The Bluecoats Win Silver Medal, Best Percussion At Unforgettable 50th Anniversary DCI World Championships

Written By Mike Scott
Percussion staff and performers celebrating their Sanford.

In a stunning photo finish, the Bluecoats and the Boston Crusaders tied to share the Silver Medal at the 50th Anniversary DCI World Championships in Indianapolis on Saturday. In the first year of competition since 2019, the corps also broke new ground, winning its first-ever Fred Sanford Best Percussion Performance Award.

But competition wasn’t the only thing that made this weekend special for the Bluecoats organization, on Friday night more than 12,000 fans were brought to their feet in a monumental ovation for the Bluecoats Alumni Corps which performed selections from our 50-year history in celebration of our 50th Anniversary. The 430-person alumni corps performed while the Bluecoats “junior corps” looked on from the sideline. They joined the corps in a mass-band encore after the performance - the first of its kind at the DCI World Championships.

“I’m not sure there was a dry eye in the building,” said Mike Scott, CEO of Bluecoats. “Friday night was a night that will be talked about amongst the drum corps community for decades.”

Bluecoats would like to congratulate the Blue Devils on their 20th World Championship, and our fellow silver medalist, the Boston Crusaders on their historic first-ever medal finish. We’re honored to share the podium with these outstanding drum corps.

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Mike Scott
Mike Scott is a clinician, consultant, and the CEO of Rhythm X, Inc., a non-profit music education company in Dayton, Ohio. Mike earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Music Education from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio in 2012. There he studied percussion and conducting and completed the Farmer School of Business Summer Institute. Before beginning his career as an administrator and teacher, Mike was an active performer in the marching arts. In 2011 Mike was the conductor of the Bluecoats Drum and Bugle Corps of Canton, Ohio and was a performer in Rhythm X’s percussion ensemble from 2011-2012. Mike was also a member of the Miami University Marching Band for four years, serving as the drum major during the 2011 and 2012 seasons. In 2013 Mike began work at Rhythm X, Inc. as the Operations Director, managing the business development and logistics of the organization. He was also the Director of Instrumental Music at St. Ursula Academy in Toledo, Ohio. There he taught band, orchestra, and general music in grades 6-12. Prior to the 2015 competitive season, Mike became the first full-time employee at Rhythm X, Inc. as the company’s CEO. There he works with the organization’s President Tim Fairbanks to develop the future strategy of the company. During the summer months, Mike travels the country with the Bluecoats Drum and Bugle Corps as the group’s Tour Administrator. He has also served as the tour manager of The Cadets Drum and Bugle Corps of Allentown, Pennsylvania. Mike proudly endorses Innovative Percussion, Etymotic Research, and Fred J. Miller Inc.
http://mikewscott.com
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