The Brain Droppings of Rance Costa

HD Video of Blue Devils Brass Line Show Segment at Drums Along the Rockies on July 11, 2009

My excitement was at an all time high at this location, Denver, CO for my favorite show, Drums Along the Rockies. I grew up in Denver and marched four years at the Blue Knights in the Brass Line, and was carrying my new baby the Canon 5D Mark II camera. Before meeting up with some [...]

HD Video of Blue Devils Brass Line Show Segment at DCI San Antonio on June 21, 2009

During my 2009 tour on the Colts brass staff I managed to get out into the parking lot for a few brass line warm ups with my new Canon 5D Mark II camera. This particular night I was lucky enough to run into my friends the Blue Devils and happened upon them just when they [...]

Academy Drum Line Triplet Diddle at DCI Riverside Show on June 21, 2009

I travelled to Riverside, CA for the Drum Corps International west coast show held on June 21, 2009. With me I brought my Canon 5D Mark II camera, and my goal was to take advantage of the new technology that Canon has released to capture some quality footage of these amazing musical ensembles. Academy is [...]

HD Video of Blue Devils Drum Line with Bass Triplet Diddle at DCI Riverside Show on June 21, 2009

I travelled to Riverside, CA for the Drum Corps International west coast show held on June 21, 2009. I had published my previous videos of SCV’s brass line and drumline and there was already a buzz of interest in some videos from the next show, so I set out to find the Blue Devils. After [...]

HD Video of Blue Devils Drum Line Triplet Diddle at DCI Riverside Show on June 21, 2009

Rance travels to New York City to produce WCG USA’s Finals event stream

It’s always fun getting to travel for things that don’t seem like work, and this past weekend was one of those trips. New York City and the Javits Center have been one of my favorite business destinations in the last few years, as I’ve traveled there four times in two years for gaming. This time [...]

Rance films TheStream.tv’s 1000th episode red carpet celebration

Brian Gramo of TheStream.tv contacted me to bring my Sony V1U out to film at his red carpet celebration. I set out to film about an hour of footage for him from within Level 3 Night Club at Hollywood & Highland in Hollywood, CA. I also brought along my Canon 5D Mark II to grab [...]

Embarrassing Pictures from the Past!

My collision course with ‘the big 3-0′ is finally looking inevitable, no matter how much I want to believe otherwise… The first clue that it’s taking it’s toll on me: I went in search for old embarrassing pictures of my from my past today at Pickett’s place. Brandon Pickett is quite possibly the world’s biggest [...]

Roanna’s 27th Birthday – 2009

After a day hanging with dad and Roanna before her birthday, the day finally has come! My little sis Rojo Banana Nose is finally turning 27. She’s got a great venue for it this year, complete with new (and super cool) fiancee Mark! Dad was there, as well as a couple of other friends. Mark [...]

Rojo Banana Nose…

My first stop on the 2009 DCI Tour is actually to my sister’s place, after all it’s her birthday tomorrow! Roanna Costa aka Rojo Banana Nose aka Nanner is my little sister and she turns 27 tomorrow. Is it sad that I’m dating girls younger than her? Well, let’s just say it used to be [...]

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