Blue Devils 2023 FLUGELHORN / LEAD TRUMPET SOLOIST Headcam

Blue Devils 2023 FLUGELHORN / LEAD TRUMPET SOLOIST Headcam - Alex Gifford

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11 ай бұрын

From the perspective of Lead Trumpet and Flugelhorn soloist Alex Gifford, a member of the 2023 Drum Corps International World Champion Blue Devils. Based out of Concord, CA, the Blue Devils claimed their 21st championship title with their competitive show, "The Cut-Outs", a celebration of the artist Henri Matisse's later years. The corps posted its third consecutive championship and ninth undefeated season, winning caption awards for best color guard, visual performance, and general effect.
This footage is from our "victory" encore run on Saturday night after our finals performance and score announcements. I never would have imagined that I would have been able to even make the Blue Devils, let alone win two world championships during my tenure as a performer. This would not have been possible without the support of my teachers, family, and friends.
If you like this video please subscribe! All comments are welcome and feel free to contact me with any questions!
Email: alex.j.gifford1@gmail.com
Instagram: / alxgifford
Equipment:
Camera - GoPro HERO9 Black
Mouthpiece - Hammond 5MB (Trumpet) and CFK FL3 (Flugelhorn)
Horns - Bach Stradivarius model 43 (Trumpet) and Conn Vintage One Series (Flugelhorn)
For more information, visit dci.org and bluedevils.org
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@CrownFan 11 ай бұрын

I love watching victory run head cams! It just looks soooo fun and everyone is having a great time. I dream of recording myself a victory run head cam one day!

@alexjgifford 11 ай бұрын

It's always a blast! I especially love how the stadium clears out so you're performing for mostly your own fans, family, volunteers, and staff. You can just feel the love in the air because they are the ones that make this truly possible. And keep dreaming big! I never thought I would have had this opportunity yet here we are! Keep working hard and you will do great things!!

@Marduk-np5gq 11 ай бұрын

same here bro, hopefully we both make where we hoping!

@brettgraunke7361 27 күн бұрын

I saw this live and god this is like a core memory for me. We had seats on the side 1 end zone during the show but for this we got seats right on the 50 yard line and that first big hit was absolutely insane to hear lol. I know I’m like a year late but amazing show lol.

@rocinanteferox4267 6 ай бұрын

I love the silly little jazz licks the flugel always does in the ballad hits, literally the best part of these cams lol

@alexjgifford 5 ай бұрын

Best part of the show for me too! It was so much fun getting to improv beneath the amazing sounds of the rest of the brass

@rocinanteferox4267 5 ай бұрын

@alexjgifford Was it fully improvised or was it written out in sheet music?

@DPinFL 11 ай бұрын

(1) Kudos on yet another championship win!! (2) Sincere thanks for the entertainment, via sheer musicality, you've personally provided during these years. Be well !!

@alexjgifford 11 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! I'm so glad to hear you've enjoyed!

@epsilon2160 8 ай бұрын

7:00 is the best entrance to any ballad I’ve ever heard. I get emotional every time I listen to this

@randycolaianni4937 4 ай бұрын

That was enjoyable beyond belief. Great job to the entire corps, arrangers, directors, choreographers and anyone else involved with this fantastic group. The flugelhorn/trombone duo was excellent and I could tell they both played with feeling from the heart. Can't wait to listen to the next Blue Devils video.

@denisedanntr4089 11 ай бұрын

Salut Alex, je suis du Québec, j'ai été Drum Major pour un groupe près de Montréal, il y a très très très longtemps, ton show m'a tellement impressionnée que je le regarde tous les jours depuis le DCI, i love it, il love your solo, i love Both sides Now so much. Thank you for allowing us to see what you are experiencing on te field, it's very special. It's probably the best show i've seen so far. Congratulations to all of you, Greetings from Québec, Canada 🥰

@plasticAudio 10 ай бұрын

What an incredible year. Congrats. Thanks for this video.

@tunktsty.mp7531 11 ай бұрын

11:19, "Oh my jacket's not even on bro." Famous last words 😂

@alexjgifford 11 ай бұрын

For some reason I did not struggle with it until finals week. On semifinals night I actually wasn't even able to get it on before I had to go out and play the quartet at the end!

@shirleyhammond-stapley8868 11 ай бұрын

So proud of you Alex and the Blue Devils!!

