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  1. The Cadets just put out this video pretty recently I think.. and no matter what corps you're a fan of, I think it really sums up what draws us to this activity, and explains it in a way anyone could understand. Check it out.. gave me chills!
  2. I disagree. How many times have you tried to describe drum corps to somebody and they were like, "Oh like the movie Drumline right? I loved that." Take a look at what Gap is doing right now, because I think that this is a great model of viral advertising that DCI could be doing for cheap.. or even have other companies doing a similar campaign http://sfcitizen.com/blog/2009/12/17/look-...n-the-bay-area/ Gap is taking around a cheerleading squad and drumline (made up of DCI drummers) to major cities and just performing on the streets. Now imagine if DCI did this in a way that wasn't cheesy and minus cheerleaders, emphasizing that these are the best drummers in the world. Everyone always stops and watches that guy playing bucket drums on the street. I guarantee you that people would go crazy if they saw a really great drumline playing some good stuff. Theres no way to ignore that. Even do the same thing with a horn line. Then you advertise the hell out of DCI, what this is, where you can watch it, when it will be coming to your town. Then you partner it with a website designed for people who don't know what DCI is that has really well produced short documentaries and playing videos that make drum corps look AWESOME! Meanwhile somebody pitches the athleticism of drum corps to Gatorade.. they put their logo on some drumheads and there you go.. DCI has some more money. After a few months of success, Gatorade puts out a commercial where a snare drummer is attached to a machine that measures his work output, he starts sweating orange gatorade, and it shows people that this isn't just standing around on a football field at halftime, it takes some real athleticism. http://www.youtube.com/user/youtheducation#p/u/5/0JNiP25dlNc All of the sudden, people know what drum corps is and they start going to shows. Bam... DCI is actually making money.
  3. DCI seems to have done very little over the years to reach out to audiences that aren't involved with DC in some way. Sure they've broadcast a little bit on PBS or ESPN and they've even started doing their theater thing... Yet after traveling for 2 summers with a top 5 drum corps, people still have no clue. Its gotten to the point that I don't even try to explain to the people in McDonalds that, no this is not the band from the high school across the street. I'm sure if you are reading this you agree with me that drum corps is a pretty special thing. It really blows my mind sometimes that the vast majority of people don't even know that it exists. One of my favorite things about going on tour is when I see people that have never seen a drum corps stop and watch in amazement. So I'm just wondering your opinion.. Would it be better if DCI reached out to a broader audience or do you enjoy being a part of this exclusive club of educated people. (Keep in mind DCI isn't doing so well). In my opinion DCI needs a complete image change. I think a lot more emphasis needs to be laid on the entertainment value and competition and less on the inherent "dorkyness" of marching band. They should not be having all these tiny shows at high schools in rural (insert state) where they get the school football coach to read the scores and mispronounce the names of the corps and the mayor who nobody cares about comes out and gives the trophies. I think there should be less shows and they all should all be regionals, in NFL stadiums, where all the corps travel together, instead of being split up the entire summer. You don't see Mini Nascar races with only 4 of the racing teams present. The attraction is that all the competitive forces are present. The way drum corps stands now, everyone is competing against an invisible opponent. It makes no sense. Spend the extra money on radio advertisements... SUNDAY SUNDAY SUNDAY Drum Corps International comes to your city. DCI is really good at advertising finals night to people who were already going to go. Lets use that creativity and turn drum corps into something people can at least nod their heads to in recognition when I talk about it. Furthermore: Get Redbull to sponsor corps... They'll sponsor anything. "Entering the field... The Redbull Cadets"
  4. I'm not really sure why Crown beating Cadets is even a possibility to some people. When you look at the shows side by side, as we have been doing all season so far, it is so obvious that what Cadets are doing is on a different level than what Crown is doing. Musically and physically, The Cadets show is so much more demanding and better designed, with visual moments all over the place that warrant reactions of "are you serious? I didn't know humans were capable of that..." mixed with musical moments that give you goosebumps. Sure Crown is pretty close in scores right now.. thats just because the demand of the Cadets show makes for some dirt... understandably. When the cadets are sprinting around the field in rotating boxes and other crazy forms, they get a little bit tired. In a few weeks when they have gotten their endurance up and have inevitably cleaned the show, and changed weaker parts of the show.. its going to be amazing and they will pull way ahead. Just watch and decide... How difficult is it to take steps the size of you at over 200 bpm compared with what you see Crown.. or most other corps doing?
  5. It is so pointless to even speculate on this question or any other question trying to predict placement of corps that haven't even competed with one another. The Blue Devils have only competed in the West, which has inflated scores compared to east or midwest scores.
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