I did not expect us to be that high! Thanks for the kind words! SGU!
@jaceeekgary2 ай бұрын
SGU 💪
@husky12gaming2 ай бұрын
Best open class corps! ❤
@ZakhadWOW2 ай бұрын
I heard multiple podcast/vidcasts, and press sites refer to Dead Reckoning as a World Class show design - high praise indeed.
@Jas75672 ай бұрын
Saw you guys at Open Class Prelims. I loved Dead Reckoning!
@robertgiudice52572 ай бұрын
SGU ❤
@larryclement19172 ай бұрын
If you weren't already aware of it, the Troopers' guitar player is contract and 15 years old.
@RecordsSam2 ай бұрын
what???? that's crazy cool.
@EMCproductions2 ай бұрын
I was not aware. That's crazy.
@ZakhadWOW2 ай бұрын
@@EMCproductions he is actually contracted as a Mello.
@racerxavier2 ай бұрын
He's 16 now, but still. Dude's got Rockstar levels of guitar playing!
@BellaT102 ай бұрын
one of my band directors worked with him. apparently he's really bad about leaving the guitars on the field...
@deacondingledine52002 ай бұрын
Being there in person, it was obvious phantom was the crowd favorite. The cheering was so loud
@39sprinkle2 ай бұрын
I was also there in person and Troopers definitely received more cheering lol
@deacondingledine52002 ай бұрын
@@39sprinkle maybe with the finale, but from the announcement, and every single hit phantom had more all the way through
@sceu252 ай бұрын
@@39sprinkleI was there too, a lot of the cheering came from the Guitar and the Devil getting murdered. Phantom’s crowd had amazing energy through from the opening hit to the closer.
@sassyacademy69432 ай бұрын
@@39sprinkle it may have seemed like it but if you listened it was much louder lol ( imo)
@Euphoniumtism2 ай бұрын
Same experience at the Cincinnati Summer Music Games. Mynd rocked the crowd.
@Generl11072 ай бұрын
RIP Cavaliers faces.
@essdsadad67932 ай бұрын
It’s weird to think he could potentially march the 2030 dci season
@voiceofreason92382 ай бұрын
Phantom was my favorite as well. The Z Pull tribute to the Cadets at the end was tremendous and much appreciated.
@torbenvancrayenest2 ай бұрын
As someone who marched Spirit of Atlanta, I LOVE that we made top 5 in your list! Thank you!
@theslider89172 ай бұрын
As someone who also marched spirit of atlanta I also would like to add that I am so happy we're in your top 5
@RedDogMamaHD2 ай бұрын
I saw your show on FloMarching before I met up with the Sacramento Mandarins at McKinney. Then I was able to see them live in Atlanta! It was fun sitting with Eric when he saw the show for the first time in Indy! (You got rained out in Allentown, just like the Mandarins!)
@antoniolozano1032 ай бұрын
Torben!!
@dogestep642 ай бұрын
The show was so good and I loved the aggressive battery book 🔥
@elliottdavid74052 ай бұрын
My band director got multiple solos in the show that he played in this video
@darealsad752 ай бұрын
7:02 I made the vid! Glad you enjoyed the show, it was a lot of fun to perform.
@natelink95162 ай бұрын
So glad you loved Phantom this year! My mom and sister both marched with them, and my mom is on staff now! Had the pleasure to meet you in the concourse after finals for a pic 🙌
@YaNever1242 ай бұрын
Not my school possibly trying to buy phantom regiments props for are indoor percussion show. 💪
@patrickalvarado76872 ай бұрын
Good luck my friend those damn things are HEAVY and a pain to take apart and put together 😂
@mutantpugs2 ай бұрын
3:33 I was actually part of the reason that the cavaliers faces were removed in the season believe it or not, I made a TikTok about them at a competition making fun of the Ai faces that blew up and a few of the corp members reached out saying that the TikTok was one of the reason they got cut 💀
@reedsong14032 ай бұрын
Good
@Torqueasi2 ай бұрын
As BTAL Staff and a Parent, I couldnt be more proud of the kids this season! #SGU
@garrotmon2 ай бұрын
Btal mentioned. LETS GO UTAH
@brockburgi9942 ай бұрын
SGU
@ZakhadWOW2 ай бұрын
founded in 2014, but only fielded in 2016, and only went east in 2022.. 3rd trip to Marion/Indy and they ended up tying a World Class corps in semis. I dont think ANYONE can say a single negative thing about what "El Batallon" has accomplished.
