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The Saginaires/Northern Aurora Drum & Bugle Corps sponsor NorthCoast Academy. Oh, and if you get a chance, watch our video podcast because there's nothing wrong with shameless self-promotion!
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Hi everyone! Whew! Been a while since I've logged on here! On behalf of NorthCoast Academy, we are pleased to announce the NorthCoast Academy Podcast Series! NCA is a Percussion Independent World line competing in WGI and was founded by the Saginaires Youth Organization shortly after Northern Aurora became inactive in 1997. We've been working really hard this year and are really excited to show everyone a little bit more about what we do. We have a very special podcast scheduled later in the season to feature a detailed history of the Saginaires & Northern Aurora drum & bugle corps, so keep an eye out for that! Click Here to Watch the Podcast iPod and Apple TV compatible videos, and previous episodes are available in the iTunes store, just click on the link below the video. Thanks guys, and we hope to see you down the road! -Ross J. Kuhn, Technical Director, NorthCoast Academy
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Awesome! I'm ALWAYS glad to see a cymbal line out on the field. Rock those plates, guys!
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Just wanted to take a moment to say thanks to all the students, staff members, and supporters who dropped by to see us over the past 8 weekends. We hope to see all of you guys real soon! We'd especially like to thank all of the high school programs, their directors, and their band booster programs for graciously hosting us at their competitions. Thank you! It's been a long couple months of standing out in the progressively colder weather, but it was well worth it; the final count stands at 240+ brochures handed out at the nine Michigan marching band shows we attended. Thanks again, guys! If you're interested in what we're up to over the next couple months, please visit us at steeltownbrass.org!
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Hey guys, we're still looking for a pit tech for the season. Camps are held in East Jordan, MI. Carpools are available, and travel expenses are compensated (full if you're coming from MI, partial-to-full travel compensation if you're coming from Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, or Wisconsin. Anywhere else, let's work something out!); pay is per camp, and at the end of tour. Possibility of extra compensation if you bring your own students into our membership. Send us your resume ( email to rkuhn@bandettes.org ), we'd love to hear from you! Please visit http://www.steeltownbrass.org for the camp schedule and more information!
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Hi everyone! Just wanted to thank everyone that's dropped by so far! Recruiting is going very well for us; we've handed out I think close to 200 brochures in the last five weeks to prospective members, parents, marching band staffers and others in the marching community. We also just launched an online rsvp for the December camp a couple hours ago, so we're looking forward to seeing those coming in! The permanent website is also nearing completion, so keep an eye out for that! Come visit us in the next few weeks at these MCBA shows! October 20th: West Bloomfield High School October 27th: Huron Valley @ Lakeland High School November 3rd: MCBA Championship at Ford Field You can also download our informational brochure by clicking here! THANKS EVERYONE!
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Oh, forgot to mention! We're still looking for a pit tech. If you're interested, and from the midwest, please email your resume to rkuhn@bandettes.org; this is a paying gig, and we will consider all experience levels. Also, my sincerest apologies for not getting back to the gentleman who emailed me his resume last week; I lost your email when my hard drive died. Please feel free to contact me again!
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Hi everyone! This is already looking to be an exciting year for the Bandettes organization! Steel Town Brass is tentatively setting up a recruiting station every week at Michigan Competing Band Association competitions; drop by to pick up a brochure, chat with some members of the staff, and see our G bugles on display! We're trying hard to be at the following shows: September 15th: Novi High School September 22nd: Flushing @ Flint Atwood Stadium September 29th: Trenton High School (tentative) October 6th: Livonia Franklin High School (tentative) October 13th: Madison Heights Lamphere High School October 20th: West Bloomfield High School (tentative) October 27th: Huron Valley @ Lakeland High School November 3rd: MCBA Championship at Ford Field We had planned on having our new site launched today, but due to my computer experiencing a major hard drive failure last week, the site is coming in piece by piece. Bandettes.org has officially been taken offline, but the Steel Town Brass site will feature an extensive history of the Bandettes Drum & Bugle Corps, the last competing all-girl corps. Check it all out at http://www.steeltownbrass.org . See you soon!
