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2008 WGI Percussion World Champion: Rhythm X!!!
message posted: 20-04-2008 11:36

Independent World

With a program that pushed the boundaries for visual creativity in the activity that earned caption awards for Effect and Visual, Rhythm X (OH) (Gold Medal- 96.9) took their first WGI PIW Championship with “Gone”. With a reddish-orange autumn leaf camouflage pattern on tarp, backdrops, and costumes, the line almost disappeared from view when their backs were to the audience, making them literally appear to be “gone”.

Riverside Community College (CA) (Silver Medal- 95.8) took the spectators on a journey to 1920’s-era Paris as seen through the eyes of an American traveler with “City of Lights”. Aimachi (Japan) (Bronze Medal- 94.85), always a fan favorite, once again won our hearts with “Drum Roll”. The line brought along their IW medalist guard, who in addition to flags, rifles, sabers, and batons, also utilized snare drums as equipment, tossing them high up in the air.

IPE Guests Matrix (OH) (9th- 89.7) began their program “Beats” with the most fundamental pulse of all- the human heartbeat. A big booming introduction certainly got heart rates raised as the music book took the ensemble through a number of varied styles. Some of the finest musical moments of the evening occurred during sensitively played rubato passages in a gorgeous softer section where a discernible beat was absent.

1 Rhythm X 96.90
2 Riverside Community College 95.80
3 Aimachi 94.85
4 Music City Mystique 94.60
5 North Coast Academy 92.30
6 Blue Knights 91.75
7 Freelancers 90.60
8 Gateway Indoor 90.05
9 Matrix 89.70
10 Redline 89.10
11 Infinity 87.80
12 Pulse Percussion 87.30
13 United Percussion 87.00
14 Eastside Fury Perc 86.25
15 Timber Creek Independent 84.60

Scholastic World

Taking us from an ancient Roman coliseum to modern day urban America, Dartmouth (MA) (Gold Medal- 96.75) captured the PSW title on the strength of high Effect and Visual scores with “Mightier Than The Sword”. Starting with the battery as combatants in the arena, the line continued their tradition of solid drumming with demanding parts from all sections which were executed with ease.

Demonstrating the ultimate futility of violence and war, defending PSW Champion Mission Viejo (CA) (Silver Medal- 95.75) presented “Walking In Your Footsteps”. In the beginning we heard ethereal angelic sounds as though one were present at the dawn of creation. However, the mood quickly darkened into an avalanche of aggression and rage as mankind came in conflict with itself, with drums pounding out angry outbursts when the tempo quickened.

Claremont (CA) (Bronze Medal- 94.7), moving up two places from prelims, treated us to an all-night drumming bash with “From Dusk til Dawn”. Starting with the setting of the sun, the line treated the UD Arena crowd to a spectacular percussive serenade.

IPE Guests Father Ryan (TN) (14th- 87.0) continued their tradition as clown princes of WGI with the uproarious “Seven Countries in Seven Minutes”. A hapless American tourist boarded a plane and had a series of misadventures in foreign lands. After being pounced on by a large sumo wrestler in Japan to being chased by a bull in Spain, the man was happy to finally touch the ground in the US of A, as he was greeted by this year’s Presidential candidates and the Pope.

1 Dartmouth HS 96.75
2 Mission Viejo HS 95.75
3 Claremont HS 94.70
4 Choctawhatchee HS 93.30
5 Centerville HS 92.50
6 Chino Hills HS 91.60
7 Hilliard Darby HS 91.40
8 Center Grove HS 91.20
9 Winston Churchill HS 89.85
10 Plymouth-Canton HS 88.80
11 Avon HS 87.80
12 Arcadia HS 87.55
13 Northglenn HS 87.10
14 Father Ryan HS 87.00
15 Forsyth Central HS 86.45
16 Escambia HS 86.15

IPE would like to congratulate all performing units in WGI. More scores, videos and information can be found on: www.wgi.org.


