The Mandarins are returning to their musical roots and pushing the envelope of innovation with their 2015 show "Resurrection." For instance, at one point in the show, they are fielding what could be the largest horn line in DCI history.

Dan Potter talks with Mandarins' director Jim Tabuchi about that and another innovation that Tabuchi hopes will give the corps "The Edge" it needs to climb the World Class rankings in today's Field Pass presented by Zildjian.



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Dan Potter has been hooked on drum corps and competitive marching band for more than 30 years. He is the announcer for many Drum Corps International and marching band shows nationwide and is the host of DCI's "Field Pass," the official podcast of Marching Music's Major League™.

Drum Major of the Geneseo Knights Drum and Bugle Corps from 1979-1981, Dan was also on the staff of the Glassmen and has taught or consulted high school marching bands in Indiana, Texas and Oklahoma.

Dan has been a news anchor, radio personality and manager of newsrooms for 30 years. He is the recipient of numerous broadcast journalism awards including the prestigious Radio-Television News Directors Association’s Edward R. Murrow award for best radio newscast in the U.S. and the DuPont-Columbia Silver Baton for Excellence in Broadcast Journalism. Dan is the host of the "KRMG Morning News with Dan Potter" in Tulsa, Oklahoma, as well as the host of the cooking show, “OKFoodie.”