DCI 2023

[packwick]

also if u swing by a McDonald's on ur way home at midnight bc ur craving something cool and sweet like a hot fudge sundae don't bother bc of course the ice cream machine will be "down" and you'll end up getting a cinnamon roll instead that's clearly been sitting around all day bc it's room temp and as dried out as a mummy.

[Tubalord11]

  On 7/22/2023 at 7:19 AM, packwick said:

also if u swing by a McDonald's on ur way home at midnight bc ur craving something cool and sweet like a hot fudge sundae don't bother bc of course the ice cream machine will be "down" and you'll end up getting a cinnamon roll instead that's clearly been sitting around all day bc it's room temp and as dried out as a mummy.

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The classic McDonald’s “our ice cream machine isn’t working right now” 

[Rubisco]

I'm going to try to catch at least a few of the corps tonight on Flo. I have some things I need to do, but I've got my fingers crossed I'll be able to find some time. 🤞

[Tubalord11]

I’ve seen everyone from Music City and my god, everyone had sounded phenomenal!!! Everyone just gets better and better, can’t wait for top 10. Really really loved SOA and Academy, can’t wait for everyone at the top to blow my face off.

[Tubalord11]

Everyone has been phenomenal in this last block!!! After seeing BC in person side by side to Crown, I don’t see how they could ever beat crown. While I appreciate the visual work, crown is miles ahead in terms of music difficulty, especially on the move. Other than the Mellos, all of BCs hard stuff is done standing still or doing visuals, while le crown is doing hard stuff on the move. And the voice overs, it’s too much. The sound incredible, but it’s not one the same level as the other 3, doubt it ever will be. Absolutely LOVED everyone tonight, let’s go BAC snd BD! 

[Tubalord11]

HOLY CRAP BOSTON!!! I mean wow wow WOW! They are going to be riding and possibly pass BD all season, bc my %### that was good! Flo doesn’t do any of these band Justice, bc everyone has been SO LOUD and clean tonight, scores are gonna be real tight tonight. 

[Tubalord11]

Well, BD, I mean, it’s just, how, and thank you for that incredible performance. 

[Dave609]

Haven't been able to watch any full shows, but I'm really excited to see how Pacific Crest is doing this year! Hoping they can make it into the finals spot at DCI World Championships!

[Tubalord11]

Good Morning everyone! Now that I'm fully recovered from the 4 hour drive I had to made back to Mckinney from SA at 11 in the evening, I've decided to do a little breakdown, because after seeing all of these groups live, many for the first time, it really goes to show how much flo doesn't do these bands justice in terms of sound and volume. Nothing too surprising about placements, seems like Perc was what killed Crown over Bloo, but considering they were 3rd in GE still gives me hope that they can medal, but it's going to be tight till the end. everyone sounded fantastic last night, but here was my personal overview: 

 

 BD: getting to watch any dci core live is going to make you understand just how good sounding these cores are, but the fact that a group can be literally RUNNING and sound SO GOOD is just crazy to me, yet BD did stuff like that, and sounded and looked so good doing so. Any hate I have for this program is gone, and they have nothing but my respect, as I've fully grasped as to why they win as much as they do. 

BAC: this was the show imo that really sounded so much better live than on flo. I'm not surprised at all that they won brass, because that was a first-place brass performance. They just blew the roof off of the dome for the entire show, and that guard is SO FING GOOD!!! I think they could top BD, ima be honest with ya'll. It's not likely, but I mean they are playing with such controlled sounds, and it's just overall an amazing show, and that perc is so good. Was very surprised that guard was 3rd, but BD's and BC's guard threw down. Also, LOVE LOVE LOVE the tarp at the end, everyone was flipping out, myself included at the end. 

BC: I've already said how I feel about this show. They sound Incredible, tons of GE, just isn't my cup of tea. guard is such a treat to watch though. 

Crown: I'm so happy I get to see this show again on Tuesday, because I mean, Guard, awesome, Brass...... I mean, while they may not have been the cleanest, I'm still so shook every time I watch this show. It's just so refreshing to the ear, and they are executing this show at such a high level. Guard is awesome, I love the percussion, obviously they've got some cleaning to do, and it wasn't their best visual run, but it's only going to get better. 

