Unique Summer Program Brings Together Youth
With Outstanding Artists And Music Industry Professionals
SANTA MONICA, Calif. (May 25, 2017)—The GRAMMY Museum® announced today that 119 talented high school students from 104 U.S. cities and 29 U.S. states have been selected as participants in the 13th annual GRAMMY Camp® program.
The Museum's signature music industry camp for U.S. high school students will be held in Nashville, Tenn., from May 30–June 3 at Belmont University, and in Los Angeles from July 18–22 at the University of Southern California Thornton School of Music. This GRAMMY in the Schools® program is supported by Converse and Journeys. Additional program support is provided by the Bruno Mars Scholarship Fund, the Ella Fitzgerald Charitable Fund, the Recording Academy®, and the Hot Topic Foundation.
"GRAMMY Camp provides a unique, in-depth experience for high school students who are interested in exploring careers in the music industry," said Neil Portnow, President/CEO of the Recording Academy and Chair of the GRAMMY Museum Board. "The program engages campers to work collaboratively across their chosen career tracks, so they increase their skills as they move ahead on their musical paths. I have no doubt GRAMMY Camp will produce future GRAMMY® winners such as Maren Morris, who was a participant at our very first GRAMMY Camp in 2005 and received the 2016 GRAMMY for Best Country Solo Performance."
Applications for GRAMMY Camp 2018 will be available online in September at www.grammyintheschools.com. The deadline to apply is March 31, 2018. Financial aid is available and approximately 70 percent of GRAMMY Camp participants who have applied for financial aid have received assistance.
The program offers selected high school students an interactive five-day nonresidential summer music experience. This unique opportunity focuses on all aspects of commercial music and provides instruction by industry professionals in an immersive, creative environment with cutting-edge technology in professional facilities. The camp features four music career tracks: Audio Engineering; Songwriting; Vocal Performance; and Instrumental Performance for bass, drums, guitar, and keyboards. All students will have the opportunity to showcase what they learn during camp at an open house, which will be held during the last day of camp. GRAMMY Camp Nashville will be held at Belmont University
GRAMMY Camp Los Angeles: July 18–22
GRAMMY Camp Los Angeles offers selected high school students an interactive five-day nonresidential 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 features eight music career tracks: Audio Engineering; Electronic Music Production; Music Business; Music Journalism; Songwriting; Video Production & Motion Graphics; Vocal Performance; and Instrumental Performance for bass, drums, guitar, keyboards, and winds & strings. All tracks culminate in media projects, recordings and/or performances. GRAMMY Camp Los Angeles will be held at the University of Southern California Thornton School of Music.
2017 GRAMMY Camp Nashville Selectees and Tracks (In Alpha Order by Last Name)
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Jack Armbrust |
Wheaton, Ill. |
Audio Engineering |
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Luke Atkins |
Mount Juliet, Tenn. |
Instrument-Guitar |
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Chris Attigliato |
Thompson's Station, Tenn. |
Instrument-Guitar |
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Jennifer Barnett |
East Lansing, Mich. |
Vocal Performance |
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Jarren Blair |
Hendersonville, Tenn. |
Songwriting |
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Ava Boney |
Franklin, Tenn. |
Vocal Performance |
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Devin Buford |
Antioch, Tenn. |
Audio Engineering |
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Teddy Castellucci |
Brentwood, Tenn. |
Instrument-Drums |
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Lydia Crider |
Nashville |
Songwriting |
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Chloe Duvall |
Portland, Tenn. |
Songwriting |
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Campbell Fields |
Oklahoma City |
Vocal Performance |
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Harrison Finks |
Memphis, Tenn. |
Instrument-Keyboard |
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Patricia Franks |
Nashville. |
Audio Engineering |
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Calista Garcia |
Arlington, Va. |
Songwriting |
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Jonah Goldstein |
Woodland Hills, Calif. |
Instrument-Guitar |
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Yahnise Harris |
Smyrna, Tenn. |
Audio Engineering |
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Zaniah Harris |
Smyrna, Tenn. |
Vocal Performance |
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Liam Hogue |
Nashville |
Audio Engineering |
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Maren Huelsman |
Indianapolis |
Songwriting |
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Jake Hutchins |
Mount Juliet, Tenn. |
Audio Engineering |
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Matthew Jazwinski |
Cary, Ill. |
Instrument-Bass |
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Carter Jones |
Davidson, N.C. |
Songwriting |
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Lochlan Kilkelly |
Nashville, Tenn. |
Audio Engineering |
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Palmer Lessenberry |
Glasgow, Ky. |
Songwriting |
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Maya Lozinsky |
Newton, Mass. |
Songwriting |
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Ally Lubera |
La Grange, Ill. |
Songwriting |
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Kayla McKinney |
Princeton, W.Va. |
Instrument-Bass |
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Kamryn Palmer |
Indian Harbour Beach, Fla. |
Instrument-Guitar |
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Anna Pearson |
Whites Creek, Tenn. |
Songwriting |
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Kyle Richards |
Nashville |
Songwriting |
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Jaelee Roberts |
Murfreesboro, Tenn. |
Vocal Performance |
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Elli Rowe |
Murfreesboro, Tenn. |
Songwriting |
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Antonio Sims II |
Collierville, Tenn. |
Audio Engineering |
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Weston Stewart |
Old Hickory, Tenn. |
Instrument-Guitar |
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Grayson Thurman |
Frankfort, Ky. |
Vocal Performance |
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Jonathan Ullman |
Graysville, Ohio |
Audio Engineering |
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Keegan Valentine |
White House, Tenn. |
Instrument-Guitar |
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Payton Velligan |
Denver, N.C. |
Vocal Performance |
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David Weatherspoon |
