I Went to See the BEST Drumlines in the World!!!

[@FordPrefect_42]

Record the “no recording” sign is a true Giga chad move.

[@jackthecommenter2768]

That’s highly giga chad

[@j1000a]

That seems like a very bad policy if they care at all about increasing interest.

[@jackcallahan1848]

@@j1000a I think it’s because if a corps is playing something copyrighted the group could be naynayed.

[@rann808]

@@jackcallahan1848 usually big drum corps and marching competitions in general broadcast the show on some subscription based service and so if you were allowed to record then they wouldn’t be able to do that.

[@adricprigodich3751]

I was lucky enough to be on the snareline for Sherwood HS the first (likely only) time we went to Dayton. We were meant to go in 2020 but that didn't work out too well, but we had already raised and spent so much money so we kept the same show, made massive improvements and continued fundraising for this once in a lifetime experience. To top it all off, we placed first in PSO which I have no clue how that happened. There were so many other talented and amazing groups so this was a blessing and a dream come true.

[@absolutelyshmooie7086]

Which one where you?

[@adricprigodich3751]

@@absolutelyshmooie7086 Far right

[@Jalvey]

So proud of the Sherwood kiddos! I marched oci with casey.

[@SEAJustinDrum]

PNW REPPIN! Great job Sherwood!!!

[@Notimp0rtant523]

Keep that humility, it’ll take you places

[@PlushChronicles]

Loved MCM's music this year, I would DIE to play that marimba book! And Matrix was great, United, Pulse, Rhythm X, Broken City, EVERYONE!!! Great year!

[@Jello5567]

i agree

[@Brian-rj1un]

Our front ensemble tech who works at our highschool leads rhythm x front ensemble

[@Percussion-clips]

Broken city 🌆 ❤

[@gavinfisher897]

I can’t believe I’m in one of your videos, I’m the Pace High School center marimba this year. I am playing on the Adams 4.3 octave marimba from 8:46-8:58. This year has had so many good groups, I really loved Rhythm X’s show. Keep up the great work. Also, I knew I saw you, and immediately told my whole ensemble.

[@RedDogMamaHD]

So, I was there at the hotel with you all. I missed seeing your performance, because I was at the National Air Force Museum in the morning. 😢 But I was there during awards!

[@tlseager12]

I was in the percussion section at pace from 2010-2014. Glad to see you guys are still killing it! Looked and sounded awesome

[@gavinfisher897]

@@tlseager12 Thx.

[@jadonh9978]

yoo gavin just wanted to say congrats on the dayton placement and your awards! 100% deserved every bit of it

[@the.alexkim]

Rhythm X was awesome! Purple Cobras💜

[@andrewgossett7341]

I’d just like to say that there were FIVE medal winners from South Carolina! Well done all, but especially to my fellow SC peeps.

[@Thomasfboyle]

Atlanta Quest bass line was tight 🔥 Thanks for letting us live vicariously through your adventures

[@laurenb2066]

I’d seen their show a few times since they went to a few of my competitions and they are so good. It’s just sad they got preliminated

[@hudsonleko531]

My favorite show this season was Q2’s show. I felt like it was really innovative with their cymbal feature and it was a super enjoyable show overall.

[@rjemerson6053]

Snare drummer here at Q2! This is my first time in Dayton and it felt like a dream. This is Q2’s first finals performance since 2015 so it was very special to perform in the arena that you dreamed of performing in back in high school. Definitely one of my highlights of this year!

[@TylerDunphy]

Sick man! I was at the Q2 lot and got some great videos. You all sounded amazing!!

[@danielgeorge7709]

@@TylerDunphy Dude I’ve been trying to find people with lot vids of us, I was marching 5th bass this season at Q2 so thank you! Are you planning on uploading those lot videos to KZbin?

[@TylerDunphy]

@@danielgeorge7709 unfortunately I won’t be uploading but I can email them to you!

[@aaronfitch7655]

Thank you for taking your time to take pictures with some of my students. They all told me in the morning they had one goal, finding you! Had a rough prelims run and missed PIA finals by 0.2 thanks to an electronic timing penalty so thanks for cheering them up!

[@mebiboraakerejola9449]

Made it to an EMC thumbnail. My day is made😤

[@gc1215]

That's pretty hype

[@kiro1540]

Marched Lake Effect Percussion! Under Construction and got 7th!! So happy for being able to do my first ever season, AND marching UD arena!!