IPE Championships DVD Promo online.
message posted: 10-04-2008 23:06

Thanks to Nicky Walraven (Drumline.nl) IPE is very proud to present: The IPE Championships DVD Promo. Watch this promo in our Media Vault and get a taste of what you can expect on the IPE Championships DVD.

Pre-order the DVD here
Watch the IPE Championships DVD Promo here


New Percussion Advisory Board leads IPE into the Future.
message posted: 07-04-2008 23:23

Indoor Percussion Europe welcomes eleven distinguished individuals from judgingteams, drum corps and indoor drumlines to a newly formed IPE Advisory Board.

“The board consists of diverse members who have a strong professional or artistic interest in furthering our mission.” Says IPE Spokesman Erwin van Gemert. “As captionheads, judges, instructors, arrangers and performing members, they represent the organization officially, are responsible for new ideas and propsals, and make the priority strategic decisions. The advisory board is an outstanding group of accomplished individuals with a particular affinity for IPE. With the board's guidance, we can lead IPE into the future."

The IPE advisory board members include:

Bob Thomas (USA): WGI/DCI/DCE judge and DCE Director of Education.
Maurice Groen (NL): InCorps founder/arranger/instructor, currently on staff at Juliana, Calypso and Harpe Davids, marched Dutch Boy and 2 years in Blue Knights on snare. (Won the WGI Indoor Percussion Worldtitle in 1994)
Marco Harder (NL): DCE Percussion Judge, marched Limited Edition and Dutch Boy on snare.
Bruce Vrancken (B): DCE Percussion Judge, marched 3 years in the Front Ensemble of the Blue Devils. (Won the DCI Worldtitle in 2003)
Ramon Opmeer (NL): Captionhead Percussion Jubal and marched the Madison Scouts on Tenor.
Remco Groenewegen (NL): Currently on staff at Senators and Federatieband, marched Jubal on snare.
Marc Maeriën (B): Captionhead Percussion DrumSpirit. (3-times DCE European Percussion Class Champion and IPE European Class Champion 2008)
Robby Overvliet (NL): WGI/DCI Judge and currently active in Jubal and The Pride, marched Freelancers and Emerald Marquis Winter Guard.
Erik de Vries (NL): Former Captionhead Percussion Beatrix and currently on staff at Boston Crusaders since 1996.
Adriaan de Kruijff (NL): DCE Judge and former DCE Adjudication Manager.
Erwin van Gemert (NL): InCorps founder/arranger/instructor, currently on staff at DrumSpirit, Unik Star and Avalance, marched Boston Crusaders on snare.


Pre-order your IPE DVD now!
message posted: 02-04-2008 12:12

Did you enjoyed the performances at the IPE Championships? Pre-order the 2008 IPE Championships DVD now! Email your name, adress and quantity to: info@indoorpercussioneurope.org

More info can be found on our: DVD Page


IPE CHAMPS: Edelweiss, DrumSpirit and Unik Star!
message posted: 30-03-2008 23:22

Edelweiss, DrumSpirit and Unik Star are the IPE Champions of 2008. More than thousand percussion fans enjoyed the climax of the IPE Championships in Wevelgem - Belgium.

Concert Class : Prelims
1) 78.4 Edelweiss (Fra)
2) 77.3 Premier Drumcorps (Ned)
3) 63.6 The Marching Drums (Bel)

European Marching Percussion Class: Prelims
1) 86.3 DrumSpirit (Bel)
2) 70.7 Beverly Drumband (Bel)
3) 66.3 Drumband Zele (Bel)
4) 65.3 News Spirit (Fra)
5) 63.6 New Generation (Bel)
6) 63.1 Shooting Stars (Fra)

International Marching Percussion Class: Prelims
1) 85.4 Unik Star (Fra)
2) 83.0 Southern Aurora (UK)
3) 72.4 Legion Star (UK)

Concert Class : Finals
1) 83.3 Edelweiss (Fra)

European Marching Percussion Class: Finals
1) 88.9 DrumSpirit (Bel)
2) 70.2 Beverly Drumband (Bel)
3) 67.2 Drumband Zele (Bel)

International Marching Percussion Class: Finals
1) 84.9 Unik Star (Fra)
2) 82.3 Southern Aurora (UK)

The audience loved the performances, including Swiss Superdrumline Top Secret, 15 competing units and the Amplification Clinic by Rob Ferguson (in front of a full house!). It was GREAT!