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Yamato making a return for 2008
ridgekuhn replied to FalloutTheory05's topic in DCI Open Class Corps Discussions
Fantastic news! Welcome back! -
Hey guys and gals! SteelTown Brass (formerly The Bandettes, now co-ed) is currently seeking a pit tech, a visual tech, and a guard caption head. Instructors of all experience levels are welcome to apply. Pitsters, please send your resume to rkuhn@bandettes.org, cool cats in the visual and guard areas of expertise, send your resume to Don Sheldon at dsheldon@bandettes.org. We're also looking for members with a focus on horn and pit players, but all sections are open at this time. If you're a parent or have a little bro or sis; just as The Bandettes were, SteelTown Brass is a great place for them to get their foot in the door. We'll be launching the brand new SteelTown Brass site in the coming weeks, and will be releasing our recruiting materials and audition exercise books around the same time. The camp schedule isn't finalized yet, but all camps will be held in East Jordan, MI as always. Our 2008 show is nearly completed, so we're ready to fly out the door! Talk to you soon!
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Hey guys, just looking for anyone who might've upgraded to VD 2.0 or 2.5 and is willing to part with their copy of 1.0. I'm willing to put up $50 or so, or if you could point me to some place that still sells VD1, that'd be cool too. Thanks!
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NorthCoast Academy auditions and workshop
ridgekuhn replied to Pearty Girl's topic in Percussion Planet
Whoo-hoo! -
I'm going! Who's smiling faces am I going to see tomorrow? IT'S THE SEASON KICKOFF! WHOO!
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Blue Devils Post Blue View 8!
ridgekuhn replied to olledowerdna's topic in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
Yeah. SWEET. And I dig the new uni's! -
What do you think of DCI's subtle rebranding?
ridgekuhn replied to MikeN's topic in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
I'm with ya, Eddie. But with the recent push to go "mainstream" with the activity, I too, think it fits well. Although I resist changes to our activity like amps and Bb's, I sometimes think that we're too resilient to changes in our activity. I think that so far, the general path of evolution drum corps has taken over the last twenty or thirty years is a good path, so long as we don't let it become too much about DCI, and less about the kids. As one of my instructors once said, "it's not about people making music, but music making people." -
Yeah, store them somewhere on your uni, keep handwarmers in the gloves if you need to (careful though, those things can get HOT!), but never play with them on.
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If Frameworks was Tron, these look like the "new" Tron videogame, Tron 2.0! Seriously though, I think they look sweet. Unique, but distinctly a Cavies' guard uni, and it fits the show theme well.
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I've never played them, but from the words "realistic snare sound", I'm assuming they're like those Yamaha pads that came out a number of years ago. If they are, I'd recommend staying away from them; gum rubber is pretty inarticulate as it is, then add to the fact that you have a nice, fat, wet "snare" sound underneath that, and you pretty much can't hear anything you're playing. Even worse when you get two people together with them, or God forbid, an entire snareline. I'd say stick to plain ol' gum rubber & neoprene, or opt for one of Vic Firth's Heavy Hitter pads with a laminate, I haven't played on the Slim Pad version (which I hear is the closest you can get to kevlar on a pad), but the Stock Pad version feels to me like it's in between gum rubber & neoprene for feel, and fairly articulate. Just my two cents. ;)
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I'm always torn as to whether the tilt is a good thing or not, but with Casella engineering "The Machine", I'm thinking that this is going to be pretty sweet. Can't wait to see this show this weekend!
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The Perfect Drum Corps Gift!
ridgekuhn replied to bus fumes's topic in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
That's hilarious! How do you get it in there, just stick it in front of the exhaust and cap it off? Man... I miss bus fumes. -
Texas Will Soon Have Five Drum Corps!
ridgekuhn replied to Austin Stars's topic in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
Five corps! Whoo! You don't mess with Texas! -
Show Designs Should Be Approved by DCP
ridgekuhn replied to JazzRunJohn's topic in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
To be sure! Though I think that would be a neat way for a corps to approach their show design, I think the potential the corps' show would have would suffer. A corps has to do their best to please their audience, but they have to exist for themselves as well. Many shows that have looked horrendous to me in the preseason have turned out to be some of my favorite shows, and many shows that appeal to me before they hit the field have turned out to be a dissappointment.