DCI FINALS 2019 || Blue Devils

Blue Devils warming up in the lot at DCI Finals on August 10, 2019.

[@justinjohnson4278]

Well this was hell of a last performance for Brandon olander

[@trvrsln]

Justin Johnson He’s really already aged out??? I remember watching him playing with them for the first time when he was like 12 or something.

[@justinjohnson4278]

@@trvrsln No, he's the short center snare with the beard, he's def grown up a lot 😂. I remember watching a news piece about him marching with the blue devils in 2014 and he was 16 at the time, add five years to account for 2019 and he's 21. I think you may be confused cause he took 2017 off and then came back the year after with a full beard lol, so he probably just appeared as a new drummer or something

[@DouglasStevens0521]

@@justinjohnson4278 he was referring to the video back in 2010 or 2011 where he played with the line when he was 12

[@DouglasStevens0521]

@Cassandra Garcia Too bad BD beat SCV at finals

[@nzane1216]

@@DouglasStevens0521 by a .05 edge, one night only

[@adamkerr8353]

1:34 Scott said, "this is the best bass line ever!" I'd have to agree. He also said right before their solos, now I hope they don't make me out to lie. Lol.... Don't worry Scott, most consistent bass line ever!

[@DrumlineArchives]

Adam Kerr Seriously. I’ve never seen a bass line hit splits of that difficulty so consistently. I wish I was recording when he said that!

[@Brockstar]

They NAILED it at finals. Was stunning!

[@WilliamBottka]

Personally as a bass player I think The Blue Bangers bass line is better, mostly due to there books usually holding more awkward and technical patterns, but still having high velocity runs, ooey ooeys and hand to hands, but BD Bass is still hella fire! Honestly they both are tied!

[@Brockstar]

@@jimmyj956 They nailed it when it counted! I watched them rehearse and saw the show in Denver in July, and the amount of progress they made from that point until Finals was incredible.

[@DouglasStevens0521]

This line was something else. Congrats to the Blue Devils on an amazing season!

[@DouglasStevens0521]

@Cassandra Garcia Does that mean they can't be good as well? SCV killed it too but BD did beat them at finals with a perfect 10 in performance so they were definitely "something else"

[@gentry3631]

They actually beat SCV in drums on finals night, but the Sanford isn't decided by finals night anymore.

[@DouglasStevens0521]

@Cassandra Garcia wow you are so closed minded. Can't except that there is more than one drumline in existence. What happens if I say that cadets were underated this year? What about that crowns drums were the best they have ever been?

[@Mikey-og4my]

@Cassandra Garcia shut up and watch the video

[@Greatfulx]

Cassandra Garcia Bd was good this year, who cares who got the Stanford.

[@LearnTheBeats]

They're really gonna make me layer a met over this just to figure out the roll speeds in the snare break 🙄

[@DrumlineArchives]

Gotta differentiate between those 7lets, 5lets, and 16th note rolls

[@peach6405]

Thats so clean you could sanitize stuff with it...

[@albertoocasio2331]

Ferdinand Pietsch This comment aged well

[@deniscarranza4143]

@@albertoocasio2331 Oh, yes. It aged very well…

[@Luckyjasondrum]

It’s so clean, even bleach is afraid of it.

[@catsgomeeeeow]

Wow. So rude to COVID

[@Iplayquad]

I mean... not the cleanest line of 2019...

[@zharston]

These guys won BD a trophy last night. The push in the percussion caption was one of the deciding factors.

[@blakenflams]

str8 up

[@diddleresonance1499]

thank, jeff prosperie

[@DouglasStevens0521]

@Cassandra Garcia they beat vanguard at finals and judges don't put in bias like that into account. Well that is if they are a good judge 😂

[@DouglasStevens0521]

@Cassandra Garcia I don't think you know how judging works. Obviously every judge has a bias but if the judges were biased towards BD they why would have vanguard beat them in percussion the last three years. BD beat vanguard at finals in percussion (not overall because vanguard beat them the two night prior) because they were cleaner. That's that. You can hate BD all you want but it wasn't bias that won it. It was their piss clean finals run

[@warrior995]

@Cassandra Garcia You literally know nothing about how DCI works...BD had a better rep that SCV on Finals. SCV was more consistent. It wasn't a shut out by SCV. It was pretty close.

[@CBALLZ666]

That bass line though........🤤

[@coencarlberg7047]

nobody Literally nobody that guy: Yep that was hot that was hot

[@joelsurfleet9528]

To be fair, it was pretty hot

[@coencarlberg7047]

@@joelsurfleet9528 no way you found my comment lol

[@robertharris6140]

Bruh this line is the cleanest I've heard in a long time.