For the first time in history, two WGI Indoor Percussion Ensembles were performing at one event! Father Ryan High School Winter Drumline showed the audience what a young (max. 17 years old) and talented group can do! With Japanese sumo wrestlers, Irish Leprechauns, African tribals, bicycles and a Spanish (bull)fighter they got the crowed on their feet! (Twice!). Indoor Percussion Ensemble Matrix is from another planet. With their energy, their pace, their technique and their "Beats", they blew the audience away with top notch performances!

IPE would like to thank:

All competing units
All volunteers
Top Secret, Matrix and Father Ryan HS
Our Sponsors: Dynasty, InCorps, Muremo and Corps & Band
Our Judges
Our Photographers (Fotoroma and Drumcorpsmedia.com)
The Audience for making this percussion event really special!

Click here to visit our Championships Page Pictures and more articles/news will follow this week.


IPE Facts
message posted: 27-03-2008 23:37

Did you know that:

- We have already sold 800 tickets and made 100 reservations.
- We have sold tickets to people in: Sweden, Luxemburg, United States, Switserland, United Kingdom, France, Belgium and the Netherlands.
- There are 70 tickets left for sale at the IPE ticketbooth.
- We have almost 400 performers and 30 volunteers.
- The US Embassy in Brussels is promoting our event for American citizens in Belgium.
- On Sundaymorning there will be a one hour summertime adjustment.
- We have 15 units from 6 different countries.
- We have several VIP guests flying in from the US. (DCI and WGI)
- There is a no smoking and no filming restriction.
- We’ll have IPE news flashes during the Championships.
- Members from Beatrix (NL), Unik Star (Fra), DrumSpirit (B), Kameleon (B) and Goteborg (Swe) have already registered for the IPE Clinic Weekend with Matrix and Father Ryan.
- There will be a video registration for the official IPE Championships DVD.
- There will be a television registration by WTV/Focus TV.
- Our IPE Office will be closed from Saturday till Monday (29/3 - 31/3).


IPE presents 2008 Championships Timetable
message posted: 16-03-2008 11:35

IPE is proud to present the 2008 IPE Championship Timetable.

08:30 All Units Check-in at the Ticketbooth
08:30 European Marching Class Draw (6 units)
08:30 Ticketoffice open
09:00 Bar open
09:30 Doors open
10:00 Concert Class Prelims
11:00 European Marching Percussion Class Prelims (Line-up by Draw at 08:30 AM)
12:30 Break
13:00 Clinic Rob Ferguson
13:30 Power Unit Performance (Performance by Top Secret, Matrix or Father Ryan)
13:45 International Marching Percussion Class Prelims
14:30 Break
14:45 Finals Program (Including Power Unit Performances)
18:00 End


IPE presents 2008 Championships Judges
message posted: 11-03-2008 22:48

IPE is proud to present the 2008 IPE Championships Judges.

Concert Class
- Rob Ferguson (USA)
- Dave England (USA)
- Bruce Vrancken (B): Shadowing
- Wim de Vlaminck (B): Shadowing

European Marching Percussion Class
- Rob Ferguson (USA)
- Dave England (USA)
- Marco Harder (NED)

International Marching Percussion Class
- Rob Ferguson (USA)
- Dave England (USA)
- Bruce Vrancken (B)


IPE Interview with Derek Schletzer (Director of Father Ryan HS)
message posted: 05-03-2008 10:15

The only chance to see Father Ryan's new show "7 Countries in 7 Minutes" is at the IPE Championships! Father Ryan High School Winter Drumline is one of our special guests from the United States who will perform on March 30th in Wevelgem, Belgium. To give you more insight in Father Ryan, IPE is proud to present an exclusive interview with Father Ryan Director Derek Schletzer.

