“Field Pass” host Dan Potter brought fans close to the action in and around stadiums across the country in 2016, with a variety of in-depth podcasts that included interviews with corps members, directors, show designers, and more.


5One of the best shows of the season happened last night
August 10, 2016


One of the best drum corps shows of the season happened last night. And, as we hear from Dan Potter in today's Field Pass presented by Zildjian, if you weren't at Ames Field in Michigan City for the 2016 Open Class Finals, you missed performances that some fans say would have been finalists in the World Class division 10 or 15 years ago.

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42016 season preview with Michael Cesario (Part lI)
June 22, 2016



What do last year's top-six DCI corps have up their sleeves this summer? Dan Potter finds out in part two of our annual chat with Drum Corps International Artistic Director Michael Cesario in this week's Field Pass presented by Zildjian.

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3A new look and style for "America's Corps"
June 29, 2016


The 2016 Troopers debuted their production "Hero" this past weekend in Whitewater, Wisconsin. This year marks a new look and style for "America's Corps." Dan Potter reports from Troop's spring training facility outside Indianapolis in this week's Field Pass presented by Zildjian.

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22016 season preview with Michael Cesario (Part l)
June 21, 2016


With the step-off of the 2016 Drum Corps International Tour just eight days away, it's time for Dan Potter's annual chat with DCI Artistic Director Michael Cesario. Find out what the corps are putting on the field this year in the first of a two-part Field Pass presented by Zildjian.

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1Popular composer in the stands for first DCI Finals
August 13, 2016


Today, Dan Potter had lunch with John Mackey and they talked about drum corps, about composing, and about Mackey's surprising background in music. Grab yourself a snack and enjoy this in-depth conversation with one of the world's most prolific wind ensemble composers in a special edition of the Field Pass presented by Zildjian.

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Other popular 2016 podcasts

From drum corps to high school fine arts

People of Allentown

Drum corps in the digital age

Into the final stretch of 2016

Mixing Barber, westerns and a touch of steam punk

Where we left our drum corps saga

Getting to know DCI's 2016 drum majors

Mental conditioning for 2016's pre-season

Exclusive access inside the 2016 DCI Annual Meeting

9 proposals on the table for '16 DCI Rules Congress