@henryderas5007 6 ай бұрын

This guy is so majestic in the ballad ❤❤

@vibingpug9857 11 ай бұрын

congrats! always cooler in person. 💙💙💙

@josephbundy3866 11 ай бұрын

Well done sir you did a great job also funny yardline

@LwombatM 7 ай бұрын

Bro keep it up you deserve more reginition for this I have been writing down your guys trumpet three music to learn from both parts of this yeah and the opener feature from 2019 and I’m planning on not this upcoming season but the next going after cascades

@MajesticBlake 10 ай бұрын

I know it means nothing to you coming from me, but watching this I just feel so proud of you. I can’t explain how beautiful it sounds, and it truly inspires me to get better at trumpet. Congratulations on an amazing year!

@PhantomViper49 9 ай бұрын

He hearts every comment except this one, i guess it means nothing to him.

@MajesticBlake 9 ай бұрын

@@PhantomViper49 unfortunate ig! It’s alright I still meant what I said. I wish I processed the talent to play the trumpet at that level

@alexjgifford 7 ай бұрын

Sorry I missed this man! Sincere thanks!!

@treywalsh4407 11 ай бұрын

That’s my roommate!! Congrats on back to back bro!!

@sharkisha5671 6 ай бұрын

Congrats on a great season homies

@maiameow8769 11 ай бұрын

ALEXXXX!!!!!!!! SO PROUD OF YOU!!!!

@alexjgifford 10 ай бұрын

THANKS MAIA!! Couldn’t be more proud of you either!

@sgifford121 11 ай бұрын

Proud of you!!!!! Gonna have to tell Kenny you need to come back to SLHS to review how yardlines work though 😂 That being said, stellar season! Can't wait to hear more about it in the future 💪🏼

@t-rex0656 10 ай бұрын

Love this cam! The run at 9:12 reminds me a lot of the run Mikey did at the end of the Blue Devils 2017 ballad. Also before your guys last scored run, me and my friend yelled your name and Daltons. I don’t know if you remember but we still talk about how we got the Flugelhorn and Trombone soloists to wave at us multiple times during finals.

@alexjgifford 10 ай бұрын

Yes I remember that! I always try and wave to my family when they yell but it was nice that y’all did too!

@Username5930-m7s 4 ай бұрын

This looks so surreal I wish to do this some day but I don’t play brass I play saxophone so sadly I couldn’t unless I learned a brass instrument I am currently learning trumpet at the moment though

@Ghostwithbones 8 ай бұрын

Still cannot get over how beautifully you played the solo in the ballad. Absolutely amazing, definitely my favorite solo of this year, honestly I'd go as far to say the decade it was that good. BD always has the best ballads and overall just such amazing shows, I know I've been working my tail off to hopefully join y'all this upcoming season.

@alexjgifford 8 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!! Good luck with your audition! You’re gonna kill it!

@Ghostwithbones 7 ай бұрын

@@alexjgifford ofc dude, you absolutely nailed that solo. And thank you!

@hunterward9137 3 ай бұрын

@@alexjgiffordI saw BD live back at the DCI Summer Games, I was honestly surprised at the 92 BD got early season. You played beautifully then and even better late season. Should’ve said this earlier but congrats on the win! I have to ask, seriously, are you not marching with BD in 2024?

@alexjgifford 3 ай бұрын

@@hunterward9137 Appreciate the kind words! Although I have another year of eligibility, I will not be marching in 2024 as I shift my focus to my professional career

@hunterward9137 3 ай бұрын

@@alexjgifford I understand that, you’re also leaving on a high note (quite literally!). Thank you for what you’ve done for BD. If you’re ever interested in watching a good DCI opener I would recommend Crossmen 2012 “Fragile” if you’ve haven’t seen it yet.

@fourp0ds78 8 ай бұрын

I aspire to do this in the future

@QuinnDalton-ph6cf 2 ай бұрын

Still one of my favorite blue devils shows

@ChristopherNelson42 4 ай бұрын

Of all the headcams I’ve seen, this is perhaps the one that I relate to the most. My high school played Both Sides Now in 2022, and I had a mello solo in it that was not unlike this one. Also, one of our techs, Anna Gullet, was in this show. Also, for my solo in 2023, I stole the little horns down thing that you did where you held it to your chest (not sorry). Great job!!!

@MrAwesome322 11 ай бұрын

Very proud to know this talented young man and see him achieve his dreams. Great work Alex!!!!!

@alexjgifford 10 ай бұрын

Thanks Jimmy!

@guitarmansegovia 11 ай бұрын

✊🏽✊🏽

@poopfart5790 11 ай бұрын

GOOD JOB ALEX YOURE SO COOL DO YOI REMEMBER ME FROM FAMILY DAY I WAS STANDING NEXT TO YOU

@alexjgifford 11 ай бұрын

Yes! I hope your season went well. Y'all were amazing!

