[1][2][3][4] In the late 1950s, mounting demands surfaced for the representation of the PMC in various significant national events on a musical level.

The task of putting the team on the world stage was in the hands of Chief Petty Officer Avelino Mejico, who served as the first director of the MDBT.

The MDBT regularly performs with ceremonial units in the military, such as the PMC's Silent Drill Team and the Marine Security Escort Group.

Their general routine drill involves a series of martial musical displays that resemble high school and college marching bands in the United States.

[5] The field musicians of the PMC DBT wear either combat dress or the service blue uniform with white gauntlets that cover the wrists.