@bananimations86732 ай бұрын
SGU!!! 😎
@maxanderson83292 ай бұрын
Honestly so glad someone else appreciates phantom and scouts as much as I did this year
@stankatbarrell98782 ай бұрын
Phantom KILLED IT this year! So proud of them. My high school band director marched with them in '91 and a guy I was in band with marched with scouts this year
@hartsgd91722 ай бұрын
I had a chance to march Bushwackers this season as a fill in for an immediate trumpet opening, but my parents told me no so i sadly wasnt able too. I’ll probably be disappointed about that for a long time.
@joeplavin2 ай бұрын
You're young, you'll be fine. You have plenty more years to march drum corps
@unstabletwig10382 ай бұрын
gg on thanatophobia
@hartsgd91722 ай бұрын
@@unstabletwig1038 thanks lol, that was a while ago. I beat Acu too
@magicalunicorn12962 ай бұрын
Santa Clara Vanguard and Tri Cities Colombian sounded so good from those clips i might need to watch their whole shows, and Boston Crusaders them looked cool
@RyanGordon-ix3qk2 ай бұрын
SOA's show in your top 5 is hype!!!
@edbaabace50732 ай бұрын
As a member of the Seattle Cascades I say I am proud to have march this corp, though this was my only year I would be able to march, I am very happy I was able to help the Cascades break a new record
@IanlikesCards2 ай бұрын
One of my drum directors this year was a co-founder of the Bushwackers. His name is Bob.
@emperyal_2 ай бұрын
seeing music city almost in your top 12 made me so happy it was so much fun to march there and i’m so glad you enjoyed our show
@weeklyadventures83352 ай бұрын
troopers was my favorite show by far. I bought so much merchandise this year from them.
@sassyacademy69432 ай бұрын
no offense but it was so wrong they had a cross upside down and it was about making a deal with the devil i would die before supporting that show
@Randomname29082 ай бұрын
@@sassyacademy6943it was about cowboys killing the devil
@imdome97682 ай бұрын
@@sassyacademy6943 they literally killed the devil at the end
@andrewbay88912 ай бұрын
@@sassyacademy6943it was about cowboys killing the devil
@aced62942 ай бұрын
@@sassyacademy6943it was about cowboys killing the devil
@RolandBough2 ай бұрын
Great Analysis Eric, being a person who has done "all-age" and everything, I enjoyed the fact you mixed it up across the classes. I especially thank you for recognizing Creatures @SoA in your list (I won't spoil the slot you gave). When I first heard Michael Martin's opening brass statement at JSU during spring training. Let's just say I knew it was going to be something special. And it certainly was.
@wadpaw2 ай бұрын
I got to watch the troopers live along with the Mandarins and omg it was one hell of a sight, they were amazing, that guitar player can really shred
@RedDogMamaHD2 ай бұрын
Had a great time sitting with you, Eric at DCI Finals. The Mandarins got rained out in Alllentown on Saturday, so I didn't get to watch with him like I did in 2023. But the Indy tickets are already ordered for next year!!!
@michaelaikens13952 ай бұрын
Went to my first DCI in Pittsburgh. I loved every show but my top favorites were SCV, Madison Scout and Academy
@thefirstgoose60762 ай бұрын
4:02 the trumpet player jamming out to the very left of the soloist is my buddy who I marched in high school with. cool to see him in an emc video
@Tyler_Thiel082 ай бұрын
Hey my friend Gavin marched with the Battalion and at 6:43 you can see him in the background with his euphonium!!