 

Mandarins/PR/Cadets: Really felt the same about all 3 of these shows: HOLY S##T, these guys can play, and they can play really freaking loud. what these 3 programs are doing is awesome, they all sounded so good in the dome, absolutely blew my mind, and I see why it was so close, and it's going to be super close between these groups until finals. I mean, I was just wowed by the sound these 3 cores created, was unbelievable. It's going to be real interesting to see how mandarins and cadets do back-to-back (I'm hoping they are) on Tuesday. And that Cadets show really had me in tears, it's so freaking beautiful. Phantom and Mandarins just blew my face off. 

Cavalieres/ BS: Both sounded really good. Defiantly not on the same level in terms of demand as everyone else, but boy did these 2 cores play the heck out of their shows. Cavis perc was so much fun to listen too, not surprised at all they came up on top, and I'm really starting to enjoy the Blue Stars show a lot. 

Colts/Troopers/PC: all sounded phenomenal. Colts don't have my favorite show design wise, but they sounded really good. LOVED troopers show, can't wait to see that again, and I really loved PC's show, especially from a concept standpoint. Music is very intriguing, and you can tell they want to be in finals this year, but BK's are putting up a fight, and they also sounded really good. 

 

Overall, an incredible day of DCI, hopefully I'm able to go back to the Dome next year. Good luck to all the cores for the remainder of the season! 

[Rubisco]

I actually didn't catch anything, so these updates are great. Thanks!

[Tubalord11]

Some FANTASTIC performances tonight at Mesquite! I’m so excited for another day of live performances tomorrow at McKinney. Crown over BAC tonight was a Huge surprise, but Crown is really pulling for a medal, snd I think they’re gonna get it. Really happy to see Crossmen up where they are, of course I really want PC to make finals, but of course I want CM to as well, it’s gonna be tight for 12th. Some crazy jumps all around score wise for a lot of the cores tonight. Going to be a battle all season long from 1st to 12th. 

[Tubalord11]

McKinney was just so amazing!!! Getting to see crown live again was such a treat! Everyone is starting to lock in, and you can feel we are starting to slowly approach the finish line. Just amazing performances all around, and y’all, that Crown guard, un-freaking believable!!! 

[TrenBS]

  On 7/26/2023 at 4:04 AM, Tubalord11 said:

McKinney was just so amazing!!! Getting to see crown live again was such a treat! Everyone is starting to lock in, and you can feel we are starting to slowly approach the finish line. Just amazing performances all around, and y’all, that Crown guard, un-freaking believable!!! 

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Should mention that crown is 1st, Boston is 2nd, and BD is now at 3rd in terms of average scores, with crown having the second highest overall score as of now, if itll stick that will be up to time but looking good for crown right now

[Tubalord11]

  On 7/26/2023 at 5:49 PM, TrenBS said:

Should mention that crown is 1st, Boston is 2nd, and BD is now at 3rd in terms of average scores, with crown having the second highest overall score as of now, if itll stick that will be up to time but looking good for crown right now

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Yes they are looking so good, and really are starting to lock everything in! Perc still needs to be addressed and cleaned, as they went down .2 from Mesquite. But other then that, looking like they could take the silver or bronze, possibly the Gold(unlikely but possible).

[packwick]

im on a Discord server w/ some band directors and they're talking about miking select members of brass throughout the entire show. never heard of this before. does this happen in high school too? seems kiiinda sus to me lol. woodwinds, i know the miking has been going on w/ the top bands since just after 2000, but brass? i feel like brass is loud enough in ensemble moments w/o miking.

don't mind it for soloists. i like that brass can play more warmly and delicately w/o needing to force the sound up to the pressbox.

[packwick]

also they're intensely analyzing Crown over Crusaders LOL. im just like, u do realize that this is a very subjective activity and a completely diff panel of judges can give different results right? lol. especially when the groups are already obviously close in quality.

