WGI Jobs, JD Shaw Retires & Marching Band Recruiting | OAWB S4EP36

Haley Harrington welcomes new OAWB team members Garrett Lippie and Devin Rossey for WGI opportunities, DCI offseason changes, marching band and color guard recruiting, JD Shaw’s Phantom Regiment retirement and Garrett’s 60 Second Tech Block on staying engaged through every hold. The panel also remembers Hawkeye Marching Band member Derek Phillips and asks why students still struggle to find a clear path into marching band.

CHAPTERS
00:00 Haley Takes the Host Chair
00:34 Meet Garrett Lippie & Devin Rossey
01:04 32 Count Life Stories
06:23 Melanin Mosaic NYC Color Guard Casting
08:18 Remembering Derek Phillips
11:28 WGI Color Guard Event Manager
12:54 WGI 2027 Judge Applications
14:39 Blue Devils Percussion Staff Discussion
17:23 JD Shaw Retires from Phantom Regiment
20:12 Guard Closet
21:51 60 Second Tech Block
24:47 Stay Off Your Heels & Stay Engaged
28:00 Water We Doing?!
28:35 Why Is Marching Band So Hard to Join?
32:02 Put the Sticks in Their Hands
33:56 Color Guard Recruiting & Open Gyms
34:56 Bringing Drum Corps Back to the Big Screen
38:16 Stay Humble as Educators
44:01 Gush & Go
44:23 Jeremy Welcomes the New OAWB Team
46:12 Garrett’s Gush & Go
47:59 Devin Teases What’s Coming Next
48:44 Haley’s Gush & Go
50:59 Closing Rehearsal

PANEL
Haley Harrington — @h_harrington14
Garrett Lippie — @g_lippie27
Devin Rossey — @devvvie96
Executive Producer: Jeremy Williams

NEWS & RESOURCES
Melanin Mosaic NYC casting
Remembering Derek Phillips
WGI Color Guard Event Manager
WGI 2027 Judge Applications
Blue Devils Staff
Phantom Regiment

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EDITOR’S NOTE: The episode describes John Mapes as replacing Scott Johnson as Blue Devils percussion caption head. The current Blue Devils staff listing identifies Scott Johnson as Arranger/Caption Head and John Mapes as Arranger/Caption Manager.

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