SANTA MONICA, Calif. (June 23, 2011) — The GRAMMY Foundation® announced today that 111 talented high school students from 93 cities and 34 states across the United States have been selected as participants in the seventh annual GRAMMY Camp®. The Foundation’s signature music industry camp for U.S. high school students will be held in both Los Angeles from July 9–18 at the University of Southern California Thornton School of Music and New York from Aug. 2–8 in Brooklyn, N.Y.
Held for the past six years in Los Angeles, the program is expanding to the East Coast to reach a broader range of students. Students were able to apply to either or both sessions of GRAMMY Camp, and tuition was discounted for participation in both sessions. Financial aid is available and approximately 70 percent of GRAMMY Camp participants who have applied for financial aid have received assistance. This program is supported in part by Best Buy, Converse, and the Hot Topic Foundation.
"Our GRAMMY Camps offer young people highly interactive settings created by GRAMMY®-winning artists and industry professionals where they can explore a range of careers in the music industry, and with the launch of our New York camp we've enrolled the largest number of GRAMMY Campers to date," said Neil Portnow, President/CEO of The Recording Academy® and the GRAMMY Foundation. "Everything about this experience is unique and challenging in the best possible sense, and as we enter our seventh year, I take great pride in the role GRAMMY Camp has played in helping teens achieve their musical goals, as well as fostering friendships and musical collaborations that continue beyond the program."
The list of guest artists and music industry professionals participating in the 2011 GRAMMY Camp will be announced shortly. Past teaching artists include: singer/songwriter Sara Bareilles; producer Warryn Campbell; recording artist Brandi Carlile; two-timeGRAMMY-winning singer/songwriter Colbie Caillat; Jesse Carmichael and Adam Levine of three-time GRAMMY-winning group Maroon 5; recording artist Jason Castro; GRAMMY-winning songwriter/producer/recording artist Lamont Dozier; six-time GRAMMY-winning group Earth, Wind & Fire; DJ Faust; 16-time GRAMMY-winning producer David Foster; five-time GRAMMY winner, Recording Academy Chair Emeritus, and GRAMMY Foundation and MusiCares® Board member Jimmy Jam; singer/songwriter Josh Kelley; saxophonist Dave Koz; songwriter/producer/recording artist Jeff Lorber; five-time GRAMMY-winning producer Manny Marroquin; recording artist Jesse McCartney; Minor Productions Inc. President/CEO and "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno" music director Rickey Minor; two-time GRAMMY-winning group Ozomatli; Recording Academy, GRAMMY Foundation, and MusiCares President/CEO Neil Portnow; recording artist Gavin Rossdale; DJ Shortee; three-time GRAMMY-winning guitarist Steve Vai; Sublime bassist Eric Wilson; and four-time GRAMMY-winning film composer Hans Zimmer, among others.
Financial assistance for GRAMMY Camp is offered to qualified students. This year, a portion of these resources was generously provided by ASCAP, BET, the Ella Fitzgerald Charitable Fund, the Ford Motor Company Fund, and the Hot Topic Foundation, as well as several individual donors.
GRAMMY Camp L.A.: July 9–18, 2011
The program offers selected high school students an interactive 10-day residential summer music experience. Focusing on all aspects of commercial music, this unique opportunity provides instruction by industry professionals in an immersive creative environment with cutting-edge technology in professional facilities. The program offers six music career tracks: Audio Engineering; Concert Promotion/Production; Electronic Music Production; Music Journalism; Songwriting;and a performance track for Bass, Drums, Guitar, Keyboard, Vocal and Winds & Strings. All tracks culminate in media projects, CD recordings and/or showcase performances. GRAMMY Camp L.A. will be heldat the University of Southern California Thornton School of Music and other professional venues throughout Los Angeles. A showcase concert will conclude the program on Sunday, July 17 at El Rey Theatre.
GRAMMY Camp N.Y.: Aug. 2–8, 2011
GRAMMY Camp N.Y. is a seven-day residential program for high school students that will be held in New York. It offers campers the opportunity to work in integrated industry teams consisting of three fields: Music Business & Production; Singer/Songwriter; and Performance for Bass, Drums, Guitar, Keyboard, Vocal and Winds & Strings. This real-world, hands-on environment will provide an in-depth look at the entire creative process from the first spark of original material through the promotion of a finished product, and will culminate in a launch party at the Best Buy Theater in Times Square on Sunday, August 7.