[@michaelsinner4248]

You were in my class Modulation Z is who I was with

[@michaelsinner4248]

I took a picture with one of your guys

[@samsignorelli]

A side note....As an AF vet. love the visit to the USAF museum. Really sobering when you look at a plane and realize that B-29 that says "Bock's Car" on the side isn't a replica. nor is it a different air frame painted to look like Bock's Car...it really IS the airplane that dropped the Bomb on Nagasaki. Usually. museum planes don't have the history assigned to them by the display...most of the Allied ones were training aircraft that never left the States, because the actual famous planes were too badly beaten up by combat to bring home. The Axis planes tend to be different....that Ju-88 with the Romanian livery really DID fly for Romania during the war. And the "Strawberry Bitch" IS the same B-24D that flew combat missions in North Africa.

[@thomashelm6931]

Former Air Force here. On my bucket list to make it out there. Drums and aircraft, all good! In fact, extra points for me if one of the drum lines can incorporate those missiles into their routine.

[@tomherbort7301]

That Atlanta Quest bass line though...whoa.

[@projectarma]

From Ninety Six High School! We made finals for the first time this year (our first year the floor messed up in prelims I believe and they got knocked out in semis the next year, then the whole covid thing happened) and we medaled 3rd in A Class. I’m on the snare line, about to move to tenors, it just feels so amazing to make history. Our school has only about 400 people in it, and our town population is like 1,000 something I think. Hard to believe that our tiny little school beat out schools with more students in their school than in our entire town lol. Go Wildcats!

[@samdowning9776]

Hey, I was one of the Charlestowne Percussion members that helped yall out and will admit yall did amazing! It was so fun to watch yall and be able to witness yall make finals.

[@stalingrad2204]

gotta admit, you guys earned it

[@projectarma]

@@samdowning9776 Sick! I don’t think we got to watch your show, unfortunately. Thank you guys for the help and support!

[@projectarma]

@@stalingrad2204 Thank you lol, this year was possibly the best group we’ve had since we founded the program so it was definitely an amazing experience to be apart of. I’m leaving the snareline this year to go play tenors (I’m somewhat tall and skinny/lanky af so it works out lol) but I will say the snareline this year was the cleanest one we’ve had for sure. Do you march a group or were you just a spectator at finals?

[@stalingrad2204]

@@projectarma I march on the vandebilt catholic high snareline, we placed in eleventh in finals. we did get to hear you guys when walking to the nutter center for semis though, and it sounded great.

[@kramerguitars204]

I’m an alumnus of Sparkman HS. I’m beyond proud of what this current group of kids has accomplished! So proud of them for getting promoted to Scholastic World!

[@luisgamercool6980]

“Standing on the shoulders of giants” -Mr Albert

[@charlieslapkus2650]

I can't believe I met you there, you are the best, also my favorite was Dartmouth HS for world, Q2 for open, Harrison for Aclass

[@jarodisgrandma]

memeber of Cap City 2 here, I personally am very proud of my group placing where we did, 8th place on our first competition year is kinda insane, especially cause we jumped 6 places from prelims to finals

[@ShurikanBlade]

Cap city 2 show was spectacular. Yall did amazing

[@em_shorter]

I was with Irondale Combined Schools on this trip... a couple of us saw you recording the other bands and were ECSTATIC to see you come our way! Glad you enjoyed WGI this year, it was an awesome experience!

[@heckheckers3353]

I'm from Brandon Valley and I thought it was cool to see a school from our area get some attention although it would of been cool if he would of seen our show too.

[@cassidyrolex6643]

i’m from River Valley it was so nice to see someone from MN make it to PSA finals, you guys had a great season!

[@whaccmac]

Audio Theater!!! I spent so many hours helping to design and put together props for them and i wouldn’t have had it any other way. Their show was beautiful , biased or not. So proud of them!! :)

[@jawshiee]

i was also one of the people who helped build props for AT and it was great to see their journey throughout the season :)))

[@balijack_9724]

I know Isabelle, one of the cymbal players. Not on a personal level, but she was one of the instructors for jchs! I'm the drum set player at jchs

[@Daymusik]

I was in Audio Theatere a few years back. I was one of the vibe players in their Frankenstein show! I miss it dearly 😿

[@richyking3847]

My dad went to Carroll as a snare and was the one that made them do tradition years ago. So happy they are still doing it!

[@RC32Smiths01]

Such a talented and diverse lineup! This sounds like a fantastic experience!

[@problemcauser1221]

It was a pleasure to meet you at Finals. It was our Shockwave's first time making it, and you being there made it even better

[@thesadsavior]

grand blanc drumline battery member here, it was nice to see you watching all drumlines, A, Open, and World. it was nice to meet you too!!!

