"Spin Cycle" - The Cavaliers Drum & Bugle Corps (2003), with Michael Gaines (Drill Designer & Visual Coordinator)

In 2002, The Cavaliers went undefeated for the season and won
their third DCI title in a row, a feat that had only been
accomplished by the Garfield Cadets in 1983, 1984, & 1985,
with a record-high score of 99.15 From 2000 to 2002, the Green
Machine took home caption awards for Best Color Guard in 2000
& 2002, Best General Effect in 2001 and 2002, Best Visual
Performance in 2000 and 2002, Best Brass Performance in 2002, and
Best Percussion in 2000. When it came time to design their 2003
production, The Chicago Cavaliers once again turned to original
music. The 2000 production, 'Niagara Falls,' had existing source
material to build and work from, and 'Four Corners,' the 2001
production, seemed to have some subtle and not-so-subtle musical
influences. The 2002 production, 'Frameworks,' seemed to be all
from the mind of Richard Saucedo.  The 2003 DCI season ended
with The Cavies placing 2nd with a score of 97.250 Joining me
today is DCI Hall of Famer Michael Gaines who was the drill
designer and visual coordinator for The Cavaliers from
1998-2011, and served on the design team for all 7 of their
Drum Corps International World Championship titles. On this, the
first episode of Dotbook, we discuss the Cavaliers Drum &
Bugle Corps 2003 production, 'Spin Cycle.'