Bluecoats 2018 PICCOLO/LEAD TRUMPET SOLOIST Finals GoPro Run

44+1 days after finals happened, I finally got around to uploading my ageout GoPro run! About time...
As you'll see, this video is a mash-up of multiple clips because we never had a full run-thru the day of finals due to the weather that day. I was lucky enough just to get this footage, so I made due with what I had. Hope you still enjoy!
I could not have asked for a better group of people to march my ageout with. The 2018 Bluecoats will be something I will cherish for the rest of my life. Six Words.

[@colbycruz8545]

Finally, a real lead headcam! 😤

[@ExoSuckss]

Colby Cruz so true

[@bradkraus1214]

Six words man. Miss it more and more everyday.

[@ColinMangum]

Y'all ever jump on a chair and miss? Asking for a friend

[@jmbermea]

Yeah lol

[@ExoSuckss]

jmbermea lol it must have hurt right?

[@NickOnFire1490]

I never knew that all of the wirelessly micced soloists had completely separate pre-micced horns for their solos. Was it like that from the beginning? Most corps I've seen w/ wireless mics have the mics and transmitters on the horn for the whole show and only switch it on for their solo.

[@jmbermea]

In 2018, I think the Bluecoats were still figuring out how to approach micing their soloists. I shared a “solo trumpet” with the opening and ballad trumpet soloist (same person) from the very beginning of the season. However, we had another trumpet soloist in the closer who had to mic his own trumpet in the middle of the show (which they will probably never have anyone do again since it’s pretty unintuitive). They changed the way they miced their trumpet soloists in 2019 though, and all the trumpet soloists had their mics and transmitters on their horns for the entire show. It makes holding the trumpet feel a little bulky (probably why they didn’t want to do it that way in 2018), but honestly, I could imagine that all the soloists got used to it pretty quickly.

[@lifeloxus8182]

12:25 top 10 hornline oofs

[@josephsotopop]

I saw you guys during ensemble once and any time you guys were working around your solo part and someone said “Hey Joseph, blah blah blah blah” I’d respond under my breath (I thought I was the funniest guy ever)

[@catherinebeecham5296]

the little dance that the basses due during dry cleaner is so cute

[@isaiahbueno7340]

7:15 damages 2nd valve slide

[@clashwithclanner6091]

#trumpetTransportationO'clock Also, thank you for being on chop rest at the end. It's a rep. Don't do it LOL

[@mitchellrobinson810]

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[@CurtAltDel]

9:06 killed me, how can he be sp funny mid perfomance

[@marcelwilliams2120]

Congrats on your age out man! You're a really big inspiration and I cant wait to do this!

[@dakotaarrowyt6718]

I don't know why these videos are so interesting to me, but one day I got a random video on my recommended which was a bluecoats video. Ever sense then I every once and a while come back to watch these videos because they're so inspiring! I currently play the flute, and I'm hoping to learn something like a trumpet or a saxaphone next.

[@upsidedownpyramid7617]

That1Mudkip o: I would recommend something like trumpet or maybe baritone/euphonium if you want to march in a corps. Baritone, euph, and trombone are all in the same key as flute which would make it more intuitive to learn even if they are lower or in a different clef, it depends on your preference though

[@BlooJarrett]

Thank you, Joseph. Very cool.

[@jmbermea]

Thank you JARRETT

[@matthewchinea6342]

Mega E

[@jakewilliams7484]

is that the note he hits in the solo?

[@DillonM-mc6yw]

Jake Williams Double G

[@clashwithclanner6091]

@jmbermea what brand of trumpets do y'all use?

[@jmbermea]

Yamaha Xenos. They're always the newest editions.

[@clashwithclanner6091]

Yeah that makes sense. I actually got a used one from Babylon a few months back. Note: In my opinion, after seeing about every recording there is... I think the Bluecoats should have won 2018. You guys had a great year, looking forward to seeing what you do this season!

[@sportscommentaryplus4445]

How did y’all tune the solo trumpet?

[@nate4137]

I’ve seen this over 100 times and you never seise to amaze me

[@nicholassnader239]

Dude I seen this performance at dci! For my marching band field trip so cooooollll!

[@remkeymssb143]

Pretty cLeAn

[@mitchellrobinson810]

cLeAn transitions

[@sportscommentaryplus4445]

Worth the wait. You inspire me

[@benspaghetti7868]

in the finals video it doesnt look like y'all had picc stands but at 5:52 you did? what happened?

[@jmbermea]

We got rid of them because people tripped on them in the middle of the show and we didnt wanna keep getting it fixed

[@benspaghetti7868]

@@jmbermea would people still trip over the picc on the ground?

[@jmbermea]

@@benspaghetti7868 no it was really because it was sticking up from the ground. It never got stepped on after that

[@benspaghetti7868]

@@jmbermea hm, that's kinda weird, but thank you! I play the trumpet too and I'm trying out for SoA this year!

[@jmbermea]

@@benspaghetti7868 hey good luck! Hope it goes well!

[@jairchavez5193]

So what have you been doing lately?

[@noelcoronado7599]

What kind of trumpets do you guys use?

[@cadetaylor1508]

Xenos

[@thereddragon4508]

7:50

[@percy445]

i wanna be this guy someday holy shit

[@Kc-jr6cq]

Same

[@JonathanC199]

Yesssssssss

[@jasondokes7974]

Thank you Jophus

[@jmbermea]

Thank you Dinkle Miss you buddy

[@youngmeteorologist8894]

6:47 "ya yeet!"

[@Hunter-zk6qi]

Why did he grab a different trumpet or was that a different instrument

[@jace123453]

he picked up a piccolo trumpet