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16 hours ago, corps8294 said:
Hopefully they can rebound from that 11th place finish. However, it's going to be tough. If they get their s**t together, I could see them beating the Troopers and Colts and that would put them back up to 9th. Aside from that, I can't imagine them climbing much higher. I don't think they will fall out of the Top 12, either. It would take quite a bit for the corps beneath them to knock them out. I'm going to guess 9th place, tops, or 11th place at the very least.
It is all about the show design. The talent level this year is high enough to take them 4-5 places higher than last year. I’m looking forward to a significant rebound in 2024.
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A couple of posters have a lot more time on their hands now.
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He said 1380 started the process. I assume starting the process means filling out interest forms. Hard to say how many sent in videos or attended an audition camp. It does sound like Phantom is doing well this winter.
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I have no doubt SCV will fill their spots with quality performers, however, it is not surprising that some are holding back before making a commitment. There still seems to be some unknown when it comes the corps' finances. This thread certainly is not helping ease any concerns.
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18 minutes ago, Tim K said:
Most young people auditioning for SCV were probably sophomores in high school or younger when SCV last fielded a competitive corps. For most of us, 2019 was not that long ago. For kids that age, it’s ancient history. Add to the mix Mandarins will have a strong appeal. Your very good high school and college music staff with connections to the corps might be able to send talent in SCV’s direction, but I would think it would be a tough sell and where parents so often pay the bill, that’s another hurdle.
2022?
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4 hours ago, tedrick said:
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A number of years ago I noticed how well the crowd sang the national anthem in Indianapolis. Then I realized I was sitting amongst a bunch of musicians. I'd like DCI to bring in Jacob as the pre show entertainment. See what he can get out of a finals audience.
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This is one I really like. Jacob's mother is the violin player with short hair. She has a big smile on her face when he starts to sing.
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What I like most about his live shows is his use of the audience.
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I watched an interview with Jacob and he said All Night Long was made up of around 500 tracks edited together. He won a Grammy for Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals for his effort.
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I have a friend who's grandson auditioned for Crown, Cadets, and Spirit last year. The boy is now a senior in high school and a very good trumpet player. He did not march with any corps in 2023. He auditioned for the experience. I expect he will be marching somewhere this coming summer.
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In either 74 or 75 the Blue Devils were introduced as being from Walnut Creek, CA.
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16 minutes ago, crownisking said:
You’re probably right but I would argue that the Charleston area is more deserving of a drum corps show. Larger population and there are a number of strong high school band programs in the greater Charleston area so it could serve as a recruiting tool as well.
Maybe. But Steve Rondinaro does live in North Myrtle Beach and is a member of the CCU faculty.
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This one interests me as I live in Myrtle Beach.
Brass at the Beach, July 5, TBD, SC
Boston Crusaders - Boston, MACarolina Crown - Fort Mill, SCCrossmen - San Antonio, TXHeat Wave - Tampa Bay, FLMusic City - Nashville, TNSpirit of Atlanta - Atlanta, GAIs anyone on here involved with the planning of this show? Any event in SC that refers to the beach is typically in the Myrtle Beach area. Quite a few years ago they were trying to bring a show to the Coastal Carolina U stadium.
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If there was not a statute of limitations, there could probably be a 1000 similar lawsuits with their genesis in the 70s and 80s.
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On 8/19/2023 at 6:23 PM, mcjordansc said:
How are the Cadets doing financially? Are they back on solid ground? Money seems to be the only thing that can hold back the top corps these days.
Whelp. Probably my fault for asking.
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1 hour ago, IllianaLancerContra said:
I’ll add one more idea - In-person camps limited to 3 (inc audition). Virtual camps are unlimited. Spring training starts no earlier than 1 June. This limits food & housing costs.
Participants in Marching Music’s Major League should be able to learn show in 3-4 weeks.
Corps make money from camps.
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31 minutes ago, Jeff Ream said:
Member fees are maybe half of the actual cost per member
I believe it is more than half, but even half is a lot more than 'very little' which was stated in the post to which I was responding.
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Just now, scheherazadesghost said:
Some of that has to go to funding bingo. It can't all go directly to corps operations AFAIK. Budget for bingo can get pretty high.
I am not trying to dig into how they account for everything. Moving money back and forth to accommodate California tax law is all back office stuff. The bottom line is member dues and other fees make up a substantial portion of the cost of going out each summer.
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15 minutes ago, fighterkit said:
Agreed.
600k is not a lot. Yes they will get more with member fees. But the fact of the matter is that they're a Cali corps and have to travel further. Gas will probably be 150-200k of costs alone.
That 600k will be stretched thin, especially considering member fees cover very little when it comes to the actual cost for the member itself.
I worry that SCV will approach this season like they are still a top 4 drum corps and spend way beyond their means and run out of money halfway through the season.What are member fees all in, tour fee, camp fee, audition charge? $5500, $6000, more? $5500 x 165 members is over $900K Member fees cover the majority of the cost to move a drum corps down the road.
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2 hours ago, BlueStainGlass said:
They still get souvie sales existing and if they do parades and such can also make more there. Once they are non profit again they can accept the donations. If the model says they can tour financially and not go bankrupt then it's good to go. I'm sure financial analysis have been ran over and over to make sure it's feasible.
They can accept donations now, but the donor cannot receive any tax deduction. Something like 87% of Americans take the standard deduction, so, for that group, being able to deduct donations is not important.
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1 hour ago, Tim K said:
I have no idea of what Dan Acheson makes right now, but given DCI’s budget and the responsibilities I would guess the salary of a new director would be between $300K and $450K. To put it in perspective, the average salary of a high school principal in Indianapolis is $129K, the average salary of a college president in Indiana is $300K according to a quick Google search.
In DCI's 2021 IRS filing Dan A made $200K with another $31K listed as other compensation.
https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/362754480-
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1 minute ago, BlueStainGlass said:
Who is the insider 👀
Look at the post before mine.
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We have a true insider posting here. 🙂
As a Blue Star alum, I am very happy with the team they have in place for 2024.-
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2024 Design Team & Caption Heads
No changes for the Blue Stars other than the two mentioned in this thread.
Madison Scouts 2024 repertoire: “Unholy”
in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
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Not a lot of copyright concerns back then.