Welcome to The Program—your deep dive into the sounds, visuals, and ideas driving the marching arts forward. We don’t just watch the show. We break it down, tear it apart, and celebrate the art of marching design.

This week on The Program, hosts Daniel Montoya Jr., William Bradfield, and Aaron Blackley discuss GMU's 2026 production, "The Masons," DCI Leaks & Rumours, upcoming WGI Regionals, and more!

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00:00 INTRO

00:17 WELCOME

01:26 COMMIT TO BAND

04:34 RCC

06:59 GMU

18:46 DCI LEAKS & RUMOURS

21:45 MARCHING BAND LEAKS & RUMOURS

24:11 VANDEGRIFT TRIVIA

27:27 HEBRON TRIVIA

28:24 THIS WEEKEND IN BAND

35:12 IN THE STANDS

42:12 MARCH BANDNESS

43:46 COMING SOON

46:29 WRAP-UP

47:35 OUTRO

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#GeneralEffectMedia #TheProgram #2026

Welcome to The Program—your deep dive into the sounds, visuals, and ideas driving the marching arts forward. We don’t just watch the show. We break it down, tear it apart, and celebrate the art of marching design.

This week on The Program, hosts Daniel Montoya Jr., William Bradfield, and Aaron Blackley discuss the Bad Bunny Super Bowl Halftime show, RCC's 2026 production, "Line Between Us," the UIL Marching Band Rules Advisory Committee Survey, and more!

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00:00 INTRO

00:45 WELCOME

01:55 COMMIT TO BAND

02:37 BAD BUNNY

19:38 LUCKY SEVEN LAKES

23:59 GIT GUD NERD

31:48 UIL RULES ADVISORY

45:21 RCC 2026

56:17 THIS WEEKEND IN BAND

01:01:22 INSIDE THE ARC

1:16:33 DCI LEAKS & RUMORS

01:19:16 OUTRO

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To contribute to The Program, offer suggestions, and/or ask questions, email us at [email protected].

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#GeneralEffectMedia #TheProgram #2026

Welcome to The Program—your deep dive into the sounds, visuals, and ideas driving the marching arts forward. We don’t just watch the show. We break it down, tear it apart, and celebrate the art of marching design.

This week on The Program, hosts Daniel Montoya Jr., William Bradfield, and Aaron Blackley discuss the DCI Annual Meeting, Texas UIL news, changes at Avon and Cedar Park high schools, and more!

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00:00 INTRO

00:16 WELCOME

01:39 COMMIT TO BAND

03:24 DCI ANNUAL MEETING

08:53 DCI + MARCHING HEALTH

14:15 DCI RUMORS/LEAKS

20:49 UIL REALIGNMENT

37:49 UIL PROPOSED RULE CHANGES

53:54 AVON

59:20 CEDAR PARK

01:03:14 WGI

01:09:18 COMING SOON

01:17:42 THE TRUTH

01:21:19 OUTRO

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To contribute to The Program, offer suggestions, and/or ask questions, email us at [email protected].

•GEM Shop: https://generaleffect-shop.fourthwall.com/

•Donate to GEM on Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/generaleffectmedia

•Subscribe to GEM on Substack: https://www.generaleffect.media/

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#GeneralEffectMedia #TheProgram #2026