Dan catches up with his friends Mike Fantini and Evan Worrell from the Aged Out Podcast. They discuss their outlook on 2023 DCI percussion, the recent rule proposals from the DCI Rules Congress, and what they expect to see this year in WGI percussion. 

That Dan Band Show, Ep. 32: New Year Same Me with the Aged Out Podcast

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Show Timestamps

00:00 - Intro

00:04:00 - It’s a weird time of the season

00:05:00 - How are you feeling about the DCI percussion game?  

00:06:40 - Cavaliers last year vs this year

00:08:10 - Disparity between the top 1-3 vs everyone else

00:08:30 - “Crown is the group that I’m the most curious to see what happens”

00:12:50 - Pacing, show segments, and integration

00:14:15 - Jannuals rule changes concerning brass & percussion

00:16:35 - Staff changes with Cadets, Blue Stars, RCC, Blue Devils

00:17:10 - Cadets staff focus & predictions

00:20:00 - Dan’s argument with Cadets predictions posed

00:22:30 - The Cadets and how their staff members are able to delegate 

00:23:00 - Rhythm X and the Cavaliers this season?

00:24:00 - Percussion “hot takes” for the 2023 DCI season

00:28:30 - Jannuals rule proposal #1 deep dive - Addition of “Brass Ensemble” judge at Regionals and Championships; Removal of additional “Music Analysis” judge

00:35:50 - Jannuals rule proposal #2 deep dive - Competition Times

00:45:15 - Uniforms and props then & now

00:47:00 - “The ticket for entry is so expensive now,” marketing, and sponsorships

00:51:05 - Jannuals rule proposal #3 deep dive - Change the Captions “General Effect 1” and “General Effect 2” to “General Effect Music” and “General Effect Visual”

00:53:10 - Jannuals rule proposal #4 - Pacing of Evaluations

00:53:35 - Jannuals rule proposal #5 deep dive - Brass Amplification Parameters

00:56:40 - “Are you gonna pay or get paid?” 

01:00:18 - DCI vs other “entertainment” models

01:01:20 - “I have a feeling that change is afoot” - do the economics no longer support the current touring model?

01:03:45 - WGI show release chat

01:06:00 - Pulse 2022 and their success vs what can we expect in 2023

01:07:00 - Dance & visual ensembles in the WGI Percussion space

01:10:00 - “We have to check the boxes”

1:11:20 - Visual ensembles of 2022

1:12:05 - “Having a Broken City style show” and predicting what’s going to be big when

01:15:00 - Making shows that are memorable and cohesive

01:17:00 - Shows that appeal to the masses while groups stick to their “thing”

01:20:23 - Judges tapes frustrations

01:21:00 - 2023 WGI season predictions

01:26:25 - Closing story

01:28:30 - “Back in our day…” + outtro