2011 GRAMMY Camp Los Angeles Selectees And Tracks
| Nick Arnold | Del Mar, Calif. | Drums |
| Michael Arrom | Warren, N.J. | Keyboard |
| William Ashfield | Hailey, Idaho | Audio Engineering |
| Hudson Barineau | Houston | Guitar |
| Erik Buell | San Clemente, Calif. | Electronic Music Production |
| Brandon Canada | Stevenson Ranch, Calif. | Bass |
| Alex Canepa | Woodland Hills, Calif. | Guitar |
| Andrew Carmody | Kailua, Hawaii | Drums |
| Morgan Carroll | Fort Collins, Colo. | Electronic Music Production |
| Jake Chapman | Los Angeles | Keyboard |
| Josh Conway | Los Angeles | Audio Engineering |
| Daniel Felix-Kim | Tiburon, Calif. | Guitar |
| Megan Feroglia | Los Altos, Calif. | Concert Promotion/Production |
| Michael Finch | Santa Monica, Calif. | Audio Engineering |
| Nathan Foley | Rockville, Md. | Guitar |
| Lukas Frank | Santa Monica, Calif. | Drums |
| Chris Freedman | Los Angeles | Audio Engineering |
| Carly Gardner | Muncy, Penn. | Keyboard |
| Benjamin Gershbein | Tiburon, Calif. | Concert Promotion/Production |
| Ben Glasser | Irvine, Calif. | Guitar |
| Elise Go | San Francisco | Songwriting |
| Tanner Grandstaff | Newport Beach, Calif. | Electronic Music Production |
| Michael Hansen | North Easton, Mass. | Saxophone (Winds & Strings) |
| Josh Holiday | Clermont, Fla. | Electronic Music Production |
| Nadav Hollander | Irvine, Calif. | Audio Engineering |
| Brandon Holt | Hendersonville, Tenn. | Drums |
| Jonathan Huggins | San Antonio | Trombone (Winds & Strings) |
| Christina Jones | Atlanta | Songwriting |
| Bria Kelly | Smithfield, Va. | Songwriting |
| Alexandrea Kern | Hercules, Calif. | Music Journalism |
| Chase Kroesche | Salt Lake City | Songwriting |
| Mia Lalanne | New Hampton, N.H. | Electronic Music Production |
| Charles Laughlin | Northbrook, Ill. | Guitar |
| Mirjam Lepp | Boynton Beach, Fla. | Music Journalism |
| Erin Levins | New Orleans | Audio Engineering |
| Sarah Lindstedt | Palos Verdes Estates, Calif. | Songwriting |
| Noah Lizerbram | Carlsbad, Calif. | Audio Engineering |
| Ben LoPiccolo | Foster, R.I. | Music Journalism |
| Dante Lozano | Helotes, Texas | Trumpet (Winds & Strings) |
| Leviticus Lumpkin Jr. | Los Angeles | Electronic Music Production |
| Alma Macbride | West Hartford, Conn. | Keyboard |
| Leah Mangandi | North Hills, Calif. | Violin (Winds & Strings) |
| Esteban Marin | Doral, Fla. | Electronic Music Production |
| Neil Martin | Beverly Hills, Calif. | Electronic Music Production |
| Brandon Martinez | Santa Maria, Calif. | Vocal |
| BJ Monk | Jacksonville, Fla. | Electronic Music Production |
| Ryley Mueller | Escondido, Calif. | Music Journalism |
| Rita Murphy | Burbank, Calif. | Violin (Winds & Strings) |
| Luke Niccoli | Scottsdale, Ariz. | Songwriting |
| John Nichols | Dayton, Ohio | Songwriting |
| Jimmy Nieh | Blairstown, N.J. | Concert Promotion/Production |
| Daniel Oldham | Encinitas, Calif. | Bass |
| Jesse Perlman | Beverly Hills, Calif. | Guitar |
| Chase Phillips | Atlanta | Concert Promotion/Production |
| Maija Pinkins | Corona, Calif. | Vocal |
| Keri Prather | Pasadena, Calif. | Songwriting |
| Victoria Pritchard | Spring Lake Heights, N.J. | Songwriting |
| Layne Putnam | Rapid City, S.D. | Songwriting |
| Giovanni Quattrochi | New York | Electronic Music Production |
| Evan Rees | Tucson, Ariz. | Keyboard |
| Jack Rodenburg | Lincoln, Neb. | Keyboard |
| Malik Rodgers | Perth Amboy, N.J. | Concert Promotion/Production |
| Brian Rodriguez | Los Angeles | Bass |
| Kyleel Rolle | Parlin, N.J. | Electronic Music Production |
| Alexander Rosenbloom | Beverly Hills, Calif. | Songwriting |
| Alyssa Sarti | North Las Vegas, Nev. | Concert Promotion/Production |
| Kashish Shamsi | Manhattan, N.Y. | Vocal |
| Rachael Shapiro | Bexley, Ohio | Concert Promotion/Production |
