DawsonBurnes Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 On 3/23/2017 at 11:54 PM, MikeRapp said: Cadets' problems in 2016 had nothing to do with when they announced, but what they announced. More so with the amount of changes the show undertook, but that's getting a bit off topic. I really don't care when corps announce their shows (audition season at the earliest). It shouldn't have much of an effect on the show scores. Now audience reception, that's a different story Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrumManTx Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 Public service announcement. *APRIL FOOLS IS SATURDAY* 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
777hornman Posted April 2, 2017 Share Posted April 2, 2017 Pro Announcements have nothing to do with the competitive process. They ARE however fun and exciting for the FANS, the people who pay money to see the shows . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Corps Guy Posted April 3, 2017 Share Posted April 3, 2017 (edited) I see someone's signature line with the Southwind 2017shown above/below. I have also seen a blurb on the DCA side with Cadets 2 doing their show based on "Appalachian Spring" with "Appalachian Morning" by Paul Winter added into the show. If these are correct, I have updated my Rhapsody/Napster playlist for all who would like to hear the source music. You can find it under Drum Corps 2017 and it includes both DCI and DCA source music that has been identified as of today. And no, I didn't fall for the SCV April First announcement. However, I have to give them credit on a well developed prank. Edited April 3, 2017 by Old Corps Guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagemode67 Posted April 5, 2017 Share Posted April 5, 2017 On 4/2/2017 at 1:55 PM, 777hornman said: Pro Announcements have nothing to do with the competitive process. They ARE however fun and exciting for the FANS, the people who pay money to see the shows . Someone tried to argue with me that the corps really don't cater to the fans, they cater towards potential members, not the fans. Corps have no reason to announce shows because its all people who just want to know, who they don't need to serve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tesmusic Posted April 5, 2017 Share Posted April 5, 2017 25 minutes ago, sagemode67 said: Someone tried to argue with me that the corps really don't cater to the fans, they cater towards potential members, not the fans. Corps have no reason to announce shows because its all people who just want to know, who they don't need to serve. I'm curious about this incident. Was this a corps member, staff member, admin? I'm in the group of people that believes that corps often times alienate themselves from the fans for various reasons, and sometimes not intending to, but I don't think there are any corps out there that would have a mindset that fans are not important in any regard. You've got me very interested in more info on your post... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagemode67 Posted April 5, 2017 Share Posted April 5, 2017 4 hours ago, tesmusic said: I'm curious about this incident. Was this a corps member, staff member, admin? I'm in the group of people that believes that corps often times alienate themselves from the fans for various reasons, and sometimes not intending to, but I don't think there are any corps out there that would have a mindset that fans are not important in any regard. You've got me very interested in more info on your post... He was my caption head last year. He currently works for FloMarching, the company that did the show Livestreams for BOA and WGI. He told it to me that drum corps are run like businesses (which is true and I agree with) and that they aren't selling to the fans, they are selling to the potential members. The fans will find it out when the show is first preformed. When I stated to him that not announcing the shows might put on a bad reputation for the corps, he stated that it would only put on the bad reputation toward people who "want to know" who he again states that they are not the customers of the corps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tesmusic Posted April 5, 2017 Share Posted April 5, 2017 26 minutes ago, sagemode67 said: He was my caption head last year. He currently works for FloMarching, the company that did the show Livestreams for BOA and WGI. He told it to me that drum corps are run like businesses (which is true and I agree with) and that they aren't selling to the fans, they are selling to the potential members. The fans will find it out when the show is first preformed. When I stated to him that not announcing the shows might put on a bad reputation for the corps, he stated that it would only put on the bad reputation toward people who "want to know" who he again states that they are not the customers of the corps He doesn't sound like someone to listen to. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liahona Posted April 5, 2017 Author Share Posted April 5, 2017 8 minutes ago, tesmusic said: He doesn't sound like someone to listen to. At face value I agree with you....but there is some truth here in what is said as well..although I don't necessarily agree with the logic that is presented here at all... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corpsband Posted April 5, 2017 Share Posted April 5, 2017 48 minutes ago, sagemode67 said: He was my caption head last year. He currently works for FloMarching, the company that did the show Livestreams for BOA and WGI. He told it to me that drum corps are run like businesses (which is true and I agree with) and that they aren't selling to the fans, they are selling to the potential members. The fans will find it out when the show is first preformed. When I stated to him that not announcing the shows might put on a bad reputation for the corps, he stated that it would only put on the bad reputation toward people who "want to know" who he again states that they are not the customers of the corps While there's truth in the statement (the corps do exist to serve the students) it's also true that without fans attending shows, most of the corps rapidly cease to exist. A few (those with income streams that exist completely independent of the drum corps) might be able to exist but would have virtually no venues in which to perform. I guess they could do parades. But make no mistake: drum corps is beholden to their fans. One year of boycotting DCI shows would probably shut the doors at DCI and most of the corps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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