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PA judges lol. Seriously could be anything from family matter to currently on something that is going longer than expected.

No, they shouldn't. the live performance for finals night in the stadium should always be the priority.

Then your choices are: 1. Each corps obtains all rights, and there are no "DCI finals videos". You must buy each corps individually. 2. DCI obtains all rights, including permission to arrange/perform. DCI must hire 50 more office staff, and shows will take 3 years minimum to design/license. No show changes are allowed during the season, unless they involve public domain music. Which did you have in mind?

If I were rewriting the laws, I'd make synchronization licenses automatic, with an option to opt-out on a case-by-case basis, but only at the request of the creator.

Each corps obtains performance permissions. DCI obtains licenses for the recordings. Different entities.

I can see why the corps themselves might not feel the need to release such info, but this is an individual making the claims. I'm just curious how he defines that word "heavily" in terms of actual numbers. I do know that as late as 2016, those numbers couldn't have been very high because the quality of talent in both the Cadets percussion and brass sections was still superb. After those staffs broke up and went elsewhere, the quality of talent at the Cadets dropped noticeably, so I can see how picking up more former C2 members may have been a necessity. How many kids, however, I don't know. Were there more C2 kids in the 2017 corps than in 2018? With the corps seemingly doing better from an overall performance standpoint, would that have meant more opportunities for former C2 members in the 2019 Cadets or less? After all, the more of a draw the Cadets are as a destination to march for more upper-shelf talent (like they were up through 2016), it becomes more difficult to land a spot for the inexperienced performer that typically marches C2. Just some food for thought. Also, it should be noted that it wasn't unusual for Cadets members (whether they used to march C2 or not) to join C2 after DCI was over in order to fill out their ranks for the last push to DCA Finals. So an argument can be made that overall, from a competitive standpoint, C2 benefitted just as much (if not more) from an infusion of talent from the Cadets than the other way around. Then again, C2 wouldn't have existed in the first place without the Cadets so there's that. And any talk about putting the DCI corps on the shelf for a year in favor of keeping the DCA corps running is complete and utter lunacy in every imaginable way.

Or you could offset the process by a year. Watch 2018 finals on 2019 Christmas Eve; 2019 finals on 2020 Christmas Eve; etc. Use this year to view highlights of your decade-plus video library.

corps blocks, friends, and Ticketmaster is due to the venue.

Tricia N. notes in a response: "I was told the judge is not going to be in that day."

ouch!

it's been a huge issue now for 3 years and it's well known already. I get it. You want your dvds when you want them. Hell I'd like them too. But in the current business and political climate, no amount of #####ing online is going to change it. So if you want to charge up to that windmill, go ahead. Don't be surprised if the windmill hits back

Heh I forget what year a Cadet came in to perform with us-- Maybe '82? Nice guy, was good to be around, and we did have to work on him to get him to loosen up on the hits.

But for corps trying to win and recruit for the coming season(s) they take the exact opposite opinion. For them the one night (Finals) is what counts not the whole season (why some of them are willing to have incomplete shows to start). And what goes on the field for the members takes precedence over what can be bought later aka that thing called the bottom line

Oh, I agree. Just saying that with C2 being in-house within the organization and even some staff members jumping over to help them out for the final push, it was more of a direct pipeline from one DCI corps than most other DCA corps would typically get.

DCI members jumping to a DCA corps to fill ranks is not unusual and been going on since at least mid 80s that I saw. Jumping in before anyone thinks this is a Cadets thing only

Dee and Judy. I saw Judy last evening at the alumni Holiday party.

It's because the visual element has the potential to change the meaning the music has for the audience. I've never seen A Clockwork Orange, but I remember my mother telling me she could never hear "Singing in the Rain" as a lighthearted song again because in that film, it's used to accompany a rape scene. In that case, Kubrick surely got the rights, but imagine a drum corps using some piece of music intended by its composer to be romantic for, say, a moment of shock and horror--let's say, a woman's throat being slit. Now, how do you solve that sort of problem before the season starts? Does every composer get a veto over every element of a corps' visual program, as it is being developed?

