Water Break Weekly: Duct-Tape Uniform, Brent Becker Breakdown, + DCi Opening Recap

This week, your hosts—Jackie Brown (@spintronixguard), Stephen McCarrick (@stephenmccarrick), Ricardo Robinson-Shinall (@RicardoRRobinson) and Trish O’Shea (@trishdish1002)—sit down with:

• Brent Becker (uniform designer extraordinaire; IG: @bbecker_designs)
• Nicholas Moore (Duck Brand “Stuck at Prom” finalist; IG: @BrasstapeBandKid, TikTok: @BrassTape)
• Brandon Worf of Drum Corps AF Podcast (IG: @drumcorpsafpodcast | https://drumcorpsaf.com)

What’s on the sideline this week?

• 32-Count Life Stories with Brent & Nicholas
• Uniform Room News: Inside Nicholas’s full marching-band suit built from duct tape—and Brent’s pro tips on fit, materials & color theory
• Sponsor Break with Guard Closet
• 60-Second Tech Block: Brent’s rapid-fire deep dive into the Bluecoats’ uniform evolution
• Water We Doing?! Rant & rave on esoteric show themes, secrecy culture and “fast fashion” uniform practices
• Gush & Go: Community shout-outs and hype for DCI 2025’s opening weekend

• Spotify → https://spotify.link/OnAWaterBreak
• Apple Podcasts → https://apple.link/OnAWaterBreak
• Google Podcasts → https://google.link/OnAWaterBreak

• Vote for Nicholas’s Duct-Tape Suit → https://www.duckbrand.com/stuckatprom
• Brent Becker’s Portfolio → https://instagram.com/bbecker_designs
• Drum Corps AF Podcast → https://drumcorpsaf.com | IG: @drumcorpsafpodcast

Guard Closet – uniforms, flags & gear → https://guardcloset.com | IG: @guardcloset
Peak Group Travel – expert tour planning for bands & drum corps → https://peakgrouptravel.com | IG: @peakgrouptravel

Want to be on the show or pitch a topic?
• Guest Form → https://forms.gle/7GcpYZLfY8Uo54pp9
• Email → onawaterbreakpodcast@gmail.com
• Follow → @onawaterbreak on Instagram, Facebook & X

#OnAWaterBreak #UniformDesign #DuctTape #DCI2025 #DrumCorpsAF #MarchingArts #Podcast

Don’t miss next week’s episode—same sideline, new stories!