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Post by elsie on Nov 26, 2021 13:44:47 GMT -6
I’m curious about each programs designers and arrangers. We’ve heard of a couple of famous names and I’m interested in seeing which groups contract which designers.
Maybe we could get a list going.
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Post by elsie on Nov 26, 2021 13:46:52 GMT -6
I know FJM and by association Cartwright is a big name with a lot of known groups like Broken Arrow, Rosemount and Brownsburg working with them!
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Post by cp823 on Nov 26, 2021 14:39:21 GMT -6
Flower Mound
-Program Coordinator: Alan Spaeth
-Arranger: Wayne Downey
-Drill Design: Mitch Rogers
Hebron
-Program Coordinator: Justin Sullivan
-Arranger(s): Michael Martin, Dave Glyde, Kevin Ronan
-Drill Design: Jamey Thompson
One group that I can find nothing for is Marcus. Not too surprising on that account.
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Post by cp823 on Nov 26, 2021 14:44:57 GMT -6
The Woodlands
-Program Coordinator: John Vanderkolff
-Visual Design: John Vanderkolff
-Arranger: Wayne Downey
CTJ
-Program Coordinator: Jarrett Lipman (music), Keith Potter (visual)
-Visual Design: Darryl Pemberton
-Arranger: Carol Brittin Chambers
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Post by hostrauser on Nov 26, 2021 15:40:23 GMT -6
AYALA H.S., CHINO HILLS, CA - Winds Arranger: Key Poulan
- Battery Arranger: Darren Van Derpoel
- Front Ensemble Arranger: Matt Hernandez
- Visual Design: Peter Beckhart
- Guard/Choreography: Gabe Escobedo
CHINO HILLS H.S., CHINO HILLS, CA - Winds Arranger: ?
- Percussion: John Mapes & Ian Grom
- Visual: Robb Jett (Drill) & Chadd Hartman (Guard)
VISTA MURRIETA H.S., MURRIETA, CA - Music Design: Mike Jackson & Kevin Shah
- Visual Design: Michael Gaines, James Gow, Sergio Marquez-Johnson, & Andy Toth
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Post by ilikeguard on Nov 29, 2021 15:16:59 GMT -6
Camdenton HS, MO (as of the 2021 season):
- Show designer: Wes Cartwright
- Music arrangement: Jim Wunderlich, Carol Chambers
- Drill: Leon May
Seeing as Camdenton uses Wes, I’m pretty sure they are continuing to use Jordan Lalama for body movement, although I don’t believe they use Sarah Rillo for color guard dance choreography anymore (I would guess it’s done in-house by Lauren Risner, but I could be wrong). There was a music arranger that Camdenton used to use quite frequently in the past (notably 2017 and 2018) but I can’t recall his name at the moment and I’m not having much success with googling it.
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Post by lowbrasssax on Nov 29, 2021 19:02:22 GMT -6
Lincoln-Way, IL
Program Coordinator- Alan Spaeth
Winds Arranger- Don Hill
Percussion Arranger- Colin McNutt
Drill Writer- Mitch Rodgers
Was always a pleasure working with this team while I was in high school!
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Post by doublegeez on Nov 30, 2021 19:25:48 GMT -6
Rosemount Highschool (Since 2019)
Program Designer: Wes Cartwright
Arranger: Don Hill
Drill Writer: Leon May
Choreographer: Micheal Rosales
Very very powerful combination, excited to see where this’ll go!
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Post by dbalash on Dec 2, 2021 20:29:11 GMT -6
Marian Catholic: Greg Bimm
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Post by yayband914 on Dec 5, 2021 0:32:32 GMT -6
Flower Mound -Program Coordinator: Alan Spaeth -Arranger: Wayne Downey -Drill Design: Mitch Rogers Hebron -Program Coordinator: Justin Sullivan -Arranger(s): Michael Martin, Dave Glyde, Kevin Ronan -Drill Design: Jamey Thompson One group that I can find nothing for is Marcus. Not too surprising on that account. As far as Marcus is concerned, I know Andrew Ebert does their visual design. |
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Post by kdivine on Nov 29, 2023 13:02:10 GMT -6
Bringing back this thread from the great beyond rather than starting a new one with the same idea...
