Drum Corps International (DCI)

Velvet Knights Drum & Bugle Corps performing at DCI Mid America in 1993. Audio courtesy of Dave Lancaster.

Etiwanda HS Drumline warming up at the SCPA show at Monrovia HS on 02/17/18

Take a look back at on of the most captivating shows of the modern area, the 2011 Cadets program “Between Angels and Demons” Voice over and research done by the amazing podcasters behind Drum Speak (http://www.lothype.com/drum-speak/) To purchase the full show: www.dci.org/store For more information on the Cadets: https://yea.org/programs/cadets/cadets

There’s PART TWO of our visit to Chino Hills High School in January. Ian Grom takes us through a couple of show excerpts of their 2018 production. Do YOU want to be great too? You know it’s all about the mallets, right? Check Ian’s full line of signature mallets here: http://vicfirth.com/ian-grom-signature/

Our First Vlog video. If you’ve ever wanted to pick up a pair of sticks and start playing drums, this is a great video for you. Follow us as we take you through the process of finding some drum sticks to start with when you first walk into a music store! Here, we are focusing […]

RCC Drumline rehearsing part of their show at the SCPA show at Damien HS

RCC drumline doing a run of their show at the SCPA show at Damien HS on 02/03/18

We stopped by Chino Hills just before the winter NAMM show to check out the battery rehearsal – and they were kind enough to arch it up to throw down some exercises and a short segment of their 2018 show. Needless to say, we were impressed! A little chilly, but definitely impressed. It was only […]

The students and staff of the 2017 “Pride of the Mountains” Marching Band are proud to present their 2017 production entitled, “Take Note!”. “Take Note” is a “play on words” that illustrates the numerous ways we communicate in our world today. Whether by musical, handwritten, or digital means, communication is an absolute necessity in our […]

Crown Drumline in the lot during Finals week of 2017. Bass line focus of them playing their roll variant exercises.

Recaps recaps recaps! The guys recap a ton of great happenings from these past months including the DCI rules changes and a big ‘ol final recap of the LotHype Bracket Challenge! Also available via iTunes, Google Play, iHeart Radio, and directly through our website! www.LotHype.com

In this synopsis we take a look at “the best drum corps money could buy” and dive into the Star of Indiana 1991 show “Roman Images” To purchase the FULL show: www.store.dci.org