Monarch Independent Age-Out Rack Cam 2022 - Dane Castillo

Hello!

Y’all may remember me from my time playing rack at Louisiana Stars Drum and Bugle Corps. I finally got to perform one more time for my age-out, and you know what I had to play.

Monarch Independent is such a wonderful place to learn and to vibe. I travelled 6 hours to Houston and 6 hours back to New Orleans every weekend for 4 months just to play my favorite thing with cool people. Worth every damn second. I would not trade it for the world.

So many weird things have finally led me here, and I am now at peace that I got to be me in the universe for my age-out with the coolest people ever. literally every single one. even the one that got away…

Here is my final experience in this part of the universe!
-Dane/Dooby


I would like to thank my family, the cool people from Jesuit High School, Loyola University New Orleans, Tulane University, Louisiana Stars Drum and Bugle Corps, Elite Independent (RIP), The Cavaliers Drum and Bugle Corps, Monarch Independent, and all other dope musicians and educators. Y’all are a big part in making me a better person everyday.