Mandarins Videos, Interviews, and Podcasts
We give you access to the top designers, instructors, and marchers at the Mandarins Drum & Bugle Corps, with behind the scenes videos, interviews, webinars, and podcasts! Find all DCI content here. The Marching Roundtable is an Official Media Partner of Drum Corps International.
1118: DCI 2022 Wrap-up 1- Lindsey and Becca
Two women discuss the important milestones in design and instruction achieved this season.
Creating Visual Magic at the Mandarins
The Mandarins visual team talk about how they create eye-popping visual packages each year.
Mandarins: A New Design on 2021
New Design Team members and a real tour experience bring challenges and opportunities in 2021.
1011: Mandarins- A New Design on 2021
New Design Team members and a real tour experience bring challenges and opportunities in 2021.
The Mandarins Design Process
The Mandarins design team discusses their show design process, what the concept parameters are, music vs visual first, why they do what they do, and how they set their expectations and engagement of all captions throughout the process.
So You Want To Be A Member Of The Mandarins
The Mandarins caption managers discuss what they look for during the audition process, how they go about the audition process, the interaction between music & visual, and what a typical audition camp looks like.
Meet The Mandarins Corps Members
An insider look at the life of a corps member, featuring members of The Mandarins, both veterans and rookies from all sections.
Meet The Mandarins Organization
A look inside a world class organization, featuring a cross section of people throughout the organization.
839: LOUD is Not a 4-Letter Word
Mandarins Brass Caption Head Tim Snyder shows you how to safely encourage your students to play loud with a good sound, dynamics, emotion, and accuracy.
Mandarins 2019: The Process of Creating “subTerra”
The Mandarins bring us a unique style and look with innovative artistic design and choreography from Mario Ramirez, program coordination from Ike Jackson, and great music from Key Poulan. Go behind the scenes looking at the incredible demands of the staging and music, plus the innovative use of bungies and visual imagery.