Renegades Drum and Bugle Corps
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| Location | San Francisco, California |
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| Division | Open Class |
| Founded | 1996 |
| Director | TBD |
| Uniform | Black jacket with a silver 7, black pants, black gloves, black shoes and black sunglasses |
The San Francisco Renegades Drum and Bugle Corps is an all-age Drum and Bugle Corps from San Francisco, California. The Renegades, a 501c3 non-profit organization, were founded in 1996 and competes in the Open Class division of the Drum Corps Associates circuit. The corps also has a large number of members that spin rifle, flag, and saber in the color guard. This part of the activity came from the tradition of having an American Flag and weapon to guard the colors
History
The Renegades were founded in 1996 by a small group of people that got together simply for the love of the drum corps activity. In February 1999, the corps put the Renegade 2000 plan into motion, and added an infrastructure that not only included a world-class instructional staff, but a "Promotions Team" that included world class marketing, financial and legal consultants.
The mission of the Renegade organization is to bring an unprecedented awareness and appreciation of the drum corps activity to the public through a comprehensive marketing and financial plan.
The Renegades made their DCI debut in July 1999, at the Moonlight Classic contest in Stockton, California, and are one of two charter members of the newly formed DCI-Pacific Senior Division. In 2000, the Renegades fielded an expanded corps, which were received with standing ovations at every show. The year culminated with a proclamation by San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown honoring the Renegades as The Official Drum & Bugle Corps of the City of San Francisco!
On October 1, 2012, The San Francisco Renegades received a 1-year suspension from participation in DCA events, for conduct detrimental to the good and welfare of DCA during the 2012 Championship Weekend. The Renegades are eligible to return to DCA competition for the 2014 season.[1]
The number "7" has an almost mythical stature in the corps, beginning with the charter performers (5 percussion and 2 brass....jokingly referred to as "seven people and a ham sandwich") and has been represented by the corps not only in the "7" on their current uniforms, but by the cymbal line forming a "7" at the end of their performances (save for a single instance where they formed a "J" to honor a very small corps named "Jester"), and often the shouting of "SEVEN!" by the corps.
It was reported in January 2016 that the final parade performance of the San Francisco Renegades will be during the Southwest Airlines Chinese New Year's Parade in San Francisco, California on February 20th, 2016.[2]
As of February 2016, there are no plans for the Renegades to return to the field.
2012 Board of Directors
- Jeff DeMello - President - (resigned 10/2012)
- Jenn Russell - Secretary - (resigned 10/2012)
- Todd Hobert - Treasurer
- Lisa Barney - Director at Large, Asst. Treasurer - (resigned 10/2012)
2012 Board Advisors
- Doug Peterson
- Brandon Wilson
2012 Staff
Greg Gilman - CEO
Lolita Tabujara - Corps Director - (resigned 9/2012)
Brass
Chris Nalls - Caption Head
Roland Garceau - Instructor
Joey Pero - Instructor
Drums
Dan Hudson - Caption Head
Kevin Murray - Instructor
Brian Sears - Instructor
Kent Cater - Instructor
Josh Bryan - Instructor
Visual
Dave Watrous - Caption Head
Josh Bryan - Instructor
Jim Jackson - Instructor
Binh-Young Tsao - Instructor
Colorguard
Westley Adams - Caption Head
Tiffany Mackey - Instructor
Show Designers
John Meehan - Brass Arranger
David Glyde - Percussion Arranger
Jay Murphy - Drill Designer
Westley Adams - Choreographer
Dave Watrous - Designer
Mike McCool - Designer
Chris Nalls - Designer
Brian Sears - Designer
Show Summary (2000-2012)
| Year | Position | Score | Show |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | A Renegades' Suite: A Tribute to those Corps "Kicked-Out" of DCI - Concerto de Aranjuez, Pictures of Spain, Journey to the Center of the Earth, Land of Make Believe, Wayne Downey Ending #37 | ||
| 2001 | Seven - Seven, Mambo from West Side Story, Grovers Seven Corners, One More Time Chuck Corea | ||
| 2002 | 10 | 86.200 | The Loudest Show On Earth - America the Beautiful, Mambo from West Side Story, Undiscovered Lionel Richie, Bohemian Rhapsody, Spanish Dreams |
| 2003 | 6 | 91.800 | Red Skies At Night: Midnight In The Stadium Of Good And Evil - Toccata and Fugue In D Minor, Halloween, Russian Christmas Music, Spybreak, Niner Two, The Matrix Reloaded |
| 2004 | 6 | 91.225 | Goodbye Blue Skies: The Triumph of Evil - Prelude from Carmen, The Matrix, Appalachian Morning, Channel One Suite – Mvt 1, Goodbye Blue Skies, Channel One Suite – Mvt 3, Navaras |
| 2005 | 5 | 93.738 | The Days of Future Past: The Beginning - Ave Maria, The Ascension, Halloween, Open Up Wide, Nights in White Satin, La Villa Strangiato |
| 2006 | 8 | 86.236 | Stairway to Heaven - Adventures in Time, Stairway to Heaven, Toccata, Reprise |
| 2007 | 8 | 89.400 | My Immortal: From Dusk Til Dawn - Dusk – The Awakening, The Jazz Police, My Immortal, Stone Ground Seven, Dawn |
| 2008 | 8 | 89.675 | Dark City - Prologue to Evil, Space Shuttle, At Midnight, Everything Changes - Dust in the Wind - Predatoria |
| 2009 | 6 | 90.463 | Dia De Los Muertos - Funeral for a Friend - Faces - Death March - Heat of the Day - One More Time Chuck Corea |
| 2010 | 10 | 86.525 | Renegade Planet: A Space Opera - Thus Spoke Zarathustra - Mars - Predator - Interstellar Traffic Jam - Jupiter |
| 2011 | 6 | 90.180 | The Seventh Sense - Signs - In the Hall of the Mountain King - Comfortable Numb - Mombasa - Awakening |
| 2012 | 10 | 84.530 | Twisted - Twisted Nerve (from The Bride Wore Black) - The Death Hunt (from On Dangerous Ground) - Uninvited - Break from Reality - Knights of Cydonia |