RCC Marching Tigers

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RCC Marching Tigers
Riverside City College Marching Band
School Riverside City College
Location Riverside, 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.

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History

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



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

On Screen

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
FilmStarringStudio
My Blue HeavenSteve MartinWarner Brothers
HeroDustin Hoffman, Andy Garcia, Geena DavisColumbia
Dear GodGreg Kinnear, Laurie MetcalfRysher Entertainment
Good BurgerKenan Thompson, Kel Michell, SinbadNickelodeon Movies
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery Mike Myers, Elizabeth HurleyNew Line Cinema
Wag the DogRobert De Niro, Dustin HoffmanNew Line Cinema
The Truman ShowJim Carey, Laura Linney, Ed HarrisParamount
The Other SisterJuliette Lewis, Giovanni Ribisi, Tom Skerritt, Diane KeatonTouchstone
Ready to RumbleOliver Platt, David Arquette, Scott CaanWarner Brothers
American Pie 2Jason Biggs, Shannon ElizabethUniversal
The First 20 Million is Always the HardestAdam Garcia, Jake Busey, Ethan Suplee, Rosario Dawson, Anjul Nigam, Francis Benoit, Gregory Jbara20th Century Fox
Princess Diaries 2Anne Hathaway, Heather Matarazzo, Julie Andrews, John Rhys-DaviesWalt Disney Pictures
American Pie: Band CampEugene Levy, Tad Hilgenbrink, Arielle KebbelUniversal
Coach CarterSamuel L. JacksonWarner Brothers
Even MoneyKim Basinger, Nick Cannon, Danny DeVito, Kelsey GrammerYari Film Group
Gridiron GangThe RockSony Pictures
Bring It On: In It to Win It”Universal
BratzLionsgate
The EyeJessica AlbaLionsgate
FAMENaturi Naughton, Kelsey GrammerMGM
Television Productions
ShowStarringNetwork
MonkTony ShalhoubUSA Network
Boston PublicAnthony Heald, Chi BcBride20th Century Fox
Big DealBig Bad VooDoo Daddy20th Century Fox
CharmedHolly Marie Combs, Alyssa Milano, Rose McGowanWarner Brothers
Gilmore GirlsLauren Graham, Alexis BledelWarner Brothers
Once and AgainSela WardABC
Monday Night LiveTodd DonahoeABC
America’s Funniest Home VideosBob SagetABC
That Championship SeasonPaul Sorvino, Gary SineseShow Time
Inherit the WindGeorge C. ScottShow Time
The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering MomHolly Hunter, Beau BridgesHBO
For Their Own GoodElizabeth PerkinsThe Avenet/Kerner Company
American DreamsGail O’Grady, Tom Verica, Brittany SnowNBC
The BachelorChris HarrisonABC
Good Morning AmericaDiane Sawyer, Sam ChampionABC
The GameTia Mowry, Wendy Raquel Robinson, Brittany DanielThe CW
I Want To Look Like A High School Cheerleader AgainJay JohnsonCMT
Veronica MarsKristen BellCMT
Hell’s KitchenGordon RamsayFox
Parks and RecreationAmy Poehler, Nick OffermanNBC
The OfficeSteve Carell, Jenna Fischer, John Krasinski, Rainn WilsonNBC
Television Commercials
The Riverside Auto CenterAloha AirlinesPeugeot Automobiles
Wendy’s HamburgersJeep CherokeeOutpost.com
McDonald’s RestaurantsKentucky Fried ChickenAmerican Eagle Outfitters
JCPenneyPepsiColaSix Flags Magic Mountain
Mead Five StarAnheuser-BuschVerizon Wireless
Music Videos
SongArtistLabel
The Animal SongSavage GardenSony
I Won't LieShannon BrownBMG/Arista Records
Blowin' Me Up (With Her Love)JC ChasezJive Records
B.Y.O.B.System of a DownSony
Underclass HeroSum 41Island Records
That's Not My NameThe Ting TingsSony
Sports Song"Weird Al" YankovicRCA Records

RCC Indoor Percussion

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]

  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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