1st guard captains ( female )

Onceuponatime with original female guard members

Tresona actually makes it much easier to secure needed licenses. Before they existed you would have to hunt down everyone that has a claim to the music and try to secure each license necessary for audio and video, like Empire State of Mind. With the Scouts in that situation, apparently a couple of the twenty something people that held part of the rights never responded, so the piece couldn't be synched. Tresona does not hold rights to music, they represent rights holders to ensure that their rights are protected. They are almost like a lawyer. Tresona now is almost one stop shopping which is good for DCI, BOA, etc. Why do rights holders not approve, could be the arrangement, some want it played as the complete original, and obviously some just want to be paid. I talked to the composer that sued Cavies in 1992. He said even though the piece was only played publically once at a music educators conference, recorded by someone and used by Cavies without permission, he was going to let the get away with it until the watered down the arrangement. For video the rights holders may not like how their music is depicted visually. I know many of you don't agree with any of this but private property rights are the backbone to our economic system in this country. It is really know different than using someone's patent without permission.

In case this wasn't posted elsewhere, RIP Dave Shaw...the Cadets Cadet

I believe you should be able to find them online somewhere, although I am certainly not advocating that. Seriously though, I would just tell your Congress person and senator that you really need to see the DCI finals video and they may make all intellectual property rights public domain before Christmas.

And your Open Class champion....Blue Devils D!

Anyone who attends finals knows very clearly that Dan Potter says vuvuzelas are not allowed in LOS.

I see three classes of critics: Those who hate the new direction and want a return to the old style. I don't think they'll be happy no matter what. Those who just want Crown to win and are disappointed when they don't. I expect they will remain faithful. Those fans of other corps who realize they need someone to move down for their corps to move up I see (and hear) no less enthusiasm from the younger audience but I do agree that Bloo has become equally well-favored in that age-bracket. But "favorite" is not a zero-sum proposition. They've simply made room for another favorite corps.

After the departure of some talented folks at Crown in 2016, there has been a noticeable difference in their shows. For me, in both 2017 and 2018, there are many interesting pieces in Crown’s show, but they don’t quite come together as they did in 2009, 2011-13, and 2015-16. I think 2014 could also be in this category even though placement was not spectacular. This could point to lots of talented folks doing great things, but cot communicating or working together which is similar to Karuna’s observations. Regarding people getting tired of the “old Crown,” I didn’t see a great deal of change in audience enthusiasm, though there is a change I have noticed. Crown used to own the younger audience, particularly the high school/college crowd. Since “Tilt,” that has gone to Bluecoats, and I see Boston Crusaders having more fervent ypunger fans. Cavies seem to be regaining this audience, and I would wonder if Mandarins make a leap forward whether they will be seen as cutting edge and Cadets could have some tricks up their sleeves. Placing 4th is not a ship that can’t be turned around, but it will be challenging and a well designed show as always will be critical, especially where BAC is more than hungry enough to medal, Cadets want to return to a place that with a few exceptions has historically been their’s since 1982, as do Cavies.

I guess that's all a matter of perspective. 2017 was 2 places from winning and medalist program. 2018 finished just one place short of the medals. Perhaps you chose to characterize those as "far from perfect". I guess it depends on what "far" means. There have been some shortcomings in the designs. Last year IMO the music guys fell in love with their cleverness and gave the visual guys a soundtrack they weren't able to marry to the concept. That needed to be fixed WAY before the first camp. IMO 2017 suffered in the guard caption. The written book was not coherent and at times lacked the unity required to create the desired effects. I attribute both of these years to a design team learning how to work together to create that synergistic magic that winning shows seem to possess. I also think the guard team needs to write things more transparently. You often had to watch very closely to find the musicality in the written work. IMO it was frequently too subtle for outdoor and often completely missed by some GE judges. On a football field sometimes you just have to bow to the obvious and use a hammer! Still -- both of these years saw Crown striking off in a brand new direction and performing the snot out of what they were given. Anyway I don't agree with "far" from perfect. In fact I'd say just the opposite -- not far from pulling it all together. Sure it frequently didn't look like or sound like "old Crown". That's a giant plus in my book. I don't want to see or hear retreads and clones.

IT IS ON

CrownCamp this weekend (at Nation Ford) ! 2019 officially starts!

This is a MUCH improved guard staff that should draw some talent and have a much better and more unified approach to their visual program. Excited to see where this group take the corps next season.

I like this staff. I think we’ll see a more unified approach to the entire written book.