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On a Water Break is a podcast for everyone in the marching arts. If you’re talking about it, we’re probably planning to talk about it on an upcoming episode. We want to entertain and inform you-the performer, instructor, designer, adjudicator and enthusiast.
We bring you the Marching Arts news, interview, advice and so much more each week from amazing hosts
Cymbals, Costumes & Color Wheels: Marching Band Design Trends + BOA/DCI News 2025
On A Water Break
1 hour 5 minutes
1 month ago
Cymbals, Costumes & Color Wheels: Marching Band Design Trends + BOA/DCI News 2025
Your All-Access Pass to the Marching Arts.This week's panel brings together Jackie Brown, Grantis Peranda, Trish O'Shea, Emily Nee, and special guest Liam Reynolds (@bucketdip on TikTok | @liam.r.reynolds on IG). From cymbal line culture to uniform fabrics and color wheel chaos, we cover everything making waves in fall marching band design — plus the latest BOA and DCI headlines you need to know.
🔥 Inside This Episode
* Guest Spotlight: Liam Reynolds shares his 32 Count Life Story, cymbal TikTok journey, and hopes for world-class auditions.
* BOA/DCI News Roundup:• BOA Austin Regional — Vandegrift sweeps captions. • Spartans approved for World Class 2026. • Troopers announce Into the Darkness (2026). • Ohio State unveils first new uniforms since 2006. • Carolina Crown adds Keith Potter & Rosie Miller Queen to design team, plus updates from Genesis, Raiders, Vanguard, Blue Knights, and Impulse.
* Design Trends 2025: Judge blockers (front drops), smoother transitions, digitally printed fabrics, props vs. handhelds, and the danger of ignoring the color wheel.
* 60 Second Tech Block: Grantis on "Writing for Success" + Liam on "Visual Silence vs. Visual Sound."
* Water We Doing?! Rants on critiques, winterguard mysteries, color choices, and cymbal lines being cut.
* Gush & Go: Emily debuts Gush & Go stickers, Grantis plugs Grantissimo Productions, Trish celebrates Northern Valley's Blackbird and North Rockland's win, Liam looks forward to Cap City auditions, and Jackie returns to judging.
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On A Water Break
On a Water Break is a podcast for everyone in the marching arts. If you’re talking about it, we’re probably planning to talk about it on an upcoming episode. We want to entertain and inform you-the performer, instructor, designer, adjudicator and enthusiast.
We bring you the Marching Arts news, interview, advice and so much more each week from amazing hosts