Welcome to Season 2! Join us for a live stream with Brad Meyer, Adam Freeman, and Chris Del Vecchio as they discuss their experiences as cadets in 2005.
Hope you’re hungry! This week for Basics Block we are getting fed, talking about the volunteer crews that keeps us fed in drum corps! We are joined by Lori-ann Anderson, Becca Cole, and returning guest Kira Pattinson!
Come on in and have a seat...for a conversation about the Bluecoats 2018 show "Session 44"! We talk about the return of coats and what made this show so great, with special guests Meredith Trask, Bailey Yang, and returning guests Leonardo Capone and Zach Fitzgibbon!
For this Basics Block, the Drum Corps Podcast talks about why music education seems to thrive in Texas, and why most of our community seems to have come from Texas! We are joined by a variety of guests and educators, some established in Texas, and some just beginning their career, including Aubri Campbell, Brad Meyer, Davis Smith, Mark McGahey, and Kodi Myles.
We stay in the world of DCA and spend our Free Day talking about the Hawthorne Caballeros! On this fun episode we discuss their 2019 production, "Out of the Box." Our guests for this episode include the first female head drum major in Cabs' history, Kimberly Roman, and members Katherine Vilardi, Will Turner, and returning guest Brian Csobor!
Instead of flying over...we’re gonna land in the Mid-West! In the grand scheme of East and West coast, we often forget about our family in the middle. Join us on The Drum Corps Podcast as we discuss what makes this region so awesome. We are joined by Rob Ferguson, Zach Fitzgibbon, Evin Vural, Meredith Trask, and Leonardo Capone!
From the 2019 class of the Buglers Hall of Fame...we have John Molloy! We watch Cadets2 2016's award winning production of Full Circle. John was an integral part to the corps success that season as a member of the admin, tech for the mellophones, and bugle soloist on a box. He also played a mean samba whistle that season. Near the end of this episode, we also had a special surprise for John, give us a listen to find out what it is!
We continue our East vs. West conversation with returning guest Makenzie Wrightstone! She is joined by Bee Kelley, Marianna Fernbaugh, and Kirsten Huffman! Along with talking each Coast's individual style, we will be diving more into the mechanics of color guard. Why would one use a flag here, and a rifle there? Why are they dancing with no equipment? Check out this episode to find out!
Surfs up! This Monday at 8PM EST we’re heading to Camden, New Jersey to talk about Jersey Surf's 2015 producstion, "Sun Surfing!" Join us as we talk about our Co-host Cyrus Heidary’s age-out year. We will be joined by AJ Hochsztein, Brian Csobor, Chase Bartholomew, Ryan Whitcomb, and Tony Rideout!
Is East Coast just a style? Is West Coast style a geographic location? Is this a conversation even worth having in todays activity? Come join us tonight on The Drum Corps Podcast and our guests Daniel Gutiérrez, Jake Archibeque, Tyger Cortazar, Kendall Stevenson, Tony Teleky, and Zach Santos as we try and figure what makes each coast unique.
Special guest Dan Schack joins The DCPodcast to discuss his role in the Cavaliers' 2011 Fred Sanford-winning show, XtraodinarY! We also catch up with his more recent work with Carolina Crown and George Mason University Drumline!
The Drum Corps Podcast is proud to have the Cavaliers' very own Brass Caption Supervisor and Arranger Michael Martin, and Percussion Caption Head Michael McIntosh as our special guests for this episode! We will discuss Cavaliers' 2016 production "Propaganda," what it was like to have a new design staff, their orchestral approach to the activity, and saxophones.
CONTENT WARNING: This episode's topics include depression, anxiety, trauma, and suicide. This is a more serious episode as the DCPodcast talks about topics ranging from post tour depression to having ADHD while marching to mental health as a whole. Our guests this episode are Kira Pattinson, Sarah Hobson, and returning guest Taylor Jade who share their stories and experiences of mental health in the marching arts. We hope you can come learn something about yourself, or maybe the person marching next to you for this episode. Reach out to those around you, and love everyone you can.
Host David Keller chats with special guest Sean McWilliams discussing the marching sitting timpani, writing styles, Sean's classical influences, as well as more wonderful conversations about front to back listening environments.
On this episode, Cyrus Heidary, David Keller, and Gareth Ramsey, speak with GMU and Carolina Crown member Samuel Fleming, also known as Joseph Noah, about George Mason University Indoor Drumline's 2019 show, "Fringe." This in a way is our "Black Lives Matter Part Two" episode. One of the conversations that came up in our first episodes was how in the marching arts we play music from other cultures, but very rarely take the time to dive into the culture of what we are playing. Here we discuss the show from the perspective on how Fringe portrayed hip-hop culture, with returning guest Dominic Williams from The World Can Wait podcast giving his outside perspective.
On this episode we’re talking toasters...more specifically the ones that you use on the weekends. Ever wonder what’s it like to march in a DCA guard? Is it similar to WGI? And do you have to march DCI to be a good teacher? Special guests Mackenzie Wrightstone, Nina Scheel, and Taylor Aves come on to talk about their experiences in color guard and how their first drum corps helped make them who they are today.
We finally go out West to talk Blue Knights! Or is it the mid-west? On this episode we chat with special guests Kendall Holt & Lane Allbee, members of Blue Knights, to discuss their 2018 show, "The Fall and Rise."
On this debut episode of "Team Sit," which is for timpani and drum set players to talk about their individual roles in the ensemble, David Keller talks with Zachary James Hudson, who has an extensive career with Spirit of Atlanta, Blue Devils, and Rhythm X as well as competing and winning I&E's.
On this episode the hosts of the DCPod speak with Jeremy Hunter of Skatune Network, Dominic Williams of The World Can Wait, George M Lea, Sara Bowden, and Michael Shannon regarding questions of race and identity in the marching arts with the context of the ongoing Black Lives Matter movement.
Join Cyrus Heidary, David Keller, and Gareth Ramsey as they speak with special guests, Sofia Soares and Donovan Gargiulo, both who marched Reading Buccaneers 2017 and Carolina Crown 2019 respectively!