DRUMLine ATLANTA Auditions


Lady Rebel

Lady Rebel

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Thanks for everyone that came out to the Tallahassee auditions. We saw a lot of talented musicians and dancers.

Atlanta, GA, November 7, 2008: – DRUMLine Live is an international tour based on the Historically Black College and University marching band tradition. With riveting rhythms, bold beats and ear-grabbing energy, the staged show will be a synchronized musical showcase of the HBCU experience. Incorporating original compositions and soul-infused interpretations of top 40 hits, group performances will range from colorful, choreographed routines to heavy doses of drum riffs and cadences. This live, staged show is co-produced by Halftime Live, LLC and CAMI Ventures, LLC and is currently auditioning for a 50-city tour (Including stops in South Korea and Japan) kicking off in Athens, GA January 7, 2009.

The auditions will be held at Martin Luther King, Jr. High School, 3991 Snapfinger Rd, Lithonia, GA 30038, in the Band Room, Saturday, November 8, 2008. Auditions and interviews for actors and musicians are at 9:00am and will end at 12:00pm. Auditions for dancers will begin promptly at 1:00pm. Applicants will be seen on a first come, first served basis.

We are auditioning for the following positions and musicians: Trumpet, Trombone, Euphonium, Tuba, French Horn, Clarinet, Piccolo, Alto Sax, Percussion, Dancers, Actors, and Vocalists.

The musicians and actors selected in this “eliteâ€￾ group will receive a competitive salary, lodging, and meals along with bragging rights after the tour is complete.

For more information, please visit www. Drumlinecasting.com

Desired Position/Instrument (Must have a minimum of two diverse talents):
Trumpet
Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
Clarinet
Piccolo
Alto Sax
Percussion
Dancer
Actor
Vocalist

AUDITION CRITERIA

Instrumentalist
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Must perform a minimum of six chromatically adjacent major and minor scales.

Must play the chromatic scale the full practical range of the instrument.

Must perform a solo that demonstrates your advanced technical and lyrical abilities.

If you play jazz, be prepared to improvise in any key.
Percussionist must perform an advanced level snare drum solo and a minimum of 12 rudiments, opened to closed at a minimum tempo of 120.

Drum set performers must play a minimum 60 second demonstration of your best ability in any musical medium or style.

Marching
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Must provide a 64 count marching demonstration of an HBCU style band.

Vocalist
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Must perform an excerpt that demonstrates your best vocal ability, 8 to 16 measures in any medium (Rhythm and Blues, Hip-Hop, Classical, Jazz, Rap, Spoken-Word, etc.)

Acting
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Must demonstrate the ability to act and role play a 30 to 60 second scene of your choice.

Dancing
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• Dancers must perform a prepared combination that demonstrates an exceptional range of your dancing ability in any medium(s) of your choice (Hip-Hop, Lyrical, Ballet, Tap, Stepping, etc). Please bring a current Photo and your own music on CD
• You must also be prepared to learn a routine taught by the DrumLine Live choreographer as a part of the final audition process

Q. What time should I arrive?
A. Auditions for dancers will begin promptly at 1:00pm. However, you may register prior. Applicants will be seen on a first come, first served basis.

Q. What should I wear to Auditions?
A. Dress may be anything comfortable that showcases your figure and does not restrict movement. (A two piece leotard will be required for any call-back and final auditions)

Q. How should I wear my Hair?
A. Hair should be worn in a current style that is
complimentary to your face and should be
worn down in order to promote movement.

Q. How should I wear my make-up?
A. For the purpose of auditions, Make-up should be worn in moderation and in
tones that compliment your natural beauty.

Q. What are the judges looking for?
A. Judges will focus on dance technique, routine execution, flexibility, showmanship, poise, attitude, personality, physical appearance, enthusiasm, and energy.
 
....mann fuggg Drumline. :tdown:

I hate that the movie even came out. Drumline fugg the band game up. :kaioken:

Oh...and heyyy Sam :wavey: How u doin?

"Snake"
 



The same shit was going on with bands before Drumline came out... I still dont see how people think a movie changed "the game"... People were complaining about "weak crabs" years before Drumline was thought of. The only ONE thing I can say messed the "game" up is Bill Gates and the internet lol
 
DAHILL said:
The same shit was going on with bands before Drumline came out... I still dont see how people think a movie changed "the game"... People were complaining about "weak crabs" years before Drumline was thought of. The only ONE thing I can say messed the "game" up is Bill Gates and the internet lol
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DAHILL said:
The same shit was going on with bands before Drumline came out... I still dont see how people think a movie changed "the game"... People were complaining about "weak crabs" years before Drumline was thought of. The only ONE thing I can say messed the "game" up is Bill Gates and the internet lol
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LOL @ Bill Gates and the internet. Yea fugg the internet too :lol: the element of surprise is non-existent now lol.

But my opinion has nothing to do with weak crabs. Hell each crab class year after year has always been criticized by upperclassmen as not being crabbed as hard as they were, weak, etc.; I heard it when I crabbed. But that’s not what I’m on. Before Drumline, bands did their “own” thang; bands did not look alike, sound alike, etc.; everyone had their own identity. Now, everyone is on the same isht.

