Hey friends! Thought I’d chime in an give a little BTS on what the design team (visually lead by Steven Estudillo) put together! ExoGenesis is the hypothesis that life originated elsewhere and brought to earth. The performers of this years show represent a foreign creature-like human with peculiar and unusual behaviors. They are the “bringers of life” who are ultimately looking for the appropriate conditions and location to transfer life to this earth. The journey boiled down to a few simple words chronologically are : Mvt 1 Arrival Mvt 2 Exploration Mvt 3 Cultivate Mvt 4 Thrive. Now if you are a real design nerd….I’ve included some more info that the design team used in our decision making process to help craft what you see from a set design stand point as well! • The performance space starts and is intended to be a desolate planet, void of life. The props serve multiple purposes throughout the show! • Initially, The props are the “pods” or the dwelling of this species. Much like a chrysalis (cocoon), the props operate as the origin of where this species begins. • Over time, the props evolve from a dwelling, to a physical environment. A unique space for the performers to crawl into, climb up, and interact with. • The props ultimately become the life that we aim to transplant. The tarp has two specific significances. • The first - an abstract vine/tree of life. Much like a fruit growing off a tree, the opening set has our “pods” growing off the end of each branch. Containing the life that has arrived from elsewhere in the universe. • Secondly - the shape of outer edge of the tarp represents the horizon of a planet. Spherical in nature, it represents a micro universe, in the greater context of the universe. ExoGenesis takes place somewhere in the universe. As the theory suggest, life could be transferred from Planet X to Planet Y, or from Planet Y to Planet Z, and so on. This process could have happened multiple times. This process could have happened just once. Thanks for a fun first read! Hope you guys get to catch it again when we add all the final touches! 👀

I'm honestly enjoying the fight for fifth, as well as the action going on beneath. Not knocking any of the top 4 corps (I love the Bluecoats show), but it feels like with the Mandarins, Phantom Regiment, Troopers, etc. that you can feel that they really are enjoying what their respective staff put together for them. The staff are giving them a challenge and generally fun music to play, and I think it shows with their executions. It's going to be exciting how everything wraps up though! Always love this time of year.

Yay! You guys absolutely deliver on these show analysis videos. I wouldn't say this is my favorite show this season, but I do love the direction the corps is going and I agree that the hats are missed at the moment. Phantom last year was definitely a black sheep among the other corps productions, as they were more traditional than the rest. I think they're adding some modern drum corps production elements this year in conjunction with some of that classic phantom regiment writing. Kudos to J.D. Shaw for writing and also directing this hornline in the direction that it's going!

We miss Allan 😞

Was at this show and this was the clear crowd favorite that night. Not the cleanest but I felt it was the most engaging, exciting, and energetic show of the evening.

Saw this show last night, I was blown away. Phantom is back baby

Let’s goooo! First time you guys have done Phantom 💪

Was at this Denton show, only one that brought tears to my eyes on the night.

Thanks again for another nice analysis. Phantom 2008 is what got me into DCI so I'll always have a soft spot for them. Even though they haven't been at the very top for a while I've always appreciated their musicality and bringing classical music to the field. Last year and this year have been somewhat of a shift for Phantom, they are attempting to reinvent themselves and I believe this is the next step in that process.

YOU KNOW NOE!!! He’s my home indoor Percussion writer he’s been doing a great job for us.

Phantom had the biggest crowd response yesterday during their company front.

Alan was missed but definitely great to hear more from Malik!

One thing that I always looked forward to was being able to identify a corps based on their signature sound. Here with PR, they always had a 'top heavy' brass line and specific signature drumline parts. Same with many other corps - I could always tell a Cadets drumline from everyone else. Star had a low/mid end brass line. The bass drum tuning was always a give-away and stayed consistent from year to year. Shows change but when each corps brings their signature sounds to it, something special happens every time.

This is a HUGE departure for PR. I am proud of them for going for it and doing it very well!

As a regiment alum the bent leg is weird to me. But lots of scv staff went to regiment this year

Yuuhhhh I’m love these reaction and analysis videos with corps outside the top 4

Bring back the Funliner podcast where you guys would talk for an hour about random stuff. Miss those days😔

Banger 🔥

That guy not in an open second was me... Sorry Noe 😬

My instructor is in Phantom!

Finally!!!

Let’s go

Hi I love your videos a lot it would be really cool if you ever reacted to Carolina crown 2014 or bluecoats 2010

Y’all need some drum commentary… I played snare in the Cavaliers- let me on 👀

You should totally take a look at Cedar Park High School 2022 show!! It's titled "MIRROR MIRROR"

Are we gonna get a Cadets reaction? Surprised yall havent done one yet

Why is drum corps the only music where people care how hard the music is? Who cares how hard the book is, does it sound good and does it make you feel something?! 😵‍💫.

That opener is awesome especially since I discovered muse earlier in the year. Kinda wish they did 2nd Law:Isolation System (the battery and front ensemble opening) a little more melodic like the original song and I think it would’ve fit the show better if it was closer to the original song but that is really my biggest and least problematic problem I have with the show. The show I live personally as a whole.

dot based drum corps=clean drill

9:47-10:26 best part

Colts next please?🔺️

You should do the cavaliers

Watch Wylie High School (That Wylie Band) 2022 show Canyon Echos. It’s really good.

Everyone forgetting about the cadets

From what I could hear, drum line was very clean and considering that they played at like a 5, I thought they played great. I don't think they were same level as the Cavi's. But damn noice job.

Can y’all do spirit next?

i feel like those small mistakes like the open 2nd and the few trumpets sticking out are keeping them from getting more points... but i love the show.

hey can you check out rosemount high school marching band 2022 season? i’m apart of that band and it would be interesting for you to react and give commentary on last seasons show! (one of our band directors is a instructor for the phantom regiments battery too:)) our band also preformed in the rose parade 2023 and BOA 2022!

Oh would ya look at what I found

And people say blue devils park and bark 💀💀💀 It’s a good show tho

I'm not following the Drum Corps or Marching Band since the covid pandemic. but why some teams are not wearing hats anymore

Why did you cut out the ballad 😭😭😭 you did this for mandies too.

Are you guys able to react to old school stuff or will youtube strike you ? Like pre 2010 lol

Anybody really not think that they'll do the "kick" out at finals ? They're already on one knee.

First 🤪

Questions, why not do just 5 minutes of research before running your mouths? How do not mention the location of the pit? How do you not mention crossing the side line?

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This is visually better than the top 3 corps. The judges scores don't make a lot of sense.