This week on The Program, hosts Daniel Montoya Jr., William Bradfield, and Aaron Blackley give their final picks for the DCI World Champions Bracket (March Bandness), discuss the Boise Gems 2026 show announcement, preview the coming weeks in indoor winter percussion & color guard, and more!

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 give their picks for rounds 3 & 4 of the DCI World Champions Bracket (March Bandness), discuss the conflict in Iran and its possible effect on WGI Championships, give their thoughts and predictions on WGI Percussion Championships, and more!

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00:26 INTRO

00:37 WELCOME

01:34 COMMIT TO BAND

04:50 THE RECAP

04:59 ATLANTA

08:43 ASHBURN

10:15 BELLEVUE

12:08 DALLAS

23:28 CURRENT WGI RANKINGS

31:33 WGI THOUGHTS & PREDICTIONS

35:01 THIS WEEKEND IN BAND

35:17 TECA

36:05 TCGC

36:39 NTCA

37:31 INSIDE THE ARC

47:43 DCI LEEKS & RUMOURS

48:40 MARCH BANDNESS

01:01:28 PRESSBOXD UPDATES

01:18:04 WRAP-UP

01:19:26 OUTRO

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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 introduce the DCI World Champions Bracket (March Bandness), discuss the Troopers' announcement strategy, debate Hans Zimmer vs John Williams vs Ludwig Göransson, and more!

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00:00 INTRO

00:023 WELCOME

01:25 COMMIT TO BAND

02:52 THE RECAP

05:23 JACKSON

06:35 ONTARIO

09:54 PORTLAND

10:17 CURRENT WGI RANKINGS

26:54 OSCARS TALK

37:59 TROOPERS

43:28 UIL AREA REALIGNMENTS

51:35 THIS WEEKEND IN BAND

55:33 GEMSTONES

58:14 DCI LEEKS & RUMOURS

01:00:52 MARCH BANDNESS

01:19:30 PRESSBOXD UPDATES

01:26:04 IN THE STANDS

01:33:13 WRAP-UP

01:35:00 OUTRO

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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 rank their favorite 2026 PIW Indoor shows, recognize March Fourth, make a HUGE announcement, and more!

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00:00 INTRO00:09 WELCOME1:18 MARCH FO(U)RTH02:19 COMMIT TO BAND03:25 THE RECAP03:30 DAYTON05:44 MADISON06:20 HOUSTON09:52 PHOENIX10:29 SPARTANBURG11:48 THIS WEEKEND IN BAND16:21 RANKING 2026 PIW SHOWS45:23 MARCH MADNESS48:02 PRESSBOXD55:36 WRAP-UP57:20 DCI LEEKS & RUMOURS59:12 OUTRO

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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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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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#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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