| Allison Spice | Trabuco Canyon, Calif. | Music Journalism |
| Lena Stein | Carlisle, Mass. | Songwriting |
| Alexandra Stern | Albuquerque, N.M. | Vocal |
| Nikolas Szejna | Fort Collins, Colo. | Audio Engineering |
| Justin Thunstrom | Plymouth, Minn. | Electronic Music Production |
| Larenz Tolson | Studio City, Calif. | Audio Engineering |
| Cody Tripp | Griffith, Ind. | Guitar |
| Jim Trotter | Jasper, Ala. | Keyboard |
| Satarra Troutman | Atlanta | Bass |
| David Watanabe | Acworth, Ga. | Audio Engineering |
| Raymond Weber Jr. | New Orleans | Drums |
| Evan Wierzbicki | Homewood, Ill. | Bass |
| Danny Wirick | Sonoma, Calif. | Vocal |
| Austin Taylor Zudeck | New York | Vocal |
2011 GRAMMY Camp New York Selectees And Tracks
| Quinn Anex-Ries | Seattle | Saxophone (Winds & Strings) |
| Nathan Armstrong | Germantown, Tenn. | Music Business & Production |
| Marla Bradford | Castro Valley, Calif. | Singer/Songwriter |
| Paulee Brown | Orangeburg, SC | Drums |
| Kevin Burke | Garden City, N.Y. | Music Business & Production |
| Colin Callahan | Monroe, Wisc. | Music Business & Production |
| Kristen Castro | Simi Valley, Calif. | Singer/Songwriter |
| Krysten Caudle | West Bloomfield, Mich. | Vocal |
| Dylan Daniels | Zanesville, Ohio | Vocal |
| Ryan Dents | New Orleans | Music Business & Production |
| Jessica Farren | Nashville, Tenn. | Singer/Songwriter |
| Andres Ferret | Miami | Bass |
| Rees Finley | Upper Arlington, Ohio | Singer/Songwriter |
| Tyné Freeman | Columbia, S.C. | Singer/Songwriter |
| Rachel Gibler | Satellite Beach, Fla. | Vocal |
| Tanner Grandstaff | Newport Beach, Calif. | Music Business & Production |
| Megan Kulpa | Sayreville, N.J. | Music Business & Production |
| Mia Lalanne | New Hampton, N.H. | Music Business & Production |
| Erin Levins | New Orleans | Music Business & Production |
| Ray Long | Haddon Township, N.J. | Trombone (Winds & Strings) |
| Richard Mattox | Tallahassee, Fla. | Singer/Songwriter |
| Chad Neville | Groton, N.Y. | Music Business & Production |
| Alan Price | Washington, DC | Music Business & Production |
| Semaj Puryear | Crete, Ill. | Music Business & Production |
| Angelique Richards | Manhattan | Music Business & Production |
| Jack Rodenburg | Lincoln, Neb. | Keyboard |
| Alexander Gunnar Rolfs | Vancouver, Wash. | Guitar |
| Blaise Sandberg | New Hyde Park, N.Y. | Singer/Songwriter |
| Alyssa Sarti | North Las Vegas, Nev. | Music Business & Production |
| Aaron Spieldenner | Normandy Park, Wash. | Guitar |
| Fandy Tjen | Philadelphia | Vocal |
| Raymond Weber Jr. | New Orleans | Drums |
| Mary Weitz | Durham, N.C. | Music Business & Production |
| Dertrick Winn | Temple, Texas | Music Business & Production |
| Christopher Withers | Canton, Mich. | Music Business & Production |
The GRAMMY Foundation® was established in 1989 to cultivate the understanding, appreciation and advancement of the contribution of recorded music to American culture — from the artistic and technical legends of the past to the still unimagined musical breakthroughs of future generations of music professionals. The Foundation accomplishes this mission through programs and activities that engage the music industry and cultural community as well as the general public. The Foundation works in partnership year-round with its founder, The Recording Academy®, to bring national attention to important issues such as the value and impact of music and arts education and the urgency of preserving our rich cultural heritage. Campbell's Labels For Education program is proud to be the official education partner of the GRAMMY in the Schools programs. For more information, please visit www.grammyintheschools.com.
Program Contact:
David R. Sears/The GRAMMY Foundation/310.392.3777/david@grammy.com
Media Contacts:
Jaime Sarachit/The Recording Academy/310.392.3777/jaime.sarachit@grammy.com
