New Year Same Me with the Aged Out Podcast

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.  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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices