Best Drill Writer

bassclarinet/bassoonist · Post by **bassclarinet/bassoonist** » Fri Aug 11, 2006 9:06 pm

Ryan H. Turner wrote:
bassclarinet/bassoonist wrote:I think that honestly are guy who writes the drill is awsome its very crisp and goes well with what ever music are director throws at him and yeah its mr. shay or brian shay what ever you wanna call him and yeah if you guys ever like or liked riverside kings drill then yeah hes the man you should talk to cause are shows have been awsome that mr shay wrote all the drill for i espically love what he called the super-interglaactic-ultra-mega company front push yeah it said that exact thing on the drill sheets last year ha ha ha he was im sure a little tired when he wrote the description for it
I know I write like I talk. I get accused of that every so often.

But....uhhhh....If the above was written like someone talked, I would expect that someone to PASS OUT BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T TAKE A BREATH!!

Goooooooooood LORD. PUNCTUATION MAN! PUNCTUATION!!!

Ok well when marching band turns into lit. class I probably will be better at it but its not so I don't know why expressing ideas needs to be like a term paper. HA HA HA I'm just one musician talking to other musicians, color guard members drum majors ect. basically people who have a common interest in an activity that I happen to also participate in. Now that's just how i feel. and isn't this kind of off topic I just wanted to talk about our drill writer who I personally think has an amazing talent wich falls under the topic who has a good drill writer!! So basically Mr. Shay is an awesome part of our marching staff. THE END!!

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DAC-1997 · Post by **DAC-1997** » Sat Aug 12, 2006 12:11 am

Come on man...just fix one thing for me...our, not are drill writer.

malletphreak · Post by **malletphreak** » Sat Aug 12, 2006 12:15 am

goin back on topic now...

RBVT--BONE · Post by **RBVT--BONE** » Sun May 18, 2008 2:11 pm

...Aaaaand no one posts for over a year

seanrj · Post by **seanrj** » Sun May 18, 2008 5:31 pm

Ryan H. Turner wrote:
malletphreak wrote:well theres a drill writer thats a frequent poster on WoP that is not to bad himself...
No...THAT guy is an idiot.

No...

That guy wrote some darn awesome drill for us my senior year in HS.

San benito high trombone · Post by **San benito high trombone** » Mon May 26, 2008 12:06 pm

Ryan H. Turner wrote:
Wildabeast wrote:I'll shout one out for Oliver Bullock. Writes for Vanguard Cadets & ( I don't know if he still does) Fred C. Beyer HS.
OH ABSOLUTELY!!! Completely forgot about Oliver--great talent. SCV Cadets about 4 or 5 years ago...especially great drill out of him.

Mr. Bullock has written the drill for the past 2 shows at San Benito High School.

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Wildabeast · Post by **Wildabeast** » Mon May 26, 2008 5:36 pm

I think I need to correct myself as far as Vanguard Cadets. I think it's been Mike Zerbini at least the past couple years.

Scentiment · Post by **Scentiment** » Tue May 27, 2008 11:19 am

Leon May, of Avon H.S. in Indiana. That guy can write some wicked drill for fast paced shows and has great guard staging. Check out their 2005 show "Now and Zen".

Michael Gaines is...IMO, a hit or miss. I like half the stuff he does, but some schools he seems to half-@$$ it. His DCI stuff is normally entertaining and very creative, as is the stuff he writes for Carmel, IN., but some other schools he writes for (Kennesaw Mountain HS, GA., Plymouth-Canton Ed. Park., MI., and Homestead HS,CA) are not so good. Just my opinion, please don't take offense.

director of bands · Post by **director of bands** » Tue May 27, 2008 12:08 pm

Take a look again at Plymouth Canton Ed. Park, in particular their 1999 show. I think Gaines is definitely in that top tier of drill designers. He writes for the talent level of the groups. It doesn't make sense to design a wicked hard show for a group that can't march it. Plymouth Canton can do hard and intricate drill (i.e. Cavaliers styled drill) Homestead (IMO) can do it, but not at the same degree... You'll find designers who have to tone it down for some schools.

Hostrauser · Post by **Hostrauser** » Tue May 27, 2008 1:28 pm

Agreed. The top notch creative people, be they musical or visual, are experts at tailoring a program to the skill level of the ensemble they are writing for. I was extremely impressed with the drill Gaines wrote for Poway HS for their "Great Train Robbery" show (2005?).

chickenlipz · Post by **chickenlipz** » Wed May 28, 2008 12:22 am

A great designer, IMHO, can adapt to the needs and skill set of the group that he/she is designing for and STILL create an interesting, exciting program regardless of ability level.

In the years that I've worked with him, Oliver B has been fantastic at that. He picks the strengths and works with them, from beginning level to more advanced. Most of my experience with him has been on the color guard floor, but I've done a bit of field work utilizing his design. He's not "above" writing for a small, inexperienced program, and I think he strives to do the best he can to highlight a group's abilities.

Plus, I just like him a lot. He's a great guy.

BTW I wholeheartedly agree with Hostrauser. Tailoring the program to the group is the key.

Scentiment · Post by **Scentiment** » Wed May 28, 2008 2:48 pm

chickenlipz wrote:Tailoring the program to the group is the key.

Point taken! That's very true.

TheScherz · Post by **TheScherz** » Fri Apr 04, 2025 10:49 am

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