[@massdefectecksdee]

@Cassandra Garcia and SCV got 2nd and BD got 1st why? Cause the show was cleaner overall SCV has always had amazing percussion and they win in the percussion caption very consistently but BD Is a cleaner band all around. Im personality a Bluecoats fan but BD deserved that 1st

[@genorobledo6417]

Cassandra Garcia It’s not always about how easy a book is. It’s about execution to the book and the level it’s at. You could have the best performers but sound like crap or have the worst performers and sound like gods. Frankly doesn’t matter cuz I’m just here for clean beats

[@nickniehaus1763]

Cassandra Garcia they won actually

[@averybondeson3322]

@Cassandra Garcia say it with me: "Musicality over technicality"

[@ekodevil7593]

Honestly I think Boston and SCV from last year were cleaner. But this is definitely the cleanest BD book in many many years

[@avjinderdool2180]

FINALLY. Brandon Olander in the level he deserves to be in

[@zacharyregin9726]

Center snare- perfectly balanced as all things should be

[@Mr_Gray_1995]

Since 2014, much respect how far he has gone.

[@MrScottyboy14]

Thanks for actually having good audio, listening to this with headphones makes SUCH a huge difference

[@nickniehaus1763]

Scott Rich listen to it w Bluetooth in your car, it's like being there again

[@c.j._]

I freaking love this year’s bass feature. SO GOOD AND CLEEEAN.

[@seanparra]

Thank you so much :) This video makes me so happy to watch

[@jacksonhill5613]

Deciding between them and vanguard for high percussion must’ve been the hardest decision ever. Both were so clean and precise while also evoking such emotion with their playing. I couldn’t have chosen one over the other

[@Allison_Chaynes]

Nope. BD has a great drum line. SCV has just a great everything, but their pit is the best. SCV is a machine.

[@Jdeazy23]

Best drum line in the word "finals night"!

[@adamkerr8353]

Star 1993

[@saltydalty7665]

Tenor feature starts at 0:34 Bass feature starts at 1:33 Snare feature starts at 2:12

[@albertavery]

As always, great content! Glad you were able to make it out to Indy.

[@DrumlineArchives]

Albert Avery thanks man! Found a cheap last minute flight on Thursday so I decided to do a quick trip and get some lots!

[@Oridux]

The bass line🤯

[@arthureld4440]

that might just be the best bass drum line I have ever heard at any level. snares and tenors have always been great, but I this was an amazing surprise

[@drumlord8772]

Shout out to the bad ass duts at 1:40 Those left hands at 2:35 though...

[@jessehartman2252]

Matt Thoink that “chick” is a better human than you’ll ever be

[@wellharis]

Matt Thoink wtf is wrong with you

[@thebomb3109]

Don’t try to argue with this guy. No reason to argue with incompetent people

[@thebomb3109]

I’m not a simp, but I can recognize good talent when I see it. And clearly nothing is coming from you.

[@thebomb3109]

Matt Thoink your earlier comments don’t say that

[@trustedSolared4u]

Blue Devils totally killed it. Big salute BOOM 💥 from Tucson Arizona!!!

[@javierquinones5501]

0:47 that was so clean I wish we played that clean

[@joshuabujakowski9554]

Absolutely deserved that percussion W on finals night. Even though SCV won percussion, this BD percussion section was the best of recent years.

[@joshuabujakowski9554]

Cassandra Garcia They did have an easier book but SCV had the cleaner book through prelims and semifinals.

[@nickniehaus1763]

Cassandra Garcia lolol SCV got 3rd and Devils got first

[@garetwilliams6011]

@Cassandra Garcia play their book clean and march their drill before you can judge absolutely anything you cancerous boomer

[@greysongriffey7663]

Bass line absolutely nailed it this season. BD always has fantastic basslines but this one was extra special. Props all around 🙏🏽

[@GeoffreyCurtin]

I love the mic quality of this video more than any of the other vids of them this season

[@kobedrums]

Great season for BD 🔥 Thanks DA 💪🏻

[@haylee1096]

I really love listening to them🥁🤟🏻

[@ceciliaobando5374]

Awesom I love the Blue Devils

[@Nimbus6464]

I just noticed the snares have the tallest on the outside

[@yesdeere1376]

That’s an incredible line right there

[@mondaysinthecosmos]

This bassline is STOOPID. WHOOOOOOOO LAWD.

[@charlieb931]

Wdym by that

[@mondaysinthecosmos]

@@charlieb931 so very very good. Lol. Stupid good. Like, damn, that's the business.

