Fabrice

Show ideas for next year's corps is a kind of challenge and possibilities are very extended. If each corps has built its own style and repertorie choice, all parameters of arrangements, compositions, respect of melodies. Sometimes the play of arrangements create cut effects in a kind of patchwork which is completly different from the original music. There are not special good choice, a good corps is able to play Pop, Classic or rock'n roll for Marching Music. The choice of Music is a first element, after, it is interesting to make different things. It would be interesting to propose different themes for Music, but after it exist many musicians who compose original music parts. - Pop electro : M83, Capital Cities, Lili Wood and thePicks, Daft Punk.... - Pop music : Madonna, Robbie Williams, Kylie Minogue ... - Motown music with testimonate to all artists of this generation - Pop Rock : U2, One Republic, Rolling Stones, David Bowie, Shakapunk, Seal, Sting,... - Classic : Vivaldi, les Contes d'Hoffmann, Carmina Burana - B.O. Music from movies and mythic series : James Bond theme, The Saint, "Amicalement Vôtre", Amélie Poulain, Fantomas, The Streets of san Francisco, The LoveBoat / La Croisière s'amuse..., Hair, Pulp fiction All possibilities are offered, ...let's make music

In order to bring some observations and make sharing this passion, The design of uniforms for Show and Marching Bands, Drum & Buggle Corps refers to : - identity (code of colours, emblems, logotype,...) - sometimes history, (emblems, reference to traditional uniform entirely or inspired from details of it). - in another way, the uniform designed can be inspired to link the show and the choice of creativeuniform. Ther are certainly many ways to built a design project, it depends on board of rules established between consumer and designer. Design a uniform is also the expression of creative sensibility, it doesn't exist just one solution. Obviously the extended approaches and kinds of styles, all drum corps try to built their identity. Year by year, they became recognizable. Design is a complete serie of researches in forms, colours, materials, visual effects. But from the point of view of functionality, it stays a question of comfort, ergonomy for users and musicians during their performances. Design is the adequation between these parameters. Enter drum and buggle corps, all present something special, Boston Crusaders decide to insist on emblem of Lion, tthe design explores graphism and iconography, using gradient colored effect which brings something modern. It is an exemple between modernity and history. It is very nice. In another approach, Cadets decide to maintain constance, the same uniform as a brand signature. It refers to traditional uniform, maybe to Cadets of Westpoint Academy. Cavaliers maintains forms, code of colours, with very recognizable uniform. Madison Scouts plays on simplicity, an enter White uniform contrary to past with typical dark green, with just Lys flower on the side as ionographic reference to Scouts emblems and Madison Scouts logo. It is well succeeded. The point in which I would like to insist on, is the necessity to earn in harmony between uniforms of musicians, and the ones of color-guards. Even if the color-guards's uniform often depends on choice of Theme (of the Show), and the choice of accessories too (colors of flag, for example, for a sequence), it must exist a kind of coherence. Pacific Crest, Spirit of Atlanta, Blue Stars and Carolina Crown work on graphic effect in visual caption, it is another approach of design. The conception of uniform doesn't consist to duplicate the same uniforms for all bands, but create something original in accord with parameters evocated before. For example, the design of head-covers presents more solutions and adaptations. Coats, Troussers and Shako or Helmet are worked together to create a coherence between us. Blue Knights have played on concept of "levitation effect", between blue of skyline, which brings someting arean feeling, and modernity by gradient colored-effect. From general pint of view, design of shoes is not always elegant. For this kind of activity, it would be question to associate the esthetism and elegance of city shoes with ergonomy of sportswear. In fact design a uniform is always a kind of challenge using creation, sensibility and innovaton or it could be just a link between tradition and innovation. The Academy plays on costum of Nineteen century and uniform which brings an interesting result. Mandarins and Blue Devils plays on forms and gradient colored effect which bring modernity, but they keep some distinctive elements, details which make the difference. Bluecoats present an original uniform, but I like too the one before with short coat, both are succeeded. It is very elegant. They plays on complementary colours with color-guards between blue and orange. Music stays the most important but when the visual effect is succeeded, it gives results very surprising. In fact all elements are important. I have not see all the show unfortunately just extracts, and for build an opinion of each one on the field, we need to compare, to see again and again. All bands performed with passion and it is the most important. They offered very high quality show. Musically; Well, the design of uniforms for Show and Marching Bands, Drum & Buggle Corps refers to : - identity (code of colours, emblems, logotype,...) - sometimes history, (emblems, reference to traditional uniform entirely or inspired from details of it). - in another way, the uniform designed can be inspired to link the show and the choice of creativeuniform. Ther are certainly many ways to built a design project, it depends on board of rules established between consumer and designer. Design a uniform is also the expression of creative sensibility, it doesn't exist just one solution. Obviously the extended approaches and kinds of styles, all drum corps try to built their identity. Year by year, they became recognizable. Design is a complete serie of researches in forms, colours, materials, visual effects. But from the point of view of functionality, it stays a question of comfort, ergonomy for users and musicians during their performances. Design is the adequation between these parameters. Enter drum and buggle corps, all present something special, Boston Crusaders decide to insist on emblem of Lion, tthe design explores graphism and iconography, using gradient colored effect which brings something modern. It is an exemple between modernity and history. It is very nice. In another approach, Cadets decide to maintain constance, the same uniform as a brand signature. It refers to traditional uniform, maybe to Cadets of Westpoint Academy. Cavaliers maintains forms, code of colours, with very recognizable uniform. Madison Scouts plays on simplicity, an enter White uniform contrary to past with typical dark green, with just Lys flower on the side as ionographic reference to Scouts emblems and Madison Scouts logo. It is well succeeded. The point in which I would like to insist on, is the necessity to earn in harmony between uniforms of musicians, and the ones of color-guards. Even if the color-guards's uniform often depends on choice of Theme (of the Show), and the choice of accessories too (colors of flag, for example, for a sequence), it must exist a kind of coherence. Pacific Crest, Spirit of Atlanta, Blue Stars and Carolina Crown work on graphic effect in visual caption, it is another approach of design. The conception of uniform doesn't consist to duplicate the same uniforms for all bands, but create something original in accord with parameters evocated before. For example, the design of head-covers presents more solutions and adaptations. Coats, Troussers and Shako or Helmet are worked together to create a coherence between us. Blue Knights have played on concept of "levitation effect", between blue of skyline, which brings someting arean feeling, and modernity by gradient colored-effect. From general pint of view, design of shoes is not always elegant. For this kind of activity, it would be question to associate the esthetism and elegance of city shoes with ergonomy of sportswear. In fact design a uniform is always a kind of challenge using creation, sensibility and innovaton or it could be just a link between tradition and innovation. The Academy plays on costum of Nineteen century and uniform which brings an interesting result. Mandarins and Blue Devils plays on forms and gradient colored effect which bring modernity, but they keep some distinctive elements, details which make the difference. Bluecoats present an original uniform, but I like too the one before with short coat, both are succeeded. It is very elegant. They plays on complementary colours with color-guards between blue and orange. Music stays the most important but when the visual effect is succeeded, it gives results very surprising. In fact all elements are important. I have not see all the show unfortunately just extracts, and for build an opinion of each one on the field, we need to compare, to see again and again. All bands performed with passion and it is the most important. They offered very high quality show. Musically;