[packwick]

Devs open up spread back to 2 pts in ATL. it's ovah!! ovah, i tell u! i mean it kinda already was but now it's double underlined.

scores look like id have them. my top 3 have been devs, bloo, and crown for a while now despite reaaaaally loving Boston's first standstill. vis clean for Boston but just doesnt quiiiite match the majesty of the music for me, maybe reflected in vis GE vs mus GE tonight. bloo still needs to figure out music but vis and vis effect could keep them top 3. crown pretty all around excellent esp musically despite perc, only thing is that the show isn't the most imaginative thing in the world and could prob have seen it performed 10 yrs ago if it weren't for all the costumes lol. kinda the same situation for Boston's Cartwright show w/o the oomph of all the flags. Devs and Bloo's designs are more RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW! lol (read: outdoor winter guard shows)

[packwick]

cool to see Cavies closing the gap a little on that "fight for 5th" grouping of phantom, mandies, and cadets. went from thinking they were overrated musically to underrated after Houston.

[Tubalord11]

  On 7/30/2023 at 3:23 AM, packwick said:

cool to see Cavies closing the gap a little on that "fight for 5th" grouping of phantom, mandies, and cadets. went from thinking they were overrated musically to underrated after Houston.

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I’d love for them to be able to break into that group. I mean, they kind of already have, and it’s not that I hate PR Mandis or Cadets, it’s just fun when cores starting beating others that they haven’t all season, hence causing….Drama🤪But their show has really started to grow on me, and their percussion is such a treat to listen to. Things should be Very interesting tonight. 

[Rubisco]

  On 7/30/2023 at 3:13 AM, packwick said:

maybe reflected in vis GE vs mus GE tonight.

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There technically isn't a visual GE caption or music GE caption anymore. All effect judges use the same sheet. But it's true that there's sometimes still a bit of a split between the judges whose other captions are visual versus those whose other captions are music.

  On 7/30/2023 at 3:13 AM, packwick said:

kinda the same situation for Boston's Cartwright show w/o the oomph of all the flags.

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Coincidentally, the drill designer for the Boston Crusaders is Leon May, who has designed with Wes Cartwright in the past. That might be why you're seeing some similarities. Leon may still actually write drill for Cartwright shows, I'm not sure. I'm not that up-to-date on current designers.

[packwick]

Bloo capturing a few 1st places in GE last night at Allentown over the Devs after direct comparison miiight bode well for their chances of medaling at worlds. we shall see...

[Parkwoodmom]

Lots of the shows this season have really been fantastic. Last week coming up….let’s enjoy them all!   Then on to BOA😀

[gregorydf01]

Looking forward to Prelims tomorrow! 

Here is the view from my room!

[packwick]

it'll be a blast. let us know what u think after!! interested in your thoughts on the live performances. imma be scavenging for YT vids.

[Rubisco]

Here are the judging panels, for those who care about that kind of stuff and think they play favorites or whatever. 😄

World Championship Prelims pres. by Band Today — Thursday, Aug. 10

General Effect 1: William Chumley & Kyle Miller
General Effect 2: Jodie Rhodes & David Carbone
Visual Proficiency: Hieu Nguyen
Visual Analysis: Travis Wingate
Color Guard: Robert Solomon
Music Brass: Bryan Crisp
Music Analysis: Ronnie Rios & Chris Romanowski
Music Percussion: Jeff Brooks
Chief Judge: John Phillips

World Championship Semifinals — Friday, August 11

General Effect 1: Greg Llacer & Warren Rickart
General Effect 2: Glen Fugett & Mark McGahey
Visual Proficiency: Micahel Turner
Visual Analysis: Tim Pierce
Color Guard: Damon Padilla
Music Brass: Paul McGarr
Music Analysis: Jeff Harper & Jay Webb
Music Percussion: Chris Rapacki
Chief Judge: John Phillips

World Championship Finals — Saturday, August 12

General Effect 1: John Howell & Ted Wemhoff
General Effect 2: Nola Jones & Darrin Davis
Visual Proficiency: Jim Sturgeon
Visual Analysis: Tom Slaughter
Color Guard: Beverly Brahan
Music Brass: Mark Hoskins
Music Analysis: Kyle Young & Jay Kennedy
Music Percussion: Julie Davila
Chief Judge: John Phillips