-34:25 - What Andrew wants for the Cadets in 2023 34:30-41:45 - The future of the activity and what do we need? 41:45-43:25 - The entertainment aspect of what we do 43:25-56:16 - From member to instructor 56:16-59:05 - What is the current outlook for GMU’s pit going into 2023? 59:05-1:05:30 - Cadets then and now and the "East Coast Teams" 1:05:3-1:10:57 - Outtro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Scott Johnson, Percussion Director and Designer for the Blue Devils Drum and Bugle Corps, sits down with Dan to discuss the ingredients to BD's success across multiple decades. Episode Timestamps 0:00 - Intro 06:00 - Are you driving this innovation when you’re creating, how does it work from the level of conception? 09:45 - What has it been like working with the level of talent? Are the students better now than ever? 12:20 - Instead of competing, just do shows 15:40 - A lot of differences with indoors what has helped outdoor 16:00 - The placement of judges... If you backed the judge away how would it change the sound? 22:00 - Was part of the DCI task force to introduce percussion judge two? 22:55 - Expenses for more judges add up 23:55 - Fan vote? Some other form of democratic vote that gets counted? 27:00 - How did you develop the Blue Devils engineering? 32:15 - Better on the field than in the lot 34:00 - Listening environment is also not taken into consideration 35:45 - How else do you approach working with players of that caliber? 38:20 - Ideas or concepts that didn’t work? 41:00 - Bringing in drumset players, a non-traditional clinician to teach the group 45:30 - Day 1, what are you telling someone who wants to be a snare drummer? 49:50 - Who’s inspiring you? 51:15 - Indoor season - how has indoor changed and where do you see it going? 55:35 - You could have the best book in the world, but players still have to play it 58:00 - You should be able to hand the tape to the members 1:02:00 - Mid 2000s groups 1:04:40 - What is going on behind the scenes that really matters? 1:06:00 What about you has allowed you to continue doing what you're doing? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dan sits down with Scott Chandler, legendary Program Coordinator & Choreographer for the Blue Devils Drum and Bugle Corps. They discuss how Scott has cultivated a design identity, how he has stayed on top in an ever-changing activity, and the secrets behind the Blue Devils' success. Show Timestamps 0:10 - Open 1:27 - Guest Introduction begins 2:19 - Scott Chandler Joins Questions 2:57 - Boston terriers? 3:15 - Guster the BT 5:36 What is your design/programming process? 5:55 - Strong directional storyboard to begin 6:15 - Full MP3 of the show going into the summer 6:40 - Stopped using charts a while ago 9:00 - How did you get to this point on unconventional design? 11:35 - How do you develop your eye for effect? 14:40 - Judges change every year, judges have biases, but there’s no writing for judges 16:40 - Do you intentionally set out to keep cultivating your taste? Keeping up with what’s cool? 19:08 - Where do you personally go to feed your inspiration to keep up? 21:30 - Blue Devils consistently great, consistent staff. How did y’all work through it? How did the organization develop that culture? 22:35 - “You have to have permission to fail….creatively and improving process” 23:00 - Looking for the next generation as well 23:22 - Allowing performers to fail as well “This is the place where you get to try it and see if it works or now” - Scott 24:15 - Musical cheers in drum corps 27:10 - What about your personality has allowed you to remain successful, how have you dealt with getting to this point of your career? 30:25 - If you’re ready it’ll happen. Put up or shut up 30:40 - Can you think of a time when you had that setback or moment of professional doubt and how did you work through that? 33:20 - Shows are timely and related to current events 33:50 - Caught up on what judges are going to say, but there are way more members in the audience. What about the 20,000, not the 8 judges? 35:00 - Aware of the audience, but there's also the team mentality. Like sports, people have the teams they will root for. Find a way to make those people happy even when they aren’t jumping up and down. 36:30 - When you think about the Blue Devils, what are the things that you think can be taken away? Is there something you’re injecting into it year to year? 41:30 - Why not have a more dynamic approach, a completely different mindset? 42:45 - Blue Devils best marching over the last 20 years, don't @ me. How has that happened? 44:45 - When you look back on your career and on your life, really making a name for yourself and changing the landscape of the medium, what do you tell someone who says they want to be the next Scott Chandler.” 