[@frenchfryfry800]

I was able to see Broken City, Rhythm X, Pulse, and Infinity in their lots and all of the finals shows on Saturday. I was there with the program im in and it was a ton of fun. I even got a picture with you Eric :)

[@christinashelby6083]

Oh, that's awesome you got to Wright-Pat. Nice touch, filming the no filming sign.

[@raiper_foo]

My school was actually here for that, the name for my school is pace high school, and the show was called the forgotten pond. My school got 4th in their class I don’t know the class they are in tho. Too bad I didn’t make the cymbal line I really wish i did but it’s cool to see my friends in this video.

[@hayesp0706]

Hey I’m from kickapoo! so cool to featured in a EMC video. This was my first real year in drumline and i marched bass 5.

[@nickstrong6975]

Trumbull CT high school was one of my favorite shows They are in scholastic open, they did not make it to finals but lived there show!

[@glovessplendid4780]

I am the glock player for broken arrow highschool and i got to see a lot of show but by far my favorite was rhythm x because i grew up listening to nirvana.

[@loganmcswain9545]

Fun fact about North Allegheny their poles where what we used in our indoor show in 2020 for mars

[@cadenleonard765]

Thanks for coming to our show. Beavercreek IPE

[@Stretchwiz]

O hello

[@piperjade3749]

i was one of the cymbals for Lee’s Summit High School. Dayton was absolutely amazing!! i got to see so many amazing drumlines (rhythm x and broken city are my fav❤️) definitely can’t wait to go back❤️❤️

[@masongood8232]

Ayo me too

[@heckheckers3353]

What class where you in?

[@piperjade3749]

@@heckheckers3353 A class, we’re so close to being moved to open class. might happen next season🤞

[@masongood8232]

@@heckheckers3353 scholastic A

[@piperjade3749]

@@masongood8232 hi mason, wait how did you find my comment😭

[@ethanclock9703]

Friend was a vibe for audio theater. She was so happy she got to meet you, and even happier when her picture with you was featured

[@RedDogMamaHD]

This was such an amazing experience for me! Seeing these performances in person was so special. Talked to many family members and performers over the 4 days: Wednesday-Saturday. And Loopy Grandma had quality time with Eric at WGI! So many Morning People got photos with Eric, too!!!! ...oh, yeah, Rhythm X gets my vote!

[@bwiren13]

Yeah Sherwood HS!! Such incredible talent, writing, and execution! Very classy show. I was on the SPE quad line when we went to our first big WGI show (West Power Regional in San Bernardino) in 2017, with our show "Civil". You guys are MILES above where we left off. Love to see it!

[@WesterFPS]

It was awesome to talk to you. The fact that you sat behind me in Finals was awesome.

[@DaPvZBro]

this year was my first time ever performing with a group and we managed to make top 5 in PIO! i was able to see you during the final retreat which was pretty cool but i didn't get the chance to get a picture with you which sucks. i hope you enjoyed our show and all the time and effort that went into it though! also i really enjoyed RCC and rhythm x's shows too

[@SirRattledBones]

Amazing to see my hometown Beavercreek was noticed. If I didn't move during that year, I would've probably been in it.

[@rawhidelamp]

8:23 Jake Murillo in the top right! He came and taught our highschool for a few days while he was displaced by a hurricane! Super cool guy

[@cassidyrolex6643]

i met him at wgi this year and he and his friends drummed/talked with us for like 30 minutes, he’s really cool

[@flashfire1604]

I know one of the marimbas from POW and one of the snares from Pulse. They coach our percussion at my high school

[@JamesThatcher]

It was great seeing you and Loopy Grandma, next time we need to be able to hang out longer. glad you got over to the USAF Museum, I told you it was worth it :) Next time, I'll take you to the chocolate factory!

[@RedDogMamaHD]

So nice to meet you, too! Just a couple of Patrons enjoying life with EMCproductions!

[@Bluntermocha]

Bottom bass at triple crown here! Its the first time weve ever been featured on your channel! Dayton finals was everything i remembered it to be from 2019. And im glad i got to perform there. My favorite show this year would probably be GMU or MCM both had wonderfully out of the box ideas and played very well!

[@nickbowmanpercussion]

Amoryyyyyyy

[@Kickyabut24]

Yo, Aaron Is the best at teaching bottom bass. I was bottom bass at ConneXus for 8 years and he taught me how to play with oomph

[@JWdrums07]

1:05 that's my school! This is so cool to have my school be in one of the videos! Thanks man!

[@d1gitals0ul]

Happy to see my Drumline made the cut! Vibe 2 of Motor City Percussion, was my age out year this year thanks to amnesty from the 2020 season.