A few things that happened after Drumline

1. Big Bands. A lot of bands are huge now. It’s like it’s a must to be a huge band, if you want to be considered good, or at least thought to be. Can you believe that having 170 members in a marching band are considered small in today’s band world; that’s ridiculous coming from where I’m from. The “impressive” thing now is having HUGE numbers. These huge numbers are a result of the Drumline epidemic. Folks want to march in bands now, and that’s cool; but these Directors should have had criteria’s for making the band, and not letting anyone march that does not play on the collegiate level, just so that they can have numbers. SU already proved that it don’t take many to do plenty; so to h ell with the numbers game. And shiid since I brought SU up, they too look like everybody else now as far as "size" is concerned. They big now. One of the main things that set SU apart from everyone else dealing with size was that, how can a band the size they were most times (128), produce so much sound and ten times better than those bands larger than them.
2. Drum Features. Now this here is evident. Why come all of a sudden you got drum sections being featured in the halftime show or wherever? Simulating in the same way as the drum sections were in Drumline. It looks corp style like to me, and a lot of drum sections has even incorporated tonal drums into their section and practically changed their traditional drum section sound, and their very own traditional cadences. That’s a slap in the face to those who paved the way. Now if your section was doing this before Drumline (PV, ?, etc), you okay; but now EVERYBODY is on this drum feature isht, and this was not the case before Drumline. Drum sections before drumline did their own thing, had their own style, and their own sound. Listen to these fools now with all this technical isht; what happened to the funk? I guess they now want to prove that they can play (Devin Miles of Drumline).
3. Identity Crisis. Everybody look alike now. Everybody field shows have the same format. Everybody is “trying” to produce the same sound. Look at the dance girls in the stands (8-counts), etc.; everybody is on the same siht. This was not the case before Drumline. Before Drumline, bands brought something different to the table; bands had their own flavor. Maybe this is where the internet came in at ~shrugs~ :lol:

Now there are some bands out there that did not fall into this Drumline trap, and continued to do what they do; but they are few and far between the abundance of those bands that fell for it. I guess the question now is, the ones that did must not have been isht anyway, but that’s another thread. All I’m saying is, Drumline changed the face of the band game. Aint nothing I can do about it; but please note that I am not a fan of this movement. It has set us WAYYYYYY back IMO.

“Snake”
 
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Could not have said it any better. Man these percussion sections have no style. No funk. No type of flash.
PsiSnake said:
LOL @ Bill Gates and the internet. Yea fugg the internet too :lol: the element of surprise is non-existent now lol.

But my opinion has nothing to do with weak crabs. Hell each crab class year after year has always been criticized by upperclassmen as not being crabbed as hard as they were, weak, etc.; I heard it when I crabbed. But that’s not what I’m on. Before Drumline, bands did their “own” thang; bands did not look alike, sound alike, etc.; everyone had their own identity. Now, everyone is on the same isht.

A few things that happened after Drumline

1. Big Bands. A lot of bands are huge now. It’s like it’s a must to be a huge band, if you want to be considered good, or at least thought to be. Can you believe that having 170 members in a marching band are considered small in today’s band world; that’s ridiculous coming from where I’m from. The “impressive” thing now is having HUGE numbers. These huge numbers are a result of the Drumline epidemic. Folks want to march in bands now, and that’s cool; but these Directors should have had criteria’s for making the band, and not letting anyone march that does not play on the collegiate level, just so that they can have numbers. SU already proved that it don’t take many to do plenty; so to h ell with the numbers game. And shiid since I brought SU up, they too look like everybody else now as far as "size" is concerned. They big now. One of the main things that set SU apart from everyone else dealing with size was that, how can a band the size they were most times (128), produce so much sound and ten times better than those bands larger than them.
2. Drum Features. Now this here is evident. Why come all of a sudden you got drum sections being featured in the halftime show or wherever? Simulating in the same way as the drum sections were in Drumline. It looks corp style like to me, and a lot of drum sections has even incorporated tonal drums into their section and practically changed their traditional drum section sound, and their very own traditional cadences. That’s a slap in the face to those who paved the way. Now if your section was doing this before Drumline (PV, ?, etc), you okay; but now EVERYBODY is on this drum feature isht, and this was not the case before Drumline. Drum sections before drumline did their own thing, had their own style, and their own sound. Listen to these fools now with all this technical isht; what happened to the funk? I guess they now want to prove that they can play (Devin Miles of Drumline).
3. Identity Crisis. Everybody look alike now. Everybody field shows have the same format. Everybody is “trying” to produce the same sound. Look at the dance girls in the stands (8-counts), etc.; everybody is on the same siht. This was not the case before Drumline. Before Drumline, bands brought something different to the table; bands had their own flavor. Maybe this is where the internet came in at ~shrugs~ :lol:

Now there are some bands out there that did not fall into this Drumline trap, and continued to do what they do; but they are few and far between the abundance of those bands that fell for it. I guess the question now is, the ones that did must not have been isht anyway, but that’s another thread. All I’m saying is, Drumline changed the face of the band game. Aint nothing I can do about it; but please note that I am not a fan of this movement. It has set us WAYYYYYY back IMO.

“Snake”
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Hey La---er...Snake!! Congrats on the new arrangements and thangs!!!

Ummm, I condone this message. I guess some of us arent about making bread. Its a market out there...and people want to pay and see it...so I guess I will get money from it. Just makes sense?
 
CEE DOG said:
Could not have said it any better. Man these percussion sections have no style. No funk. No type of flash.
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As a former drummer I :clap::clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: HBCU drummers sound like White drum corps now. :smh:

Even the Drumline solo in the movie SUCKED!!!! Bigtime. NO FUNK!!!!!!
 
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