Marching Music Downloads, RIP

[Terri Schehr]

3 hours ago, OldSnareDrummer said:

I don't get it either. How is this guy not doing life in copyright prison? 

[TexasPRfan]

On 12/28/2025 at 11:52 AM, larry333 said:

Here ya go...(I have no affiliation to any Ebay sellers)

Drum Corps Music of 2025 ! Double CD | eBay

 

 

I just scooped one up.  🙂

And that post was a blessing.  In a horrendous weekend in 2019 I almost lost my life at the hand of my ex and they burned my house.  I lost my ENTIRE audio and video collections of DCI back to the 80s through 2019.  I've been able to recover most of it - missing only the DVDs for 2008, 1998, 1986 and 1981.  Not having the 2008 DVD was killing me.  And guess what, in that jump to Ebay for that music I saw a 2008 DVD for sale & grabbed it!  I am now a very happy man about that.

I am NOT happy about this move by DCI AT ALL, way too matter of fact and disrespectful of a devoted fan base, not mention how the vast majority of us discovered Drum Corps.  And I think a poster here was right - as AI bots evolve, the chances of things sticking around on YouTube get less and less.  Then what medium will kids find out about DCI?  

I won't call this a nail in the coffin, but it is another piece of bad news for outreach and reaching people who have never come across DCI.

[copyright]

4 hours ago, Jeff Ream said:

no clue. but he filled in a lot of gaps in my collection years ago

I am curious what the 2025 audio source is.

[leed17]

Just now, copyright said:

I am curious what the 2025 audio source is.

I’m sure the source is the Flo marching vids…screen record during the summer, then rip the audio off the video files. 
 

[copyright]

1 hour ago, leed17 said:

I’m sure the source is the Flo marching vids…screen record during the summer, then rip the audio off the video files. 
 

Thanks- I’ll be honest, I’m curious but the audio quality seems like it would be a shadow of the previous years quality not to mention a shady biz practice.

[leed17]

23 minutes ago, copyright said:

Thanks- I’ll be honest, I’m curious but the audio quality seems like it would be a shadow of the previous years quality not to mention a shady biz practice.

Agreed…and personally I thought finals audio from Indy was not as good this year.  The pit and mic’d sounds were way up on Flo, and the horn line and on field drums were down…not the punch they usually have in the mix.  So yeah, using that audio is not the best, but the only option. I feel like someone tried to normalize the mix and make it all balanced, which in the end doesn’t work for marching band and drum corps.

Edited December 29, 2025 by leed17

[larry333]

It's probably not financially feasible to go after bootleggers/pirates. DCI has made the conscious decision not to offer recordings. As a consumer, I want the performance/music, and I'm glad it is available in one form or another. This type of product is part of the ecosystem and is here to stay. Take this guy down, and another one will pop-in to take that space.

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Edited December 30, 2025 by larry333
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[Jeff Ream]

On 12/29/2025 at 5:57 PM, copyright said:

Thanks- I’ll be honest, I’m curious but the audio quality seems like it would be a shadow of the previous years quality not to mention a shady biz practice.

in the past he had old stuff taken off of LP's and cleaned it up a little.

[Jeff Ream]

18 hours ago, larry333 said:

It's probably not financially feasible to go after bootleggers/pirates. DCI has made the conscious decision not to offer recordings. As a consumer, I want the performance/music, and I'm glad it is available in one form or another. This type of product is part of the ecosystem and is here to stay. Take this guy down, and another one will pop-in to take that space.

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i'd be more worried about Tresona

[greg_orangecounty]

On 12/28/2025 at 9:52 AM, larry333 said:

Here ya go...(I have no affiliation to any Ebay sellers)

Drum Corps Music of 2025 ! Double CD | eBay

 

 

Replace Nate Boudreaux with this guy.  At least he knows how to get the product out so people can see it.