“Just watched it. It's brilliant.
Our daughter is auditioning for Carolina Crown this year and watching the film has made her even more determined to get in”. ….. Bill Muskett

“I watched the DVD and was very pleased on how it was made and the story it showed.
Your film describes a summer with a drum corps very well, so well that I'm going to make my parents watch it, so they know what I do each summer”. … Matt Curley

“I loved, loved, loved the shots of people in the crowd watching the band.
Watching people who are watching is one of my favorite things ever. Beautiful faces. Beautiful”! … J Chuck Bauerlein’s sister

“Michael and I watched it last night and we both give it a BIG thumbs up!
It held our interest the entire time, the photography and soundtrack were great”. … Chuck Bauerlein’s sister

This video is absolutely THE best Drum Corps video I've ever seen and also the best produced.
Got me fired up”. … Ken Kilgus

“A Must See! , Great Film on Subject Matter, Professionally,very well-made.
Should play great on the big screen.! … New York Film Festival

“I absolutely loved it, it was exactly what a season of drum corps is like.
You guys got it right”. … Ryan Teston

“Having seen several corps tour videos and DVDs, along with various documentaries on the drum and bugle corps activity over the years, I must say that “Throw it Down” is the most comprehensive, honest and professionally made of the lot.
I thoroughly enjoyed this film”! … Drum Corps World

“There is pain, humor, triumph and an overwhelming sense of love that pours from the film”. … Luke Bauerlein

“Clearly the film is a labor of love, and is in the hands of highly creative (and probably young) filmmakers”. … David Hill, Fieldandfloor.com

“Very impressive piece of filmmaking. Congrats on the fine work”. … Ken Martinson, Marching.com

“In this film, the members clearly create a family atmosphere in which to lean on each other emotionally and physically in the face of competition”. … Kerri Cartelli

“I don’t know of any other youth activities that contribute to the personal development of the members that can be obtained by participating in Drum Corps”. … Scott Swaldo

“It’s a perfect way for people to find out what drum corps life is like, off the field, especially for those who know little about the activity”. … Paul Fickey

“Throw It Down" captures something essential about the American spirit.
It makes you proud to be part of a country that asks young people to make this kind of commitment to an ideal”. … Chuck Bauerlein

“A triumph in Music and Motion”. … Mike Dirham