Congratulations to Jersey Surf… DCI has officially approved their move from Open Class to World Class competition effective for the 2009 Marching Season.
Welcome to World Class!
They came into Quarterfinals in third place, moved up to 2nd place in Semifinals and surpassed the hopes and dreams of many alumni (myself included) and have completed their second championship season!
This IS Phantom Regiments first solo championship, as they tied with Blue Devils in 1996 but none the less, these guys deserved it.
Great show! I only wish I had been there during the reading of the final three place scores.
Congratulations Phantom, enjoy it! SUTA!
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I would also like to extend congratulations to the Santa Clara Vanguard Cadets for their Open Class Championship Win as well as ALL the corps who competed this season. It was an excellent season and I hope everyone has excellent memories of their short time on tour this season.
With Open Class Quarterfinals and I&E in the history books and World Class Quarterfinals under way the 2008 DCI World Championships have officially begun.
Check every morning this week to see if your favorite corps has advanced to the next round.
Semifinals for Open and World are August 8th, and Finals are August 9th.
Good Luck!
I was poking around some web tech blogs and found this rather interesting addon and I thought it would be worth testing out.
You should see a small bar at the bottom of your browser window. If you click “Start Chatting” a slightly orange tint should appear above the main blog window… chat away.
In case you missed it, Carolina Crown Drum Major Evan VanDoren has written an article for Halftime Magazine about his life in drum corps, and what it is like to lead a World Class Drum Corps.
Editors Note: I unfortunately didn’t pay too much attention to the dull roar coming out of Crown’s pre-season camps… They have done phenomenally this season and here’s hoping they can pull off a medal placement. It’s nice to see fresh faces at the top from time to time. Welcome Crown!
I personally love Brent Becker’s designs and ideas for corps and bands, even if they never see a stadium light…
A friend of mine shot me a link to deviantart where Becker hosts his self titled “Salon de Refuses”.
Becker works for Stanbury Uniforms, where most of his ideas tend to get the budget fire hose (still wonderful work) but it’s nice to see he can still go wild on his own time.
Scoot on over to his gallery and see this amazing artists gift to the marching arts.
FYI that’s not an actual Regiment uniform, just a rejected idea from his gallery.
Carolina Crown has just released a major overhaul to their corps website and I have to say it is REALLY nice!
Dubbed “CrownWEB 4.0″ the website has an improved look, links to their store and marchinghead.com and many new additions.
Head on over and take a look! - CrownWeb 4.0
Rumor has it that Madison Scouts will be adopting a new uniform again this year. I have seen numerous notes around describing the uniform and it almost exactly fits the description of this shot from Stanbury Uniforms.
I personally like this one very much, it reaches back to their roots as Boy Scouts, and should look really nice on the field.
UPDATE: Madison has posted a gallery of Photos following their ‘Madisonic’ show, to show off their new diggs…
Well folks, it’s a mere 5 days until the official first show of the season! Lined up opening day, in World Class:
Blue Devils, Santa Clara Vanguard, Phantom Regiment, Carolina Crown, The Cavaliers, Colts, Blue Stars, Madison Scouts, Pacific Crest, Glassmen, The Cadets, Bluecoats, Boston Crusaders, Crossmen, Troopers, Pioneer, and Mandarins.
Competing in Open Class:
Blue Devils B, Blue Devils C, Vanguard Cadets, Racine Scouts, Colt Cadets, Mystikal, Gold, Impulse, Velvet Knights, and Incognito.
This should be a fun year, we have several newcomers (Incognito and Legends) as well as old favorites.
Check in on Monday the 22nd to see how your favorite corps performed. Also, if you’re looking to get the inside track on your favorite corps, check out DCI.org as well as your corps website to sign up for their Fan Network!
via DCI.org:
The Seattle Cascades will remain in the Northwest for the 2008 season, choosing not to embark on the broader national Drum Corps International Summer Tour as a member of the World Class. The corps has decided instead to field an exhibition unit, providing a regionally-focused drum corps experience for returning and new members rather than withdrawing from the entire season.
Staff is using this season to get back on their feet and hope to be back to full strength for 2009 World Class competition.
Good luck guys!
