Dynasty USA Congratulates Littlerock High School, CA Drum Line!
Tre' Balfour, of Michael Bolton fame sent us these pictures of his high school drum line Littlrock High School. The Littlerock Drumline was ranked 4th in Southern California and at the last show they took Sweepstakes for a 2nd yr in a row and the Band took Grand Champions for the 8th year in a row. Dynasty USA wants to send our very best congratulations to Tre' and all teh students at Littlerock High School.

Cabs Debut New Dynasty USA Drums for 2006

For Immediate Release: May 10, 2006
Hawthorne Caballeros Select New Dynasty USA Drums for 2006

The Hawthorne Caballeros are proud to partner with Dynasty USA in 2006. The Caballeros recently unveiled a full set of shiny new black Dynasty Drums. Gary Gill, Percussion Caption Head and Arranger for the Caballeros said that the Caballeros chose Dynasty Percussion because “we love the design of the drums - the sturdiness and the sounds of these drums are second to none. The projection of the bass drums is awesome, nice crisp sound from the snares and a dynamic sound from the tenors. I couldn’t be happier”.

Frank Gerris, President and General Manager of the Hawthorne Caballeros commented that “we chose Dynasty USA because of their championship attitude and customer service. We are looking forward to a successful competing season with Dynasty USA as our partner”.

“We are elated to have the Hawthorne Caballeros playing Dynasty USA in 2006 and beyond” said Allan Murray, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Dynasty USA. “as this is the Cabs 60th anniversary we are just excited to be a part of it all and we wish them great success in their 60th year!”

Dynasty USA Marching Brass and Dynasty USA Marching Percussion are recognized as the leaders in marching instrument design and are used the world over by marching bands and drum corps on every level. Dynasty Marching Brass and Percussion commands instant respect on the competitive field with unparalleled quality of sound, intonation, projection, durability and design. Since 1965, Dynasty USA has proven its commitment by providing musicians with quality marching instruments. For more information on Dynasty visit www.dynastyband.com.

The Hawthorne Caballeros, sponsored by American Legion Post #199 in Hawthorne, are in their 60th season of competition and have amassed a remarkable host of records. They have won the DCA World Championship 9 times, the American Legion National Title 16 times, the National Dream Contest 17 times, and the New Jersey State American Legion Title 43 times. They have completed 5 undefeated seasons, consecutively in 1984 and 1985. In 1989, during DCA's 25th Anniversary season, fans voted the Caballeros their favorite Senior Drum and Bugle Corps of all time.

For information visit our website: www.cabs.org. For additional information on this press release contact: Marianne Kerr, Media and Marketing Manager, Hawthorne Caballeros, Marianne658@yahoo.com; 201-936-3372.

The Dynasty USA Family! - 2006 WGI in the Lot

Dynasty USA is very grateful for all of the support that we receive from all of our groups from around the country. Last week the Dynasty family was at the WGI World Championships at the Nutter Center on the campus of Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio. There were over 150 drumlines there competing in eight different classes and we are proud of the accomplishments of the Dynasty USA groups. After three days of competition this is how things turned out.

Percussion Scholastic A Finals

1st place winning a gold medal was Mariner HS. . . .96.35
2nd place winning a silver medal was South Lyon HS. . . .94.55
3rd place winning a bronze medal was Greenfield Central HS. . . .94.30
11th place and making it into finals was Howell North HS. . . .87.70

Percussion Scholastic A Semi Finals

Olentangy Liberty HS. . . .85.60
Lebannon HS. . . . 80.50
Powhatan HS. . . .78.35

Percussion Independent A Finals

2nd place winning a silver medal was Quest Percussion. . . .89.15

Percussion Scholastic Open Finals

2nd place winning a silver medal was Franklin Central HS. . . .94.15
7th place and making it into finals was Kings HS. . . . 89.25

Percussion Scholastic Open Semi Finals

Stamford HS. . . .81.65

Percussion Independent Open Finals

1st place winning a gold medal was 1st degree. . . .91.20
2nd place winning a silver medal was Pariah. . . .90.85
8th place and making it into finals was Stryke. . . .86.95
9th place and making it into finals was Virginia Helmsmen. . .86.70

Percussion Independent Open Semi Finals

Valley Independent. . . . .86.45
Epiphany. . . . .84.80
Legacy. . . .82.15

Percussion Scholastic World

6th place and making finals was Choctawhatchee HS. . . .90.00

Percussion Independent World Finals

2nd place winning a silver medal was Rhythm X. . . .95.75
4th place making it into finals was Riverside Community College. . .94.00
6th place making it into finals was North Coast Academy. . . .92.60
9th place and making it into finals was Surround Sound. . . .87.55
10th place and making it into finals was Matrix. . . . 86.85
11th place and making it into finals was Freelancers. . . 86.15
12th place and making it into finals was Gateway . . . .84.95


We would like to congratulate all the members of the Dynasty USA family for making WGI 2006 a wonderful experience. We have received many phone calls and emails from family members and prospective family members and we can all agree on one thing………..it is a fun time to be involved with Dynasty USA as we move into the future.

Nashville WGI Regional
The Dynasty team was out in full force once again at the WGI Nashville regional checking out all of the amazing groups that are out there playing Dynasty equipment. These are pictures that we took while we were hanging out at rehearsals on Friday night and in the lot on Saturday and Sunday at Independence HS. We were so proud to see those kids out there playing our equipment and supporting Dynasty USA ! A big congratulations go out to all of the groups for making finals and here is how everything shook down on Sunday.

PSA

1st place Howell North HS 86.5
4th place Olentangy Liberty HS 82.8

PSO

4th place Kings HS 81.6
6th place Houston HS 76.1

PIO

1st place 1st Degree 88.4
2nd place Pariah 87.6
3rd place Epiphany CCU 79.0
5th place Legacy 76.4

PSW

4th place Choctawhatchee 84.1

PIW

2nd place Rhythm X 93.8
3rd place Matrix 86.9

Thanks to all of the groups that showed up to Nashville supporting Dynasty and good luck through out the rest of the season.

Marquette University Pep Band plays Dynasty USA Mellophones and Sousaphones!

The Marquette Pep Band took delivery of new Dynasty USA sousaphones in time for their home Big East game against St. John's last night? The sousaphones added a whole new depth to the Pep Band and it was great to hear nice quality of sound along with VOLUME! Dynasty USA would like to thank Pat Tures and Dr. Nick for inviting us out to experience the band and the game. The Marquette Pep Band was thanked in person after the game by the university president Father Robert A. Wild, Marquette Head Basketball Coach Tom Crean and his wife Joani and many alumni. What a wonderful time we had and we are proud to have Dr. Nick and the Marquette Pep band part of the Dynasty USA family.

Dynasty USA at the All Japan Marching Band Championships!

 Recently at the All Japan Marching Band Championships 13 out of 21 groups competing played Dynasty USA Instruments. Those playing Dynasty USA instruments were:

Marching Band COURAGE, Ibaraki, Japan
Jokers Drum and Bugle Corps, Kyoto, Japan
Fire State Brass and Percussion Corps, Kumamoto, Japan
Burning Knights, Fukushima, Japan
Tokushima Indigoes Drum and Bugle Corps, Tokushima, Japan
G-Pulsation Drum and Bugle Corps, Ishikawa, Japan
Ryuku-Zanpa Drum and Bugle Corps, Okinawa, Japan
TONAN Marching Band GRYPHONS, Kyoto, Japan
Toyota Illusion Magic, Aichi, Japan
The Yokohama Scouts Drum and Bugle Corps, Yokohama, Japan
Utsunomiya Sound Company, Ibaraki, Japan
Yokohama Inspires Drum and Bugle Corps, Yokohama, Japan
Aimachi, Nagoya, Japan
Dynasty Japan had a huge display booth set up for all of it's Asian customers to come and view all the new products from Dynasty USA. On Sunday Scott Johnson and Wayne Downey of the Blue Devils spent time at the Dynasty Japan display signing autographs and posing for pictures with countless numbes of fans from Japan, China, Indonesia, the Phillipines and South Korea.

Dynasty USA would like to congratulate all the performing groups at the All Japan Marching Band Championships and we look forward to seeing you all again one day soon.

Dynasty USA Print Ads for 2006
Here are the Dynasty USA print ads that you will see in 2006 in magazines and newspapers throughout the industry. Please feel free to downlaod and use.

Coastal Carolina University/ Epiphany Indor Drum Line
Josh Hinkel and Kurry Seymour sent us these great pictures of CU/ Epiphany Indoor Drum LIne. We are looking forward to a great year from CCU/Epiphany adn as the season progresses we hope to have more pictures and video from all teh groups during the 2006 WGI competitive season.