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RCC Marching Tigers

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RCC Marching Tigers
Riverside City College Marching Band
SchoolRiverside City College
LocationRiverside, California
ConferenceOrange Empire Conference
Founded1984
DirectorJames Rocillo
Members200+

The RCC Marching Tigers or "Hollywood's Band" is the marching band of Riverside City College. The band has appeared in parades such as the Tournament of Roses Parade, Fiesta Bowl Parade, the Hollywood Christmas Parade, the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, various athletic events, Bands of America Grand Nationals in exhibition, as well as appearances in television shows, commercials, music videos, and movies. They are also well known internationally and have toured around the world.

History

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The RCC Marching Tigers started in 1984 by director Gary Locke. They have since grown into one of the most prominent and talented college marching bands in the world. The Tigers were formerly a competitive marching band, but eventually moved on to bigger projects after placing first in every competition they competed in for eleven years in a row. They are now a well known exhibition band, performing at many WBA and Bands of America Grand National competitions and appearing in many motion pictures, television shows, television commercials, and other events.


Around the World

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Year Location
1985 Fete de Geneve
1986 Victoria Day Parade, Vancouver, Canada
1987 Sendai Sister City Exchange Concert & All Japan Marching Band & Baton Twirling Association Contest
1990 Rose Parade
1993 All Japan Marching Band & Baton Twirling Association Contest
1992 Moomba Festivale Parade, Melbourne, Australia
1994 Nice, France & Euro Disneyland
1996 St. Patrick’s Day Parade, Dublin, Ireland
1997 Rose Parade
2000 London Millennium Parade Festival, England
2001 Paris New Year's Parade, France
2003 Edinburgh Easter Festival
2004 Rose Parade
2004 Madrid Christmas Festival
2005 London New Year's Day Parade
2006 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
2007 Comune di Frascati
2008 New Year’s Day performance at the Coliseum, Rome, Italy
2009 Rose Parade
2013 Rose Parade
2015 Rose Parade
2016 La Grande Parade de Paris, Champs-Élysées
2018 Rose Parade
2018 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade

On Screen

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The RCC Marching Tigers have appeared in many major motion pictures, television shows, and television commercials, as well as music videos. They got their start in the entertainment industry in 1990 with their first television appearance in the Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade. Shortly after, the Riverside Auto Center wanted to advertise their local business and hired the Marching Tigers and the RCC Pep Squad to be part of a huge television media campaign. The television commercials appeared on local Public-access television cable TV and then on ESPN. It is this exposure on ESPN that helped the Tigers gain media prominence and push them into the entertainment industry.

Since then, the RCC Marching Tigers' entertainment repertoire has been steadily growing.

The Silver Screen
Film Starring Studio
My Blue Heaven Steve Martin Warner Brothers
Hero Dustin Hoffman, Andy Garcia, Geena Davis Columbia
Dear God Greg Kinnear, Laurie Metcalf Rysher Entertainment
Good Burger Kenan Thompson, Kel Michell, Sinbad Nickelodeon Movies
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery Mike Myers, Elizabeth Hurley New Line Cinema
Wag the Dog Robert De Niro, Dustin Hoffman New Line Cinema
The Truman Show Jim Carey, Laura Linney, Ed Harris Paramount
The Other Sister Juliette Lewis, Giovanni Ribisi, Tom Skerritt, Diane Keaton Touchstone
Ready to Rumble Oliver Platt, David Arquette, Scott Caan Warner Brothers
American Pie 2 Jason Biggs, Shannon Elizabeth Universal
The First 20 Million is Always the Hardest Adam Garcia, Jake Busey, Ethan Suplee, Rosario Dawson, Anjul Nigam, Francis Benoit, Gregory Jbara 20th Century Fox
Princess Diaries 2 Anne Hathaway, Heather Matarazzo, Julie Andrews, John Rhys-Davies Walt Disney Pictures
American Pie: Band Camp Eugene Levy, Tad Hilgenbrink, Arielle Kebbel Universal
Coach Carter Samuel L. Jackson Warner Brothers
Even Money Kim Basinger, Nick Cannon, Danny DeVito, Kelsey Grammer Yari Film Group
Gridiron Gang The Rock Sony Pictures
Bring It On: In It to Win It” Universal
Bratz Lionsgate
The Eye Jessica Alba Lionsgate
FAME Naturi Naughton, Kelsey Grammer MGM
Television Productions
Show Starring Network
Monk Tony Shalhoub USA Network
Boston Public Anthony Heald, Chi BcBride 20th Century Fox
Big Deal Big Bad VooDoo Daddy 20th Century Fox
Charmed Holly Marie Combs, Alyssa Milano, Rose McGowan Warner Brothers
Gilmore Girls Lauren Graham, Alexis Bledel Warner Brothers
Once and Again Sela Ward ABC
Monday Night Live Todd Donahoe ABC
America’s Funniest Home Videos Bob Saget ABC
That Championship Season Paul Sorvino, Gary Sinese Show Time
Inherit the Wind George C. Scott Show Time
The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom Holly Hunter, Beau Bridges HBO
For Their Own Good Elizabeth Perkins The Avenet/Kerner Company
American Dreams Gail O’Grady, Tom Verica, Brittany Snow NBC
The Bachelor Chris Harrison ABC
Good Morning America Diane Sawyer, Sam Champion ABC
The Game Tia Mowry, Wendy Raquel Robinson, Brittany Daniel The CW
I Want To Look Like A High School Cheerleader Again Jay Johnson CMT
Veronica Mars Kristen Bell CMT
Hell’s Kitchen Gordon Ramsay Fox
Parks and Recreation Amy Poehler, Nick Offerman NBC
The Office Steve Carell, Jenna Fischer, John Krasinski, Rainn Wilson NBC
Television Commercials
The Riverside Auto Center Aloha Airlines Peugeot Automobiles
Wendy’s Hamburgers Jeep Cherokee Outpost.com
McDonald’s Restaurants Kentucky Fried Chicken American Eagle Outfitters
JCPenney PepsiCola Six Flags Magic Mountain
Mead Five Star Anheuser-Busch Verizon Wireless
Music Videos
Song Artist Label
The Animal Song Savage Garden Sony
I Won't Lie Shannon Brown BMG/Arista Records
Blowin' Me Up (With Her Love) JC Chasez Jive Records
B.Y.O.B. System of a Down Sony
Underclass Hero Sum 41 Island Records
That's Not My Name The Ting Tings Sony
Sports Song "Weird Al" Yankovic RCA Records

RCC Indoor Percussion

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In addition to a full marching band, Riverside City College fields an indoor drumline.[1] RCC Indoor Percussion competes in world class for Winter Guard International (WGI) and is a program of BD Performing arts, the entity who manages the Blue Devils Drum and Bugle Corps. RCC Indoor Percussion has been a WGI World Class finalist every year since 2002, winning titles in 2002, 2005, 2007, 2012, 2015, and 2018.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Indoor Percussion". RCC BAND. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
  2. ^ "About RCC Indoor Percussion :: RCC Indoor Percussion". bluedevils.org. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
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