@RicardoHernandez-ue5kx2 ай бұрын
The Battalion mentioned!!! SGUUUU!!! I marched there :)
@bananimations86732 ай бұрын
SGU!!! 🎉
@RedDogMamaHD2 ай бұрын
Shows Eric's 2024 rank, DCI Final rank, and Eric's selection in 2023 and 2022 Eric's time- 2024 2023 2022 Rank stamp Corps DCI Finals Eric Eric 1 23:30 Phantom Regiment 4 4 8 2 21:57 Bluecoats 1 5 1 3 20:32 Troopers 10 3 3 4 19:12 Boston Crusaders 2 1 2 5 17:57 Spirit of Atlanta 16 12 6 16:41 Madison Scouts 12 20 20 15:34 Honorable Mentions 7 14:17 SCV 6 -- 13 8 13:06 Blue Devils 3 8 7 9 11:41 Carolina Crown 5 7 4 10 10:37 Mandarins 7 2 9 11 9:35 Pacific Crest 13 HM 1 17 12 8:35 Blue Stars 8 13 14 8:05 The Commandant's Own 13 7:06 Music City 17 HM 2 16 14 6:08 The Battalion (O)4 HM 7 15 5:22 Crossmen 15 16 15 16 4:18 Colts 9 10 11 17 3:11 Cavaliers 11 6 5 18 2:09 Blue Knights 14 15 19 19 1:06 Spartans (O)1 14 20 0:00 Bushwackers (All age) 3 15:34 Honorable Mentions Blue Devils B (O)2 Reading Buccaneers (All age) 1 Columbians (O)5 18 Genesis 22 19 12 Gold (O)3 11 Rhythm IN BLUE Soundsport Best in Show Hawthorne Caballeros (All age) 2 Seattle Cascades 23 HM 5 Jersey Surf 24 HM 4 The Academy 18 17 10
@ColonialForbin2 ай бұрын
Raiders, stentors, 7th, and colt cadets got cut lol
@williampletcher80912 ай бұрын
Good think that Loopy Grandma does this every year!!!
@PedroMartinez-tt7lr2 ай бұрын
My three favorites: 1. Phantom 2. Mandarins 3. Boston Thanks for the video!
@lukedyer13292 ай бұрын
My front ensemble tech played marimba for Music City this year. Glad they made it on the list!
@_swimmerboi93702 ай бұрын
YES!!! My friend and I bought tickets to canton and barely could afford front row on the left 30. (Phantom regiment) When the mellophones split off into 4's and have staggered entrances, we could physically feel just 4 mello's blasting right at us
@magicalunicorn12962 ай бұрын
The way phantom regiment started with soft bethoven then lead in to the beat drop with the drums and exploded with the trumpets was so good
@Trainboy20052 ай бұрын
0:46 My parents built that train! Also helped rebuild the podium after they finally got it!
@MeganBoyer-p4n13 күн бұрын
For the mosaic show, the props were the same props I used in my Marching Band show. After Madison Scouts was done with their show, they gave us their props and we redesigned them for our show.
@santiagocabrera652 ай бұрын
You should see how the march drums are used in Costa Rica and Panama. In a Independent band. I hope you can see it and you like it.
@jontebbe57622 ай бұрын
Did Blue Stars dirty man! lol
@WasowskiSings2 ай бұрын
I actually know a guy in Reading Buccaneers, happy to know he won world champs. Also, my favorite show was definitely Madison Scouts. Seeing them at DCI Allentown was amazing.
@littlepirate4112 ай бұрын
Good morning! This is video 431 of me asking for a drumline gym made out of various marching percussion instruments, such as the tenor barbell, and bass drumbbells.
@pxevo24182 ай бұрын
Spartans brass this year sounded very mature for open class. Superb.
@CRTR_12 ай бұрын
Lets go battalion!!! SGU, Thanks EMC!
@bananimations86732 ай бұрын
SGUUUUU
@Runaboo_26 күн бұрын
seeing mynd in person was absolutely crazy and beautiful i saw it at their first performance of the dci season (Midwest premiere) and it was still crazy and just overall amazing
@Goober_hammafiaАй бұрын
I was at the one near Pittsburgh and damn, they were good.
@bobbarksofficial43352 ай бұрын
15:10 Fred STANFORD Award? Don't you mean Sanford? Lol
@blueflame_61592 ай бұрын
Thank you for that!! I was apart of the Spartans guard this year!❤
@allisonbergold20382 ай бұрын
😭 Let's go BTAL!!
@eloraolivieri11602 ай бұрын
People from our high school band always do at least a year of Spartans and I can’t wait until I’m old enough
@luvspaiste2 ай бұрын
Phantom really turned some heads this season. So did Pacific Crest (next year they will be in finals.) Music city always puts out an entertaining program.
@willquarles40332 ай бұрын
Should I try and march Bushwackers???
@EMCproductions2 ай бұрын
Yes.
@willquarles40332 ай бұрын
@@EMCproductionsany tips?
