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05/15/2026

WGI 2026 Percussion photos - here are a few of CAP City in the lot at prelims

10/21/2025

The last full-corps singing of The Cadets corps song - At the end of season banquet, 2023

09/23/2025

Drums are certainly cool. But are they as cool as an armored pug?

Pug

09/19/2025

I heard some buzz that there is more to life than music.
It is sage advice

09/01/2025

A few more photos of the Boston Crusaders at the Summer Music Games in Mason Ohio. Boston would go on to earn the gold medal (first place overall), with the Zingali award for best colorguard, the Ott award for best brass, and the Sanford award for best percussion (including a maximum 20/20 percussion performance on finals night). They did it all with a show that engaged the audience and showcased the performers. Although the show theme involved technology and innovation, the performance was about individual and ensemble perfection - NOT the technology. I LOVE it when it is all in the hands of the performers!

Well done, BAC!
I neglected to add new percussion photos - Fixed it!

08/20/2025

While I'm calling out individual photos, here's one you don't want to miss. This is Boston Crusaders' Hyde Park Bass during a sectional rehearsal at the University of Cincinnati. With a son who marched snare with both BAC and the Cadets, this shot give me some definite Holy Bass vibes.

08/20/2025

I'd like to call this photo out, in particular. Yes, snare splits have become somewhat common recently. But BAC's were fantastic, IMHO.

I wanted to capture the snare splits, and this is what I managed to get. For those of you who don't know what that is, half the snare line is playing what would typically be the right hand of a passage, and the other half is playing the left. Note that every other player has the right hand on the upstroke, and the rest have the right hand on the downstroke.

They then repeat the passage, only doing it on the left.

From the sound, you'd never know.

08/19/2025

I debated whether or not to share my Bass Cam rehearsal video from the April "Pan Rocks: Rush" concert at Miami University. In the end, I thought I might as well. Keep in mind, it is just an iPhone on a music stand.

Here is "Subdivisions"

08/19/2025

Here is batch 2 of the Santa Clara Vanguard from the Mason, Ohio DCI show 2025.
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08/18/2025

Here is batch 1 of the Santa Clara Vanguard from the Mason, Ohio DCI show 2025.

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No commercial use without permission.