[@thebiggishb9942]

No way this was done on my birthday and I love this marching band

[@parkchaeyoungnoticemepls9241]

Who feels old now

[@jailynduh341]

Bro them rolls were clean af

[@Bodambo]

those bass tho…...…….WOW

[@johnknight5485]

Man, I listen to SCV in the lot from the same year, and they are so much tighter.

[@willheeres5618]

it was an uphill battle being a BD fan last june. glad these guys set the DCI community straight by cleaning it this hard.

[@TopDrumCorps]

0:42

[@nelsonmagdaleno3710]

bassline so consistent!!!

[@StrattonOakmont420]

Is the center snare Brandon?

[@christiangalvan1745]

Sub if u like Coke! F*ck Pepsi yes

[@xxderptoesxxlol838]

Yes he is

[@325bpm6]

yeah

[@Jake.Harlan]

1:56 i kinda like how the horns are playing in the background while the basses do their feature. honestly it just sounds cool

[@warrior995]

Man. There is always that one troll on BD videos... Great job for BD this year. I was rooting harder since my boy Cam Halls was on this line! The show was amazing.

[@ConnorSmethers]

Ur suk

[@warrior995]

@@ConnorSmethers ur right

[@Greatfulx]

Darrien Spicak bUt bD lOSt FouR yEaRs In a RoW tO A suPeRIoR dRuMLiNE¡!

[@cadenweems]

@@Greatfulx I was waiting for someone to quote that somewhere 😂

[@DFlores112]

The tuning is on point

[@Rstoneburner100]

David Flores they finally got those system blue drums sounding right

[@justinjohnson4278]

@@Rstoneburner100 and Just as they seem to perfect it...

[@nathanreno-winters8732]

There's a reason they won drum on finals night.

[@kylegardner9240]

SCV won drums this year

[@DrumlineArchives]

EpicMem The trophy goes to the highest score averaged out over all three nights. BD won finals night (even achieved a perfect 10 in execution) but SCV had a higher average and therefore won the title.

[@kylegardner9240]

@@DrumlineArchives Ah, that's wack

[@jjmachuca]

Drumline Archives When did this change? I remember it being who ever won Finals night took drums.

[@adamkerr8353]

They did get the top score on finals night. But SCV killed them for prelims. They were very clean on finals night. Scott even talked about quitting early.

[@justinjohnson4278]

I wanna be part of that bassline so bad

[@cargoshorts731]

Are the snares playing on the rim at 1:11? I love that sound..

[@kobedrums]

Those are actually ping shots, (shots with the tip of the stick)

[@cargoshorts731]

@@kobedrums awesome! thank you so much.

[@kobedrums]

@@cargoshorts731 np :)

[@mattdugan2000]

BDDL Setting the bar.

[@hokuyap3153]

On fireee boi!

[@Drumlineisntreal]

So good!

[@Bobobo-bo-bo-bobobo]

Holy shit that snare break 🔥

[@jaddenapellido4891]

Brandon Olander has come such a long way!!!!1

[@nadivkaspi6211]

One handed hurtas... the entire snareline played one handed hurtas... what!?

[@kstrauss100]

Hahahaha!! I'm guessing these people have practiced together...a minute! It shows. AMAZING!

[@NorrthRL]

Tenors 1 - C# 2 - Bb 3 - Ab 4 - F#

[@notebookcomics9357]

the scoops though

[@chasemanhart]

2010 Brandon would be proud :)

[@TN-Dezz]

Clean asf

[@defox5019]

Where are they?

[@Brian-rj1un]

And the olander era comes to a end

[@aquathesavage6494]

the tenors sound good

[@popeyesailor9571]

this bass line I think is the best BD has had

[@replayarchive8758]

not the biggest fan of their book but MAN are those tenors crisp

[@felixdom9693]

Yo i saw Brandon the smolest one. He so amazing. And brandon olander one of the great lead Snare i've ever seen

[@Mayhxmmmm]

I NEED the bass tuning pleeease

[@bobdeluxeandtheideals1356]

🔥🔥🔥

[@brittenkrantz2855]

Is the top bass the same girl as the top bass of broken city?

[@chaser22081]

Can someone tell me what was so significant about this years baseline? Of course they're incredible, but why the "best"?

[@TopDrumCorps]

It’s mostly the writing and aggressiveness, the writing for the basses this year was harder and sounded really good

[@jeanchristophecau527]

Are all the dci drummer s under 22?????

[@saltydalty7665]

What are the things on the bottom of their snares

[@undertheinfluence1654]

some sort of sound projector to cut through the brass

[@CephalopodToaster]

Who writes their music?

[@ryanluis6928]

Dave Glyde, any changes are also written by him as well as Scott Johnson and the rest of the battery staff

[@Motivated11111]

Bass 1 has me feeling some type of way

[@325bpm6]

bass 1 really beat the crap out of that bass drum

[@felixdom9693]

Brandon really the smolest snare player there huh. I already how old he is now. The first time i watch him when he at 12 y.o

[@prodbyshari]

What school are they from again?

[@undertheinfluence1654]

none

[@TheCupcake86]

I have a crush on the guy in the middle with the facial hair omg lol

[@jeanchristophecau527]

Moreover if we see their rehearsal in public, how do they learn their play and coordinated movement s, there seems that there are no video s about that

[@aidenbrandenburg9884]

me and my buddies walking towards them on the left at 0:40 lolllllll

[@florianchmielnik2739]

Blue Devils 🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪🎶🎶

[@knifeknife69]

dir spreche deutsch, ich bin keine deutscher lol

[@Allison_Chaynes]

It is a shame how many people will lose their turns at matching in the summers. No way DCI will be back in 2021 or 2022.

[@samgreenberg1852]

Did you catch the spock roll from 100 meters away?

[@DrumlineArchives]

Sam Greenberg kind of! I was recording and everyone was looking off in the distance. I didn’t realize what they were looking at until it was too late - by the time I swung the camera around they were just hitting the release of the roll and started walking back.

[@joeyscotch2765]

I don’t understand what this is

[@jonnolee1071]

@@joeyscotch2765 Each of the sections were showing off some of their section features. While the basses and snares were playing, the quads walked off (presumably for a quick sectional). Then the basses and snares stopped playing and looked at the quads, who were holding a spock roll about 200 feet away and slowly marching towards the ensemble. I think this emulated a part of the show where the quads are way off on side 2 of the field, holding a spock roll by themselves.

[@knifeknife69]

i cant see ittttt nooo

[@theden_08]

BRO THE BLUE DEVILS+ MCNUTT SPECIAL AT 1:05

[@man-ji9zb]

やっぱブルデビはすげぇなぁー あ、日本人いますか？

[@lonple6858]

思くないそうだ

[@bjyokums]

Still wish we had the tic system....just because...

[@mikel7505]

2:12

[@traviss7740]

Bunch 'o badasses

[@dylanshay646]

What bass heads do they use.

[@adamkerr8353]

Evans

[@dylanshay646]

Adam Kerr obviously but mx1 or 2

[@ryanluis6928]

@@dylanshay646 evans mx1

[@dylanshay646]

Ryan Luis what’s the difference between MX1 and 2?

[@ryanluis6928]

@@dylanshay646 The mx1 is a single ply bass head while the mx2 has 2 plys

[@oasis1532]

I didn’t know idubbbz did BD

[@yogiow6063]

I didnt tink anyone else saw that aha

[@JordnV_8]

Omg🤣🤣🤣

[@oadiv4061]

holy shit those bass drums are fucking amazing!

[@DavidThePercussionist]

1:05 mcnutt

[@NorrthRL]

Bass 1 - A Bass 2 - F# Bass 3 - D Bass 4 - A Bass 5 - D

[@wowtiy6703]

4:13

[@rutzou]

Very clean. Damn shame those tenors sound like that.

[@bjyokums]

Best wishes, Brian Olander......

[@EmoPandaGaming]

Olivia Fiebelkorn Brian

[@gregmax1321]

not a bd fan but lord jesus this line clean as a mf lmaoooo

[@mariaalejandramorenochapar1198]

53

[@mariaalejandramorenochapar1198]

0:53

[@user-rb2wt4ck7o]

こんな言い方をしてしまうのは申し訳ないのですが、スネアやってる背の低い方まじで憧れなんです、 名前知りたいです、 わかる方いらっしゃいますか？、

[@wyattrobledo4968]

shits nuts

[@sylux6985]

2:10

[@Corrections101]

Won drums Finals night. I really don't like the captions going to the average of nights during finals week. It should go to whoever scores the highest on the only night that matters - Finals.

[@zachm7240]

@Cassandra Garcia News Flash: Look at everyone's technique in the Blue Devils... see that? All the same. Now take a look at SCV where they sacrifice technique. Almost everyone in the line is different. BD does not sacrifice technique for sound quality and they're scoring highest on finals day. It takes A LOT to clean technique and beats, whereas SCV only really cleans their beats.

[@jackclancy6950]

I think if they played on Remo heads they would have a better shot at the caption

[@jakewithonions]

If they still played on Pearls, tuned the way they were in 2014-2015, they'd have the best sound in DCI

[@jackclancy6950]

Jake Pearce agreed

[@Rstoneburner100]

the sound palette has nothing to do with scoring... let them use the drums/heads that suit them

[@pingu6607]

rip old drumline