Click here to read the full Interview!


Online Ticket Presale stopped! 800 tickets sold | 103 tickets reserved
message posted: 01-03-2008 13:21

Due to an unforseen high demand for tickets, IPE has decided to end the Online Ticket presale. Within five weeks IPE has sold 800 tickets! There are only 150 tickets left at the ticketbooth in Wevelgem on March 30th.

It's still possible to reserve tickets, but they won't be sent in advance anymore. Tickets can be collected at the door in Wevelgem before 9.30 am on the day and will cost EUR 12.50 a piece. Don't want to miss the IPE Championships? Email us your reservation and leave your name and amount of tickets to: tickets@indoorpercussioneurope.org

You will recieve a confirmation that your tickets are reserved till 09:30am at the ticketbooth on March 30th. After 09:30am your tickets will be sold.


IPE Interview with Rob Ferguson (Director of Matrix)
message posted: 24-02-2008 22:12

The only chance to see Matrix's new show "BEATS" is at the IPE Championships! Indoor Marching Percussion Ensemble Matrix is one of our special guests from the United States who will perform on March 30th in Wevelgem, Belgium. To give you more insight in Matrix, IPE is proud to present an exclusive interview with Matrix Director Rob Ferguson.

Click here to read the full Interview!


IPE Championships registration closed
message posted: 20-02-2008 23:49

Online registration for the IPE Championships is now officially closed. Our first edition of the IPE Championships are already a great success! No less than 16 units from 6 different countries will perform in Wevelgem on March 30th.


Extra seats added to meet demand for the IPE Championships in Wevelgem
message posted: 09-02-2008 15:01

Indoor Percussion Europe has increased the seating capacity for the IPE Championships (30 March) to be held in “De Schelp” in Wevelgem due to fantastic demand for tickets. The total amount of tickets is now 1000. Over 250 performers from all around the world will take part in the IPE Championship’s spectacular programme.

IPE has sold more than 700 tickets allready and had to use the extra stand in “De Schelp”. This extra stand creates 300 extra seats. Presale tickets are €10,00 a piece and €12,50 at the door. To order your tickets for the IPE Championships, please visit our Presale Ticket Page


IPE & InCorps present Indoor Percussion Weekend Clinic.
message posted: 06-02-2008 23:07

Here's your chance to play with the world’s most elite and exclusive indoor percussion ensembles in the world!

On April 5 and 6, IPE and InCorps are proud to present the first edition of our Indoor Percussion Weekend Clinic! In Cultureel Centrum "Hoeve Vandewalle" in Kuurne (B) we will present to you a full weekend with MATRIX and FATHER RYAN to play, listen, perform, learn and have fun! Don't let the chance pass you by, attend this clinic weekend now! Check out our IP Weekend Clinic page: Click here!


Groupe Percussions de Tournai enter the IPE Championships
message posted: 06-02-2008 16:25

IPE is very proud to announce a new unit who will perform on Sunday March 30th at the IPE Championships. Groupe Percussions de Tournai from Tournai, Belgium is added to our list of performing units. With only a few days left to register, we are proud to present a total of 16 performing units of 6 different countries! (Full registration must be recieved by February 20th)


IPE presents Rob Ferguson Clinic "Amplifying the Front Ensemble: How to and How Much?".
message posted: 04-02-2008 07:01

The IPE Championships are going to be a mega percussion event! 515 tickets are allready sold and no less than 16 units from 6 different countries will perform on Sunday March 30th in Wevelgem, Belgium.

Besides the Championships IPE is proud to present a very unique amplification clinic. Dynasty USA Educational Endorser Rob Ferguson (The Glassmen/Matrix) will be doing this clinic entitled "Amplifying the Front Ensemble: How to and How Much?".