[@Echo0_o]

Audio Theater! The story was really sweet, plus the robot was super cool 😎

[@SSJ_Derp]

I actually grew up in / around the Dayton area, my schools never made it past the local / regional competitions though. Which was just as well for me, I was always stuck with the parts that are like “yeah so you’ve got 128 bars of rest, then you play 4 notes on the timpani, then you do nothing for the rest of the song”.

[@camdenembrey8735]

Got to catch most of the California groups this year at SCPA indipendent semis. Loved pulse, POW, and RCC the most

[@ikurasake]

Yeah Sherwood HS! Jeff Bush! Thanks for checking them out

[@nickberkowitz936]

2:17 "Look Gary, there I am"

[@finley458]

Boswell High School was my favorite show by FAR!

[@conallmorris5262]

I was the quad player for cab Calloway this year (there were two but the other sprained his ankle) we were lucky enough to be the first Delaware high school to go as far as Dayton, this year being our first. MCM Rhythm X and pulse were absolutely amazing, they had so much character and played so damn clean

[@sandykitunetoshi4434]

hi conall

[@michaelhutson1631]

My personal favorite show (that wasn’t the one I was in) probably had to be Ayala. The moving ensemble caught me off guard and great show overall.

[@jeffreylabe9745]

Thanks for the pic! Nice to meet you. My favorite groups were Dartmouth, Avon, MCM, and Rhythm X.

[@s.Goldman]

So glad I got to see imperial on this list! First year in world class and still made it to Dayton!

[@dustinscott1655]

Another entertaining video. My son and I watch all your videos. He was in Infinity 3 and meet you in Dayton. You included a picture of you two in this video. Thank you for being a positive roll model for my young percussionist.

[@yeeet2676]

I was there performing this year for the first time and it was so exciting! We ended up getting 2nd place and it was so fun

[@wossled9185]

student of kickapoo! our indoor drumline worked super hard on the show and im glad you enjoyed it

[@elijahthompson9275]

My favorite group this year was MCM, and rhythm X was super cool too. I played xylo for Impact, an independent open group from Washington state, for my age out, and second time ever in Dayton, it was an amazing experience

[@bolt-action3022]

pulse was really good this year, still kinda amazed that they got a 95.9, and I know a lot of the staff since they work with my HS. Ayala, Chino Hills, and Arcadia High Schools also were really good this year. Dark Sky is also pretty good.

[@owowhatsthisitisidio661]

Ah a west coast kid

[@leoguerra4549]

I really loved the quad break in vip with Henry’s solo, rcc went crazy as well

[@MattyPatty]

I loved Groove Pursuit and their Thomas Edison show! It was so cool to see an A class group with such a clean snareline!

[@themilkman7127]

I loved their show too Their front ensemble is so emotive 😩😩😩

[@Docdug]

I really need to add this event to my calendar for next year. It’s only about a 2hr drive for me. This is just amazing seeing all of those kids and how large the percussion sections are. My HS percussion section was nowhere near as large as they are today. We went back several years ago for a homecoming game (35th reunion-yikes!) and I was amazed at how large the percussion section had grown! Anywho great to see you adapting back to civilian life! Cheers Doc

[@subsoar5734]

0:47 hey that’s me! That’s us! I made an EMC Video! Holy shit!

[@mikedunn2793]

Audio Theater had a robot coming out of their floor that’s pretty cool, also where the rack awards at

[@embersofiron6008]

All the michigan groups, cap city, and Rythem X for no reason at all

[@nicorosbergbeatlewishamilt3890]

Was there in a concert group and we won! Still can’t believe pulse beat x!

[@jasperharmon7279]

We got third in open concert. Gg!

[@projectarma]

Took third in A Class Percussion. Also Pulse cut Chino Hills’ percussion streak off this year so that’s a gg

[@pleasebevivid]

hey Eric! I took a pic with you at Dayton. I got to Hempfield Highschool and play tenors!

[@azxtnt]

You should see our battery, it’s pretty cool and we’re special in the sense we have 7 bass drums in our bass line, other than that everyone there is very good. Of course this is only during winter season, we had a small battery in the fall.

[@letsgobruins4977]

Atlanta Quest's bass players have some CHOPS

[@kylegriggs329]

We got 4th in A class and it was honestly so cool to see chino hills at our first rehersal site, idk why it just was.

[@emilyjumonville4683]

i’m apart of pace high drumline, great to see a feature in the video!!

[@chorgnart]

Was apart of 4th wall this year! Had an absolute blast! Our show inside was definitely better than our lot though

[@attitudechild23]

What did you play? Did you get to work with Jon a lot?

