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ASU's Hornet Band to be part of an online mini-series

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The Alabama State University Band has entered into an agreement with NBTV Online Live Media Network to create and perform in the first "Magic Before the Classic" mini-series.

According to Hornet band director James Oliver, filming will begin on Sunday (August 5) at the start of the band's preseason camp on the ASU campus.

It will end with the first "Battle of the Bands" between the Alabama State Band vs. the AAMU Band in Birmingham, Ala., at the Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center on the night before the Magic City Classic football game.

The agreement will net the ASU band program $125,000 over a five-year period, in addition to royalties from online sales, according to Oliver.

"This is the largest deal made on behalf of the ASU Band," said Oliver, adding that part of his vision entails marketing the band program so that it pays for itself. "I am truly excited about this deal. It is a major accomplishment for the band program and our great university."

Funds from the filming will be used for musical instruments and a continuous band uniform drive.