he is the youngest snare drummer in the blue devils drum and bugle corps. >> my uncle had a pair of old drum sticks in his house. >> he started at age 10. >> i took drum sticks and was beating away on a chair. >> reporter: even then, he dreamed of becoming part of this corps with the most world championships. he first got in front of blue devils instructor scott johnson at a camp in california at age 11. >> we had the center snare drummer lower the drum as low as he could. brandon stood in there and played through this exercise that we just played and everybody, including myself, was in shock. >> reporter: johnson says he's never seen someone so young with so much talent. ( applause ) this video from the following year went viral. >> he has the hands of a 21-year-old. >> reporter: but even though his hands could keep up, johnson felt brandon was too young. it may look easy, but indiana state university analyzed a drummer in 2005 and found that the physical demands rival that of...