#48 Colin McNutt: Educator & Writer for The Boston Crusaders, Calgary Stampede and More!
Colin McNutt has instructed and arranged for the Star of Indiana Drum and Bugle Corps and the popular stage production Blast! He has also written for and instructed the Crossmen Drum and Bugle Corps, the Glassmen Drum and Bugle Corps, Magic of Orlando, and the Madison Scouts. Colin has served on the faculty of the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, where he is an alumnus and received degrees in Classics and Music Education. Most recently, he was the Percussion Caption Supervisor and then Caption Head for the nine-time DCI World Champion Cadets Drum & Bugle Corps. This past year he became the Caption Head for the Boston Crusaders.
He hasn't only instructed, as McNutt started marching drum corps his junior year in high school in 1988 with the Boston Crusaders of Boston, Mass., then aging out with the Santa Clara Vanguard of Santa Clara, California, in 1992.
McNutt has made a career out of his passion for music and percussion, while in between completing his double major of music education and classics from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst in 1998. When not instructing drum corps, McNutt conducts clinics for the percussion companies Avedis Zildjian Co., REMO, Inc., and Vic Firth. He also writes music for marching bands in the United States, Canada, Thailand & Japan.
This week's episode starts with Music News.
Amazon scraps the plan to compete against Ticketmaster/Live Nation. However, Ticketmaster/Live Nation make a deal so you can buy tickets and see upcoming show dates from YouTube. Spotify and other streaming platforms may be taxed due to come governments (state and city) trying to make up for loss of revenue. Taylor Swift angers some people in the music industry and may get snubbed in the upcoming Grammys. She also went after a blogger for citing her complacency with white supremists. This is the upcoming list of Grammy nominees for 2018. The Grammys will be on Jan 28th in NYC at Madison Square Garden.
If you are interested in submitting for the Grammys, here is how you do it. The Soul Train Awards were this past Sunday and here's more info on that. Aaron Draper was the percussionist in the house band, you can hear the interview we did with him here.
Giving Tuesday just happened. Some of the charities we mentioned are P.A.S. (Percussive Arts Society), Give A Beat, MusicCares, & The Jazz Foundation of America.
Our Educational Spotlight is nominating your favorite music teacher/educator for a Grammy.
Our Iconic Recording is Destiny's Child's "Lose My Breath" and features the intro of the 2002 University of Michigan marching band's drumline cadence. Check it out here.
The first thing Colin talks about is called the Calgary Stampede. The bands that he talked about the Roundup, Stetson and Show Band can be found here.
Colin started taking lessons at the Cape Cod Conservatory.
Colin performed in the quad line with the Boston Crusaders in 1990 as well as 1991. In 1992, he joined the Santa Clara Vanguard, taught by Scott Johnson. In 1993, Colin decided to teach after he "aged-out", and was the quad tech for the percussion champion Star of Indiana.
Colin got his degrees from The University of Massachusetts at Amherst, first in the classics and then in Music Education. He refers to studying under Thom Hannum who we interviewed and that can be heard here.
The program that Colin is a part of that is the parent company for the Boston Crusaders, is Inspire Arts & Music. You can find them in the greater Boston area. Colin also mentions YEA (Youth Education in the Arts) which is in the Allentown, PA area.
Colin refers to Inspire Arts and YEA as non-profit organizations and what a 1099 tax form is. He also mentions how the Blue Devils can raise money through their Bingo events.
Similar to what Colin saw, here is the Chick Corea Electric Band live in 1989 with Dave Weckl on drums.
This is more info on the Marching Arts in Thailand.
Colin has spent many years teaching at the Spirit of America winter drumline.
Colin uses Vic Firth Sticks and Mallets, Zildjian Cymbals, Yamaha Drums & Remo Drumheads exclusively.
You can follow Colin on Facebook and if you're interested in the Boston Crusaders, you can audition here.