@poopfart5790 11 ай бұрын

@alexgifford2893 OMG HI YOU DID SO GOOD I LOVE YOUR SOLOS SO MUCH YOU DID SO AMAZING YOU SOUNDED SO GOOD I HAVE THE PICTURE OF YOU ME AND MY FRIEND AS MY WALLPAPER YOU INSPIRE ME SO MUCH

@joealstadt 9 ай бұрын

“CHIICCCKEN SANDWIIICH”

@sportscommentaryplus4445 6 ай бұрын

The camera zoom glow up from 2022 to 2023 is INSANE lol

@alexjgifford 5 ай бұрын

I had no idea what I was doing in 2022 😭

@guitarmansegovia 11 ай бұрын

12:24… Now you just made me hungry 🤣🤣

@user-hv3zc2jf1k Ай бұрын

More dancing and band instruments please

@closersdci 11 ай бұрын

0:24 Bump reference

@c.mosher 5 ай бұрын

Lmaoooo

@cerburus4215 3 ай бұрын

Is that rise of the resistance in the first part???

@kotlingoddess 11 ай бұрын

0:24 Bloooo hahaha

@austinramos7948 10 ай бұрын

Did you play that lick 9:13 throughout the whole season or was this a Victory Run only thing? Also Congrats On the great season!

@alexjgifford 10 ай бұрын

Thank you! Yeah, I played that lick throughout the season but it was hard to hear since Pat was blasting a super high note

@fyre.sniping4521 3 ай бұрын

what do you think i should work on if i plan on auditioning for phantom or bd? (im trumpet btw)

@sebbiewebbiee 11 ай бұрын

Waiting for Joey Teixeira Headcam

@ThatOneHornPlayer 11 ай бұрын

is that the main soloist?

@kotlingoddess 11 ай бұрын

Watching Joey Alegre cam while waiting for Joey Teixeira cam

@jairchavez5193 11 ай бұрын

Bro alex you are always amazing, but did patrick ever make a headcam.

@whydoialmosthave500subs4 11 ай бұрын

He told me back in Roseville he’s not going to and I didn’t see him at encore have one on

@jakelakjsdfakosdnf1558 11 ай бұрын

@@whydoialmosthave500subs4broooo 💔

@UbuntuBanksie 11 ай бұрын

@@whydoialmosthave500subs4 unlucky but you've gotta respect him. Kinda surprised because he did one last year :0

@whydoialmosthave500subs4 11 ай бұрын

@@UbuntuBanksie I was sad when he told me that I was like nooo do one he was like idk if it’s worth it again

@alexjgifford 11 ай бұрын

Thank you! I believe Pat wore a GoPro during one of our rehearsal runs but he specifically did not want to wear one for the encore

@theshow451 9 ай бұрын

Hey I remember you

@riven756 11 ай бұрын

What model flugelhorn is that?

@alexjgifford 10 ай бұрын

Conn Vintage series

@JPGdesigngroup 11 ай бұрын

Loved the music but had no idea what the theme was.

@alexjgifford 11 ай бұрын

Thank you! The show this year was entitled "The Cut-Outs" and focused on the later life and artwork of Henri Matisse as he would cut out painted sheets and put them together to form colorful, lively pictures. We included several of his actual paintings in the show such as "Icarus", "The Cut-Outs", and "The Snail". The uniforms were also cutouts of past BD uniforms and had subtle references to Matisse's later works. This video from insideBD360 does a great job explaining all the little details: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mdB-q9ail62Ropc.html

@DivineSeedling 3 ай бұрын

I don’t know if I’m slow, or I don’t get it, but did you not make blue devils for next year?

@alexjgifford 3 ай бұрын

No worries man - I never planned on doing BD again in 2024 so I did not reaudition

@jairchavez5193 11 ай бұрын

Bro alex what happened to the flugel's third valve slide. Did you break it?

@alexjgifford 10 ай бұрын

The trigger broke at the Rose Bowl show last year and they were never able to fix it so I just took the wooden piece off haha

@jameshartzog1256 8 ай бұрын

Hey Alex I have a question on how you or your fellow members are paying for drum corps multiple years in a row. I come from a slightly above average family financially so they can help but they would find it hard to help every year. I've been putting money away but at the rate I'm at I could only march every other year with some financial help with a top 12 group which is scary cuz I only have 5 years left to do it and I feel like with my experience and technique I could march a lot of places

@alexjgifford 7 ай бұрын

The financial struggles are real for everyone in this activity, no worries! I was fortunate enough to have parents that were willing to help me throughout high school and a little once I got to college as well. We came up with a deal that I would repay them everything they covered once I get a job after college. I also got into an accident where I got hit by a car a couple of years ago and got enough money from that settlement to cover 2 years of BD tuition and travel expenses so I was very lucky (and unlucky lol) in that sense. There are also many scholarships out there that are available too!