General Effect Media

On the Field

Arts EN ↓ 36 episodes

Whether you're keeping up with scores, following your favorite corps, or looking for informed analysis of the season as it unfolds, On the Field is your weekly home for DCI news, results, reviews, and reactions. Your weekly look at the latest news, scores, rankings, reviews, and storylines from the marching arts. From opening weekend to Finals Night, we'll keep you up to date with everything happening on the field.

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What Should Each Drum Corps Play? Songs We'd Love to Hear on the Field! 05.06.2026 1:39:57

With just weeks until the start of the season, the GErMs put together their ultimate drum corps wish list. Sharing songs, symphonies, film scores, and hidden GEMs we'd love to hear on the field someday. From serious design concepts to a few wild-card picks, we're playing armchair program coordinator and imagining what each World Class corps could do with the right piece of music. Drop your own wis...

Drum Corps Shows: Best, Worst, & What Were They Thinking?! 12.05.2026 1:02:49

With just 46 days until the start of the 2026 competitive drum corps season, the GErMs are looking both forward… and backward. In this episode, Daniel Montoya Jr., Aaron “Through a Glass” Blackley, and William “Tell” Bradfield dive into their favorite, least favorite, best, worst, most underrated, most overrated, and most confusing shows from *almost* every World Class drum corps. From legendary m...

WGI Percussion & Winds Championships: Recap, Reviews, & Rankings • The End of The Program 22.04.2026 1:03:07

This week on The Program, hosts Daniel Montoya Jr., William Bradfield, and Aaron Blackley recap WGI Percussion & Winds Championships, break down drum corps shows on Pressboxd, and look ahead to drum corps season!

WGI Percussion Predictions • 2026 DCI Leeks & Rumours • BandScores.Net • Project Hail Mary 15.04.2026 1:05:39

This week on The Program, hosts Daniel Montoya Jr., William Bradfield, and Aaron Blackley give their predictions for WGI Percussion Championships, recap WGI Color Guard Championships, break down drum corps shows on Pressboxd, and more!

2026 DCI Leeks & Rumours • Boise Gems: The Color of Chaos • SCPA • March Bandness • Raye 09.04.2026 55:27

This week on The Program, hosts Daniel Montoya Jr., William Bradfield, and Aaron Blackley give their final picks for the DCI World Champions Bracket (March Bandness), discuss the Boise Gems 2026 show announcement, preview the coming weeks in indoor winter percussion & color guard, and more!

WGI Percussion Thoughts, Rankings, & Predictions • Iran & WGI • DCI Champions Bracket, rds 3 & 4 25.03.2026 1:19:44

Welcome to The Program, your deep dive into the sounds, visuals, and ideas driving the marching arts forward. We don’t just watch the show. We break it down, tear it apart, and celebrate the art of marching design. This week on The Program, hosts Daniel Montoya Jr., William Bradfield, and Aaron Blackley give their picks for rounds 3 & 4 of the DCI World Champions Bracket (March Bandness), disc...

March Bandness: DCI World Champions Bracket • Is Ludwig Göransson the future GOAT? • Slayr 18.03.2026 1:35:30

Welcome to The Program, your deep dive into the sounds, visuals, and ideas driving the marching arts forward. We don’t just watch the show. We break it down, tear it apart, and celebrate the art of marching design. This week on The Program, hosts Daniel Montoya Jr., William Bradfield, and Aaron Blackley introduce the DCI World Champions Bracket (March Bandness), discuss the Troopers' announcement...

Ranking our FAVORITE PIW Indoor Shows So Far • March Fo(u)rth • Pressboxd • DCI Leeks & Rumours 04.03.2026 59:23

Welcome to The Program—your deep dive into the sounds, visuals, and ideas driving the marching arts forward. We don’t just watch the show. We break it down, tear it apart, and celebrate the art of marching design. This week on The Program, hosts Daniel Montoya Jr., William Bradfield, and Aaron Blackley rank their favorite 2026 PIW Indoor shows, recognize March Fourth, make a HUGE announcement, and...

GMU: The Masons • Vandergrift & Hebron Trivia • DCI Leaks & Rumours • March Bandness • Ratboys 18.02.2026 48:26

Welcome to The Program—your deep dive into the sounds, visuals, and ideas driving the marching arts forward. We don’t just watch the show. We break it down, tear it apart, and celebrate the art of marching design. This week on The Program, hosts Daniel Montoya Jr., William Bradfield, and Aaron Blackley discuss GMU's 2026 production, "The Masons," DCI Leaks & Rumours, upcoming WGI Regionals, an...

The BENITO Bowl • Is UIL adding a COLOR GUARD judge? • RCC: Line Between Us • UIL Wild Card Weekend 11.02.2026 1:21:18

Welcome to The Program—your deep dive into the sounds, visuals, and ideas driving the marching arts forward. We don’t just watch the show. We break it down, tear it apart, and celebrate the art of marching design. This week on The Program, hosts Daniel Montoya Jr., William Bradfield, and Aaron Blackley discuss the Bad Bunny Super Bowl Halftime show, RCC's 2026 production, "Line Between Us," the UI...

BIG changes at Avon & Cedar Park • Marching Health • DCI Rumors & Leaks • UIL News • Indoor Season 04.02.2026 1:21:52

Welcome to The Program—your deep dive into the sounds, visuals, and ideas driving the marching arts forward. We don’t just watch the show. We break it down, tear it apart, and celebrate the art of marching design. This week on The Program, hosts Daniel Montoya Jr., William Bradfield, and Aaron Blackley discuss the DCI Annual Meeting, Texas UIL news, changes at Avon and Cedar Park high schools, and...