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Carl Nelson
113 assignments·2013–2025
About
Carl Nelson is a visual adjudicator with over 35 years of experience in the marching and pageantry arts as a performer, designer, instructor, administrator, adjudicator, and clinician. Based in Corona, California, he judges visual captions for Drum Corps International, Winter Guard International (WGI), and Bands of America (BOA), with assignments spanning DCI World and Open Class Championships, WGI Winds Championships, BOA Regional and Grand National Championships, and the 2019 Indonesia Drum Corps Championships. He also serves in an operations/administration role for the Western Color Guard Association (WGASC) and the Marching Band Open Series (MBOS).
Assignments
DCI West Texas
2025
General Effect 1
DCI New Mexico
2025
Visual Proficiency
Visual Proficiency
Show of Shows
2025
Visual - Analysis
Visual - Analysis
Visual Proficiency
Color Guard
Visual Proficiency
Gold Showcase
2024
General Effect 1
Riverside Open
2024
Visual - Analysis
Visual - Analysis
DCI Denton
2023
Visual Proficiency
DCI Broken Arrow
2023
Visual Proficiency
Brass Impact
2023
Visual Proficiency
Riverside Open
2023
Visual - Analysis
Resound
2023
Visual Proficiency
Visual Proficiency
Visual - Analysis
Visual Proficiency
NightBEAT
2022
Visual Proficiency
Visual Proficiency
Visual - AnalysisVisual Proficiency
Visual Proficiency
Resound
2022
General Effect 1
So Cal Classic
2022
Color Guard
Gold Showcase
2022
General Effect 1
Riverside Open
2022
Visual Proficiency
Visual - Analysis
Visual Proficiency
Visual - Analysis
Visual Proficiency
Visual Proficiency
Visual Proficiency
Visual Proficiency
NightBEAT
2019
Visual Proficiency
Visual Proficiency
DCI Katy
2019
Visual Proficiency
DCI North Texas
2019
Visual Proficiency
General Effect 1
Resound
2019
General Effect 1
Visual Proficiency
Visual - Analysis
Visual - Analysis
Visual Proficiency
Visual - Analysis
Visual - Analysis
DCI Birmingham
2018
Visual Proficiency
DCI Arkansas
2018
Visual Proficiency
General Effect 1
Resound
2018
Visual - Analysis
Brass Impact
2018
Visual Proficiency
Visual Proficiency
Visual Proficiency
General Effect 1
Visual - Analysis
Drums of Fire
2018
Visual Proficiency
Visual - Analysis
Visual Proficiency
Visual Proficiency
DCI Arkansas
2017
Visual Proficiency
Visual - Analysis
General Effect 1
Visual Proficiency
Visual Proficiency
General Effect 1
Resound
2017
Visual Proficiency
DCI St. Louis
2017
Visual Proficiency
Visual Proficiency
General Effect 1
General Effect 1
Visual - Analysis
Visual Proficiency
Visual - Analysis
Visual Proficiency
Visual Proficiency
Visual Proficiency
Visual Proficiency
DCI Birmingham
2016
Visual Proficiency
Visual Proficiency
Color Guard
Visual Proficiency
Resound
2016
Visual - AnalysisVisual Proficiency
Visual Proficiency
Visual - Analysis
Visual - Analysis
Visual - Analysis
Shadow Showcase
2015
General Effect 1Visual - Analysis
Drums of Summer
2015
Visual Proficiency
Visual Proficiency
Visual - Analysis
Visual Proficiency
Visual Proficiency
Visual Proficiency
Visual - Analysis
General Effect 1
Visual Proficiency
Visual - Analysis
DCI West
2014
Visual Proficiency
Visual Proficiency
DCI Arkansas
2013
Visual Proficiency
Color Guard
Laguna Hills
2013
Visual Proficiency
Visual - Analysis
Visual Proficiency
Visual - Analysis