[@chorgnart]

@@attitudechild23 YES I LOVE JON! I played bass

[@bigboy-cz3nv]

don’t see anybody talking about avon. there snares were on FIRE this year. also got a chance to talk to their drumset player on semis day, amazing drummer and really nice guy who told us it had been 20 years since they last won psw. watching them and chino hills i could tell avon would give them some serious competition. VIP also cranked it up a notch and i could tell they deserved a spot at finals. it was my first time at dayton and every group i saw in the lot was amazing. ps avon drum set player if you’re reading this congrats!

[@SaxonGames]

I marched with ConneXus this year so I may be a bit biased to say that All That I Am was my favorite show, but Rhythm X and Pulse absolutely killed it!!

[@crispytatertot4213]

I’m in Beavercreeks ensemble so I might also be biased but you are absolutely right because All that I Am is an absolute freaking banger of a show

[@jacobanderson2998]

I really loved all of the World class groups, but Saint Martin Independent in A class really blew me away with their performance. For a first year group, they did outstanding and absolutely deserved to medal.

[@lukeduarte7840]

Darthmouth HS is my highschools neighbor!I love watching them perform always

[@nopol7870]

My drum tech is actually Alan Sears, the guy who made atlanta quest. I know a couple of the guys and they are really good

[@oneoddhousecat259]

5:49 guy on the drumset was KILLING IT

[@johnv3155]

This is so cool! I made it into EMC’s video. Matrix cymbal player here :)

[@matthewhahn1731]

I’m the Tom player in the grey jacket at 0:25! We went for a water break a bit later and everyone was quietly freaking out about how you were there filming us haha.

[@d1mensi0n70]

Played marimba for Zionsville, glad we got the corner pit to work out as well as we did, I'll gladly take being the best Indiana group in PSO. Ps, apparently some of my friends found you and got a picture with you in/just outside the bathrooms, I can only wonder what was going through your mind at that point lol

[@AlexWells02]

For it being their inaugural season 4th Wall was so good this year!!

[@muzikman183]

these kids are workin there ass off! how cool! so many great future musicians and performers to innovate and keep good music alive. 4:42 gave me the chills

[@giovannitabacco9702]

I love this type of content. You should go back to Dayton next year, maybe watch the winds division. We're coming back next year, and we're not settling for silver. #strykewynds #hiddeninplainsight

[@giovannitabacco9702]

Love ya tho

[@lukasmcgill2023]

Modulation Z member here, some of our members saw you at chipotle and I only heard good things about you when they saw you. Definitely proud of how we did placing 2nd in independent A this year.

[@jacobanderson2998]

I'm a member from Saint Martin Independent, yalls show was great!

[@dontspam26]

hey this the drum set player from Matrix A! Our whole ensemble and I were wondering if you saw our show. being at dayton was amazing

[@swackie2931]

hmmmm i think i know u

[@Spyder-xb9ie]

Rhythm X’s show was my favorite by far. I’m still sad that my group didn’t make semi-finals with an 88 and 22nd place, but hey at least were in EMC’s video

[@_Methhead_]

Glad I saw this before flomarching took it down

[@cgrimesmusic2535]

5th bass from Bob Jones here! First Dayton experience was amazing, and glad I got to meet you!

[@indigomomx2]

Damn you missed my school….Clover HS 😢

[@chuckgrigg9481]

United Percussion had the best show! I might be a little biased but I can be. Thanks for all you do for the community Eric.

[@KingCorphish]

6:21 - Much love to MCP!!! 🙌🏻

[@Nathan-nv6yr]

I... uh... heard Sherwood high school had a pretty cool show👀... really came outta nowhere this year.

[@TigerBros-hw1po]

Okay so I was actually in the Sparkman ensemble for this year’s WGI world championships and the base drums weren’t playing on flub drums they were playing on tenor drums. (I was on vibraphone)

[@Jello5567]

Bob jones was in my scchools class this year, there show is really good, and so is McM sparkman was also at most of the places we performed at, crazy they came in 9th on there first year at dayton!

[@hazelgrace5760]

Yo you caught a glimspe of matrix this year! I was honored to literally march within that vibeline there for my age out ✨ looking forward to that top 10 🤍👏🏼

[@zeth5786]

I played at I2 and it was a wonderful time at dayton I had a lot of fun that week and was enjoying my first time at this comp!!

[@cardmasterjake1539]

Pace high school was my favorite for sure

[@Fantasy23Legend]

Awesome video! Loved seeing a couple of local schools near the Kansas City area participate.

[@mrboltz3041]

every percussionists dream at 5:50