DCA Administration Team Returns for 2008

Drum Corps Associates (DCA), the leader in sanctioning and producing competitive all-age drum and bugle corps events, today announced that its voting member corps have unanimously reelected the association's current officers to another two year term through 2009. Returning for 2008/2009 are DCA President, Gil Silva; Vice-President, Larry Hershman; Secretary, Glen Johnson; and Treasurer, Michael Corso. The announcement came during the association's fall business meeting in Newark, New Jersey

DCA also announced that it's voting corps have voted to retain Judging Coordinator Rich Templin and the three judging caption heads for the 2008 season. Returning will be Brass Caption Head, Bob Cardaneo; Percussion Caption Head, John Stauffer and Sal Adamo, Visual Caption Head.

"Between them, these four gentlemen have brought an enormous wealth of knowledge to the task of managing the competitive aspects of DCA and the all-age drum corps activity," said DCA President Gil Silva. "Its great to have stability in the judging community and the confidence of the voting member corps for the job they did in 2007 is testament to that."

About Drum Corps Associates

Drum Corps Associates (DCA) is the governing body for modern senior or all-age drum and bugle corps in North America. Founded in 1965 as the first heir to the modern drum corps activity, DCA has crowned 44 Open Class World Champions and 12 Class A Champions to date. For the 2007 season twenty-three units competed in twenty-four events throughout North America. The 2008 DCA World Championships will be held August 29-31 in Rochester, NY. For more information on Drum Corps Associates visit http://www.dcacorps.org.

DCA Welcomes TMI Entertainment Marketing for 2008 Season

Drum Corps Associates (DCA), the leader in sanctioning and producing competitive all-age drum and bugle corps events, announced today that it has retained Oak Park, Illinois based TMI Entertainment Marketing to assist in the development of its sponsorship and marketing programs for the 2008 season.

DCA President Gil Silva, made the announcement during DCA's annual business meeting in Newark, NJ on October 20, 2007. "We are very excited to have access to Ed Dempsey and the TMI team", said Silva. "His experience as Manager, Strategic Alliances at Drum Corps International combined with a long history with a variety of DCA corps make him a great asset and we look forward to working with him to help grow our brand".

"We are pleased to be a part of the DCA team for 2008", said TMI Entertainment Marketing founder, Ed Dempsey. "They're a great organization with a long legacy and a quality product and are in the perfect position to both expand their audience and to better serve the all age corps that operate in the association".

Core responsibilities for TMI will be the development of a formal corporate sponsorship program as well as the development of promotional materials for DCA member corps and event promoters. The company will also coordinate media relations efforts for the organization and for the 2008 DCA World Championships in Rochester, NY.

About Drum Corps Associates
Drum Corps Associates (DCA) is the governing body for modern senior or all-age drum and bugle corps in North America. Founded in 1965 as the first heir to the modern drum corps activity, DCA has crowned 44 Open Class World Champions and 12 Class A Champions to date. For the 2007 season twenty-three units competed in twenty-four events throughout North America. The 2008 DCA World Championships will be held August 29-31 in Rochester, NY. For more information on Drum Corps Associates visit http://www.dcacorps.org.

About TMI Entertainment Marketing
TMI Entertainment Marketing was founded in June 2007 to aid in the creation and production of events and experiences that touch, move and inspire guests, participants and partners. The creative force behind the company is Ed Dempsey, former Manager, Strategic Alliances for Drum Corps International, the world leader in producing and sanctioning competitive marching music and related stadium events for the world’s most elite and exclusive marching music ensembles. TMI Entertainment Marketing is based in Oak Park, Illinois.

First Meeting of 2008 Season

We're already starting planning for the 2008 season! The first official DCA meeting of the 2008 season will be held on Saturday, October 20, 2007 in Newark, NJ. Corps representatives will meet to discuss scheduling among many other things. Corps with an interest in competing in 2008 should contact DCA Secretary Glen Johnson to attend this meeting. The 2008 competitive season will open in June at Wildwood, NJ and the championship events will be held August 29-31 in Rochester, NY.

Buccaneers & Sunrisers Win 2007 DCA World Championships

The Reading Buccaneers completed their 3rd consecutive undefeated season tonight by winning the Open Class title with a score of 98.313, just a few tenths shy of the all-time DCA record high score. The Sunrisers captured the Class A crown scoring 83.988, moving up from second place in prelims.

Some confusion occurred when the color guard scores were announced incorrectly. The visual composite scores were sent to the announcer instead of the guard scores. The high guard score in Class A belongs to the Govenaires, and the Bushwackers in Open Class. Our apologies for the mix up.

The Sunrisers and Buccaneers were presented with the 2007 DCA Championship flag, restoring a tradition that was discontinued many years ago. The flags are emblazoned with the Rochester '07 logo, designed for DCA by Jeff Zehner.

Congratulations to the Sunrisers, Buccaneers, and all our competitors for making 2007 a memorable season!

And a special thank you to all of our volunteers, who worked tirelessly during our 3-day event, and to YOU, our fans; the reason why we do it at all!