Synopsis

BlueSmoke is the Ultimate marching percussion video. Featuring the Drumline of the 2006 Blue Devils. This unique documentary provides an in-depth look at one of the foremost marching percussion sections on the performance field today. Shot entirely in high definition video, recorded and mixed in both digitally mastered Stereo and 5.1 Dolby surround, Bluesmoke '06 is the most technically sophisticated, state of the art project documenting drum corps on the market to date. Behind the lens, long-time drum corps documentary filmmaker Michael Zapanta, 009.LA, offers a rare look into the lives, experiences, and processes of the ten time Drum Corps International percussion champions. Captured the week of the DCI World Championships in Madison Wisconsin, this unique percussion chronicle includes exclusive behind the scenes access to parking lot warm ups, finals week rehearsals, and in-depth interviews with members and staff including four time Multi-Tenor Champion Tim Jackson, '05 Individual Snare Champion, Casey Brohard and of course, the Godfather of Dev's percussion, Scott Johnson. This Special Edition video features an extraordinary digitally recorded indoor recording session with over 24 individual microphones engineered and mixed by Dolby Laboratories! These tracks will "Blow Your Mind!"