Blue Devils 2019 - Center Snare Head Cam - BRANDON OLANDER

The Concord Blue Devils 2019 - Ghostlight

Headcam by Brandon Olander of the WALL . This is Brandon's fifth and final summer with the Blue Devils after starting all the way back in 2014, being the youngest snare drummer to ever be on the Blue Devils snareline.

#19in19

[bbfelice]

LAST year with BD?! Wow time flies! I remember watching a video with Brandon as a kid with BD drummers and keeping right up. I think he was born with drum sticks in his hands! Best wishes to a long bright future!

[endmysuffering]

When I read that this was his final year I cried. Such a good percussionist!

[andrewmiller]

it honestly blows my mind how good his chops are

[hahayes]

Last of the nose cams :( but he made his last one special by also including his eyebrows

[BlueTheVelociraptorBTV]

God how time has passed
I remember watching this guy back in 2011 when he was a kid...
Now he’s aging out this year
#OLANDERARMY2019

[athenalol]

"I'm a percussionist!"
"Oh so you play the snare? Maybe bass drum? Timpani?"
"I play the tap shoes"

[Turvey-boqz]

Show was amazing this year! Thought blue coats were gonna win but good job bd for taking the victory, you will always be my favorite

[dexterletterman]

I took me way to long to realize I was looking at his nose and not some weird growth he had on his chest.

[ridermak]

My marching band days were in the 70’s.
I just discovered Brandon and I’m watching all the videos I can find of him.
My Dad was a high school band director and a drummer. I wish he could see this young man. Watching this video had me huffing and puffing in a minute. Everyone was soaked at the end, which triggered my twisted wonder who foots the bill for the dry-cleaning of uniforms. That could get stinky. 🥴 (sorry, couldn’t help it)
Hey Brandon, I wish you all the best. I joined your story late, but that doesn’t make it any less impressive. 🏆🏆🏆

[drewbaum]

This practice run was done about a mile from my house.

[jonug]

0:21 Brandon walking perfect 7 to 5 steps

[Griffin그리핀]

Something I noticed is how consistent he is. One is looking at wear on his snare head one quarter size spots for both sticks. Also the area where the paint wears off when he plays shots are ridiculous.

[TheWeeman]

“Scojo said we’re gonna win tonight, and then spread the gap tomorrow” 👀

[creativityloveselliot]

"scojo said we're gonna win tonight and spread the gap tomorrow"
RIP Bluecoats 2019 but congrats you guys! Did amazing!

[isaacclarke]

I’ve been waiting for ages for this to come out

[ethanissleepy]

It's still crazy to think that he has actually aged out. I remember hearing about Brandon back in 2014 on that news segment he did. He's inspired me in ways I could never imagine. Thank you Brandon for inspiring me to be more confident in myself as a player. Hopefully I'll be out there by next season.

[Muffin]

Man -- what a solid run. I've been watching Brandon for such a long time and as someone who is well beyond aged out and never got a single opportunity to be on a drumline due to extenuating circumstances, I lived vicariously through this prodigy for a decade and loved every bit of it. To this day, I take time away from my day job and noodle on a pad with some SRCs and learn a little of certain books.

The ONLY thing that taints my love for this video is that comment at the beginning where ScoJo mentions that they're expected to win in Semis and widen the 1st place gap on finals night.

I've watched many of these Funliner Productions videos and have zero bad blood with any of the BD members, but there have been a few key moments in the channel (ex: Here and in the SCV 2018 commentary) where BD alumni continually mention winning and how important it is to them. Yes, I get that everyone wants to win. I just think BD needs to be a little more selective in their language around scores/winning and focus on the message of pursuing musical excellence, because let's face it -- BD is a great program and deserves 19 World Championships. But many of us would like to see another Corps get the spotlight every now and then (Yes, I know Cadets, Crown, Bloo, and SCV have taken titles in recent years -- don't come after me). Some fans of DCI purposely hope for BD to lose BECAUSE they win so much. I, admittedly, was one of them in 2018.

But hearing this and remembering that night that Bloo -- ahead for most of the tour -- conveniently stays stagnant in their scores on Semis and BD surges in their score, taking over 1st. If someone who was there in Indy can give me concrete confirmation that Bluecoats legitimately dropped the ball in semis, then that's good enough for me. I purchased both shows and watch them often.

Either ScoJo is a wizard (beyond percussion) or there is a perpetuated favoritism here for the team with the most resources and a brand that extends into hardware sales (System Blue), etc. to take the full BD program full circle.

Again -- not bashing the video, Brandon Olander, BD as a whole or their respective members/staff, but small comments like this seeping through the cracks are what people remember and damage their perception of an otherwise phenomenal organization/legacy.

Brandon, you're seriously something special. Thank you for the gifts you brought to the music community -- from overcoming health conditions to perform at a professional athletic level to showing up fully-matured DCI snare players at a fraction of the age, continually pushing the envelope of rudimental snare percussion.

[cpop]

6:00 love how they played part of metamorph even if it’s barley anything

[austinorlikowski]

Ever realize he has practiced and performed a full hour of DCI shows with the Blue Devils?

[chasemanhart]

Definitly the head cam we wanted, and needed.