@christianstainazfischer2 ай бұрын
@@willquarles4033 don't be afraid to take things so unbearably slow, like no joke take all the audition stuff at 50% tempo max when you first start and only bump it up one click at a time and only if you can absolutely play it perfectly at that tempo, pay good attention to your sound quality, staying relaxed, etc. If you want to make it anywhere, DO NOT settle for anything that's not your absolute best. And don't let the other things go too, pay attention to your posture through your practice sessions, and don't neglect practicing marching on its own and marching with the playing. Get creative, lay out garden hoses or something for make shift yardlines. If you really REALLY want to go march somewhere, not specifically Bushwackers, but anywhere, you need to do your utmost to not just make it, but strive to be the best one there while still maintaining humility of course. Come up with different variations of your exercises, use the exercises as primers to execute the show music to your best. Make your own exercises for the exercises. If there's a will there's a way. Last thing, and the most important one, you gotta practice every day. The brain has a 24-48 hour window of actually retaining anything you work on to the highest quality. No joke 15 minutes a day every day is far more beneficial to improvement than nothing for 3 days and then one 8 hour practice session and another day or two of nothing. Hope this guides you in the right direction and good luck!
@kamithesnom2 ай бұрын
As someone who marched bush this past season, YES! It’s an awesome corps with great culture and excellent staff. I can’t talk much about the other sections as much, but hornline all of our staff is awesome. They pushed us hard to be the best we could be every weekend, but didn’t forget to have a little bit of fun. One of the best marching experiences I’ve had 💙🩷
@RVVDont2 ай бұрын
I think my favorite World Class was Phantom Regiment. Open Class has to be The Battalion and Columbians! All-Age Class (A/O/W), Cincinnati Tradition! US Marine Drum and Bugle Corps drumline busted out a McNutt Special during their show. Loved it.
@awesomewolf5685Ай бұрын
I actually got to see the mandarins live during my band camp (it’s a long story) but it was so cool because that was my first DCI experience
@kack9012 ай бұрын
YAY SPARTANS!! I was in the trombone feature :)
@bean2172 ай бұрын
Was genuinely not expecting to see Bush on here. It was a fun season filling a euph hole :) Sko Boosh
@whitenutella2 ай бұрын
Yeah btal!!!! Lets gooo!
@bananimations86732 ай бұрын
SGU 💪
@Trubactor2 ай бұрын
So funny story: I did a two day sorta-beginner drum corps type thing. It definitely was not for me, but we got to play in front of people, and also saw a couple of the corps you put on this list. Like the troopers and the blue stars! It was neat!
@Olorotyrant2 ай бұрын
Ik a few peeps in the scv drumline so it was so cool seeing them in person 😄😄
@sirjoshyyy_20242 ай бұрын
If you look closely at the cavaliers props when they’re together, there’s an image of eyes. Design team changed the faces to these patterns because lots of people were making fun on the props.
@RockBlaster712 ай бұрын
I'm glad that I live in Casper so I can watch troopers rehearse for the first month every year
@andrewjaschke77952 ай бұрын
Just want to give a shout out to PC crew for killing it. Was a part of the corps in 2019 when we topped the highest score then and placed 14th. But it's sad to see them cut the cymbal line while everyone's been phasing them out.
@filmedbyhadzzАй бұрын
yess i love phantom regiment!! i got to go to a dci live show this year as there was a performance in my city
@adenolenti2 ай бұрын
Congrats on the New York Times shoutout!
@CalebDaThing2 ай бұрын
I'm glad both pnw corps could be honorable mentions :)
@mattdrumdawg2 ай бұрын
Both shows were great even early season in Renton!
@iancole22792 ай бұрын
Honestly, I would have put Blue Devils a little lower. I’d put them behind Crown and Madarins tbh Also the troopers were awesome this year! I’m so glad they fired all their visual design staff this year. What a cool move.
@northfoxone2 ай бұрын
I agree with all of your corps choices! Bluecoats did deserve to win this year, but phantom and Boston were my favorite shows this year
@RammsteinfavsАй бұрын
One of my band directors was actually the visual caption head for blue knights for their 2024 season, he’s pretty goated if you ask me 🙏
@juanlarranaga402 ай бұрын
Yeah Cascades honorable mention 💪🏼
@DebbieWolgemuth2 ай бұрын
Glad to see that someone else thought Phantom Regiments show was their favorite!
@RuvssiansV22 ай бұрын
Can u make tenor drums out of drumkit snare drums for ur next video Anyways, KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK Edit: why haven't emc Saw my comment
@FaulPeople2 ай бұрын
He already did that
@jazztheory2 ай бұрын
@@FaulPeople he did a drumkit, and marching snares, not exactly a drumkit snare/concert snare
@RuvssiansV22 ай бұрын
Dude, y'all need to stop, ok, he has made wacky builds so I'm sure he can do that
@Cheaner2 ай бұрын
I went and watched a show in Missouri with my school and the Phantom Regiment did so good
@GQuesada2 ай бұрын
I'd love to know your thoughts on Brazilian "School of Samba" the traditional marching bands for our Carnaval. Love the videos btw
@fioletovium78012 ай бұрын
Rhythm IN BLUE mentioned 🗣️ thank you for the HM
@gavinbaker33412 ай бұрын
When I see the hoola hoops from Boston I thought it was a visual representation of binary code 😂
@RVVDont2 ай бұрын
Someone had a very interesting idea from On The Bash Hash podcast that Boston was glitching in and out of other Corps styles or signatures the entire show.
