WGI Jobs, JD Shaw Retires & Marching Band Recruiting | OAWB S4EP36 Haley Harrington welcomes new OAWB team members Garrett Lippie and Devin Rossey for WGI opportunities, DCI offseason changes, marching band and color guard recruiting, JD Shaw’s Phantom Regiment retirement and Garrett’s 60 Second Tech Block on staying engaged through every hold. The panel also remembers Hawkeye Marching Band member Derek Phillips and asks why students still struggle to find a clear path into marching band. CHAPTERS 00:00 Haley Takes the Host Chair 00:34 Meet Garrett Lippie & Devin Rossey 01:04 32 Count Life Stories 06:23 Melanin Mosaic NYC Color Guard Casting 08:18 Remembering Derek Phillips 11:28 WGI Color Guard Event Manager 12:54 WGI 2027 Judge Applications 14:39 Blue Devils Percussion Staff Discussion 17:23 JD Shaw Retires from Phantom Regiment 20:12 Guard Closet 21:51 60 Second Tech Block 24:47 Stay Off Your Heels & Stay Engaged 28:00 Water We Doing?! 28:35 Why Is Marching Band So Hard to Join? 32:02 Put the Sticks in Their Hands 33:56 Color Guard Recruiting & Open Gyms 34:56 Bringing Drum Corps Back to the Big Screen 38:16 Stay Humble as Educators 44:01 Gush & Go 44:23 Jeremy Welcomes the New OAWB Team 46:12 Garrett’s Gush & Go 47:59 Devin Teases What’s Coming Next 48:44 Haley’s Gush & Go 50:59 Closing Rehearsal PANEL Haley Harrington — @h_harrington14 Garrett Lippie — @g_lippie27 Devin Rossey — @devvvie96 Executive Producer: Jeremy Williams NEWS & RESOURCES Melanin Mosaic NYC casting Remembering Derek Phillips WGI Color Guard Event Manager WGI 2027 Judge Applications Blue Devils Staff Phantom Regiment MORE OAWB OnAWaterBreak.com | Episodes | News | Listen Everywhere | Team | Join Us | Blog YouTube, Instagram, Facebook & TikTok: @onawaterbreak RELATED QuietSpin Quick Sip: Spotify | YouTube PRESENTED BY GUARD CLOSET Uniforms, flags, costumes, consignment & design for the marching arts. GuardCloset.com | @guardcloset EDITOR’S NOTE: The episode describes John Mapes as replacing Scott Johnson as Blue Devils percussion caption head. The current Blue Devils staff listing identifies Scott Johnson as Arranger/Caption Head and John Mapes as Arranger/Caption Manager. Subscribe, follow, review and share. We’ll see you at the next rehearsal—On A Water Break.