Lake Hamilton, AR: [and this is from memory, so I know I'm missing people]
Consulting people:
Show Design: Alan Spaeth [Did the "Country Music Jamboree" show 2022, "Revival" 2023, among others]
Go-to Music People: Wayne Downey, Randall Standridge
Color Guard consultant: [Don't remember his name, but I know he used to work at Flower Mound, help me out here]
School People:
Director: Jon Shultz
Assistant Directors: Bryan Field, Sean Lane, [Mrs.] Lane ,
Color Guard: Sara Field, Kassidy Lane
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Post by mtnxdrew on Nov 29, 2023 18:39:58 GMT -6
I believe Jenison has had Alan Spaeth since 2019.
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Post by ilikeguard on Nov 30, 2023 7:54:14 GMT -6
Only bangers from Alan Spaeth apparently
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Post by rickyrosay on Nov 30, 2023 8:09:03 GMT -6
This will forever fascinate me! I wish it was easier to collect it all just to see how much is shared. I think it's interesting data. I started to compile a list of drill writers just for Indiana. A lot of repeaters just there and I couldn't even find information for everyone!
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Post by boahistorybuff on Nov 30, 2023 8:33:35 GMT -6
Alan Spaeth really made a name for himself when he was the designer for PCEP in the late 90s/early 2000s. He was the brainchild behind 99 PCEPs Thoughtcrime. I have also really enjoyed what he has done with Flower Mound in recent years.
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Post by boahistorybuff on Nov 30, 2023 11:04:50 GMT -6
Seeing as I don't typically miss a chance to take us all back to the earlier years of competitive marching bands, I will fill you all in on some tidbits.
Back in the 1960s and 1970s, much of the drill designs were done by either the band director or a local drill writer. Drill designs were much less complex in those days. As show design evolved into more intricate and faster paced drill moves during the 1980s, the concept of a professional show designer really took off. As you would expect, most of these designers also worked heavily with drum corps. There were some notable marching band directors that had the talent to design more complex shows; Greg Bimm of Marian Catholic being the most notable. Al Castronovo was director and designer of Chesterton IN during their early 1980s glory years. Some notable designers that emerged in the 1980s included the late Gary Czypinski (Rocky Mount NC, Northrop IN, Lake Park IL and other Midwest area bands) and the late Steve Brubaker (Westfield TX, Prospect IL, Plymouth Canton MI, Spring TX, and many many others). Those designers created what we have today, an entire industry in marching band and drum corps show design.
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Post by atlas23 on Feb 9, 2024 18:34:00 GMT -6
Camdenton HS, MO (as of the 2021 season): - Show designer: Wes Cartwright - Music arrangement: Jim Wunderlich, Carol Chambers - Drill: Leon May Seeing as Camdenton uses Wes, I’m pretty sure they are continuing to use Jordan Lalama for body movement, although I don’t believe they use Sarah Rillo for color guard dance choreography anymore (I would guess it’s done in-house by Lauren Risner, but I could be wrong). There was a music arranger that Camdenton used to use quite frequently in the past (notably 2017 and 2018) but I can’t recall his name at the moment and I’m not having much success with googling it. Are Wes, Jim, and Leon a package deal? Don’t they all three write/wrote for Broken Arrow, Brownsburg, Dobyns-Bennett, and Rosemount, I would assume if they are a package deal they would all three write for Prosper and William Mason but I have no idea who all Wes designs for. I know Jim wrote Bridgeland’s show I believe? |
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Post by ilikeguard on Feb 11, 2024 19:35:07 GMT -6
Camdenton HS, MO (as of the 2021 season): - Show designer: Wes Cartwright - Music arrangement: Jim Wunderlich, Carol Chambers - Drill: Leon May Seeing as Camdenton uses Wes, I’m pretty sure they are continuing to use Jordan Lalama for body movement, although I don’t believe they use Sarah Rillo for color guard dance choreography anymore (I would guess it’s done in-house by Lauren Risner, but I could be wrong). There was a music arranger that Camdenton used to use quite frequently in the past (notably 2017 and 2018) but I can’t recall his name at the moment and I’m not having much success with googling it. Are Wes, Jim, and Leon a package deal? Don’t they all three write/wrote for Broken Arrow, Brownsburg, Dobyns-Bennett, and Rosemount, I would assume if they are a package deal they would all three write for Prosper and William Mason but I have no idea who all Wes designs for. I know Jim wrote Bridgeland’s show I believe? They’ve been a package deal for a lot of groups in the past…but that may not be the case any more. 🤷🏼♀️ So much has changed in the band design world since I made this post! |
