How Open March Is Changing Marching Band Drill Design Forever | Digital Drill Writing, Band Tech & Marching Arts Innovation | OAWB With
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April 23, 2026 · 55 min · Season 4
About this episode
This episode discusses how OpenMarch is revolutionizing marching band drill design through open-source technology.
Your All-Access Pass to the Marching Arts. Marching band drill design is evolving—and OpenMarch is helping lead that change. In this episode of On A Water Break , we sit down with Alex Dumouchelle , Founder & Lead Developer of OpenMarch, and Aleksi Saario , OpenMarch’s Marketing Manager, to talk about how their free, open-source drill writing platform is changing access, collaboration, and creativity in the marching arts. This conversation digs into where OpenMarch started, why open-source matters, how real programs are already using it, and what the future of drill design could look like when more designers actually have access to the tools. In this episode: How OpenMarch got started Why open-source matters in the marching arts How the platform lowers barriers for designers and educators Real-world use in marching arts programs What’s next for OpenMarch Featured Guests: Alex Dumouchelle — Founder & Lead Developer, OpenMarch Aleksi Saario — Marketing Manager, OpenMarch Find OpenMarch: Website: https://openmarch.com Team / About: https://openmarch.com/about/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/openmarchapp YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtDQuvHRnj-GQ_GrNbpNYhQ…
People in this episode
Hosts: Joey Montes, Ricardo Robinson-Shinall
Guests: Alex Dumouchelle, Aleksi Saario
Topics covered
- marching band
- drill design
- open-source
- collaboration
- creativity
- marching arts
- technology
Keywords
- marching arts
- drill writing
- OpenMarch
- band tech
- innovation
- access
- collaboration
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: OpenMarch
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