47:00 - Receiving honest feedback Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dan gives you his top 10 takeaways from the 2022 DCI Finals, including judging, how COVID may have affected the corps, overall quality of the products put on the field, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today's episode, Dan discusses the scores from the past 3 major DCI events as the corps make their final push into 2022 World Championships. Show Timestamps 0:00 - Beginning 0:15 - show start 1:12 - “This last weekend was a doozy” (weekend overview) 2:35 - Covid is very much still a thing 4:00 - Quick look ahead to Eastern Classic at Allentown 5:00 - Introductions - Murfreesboro 6:09 - Music City in 8th across the board 6:13 - Blue Knights in 7th across the board 6:30 - Blue Stars 7:25 - Cavaliers breakdown 8:15 - 4-point jump from 5th to Crown at 4th 8:42 - “Could see the Cavaliers jump the Blue Stars at the end” 9:30 - Crown in 4th 9:58 - Crown recap 10:58 - Scoring islands 12:00 - Bluecoats advantage over Crown and into a recap 12:55 - Bluecoats first in drums?! 14:30 - Boston over Bluecoats 15:16 - Boston’s guard has not lost a show 16:16 - Blue Devils 17:40 - Blue Devil’s guard doesn’t hang with the rest of the corps 19:30 - DCI Southeastern Championship 20:00 - Southeastern top 5 scoring 21:18 - Vanguard Recap 22:10 - GE is like the umbrella of a show 22:25 - Vanguard Visual 23:13 - Vanguard Music 24:10 - How subcaptions should be used 24:40 - Bluecoats - “Substantial Jump” into the recap 25:40 - Bluecoats Visual 26:20 - Achieving higher than the book 27:30 - Crown in 3rd, flip from Murfeesboro 28:00 - Breaking down the Crown subcations 29:05 - Crown Visual proficiency 30:03 - Crown Music breakdown 31:54 - Boston Crusaders score and spread 32:00 - Into sub captions 32:50 - Story across the board with GE judges - variety across the board 33:43 - Boston Visuals - First place 34:07 - Boston Music 35:30 - two tenths within the content box. Tough Job, great job 36:00 - Best percussion judge in DCI 36:50 - Blue Devils introduction and breakdown 38:40 - BD Music 40:18 - Boston is consistently in second but hasn't beaten Blue Devils... yet 42:00 - A lot of this is subjective 43:00 - NightBEAT introduction and scores 44:30ish - Cavaliers 45:35 - The Cadets 45:45 - Santa Clara Vanguard 47:00 - Bluecoats 47:47 - Boston Crusaders 49:40 - Night to night changing scores 49:52 - Judges trying to keep up with these complex shows 50:10 - “The top design individuals should be more advanced than the judges. The design folks should be explaining to the judges” 52:10 - Upcoming week of shows 54:40 - “Crazy right now, I don't know who's going to win. This is good for DCI” 56:40 - Wrap-up Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dan reviews the recap from the 2022 DCI Southwestern Championship and provides his insights into where the competition is headed as the corps make their final push toward Indy. Show Timestamps: 00:40 - Start 03:28 - Intro to scores from the Southwestern Championship 03:41 - Colts at 12th 05:43 - Blue Knights at 11th 07:05 - Phantom Regiment at 10th 08:30 - Cavaliers at 9th 11:21 - Scoring 13:25 - Mandarins in 8th 14:30 - Difference in scores between the Cavaliers and Blue Stars 14:46 - Blue Stars in 7th 15:50 - Cadets in 6th 17:33 - Vanguard in 5th 18:00 - Big Spread between 5 and 6 19:58 - Bluecoats in 4th 21:25 - Scoring variations 21:43 - Carolina Crown in 3rd 23:58 - Crusaders in 2nd 26:30 - Blue Devils in 1st 28:38 - “When was the last time Devs got fourth?” 30:48 - Dynamic factor of scoring 35:00 - “Welcome the shakeups” 36:25 - Looking ahead to the next few shows 36:40 - DCI Mesquite groups 37:40 - Next show - DCI Southern Miss. 39:00 - Master of Southern Music Games - Murfreesboro 40:30 - Indy coming down the pipe in less than two weeks 45:00 - Let's chat, subscribe! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today's episode, Dan chats about the DCI competitive narrative up to this point, hits on the show announcements that didn't make it into last week's episode, and discusses Crown's 2022 season with Rick Subel, Artistic Director of Carolina Crown. Show Timestamps 00:11 Intro 4:28- Competition Overview (7/9-7/10) 18:12 Design Overview 35:20 Upcoming Performances 39:25 Outro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today, we are doing something a little bit different - Dan's flying SOLO for this episode! In the spirit of DCI coming back to life after a long dormancy, Dan spends this episode taking a look at some early season content around the internet (within the confines of what the music rights laws will allow me), discussing the first shows, and providing his reactions and early season projections. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With the WGI Advisory Board meetings approaching, Dan sits down with WGI Vice President, Steering Committee Member, and Director and Visual Designer of Rhythm X, Tim Fairbanks. They discuss the state of indoor percussion. how we can continue to grow the activity, and ways to continue to educate our judges and educators together. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dan sits down with Graphic Designer Ivan Fees to catch up on the first WGI Percussion finals in 3 years, how the competition shook out, and where the activity appears to be headed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh Brickey, Battery Coordinator of Rhythm X and Percussion Caption Head of the Cavaliers, joins Dan to catch up on how the 2022 WGI season is going, what current trends are going on in the marching percussion world, and Josh's secret to consistently driving high level talent into the groups he works with. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices