Music video Janina Gavankar with Jersey Surf
Janina Gavankar, an American actress and musician with Dutch roots, has made a music video in which the DCI corps Jersey Surf plays a leading role. Gavankar made the video to draw attention to drum corps in front of a large audience.
Gavankar made a drum corps version of the song 'Don’t Look Down' by Martin Garrix with 50 members of Jersey Surf. The choice for this version is not entirely coincidental. Gavankar has long been a big drum corps fan and once auditioned for the pit of Phantom Regiment. Her mother is of Dutch-Indian descent and emigrated to America.
The musician was looking for a drum & bugle corps to make the video, and came into contact with Jersey Surf through DCI's John DeNovi. Arranger Colin Bell from Jersey Surf wrote a drum corps arrangement based on Gavankar's ideas. “Everyone just loves drum corps so much,” Gavanker says in an interview. “And because it was so inspiring on the day, it just made up for all the challenges that we had.”
In the music video, Gavankar herself plays on snare and marimba, together with the members of Jersey Surf. The video can be watched below, as well as the “making of” version.
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