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Post by ohioguy2 on Feb 12, 2024 6:06:57 GMT -6
Camdenton HS, MO (as of the 2021 season): - Show designer: Wes Cartwright - Music arrangement: Jim Wunderlich, Carol Chambers - Drill: Leon May Seeing as Camdenton uses Wes, I’m pretty sure they are continuing to use Jordan Lalama for body movement, although I don’t believe they use Sarah Rillo for color guard dance choreography anymore (I would guess it’s done in-house by Lauren Risner, but I could be wrong). There was a music arranger that Camdenton used to use quite frequently in the past (notably 2017 and 2018) but I can’t recall his name at the moment and I’m not having much success with googling it. Are Wes, Jim, and Leon a package deal? Don’t they all three write/wrote for Broken Arrow, Brownsburg, Dobyns-Bennett, and Rosemount, I would assume if they are a package deal they would all three write for Prosper and William Mason but I have no idea who all Wes designs for. I know Jim wrote Bridgeland’s show I believe? My understanding is that Mason is not using Jim Wunderlich this year. |
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Post by homerchap on Feb 27, 2024 9:55:52 GMT -6
Camdenton HS, MO (as of the 2021 season): - Show designer: Wes Cartwright - Music arrangement: Jim Wunderlich, Carol Chambers - Drill: Leon May Seeing as Camdenton uses Wes, I’m pretty sure they are continuing to use Jordan Lalama for body movement, although I don’t believe they use Sarah Rillo for color guard dance choreography anymore (I would guess it’s done in-house by Lauren Risner, but I could be wrong). There was a music arranger that Camdenton used to use quite frequently in the past (notably 2017 and 2018) but I can’t recall his name at the moment and I’m not having much success with googling it. Are Wes, Jim, and Leon a package deal? Don’t they all three write/wrote for Broken Arrow, Brownsburg, Dobyns-Bennett, and Rosemount, I would assume if they are a package deal they would all three write for Prosper and William Mason but I have no idea who all Wes designs for. I know Jim wrote Bridgeland’s show I believe? I'm not sure if they're a package deal, but I know Leon writes drill for our school and we don't use Wes or Jim |
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Post by croden on Apr 17, 2024 11:11:39 GMT -6
Broken Arrow, Bentonville, Bixby, Jenks, Mustang and Rosemount with Vento designs (listed on the Vento design webpage as clients)
Seems that there’s a pull from Wes Cartwright to Vento?
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Post by yayband914 on Apr 17, 2024 11:18:38 GMT -6
Broken Arrow, Bentonville, Bixby, Jenks, Mustang and Rosemount with Vento designs (listed on the Vento design webpage as clients) Seems that there’s a pull from Wes Cartwright to Vento? These are all past clients. Broken Arrow’s new designer is unknown, but Steve worked with them many years ago. Not saying they aren’t working with the Ventos this year, but I haven’t heard anything to confirm or deny. Bentonville has been and will always be with Wes Pendergrass. Bixby is with Dan Morrison as of this year. Mustang and Rosemount are both still with Cartwright. I have no idea who coordinates for Jenks, but I do not think it’s the Ventos. |
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Post by ilikeguard on Apr 17, 2024 12:02:42 GMT -6
Schrodinger’s Broken Arrow
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Post by macwinlin on Apr 17, 2024 14:12:06 GMT -6
Broken Arrow, Bentonville, Bixby, Jenks, Mustang and Rosemount with Vento designs (listed on the Vento design webpage as clients) Seems that there’s a pull from Wes Cartwright to Vento? I have no idea who coordinates for Jenks, but I do not think it’s the Ventos. Randy Greenwell has been with Jenks since the late 2000s, but I don't think he serves them in the same capacity these days, especially since he was a judge at Bedford last year. |
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