old skool drmmr
Members-
Posts
117 -
Joined
-
Last visited
Everything posted by old skool drmmr
-
https://regiment.org/percussion-design-and-leadership-team
-
It sure is! Let the rumors fly.
-
Crown's website announcement still lists Hannum on the creative team. I assume in an advisory capacity? This will be an interesting recipe.
-
Bold, unlikely to happen prediction: Crown hires Aungst, Aungst rehires Peterman et al
-
According to my sources, the impetus here was that Hannum decided to retire. And rather than promote Travis and his guys, they apparently decided to move on entirely. Probably to get someone with more of a big name.
-
Final Thoughts on 2016
old skool drmmr replied to chris7997's topic in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
I thought SCV's show was about as straight-forward as it gets. The seasons. -
But they also have (that I know of) the highest tour fees out there, and in a lot of cases by a huge margin. It seems like both of those things shouldn't be true.
-
Percussion: Overall Placements
old skool drmmr replied to snare_guy_83's topic in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
So can we ignore this Brasso myron and his uninformed conceptions of the evaluation of drumlines and get back to the discussion? Phenomenal year for percussion. My favorites were Crown, and the Blues (Knights, coats, & Devils). -
2014 Cavaliers marimbas
old skool drmmr replied to perc2100's topic in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
If you could hear them at all, then yes, they were miced. Wirelessly, obviously. -
Crown Percussion
old skool drmmr replied to Drillwatcher's topic in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
I don't disagree with what you're saying, but the irony is in 2013 when they won gold with a 6th place percussion section, they still won Music Analysis and swept GE Music. -
This is a weird hire to me. From what I understand, the vast majority of his design background has been either writing for battery or doing sound design. Not front ensemble writing. He has done it, but his highest profile gigs have been either battery (Mandarins, Arcadia HS) or sound design (MCM, PR). Perhaps he's actually primarily doing sound design, but the website lists him as the front ensemble arranger, which, since all the electronics are in the front ensemble, I guess is technically true.
-
I'd honestly say pretty close to 100% of the people auditioning for the Carolina Crown percussion section know exactly what high school WGI program Tom Aungst teaches. Almost anyone else in the WGI world, you'd probably be correct. But there's like 3 or 4 dudes where almost everyone would know.
-
This will mean good things for recruiting and retaining top-level players, as well. That has been a known issue in the last few years. Add to that the fact that Tom has a PROVEN record of cleaning the heck out of drumlines, and I'd say that the likelihood of them getting a LOT better in one year is high. That all being said, the battery executed at a much higher level in 2014 than they did in 2013, but they still didn't make much (if any) headway in numbers because the field was saturated with incredible drumming this past summer.
-
This can't possibly be a bad thing. Tom will obviously bring great things to that program. The question now is: how long before he is writing the battery book? And: does Neil Larrivee write Crown's pit book this coming year?
-
Then why point out the fact that he only has "6 posts to his name"?
-
Yes, because a higher post count means a more valid point of view! High five, bro!
-
Nah the Blue Stars' percussion situation is taken care of. I could see PR, since he marched under Kuhn at Cavies and lots of people aren't sold on PR's front ensemble writing.
-
I'm sure James Sparling will be taking over. He's been writing part of the drum book for the last two years. He will do a fantastic job and the percussion section won't miss a beat.
-
DCI and WGI composing salaries
old skool drmmr replied to snarekid33's topic in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
It also depends a lot on the part of the country you're in. For example, I know of people who have percussion director positions in high schools in Texas, no college degree, making about $45,000. Same with color guard folks. Granted, they have percussion/guard class during the school day and are involved with multiple ensembles at that school. Up here on the #eastcoast, I get paid $5200 for my position of percussion director at a very affluent high school. Marching band arranging and instruction only, no classes or lessons unfortunately. -
Brass instruments rule change 2014
old skool drmmr replied to spikebizkit's topic in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
I didn't think it was that loud. -
Brass, Artistry, 'n' Drums. B.A.n.D.
-
Attention to detail in continuity of concept and design elements.