Future Corps 1993 05 Birdland

Future Corps 1993 Birdland
solos Dave Coolidge and Rich Viano

[@coryydiserio]

this is gold bring them back

[@simplehuman1798]

The only triple bass drummer....IN THE WORLD!!!!!! Yeah, man.

[@kmabru]

As mentioned by Jim Hurley in another post, Hip Pickels from LI, NY used them. Magic Kingdom Korps at Disneyland also used them. There was also at least one year where the Bushwackers Drum & Bugle Corps used multiple sets of triple bass drums. Not sure, but I think the whole 5 man bass line switched over to stacked triples. Edit....... it was 4 stacked triples and a double. Done in at least 1992 and 1993.

[@jbaylies]

this is the best performance of Birdland that I know of

[@BassSaxMan]

Great music, would be awesome if they still had this style of group.

[@tone1981]

He killed those basses. This was one of the best reason to Disney World.

[@rickydavis8183]

I JUST TALKED to the Triple Bass Drum player in Epcot Sept 27, 2021. He's doing the drum routine in Canada with two other drummers. Great guy and great drummer!!!

[@rokdevil]

Percussion and Brass...the nemesis of the Woodwinds. Great job!

[@cgross82]

I attended grad school at I.U. Jacobs School of Music with Dave Coolidge, where he studied with the legendary Bill Adam (I was in Allan Dean's studio). He is a great trumpet player and professional musician!

[@albertlilly]

Hey man, how are you? Good to see you on here! Dave is a great player, agreed! Miss our days at IU together!

[@cgross82]

@@albertlilly Hi, Albert! Good to see you, too! I am doing OK. I have a small private brass studio--hanging in there.

[@skipferguson3421]

I loved Future Corps. They were great!

[@unclenoidentity186]

Love the stacked bass!!

[@jimhurley9420]

Hip Pickles from Long Island NY were the first to use them.

[@SAMWITHSOCKS]

This would've been an awesome corp to march with because they're just so chill and yet everything is so precise.

[@ProphesytotheWind]

I noticed that they looked like floor toms and didn’t have the thick wooden hoops. I used to instruct the perc in a small college brass and perc group and we built a set using real basses. So heavy! The triple basses were great but I loved seeing the racks too. Couldn’t decide which I liked more.

[@kmabru]

The earlier setup was probably toms set up as bass drums. There was a later version of the stack that had the wood hoops and was most likely actual bass drums. As for the racks, I didn't care for them. It was cool that they had 6 basses set up (though at times it was 5). However, I felt they didn't project like the stacked triples.

[@zildrum117]

The guy who plays bass here is amazing! Rich viano, his son is in my pit

[@Kunkel5]

Oh for a time machine.... or management at WDW who understood guest entertainment. For one brief shining moment!

[@jwclark12]

wow great find. Rich is a beast.

[@thedude9001]

These guys were bonafide pros

[@chestermarcol3831]

That triple bass drum player to the other two bass drum players that didn't show up to work: "Don't bother to come in tomorrow; other than to turn in your uniforms and badges. LOL

[@PhatNinjazProduction]

I play bass drum in my marching band and theres no way I could do that like Rich does.

[@sethm5481]

Burning hot

[@citizengar]

It looks like they were playing 3 valve G bugles. Can anyone confirm or deny that?

[@johnule3247]

Three valve DEG horns. DEG used FC to try out and critique every new model horn. The baritones used everyday had braces removed or moved to make the horn resonate better. The contribases were King K-90 two valves that were converted with Conn four valve sousaphone valve sections. Every brand of contrabass bugle was tested and nothing played better than the King. Future Corps was always in the key of G. It takes a special kind of person to take a chunk of metal made from the bumper of a '57 Plymouth and make it play in tune.

[@citizengar]

@@johnule3247 Thanks for the info. Were you in Future Corps at any time. Sound like you know all the details.

[@cowpoly1564]

Yeah those are 3 valvie G Kanstuls

[@cowpoly1564]

Also one of the guys used an experimental 4v G Contra occasionally

[@draccanon]

lol at mr. wobble tenors

[@reapersaurus]

I LOVE Future Corps. But I gotta say : as amazing as this energy & speed is, this tempo smashes right thru the groove of Birdland, diminishing the song, IMO.

[@unclenoidentity186]

Does anyone know what drums the bass drummer is using? 1,2,3 or 1/2 1, 2? Also how heavy is the triple bass?

[@johnule3247]

It's made with three floor toms, fiberglass drum harness and aluminum mounting brackets. Top drum is 14x14, middle drum is 16x14 and the bottom drum is 20x14. We had to go with Ludwig drums since they were the only ones that made a 20x14 floor tom. We had to use floor toms because wooden rims would not work. The people responsible for design and construction were Dino Riccio (first FC snare drummer), Fred Edland (Disney drum tech) and myself. BTW I believe it was right around 60 lb.

[@johncampese329]

Ule, These were the Premier versions. I actually have them at the house :)

[@kingnothing07]

@SAMWITHSOCKS same heer XD