Not a percussionist but what impresses me about the writing here is that I know exactly where they are in the show and what's happening in the brass because the book ties in so well.
Mike, Evan, thanks for having Tom on again. Fully agree with what Evan said near the end re: Tom's writing. The past couple of years in particular have shown such personal progress in the way he composes and arranges for this medium - the subtle rhythmic shifts y'all've mentioned in the snare writing (occurs in mallet runs too), understanding when to do vertical moments front to back, leaning into front ensemble as percussion ensemble, and the motivic development and callbacks throughout the performance. The integrity to the original source material in terms of feel, density, and texture translate effortlessly thanks to the overall Bluecoats design team. It's really stunning to hear. Kudos Tom, and kudos to the 23 Bloo Bangers for an outstanding performance of the material.
It’s cool seeing the quad pad in the background. He always writes such cool tenor parts and despite the difficulty level the arounds feel realllly good to play
i love this style of content. its way better than normal reacts on youtube of just giving your own thought, you gain a lot more from it and actually get something more valuable out of it. definitely would love to see this style of reacts more although i know how it hard it must be to get that kind of time from these people.
There are some great writers/arrangers in DCI, but Bloo is so fortunate to have Rarick/Thrower year after year. An incredible team!!! Thanks for the interview.
Hey fellas!!! I have to tell you that I Loved this show! (and Boston was stinkin Amazing!!!) Thanks for all the work you do to make this understandable for an 80's drum corps guy!
Divisi - when you have two parts for one instrument on one stave Tutti - the divisi goes back into the normal scoring and all instruments play the same part
He and Mike Jackson are the hypest writers in the game
The day they collab I might die of percussive happiness
Not a percussionist but what impresses me about the writing here is that I know exactly where they are in the show and what's happening in the brass because the book ties in so well.
Mike, Evan, thanks for having Tom on again. Fully agree with what Evan said near the end re: Tom's writing. The past couple of years in particular have shown such personal progress in the way he composes and arranges for this medium - the subtle rhythmic shifts y'all've mentioned in the snare writing (occurs in mallet runs too), understanding when to do vertical moments front to back, leaning into front ensemble as percussion ensemble, and the motivic development and callbacks throughout the performance. The integrity to the original source material in terms of feel, density, and texture translate effortlessly thanks to the overall Bluecoats design team. It's really stunning to hear. Kudos Tom, and kudos to the 23 Bloo Bangers for an outstanding performance of the material.
rarick writing another genius book that gets scored really well, he’s so talented
I love how they never pause the show for a drumline flex, they keep an awesome groove and transition into following segments wonderfully!!
The 3:2 chunk went CRAZY on the field. Just straight up groovy
It’s cool seeing the quad pad in the background. He always writes such cool tenor parts and despite the difficulty level the arounds feel realllly good to play
i love this style of content. its way better than normal reacts on youtube of just giving your own thought, you gain a lot more from it and actually get something more valuable out of it. definitely would love to see this style of reacts more although i know how it hard it must be to get that kind of time from these people.
We are very gracious of the time we get from them. We have one with Mike McIntosh scheduled to record tomorrow. A few others have agreed to link up.
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There are some great writers/arrangers in DCI, but Bloo is so fortunate to have Rarick/Thrower year after year. An incredible team!!!
Thanks for the interview.
Hey fellas!!! I have to tell you that I Loved this show! (and Boston was stinkin Amazing!!!) Thanks for all the work you do to make this understandable for an 80's drum corps guy!
From Chick Corea’s Alice In Wonderland inspired album “The Mad Hatter”. Steve Gadd is out for blood on track 4, Humpty Dumpty
Divisi - when you have two parts for one instrument on one stave
Tutti - the divisi goes back into the normal scoring and all instruments play the same part
Love the Bluecoats percussion scoring year after year
Some clean things happening here ....very clean things
Noice. Loved this show. The soundscape intro. Just so tasty. Bump just loved it.
Love watching Tom vibe to his writing
This was a great listen
He’s such a cool dude man
Solid
It's an Ossia stave.
For the algorithm. ✊
For the algorithm
Hey, you’re not the guy.