@FantasticEMan8Ай бұрын
At my school one of the marimbas in the troopers was the section missionaries
@freshbeans2 ай бұрын
been waiting for this video, time to curl up with a gatorade and some chips to enjoy this countdown
@samuraiking92902 ай бұрын
Mandarins at 10th!? Dang, thats so low. I loved that show
@TheFelloMello2 ай бұрын
This is an awesome video idea! And I know you've done it in past years as well. It would be cool if you did something like this as like, a finals week preview. I feel like I would have enjoyed these shows a lot more if I knew more about each idea. And yes, I could go and do The research myself. But I am a combination of too lazy and too busy. 😂😂
@saphfire64862 ай бұрын
LETS GO TOP 5 KSASOA
@Chesko747428 күн бұрын
DCI Always seems to Impress ME Every Year
@richchinnici61822 ай бұрын
The Cavaliers nicknamed the giant faces "Giga Chads". Also, if you look closely at the revised artwork when pushed together, it forms a giant pair of eyes.
@TristanNicley2 ай бұрын
What if the 2026 troopers show is about someone in the dark after they lasso the sun
@patrickane7165Ай бұрын
I'll take an honorable mention! WAGM
@BBrown527912 ай бұрын
The Phantom Regiment opener was such an amazing cover of Moonlight Sonata
@kevinb97902 ай бұрын
Great reviews of all the shows and their repertoires.
@EddiePaul-b6o2 ай бұрын
Could you review how the All-age corps preformed? i wasn't able to find them online at all and how they all did for the first year
@Bassdrumguy292 ай бұрын
You should do a top 20 favorite dci shows of all time.
@EMCproductions2 ай бұрын
First I need to watch every DCI of all time.
@Bassdrumguy292 ай бұрын
Lol
@willmason84212 ай бұрын
Well done. I think Spirit was robbed.
@RecordsSam2 ай бұрын
Let's go Scouts!!!!
@awesomeboxlord2 ай бұрын
for the cavaliers show I wont lie as much as much as the faces were cool, being laughed at a lot of the times they revealed the faces wasnt so fun, so on finals week it was changed to that artwork with a vague eyeball when they were put together (could have been a bit more obvious though)
@sidewalkfish92562 ай бұрын
I thought the cavaliers show was about the beauty of nature taking over materialistic society, the people turning the metallic armor (city/machine/robotic) green was nature taking over, the red thing meant the society bleeding and what used to be the faces were weather maps showing the storm taking over.
@kirbs76992 ай бұрын
watching phantom at bell level at finals was a crazy experience
@swankycheese50242 ай бұрын
The picture of him teaching bushwackers looks exactly like wendigoon lol
@phoenixmcgrew29642 ай бұрын
Not to brag, but my director marched SCV 2016-2018 and now works at Phantom
@Daniel_Lelievre2 ай бұрын
Great video, I really liked the ending
@Encyclopedist2 ай бұрын
Regarding the devil as a guitar rather than fiddle player (from Troopers' show), look up the 1986 film "Crossroads" starring Ralph Macchio with a story loosely inspired by the legends surrounding Robert Johnson and with music by Ry Cooder.
@russianman32262 ай бұрын
No White Sabers love? :( I'm just joking, but I do wish we had made the list. Love ya EMC!
@bananimations86732 ай бұрын
I loved your show! I heard it from behind in Syracuse while I loaded the trailer lol
@mssy_chp8013Ай бұрын
My drum major marched the troopers show!
@Mongel2-j9i2 ай бұрын
One of my friends was in the scouts
@milansnippe4652 ай бұрын
I just practiced flammable and it kinda worked out it’s really sick one
@milansnippe4652 ай бұрын
*flammus
@Frenchbeemusic2 ай бұрын
i loved the bushwackers !!!
@adumbusername14402 ай бұрын
Fred Stanford is crazy
@MinerLink172 ай бұрын
Thanks for the honorable mention to the 2021… I mean ‘24 caballeros