Rob will be focusing on the growing situation of amplification. Indoor drumlines, Marching Bands, and Drum corps are using amplification to boost their front ensemble sound. This presents many problems for the educator and Rob will help everyone figure out what would be best for all situations. Rob will also be going through the new Dynasty USA amplification equipment which includes powered PA speakers, Sub woofers, two different types of mixing boards, four microphones designed specifically for the activity, and special microphone clamps that make it easy to set up. The clinic will be held on Sunday March 30th.

Rob Ferguson has been the director of Matrix Indoor Drumline since its conception in 1999 and currently serves as the executive director, as well as the battery coordinator/arranger. Additionally, Ferguson is the front ensemble coordinator for the Glassmen Drum and Bugle Corps. He is currently serving his sixth term as a percussion representative to the Mid-East Performance Association Board of Directors.

The clinic is part of the IPE Championships and can only be entered with a IPE Championships ticket. (Presale ticket € 10,- and € 12,50 at the door) For the latest updates please visit our: IPE Championships Page


Unik Star, Legion Star and Premier enter the IPE Championships!
message posted: 27-01-2008 23:06

IPE is very proud to announce another three new units who will perform on Sunday March 30th at the IPE Championships. Legion Star from Crawley, West Sussex (UK), Unik Star from Hellemmes (Fra) and Premier Drumcorps from Krommenie (NL) are added to our list of performing units. With only a couple of days left to register, we are proud to present 15 performing units! (Full registration must be recieved by February 20th).

For the latest updates please visit our: IPE Championships Page


Online Presale Tickets for the IPE Championships have started!
message posted: 23-01-2008 21:43

Order your IPE Championships Presale Tickets today and witness the best indoor percussion ensembles in Europe! To order your Presale tickets (€10,- a piece), please follow these simple steps.

Step 1: Email your ticket reservation before March 15th to: tickets@indoorpercussioneurope.org and send us your:
* Name
* Adress/Place
* Amount of tickets
* Phonenumber

Step 2: Please transfer your payment (amount of tickets x €10,-) before March 1st to:
* Bankaccount: 646-0125691-90
* Bank: Delta Lloyd
* Adress: Parklaan 46, 2300 Turnhout, Belgium
* Swift code ( BIC ) BNAGBEBB
* IBAN nr. BE 34646012569190

Payments must be recieved by March 1st. After your payment is recieved we will send your tickets by mail. Presale will close on March 15th! Tickets at the ticketoffice/venue in Wevelgem will cost €12,50 a piece. Be swift! De Schelp in Wevelgem holds 1000 spectators, before you know it tickets can be sold out!

For the latest updates please visit our: IPE Championships Page


New date & location! IPE Championships on Sunday, March 30th in Wevelgem, Belgium!
message posted: 16-01-2008 22:02

Indoor Percussion Europe (IPE) has changed the date and location of the 2008 IPE Championships. The organisation has decided that the new date will be Sunday, March 30th, 2008 in “De Schelp” in Wevelgem, Belgium.

“Sunday March 30th will be better in every way”, Erwin van Gemert of IPE says. “Our main reason to change the date is because of the new arrival times of our American guests. With this new date we can really build an indoor percussion event which will be much better and bigger. Fans can already start looking forward to this super weekend because they don’t have two big events on one day anymore and IPE offers them a chance to experience the world’s best indoor percussion units in Belgium!”.

“Because of the changing of the date we also had to change to location. De Schelp in Wevelgem is a fantastic indoor facility which is perfect for showcasing the exhilarating performances of the world’s most elite and exclusive indoor percussion ensembles in Europe”.

For the latest updates please visit our: IPE Championships Page


Southern Aurora, Drumband Zele, The Beverly Drumband and Shooting Stars enter IPE Championships
message posted: 16-01-2008 21:32

IPE is very proud to announce another four new units who will perform on Sunday March 30 at the IPE Championships. Southern Aurora Winter Drumline from Brighton, East Sussex (UK), Drumband Zele from Zele (B), The Beverly Drumband from Roeselare (B) and Percussion Ensemble Shooting Stars from Boulogne sur Mer (Fra) are added to our list of performing units.

For the latest updates please visit our: IPE Championships Page