Edgewater, Fla. |
Instrument-Drums |
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Samuel Wood |
Richardson, Texas |
Instrument-Keyboard |
2017 GRAMMY Camp Los Angeles Selectees and Tracks (In Alpha Order by Last Name)
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Gianna Adams |
Las Vegas |
Songwriting |
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Rowan Adams-Waters |
Culver City, Calif. |
Instrument-Trombone |
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Cameron Ailiff |
Davidsonville, Md. |
Electronic Music Production |
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Brandi Alden |
Cornelius, N.C. |
Video Production |
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Arica Aninag |
Stockton, Calif. |
Instrument-Keyboard |
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Ciera Barnett |
Chicago |
Music Journalism |
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Matthew Barri |
Rolling Hills Estates, Calif. |
Electronic Music Production |
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Dylan Brendel |
Lake Winnebago, Mo. |
Audio Engineering |
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Kenneth Brown |
Inglewood, Calif. |
Instrument-Trumpet |
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Aidan Burke |
Hanover, Mass. |
Audio Engineering |
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Julianna Burke |
Batavia, Ill. |
Music Business |
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Ava Cardoso-Smith |
Los Angeles |
Vocal Performance |
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Olivia Cargile |
Kailua, Hawaii |
Music Business |
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Sean Carter II |
Saint Petersburg, Fla. |
Audio Engineering |
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Giana Castro |
Fresno, Calif. |
Video Production |
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Nicholas Catalan |
Pacific Palisades, Calif. |
Instrument-Bass |
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Libby Cates |
East Prairie, Mo. |
Vocal Performance |
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Danielle Chavez |
Los Angeles |
Music Journalism |
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Luka Chazal-Slote |
Naples, Fla. |
Electronic Music Production |
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Arielle Cohen |
Pacific Palisades, Calif. |
Songwriting |
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Ella Collier |
Atlanta |
Songwriting |
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Kate Cosentino |
Overland Park, Kan. |
Music Business |
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Anthony Cullins |
Fallbrook, Calif. |
Instrument-Guitar |
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Max Dolinsky |
Chicago |
Music Business |
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Riley Domville |
Lees Summit, Mo. |
Electronic Music Production |
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Trinity Drummond |
Bronxville, N.Y. |
Vocal Performance |
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Patrick Dukes |
Huntersville, N.C. |
Instrument-Guitar |
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Eden Edwards |
Port Hueneme, Calif. |
Video Production |
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Noah Ehler |
Trabuco Canyon, Calif. |
Instrument-Guitar |
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Sophie Feldman |
Mercer Island, Wash. |
Songwriting |
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Jade Fink |
Pacific Palisades, Calif. |
Instrument-Bass |
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Edward Friedman |
New York |
Electronic Music Production |
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Hank Friedman |
Englewood, Colo. |
Electronic Music Production |
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Hannah George |
Westlake Village, Calif. |
Music Journalism |
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Lillian Graves |
Moorpark, Calif. |
Music Journalism |
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Ashley Nicole Greene |
Oceanside, Calif. |
Electronic Music Production |
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Chloe Guzman |
Whittier, Calif. |
Music Business |
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Jessica Harper |
Fayette, Mo. |
Songwriting |
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Curtis Harris |
Burbank, Calif. |
Audio Engineering |
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Miles Harvey |
Peekskill, N.Y. |
Instrument-Guitar |
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Raven Hayes |
Saint Ann, Mo. |
Music Business |
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Miles Hudgins |
Milford, N.J. |
Electronic Music Production |
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Nicolai Jeffries |
Elgin, S.C. |
Audio Engineering |
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Parker Jones |
Post Falls, Idaho |
Instrument-Drums |
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Juliana Judge |
San Gabriel, Calif. |
Music Journalism |
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Liza Kaye |
Dallas |
Instrument-Keyboard |
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Katelynn Kissler |
Westlake Village, Calif. |
Instrument-Bass |
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Spencer Knobloch |
Toluca Lake, Calif. |
Electronic Music Production |
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Charles Kogen |
Los Angeles |
Songwriting |
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Drew Korn |
Greenwich, Conn. |
Vocal Performance |
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Daniel Lee |
Valencia, Calif. |
Electronic Music Production |
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Bennett Lewis |
Greensboro, N.C. |
Electronic Music Production |
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Sarah Longfellow |
Norton, Ohio |
Electronic Music Production |
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Sean Lyman |
Mill Valley, Calif. |
Electronic Music Production |
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Casey Malanuk |
Mt. Pleasant, S.C. |
Songwriting |
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Analise Malick |
Mooresville, N.C. |
Vocal Performance |
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Danielle McDuffie |
Wellington, Fla. |
Music Business |
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David McInnes |
Santa Barbara, Calif. |
Instrument-Drums |
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Carlos Membreno |
Van Nuys, Calif. |
Audio Engineering |
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Edward Min |
Menlo Park, Calif. |
Songwriting |
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Isaiah Muhammad |
Atlanta |
Music Business |
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Skylar Nicholson |
Newnan, Ga. |
Video Production |
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Drew Norman |
Atlanta |
Music Journalism |
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Ricky Persaud, Jr. |
Irvington, N.J. |
Songwriting |
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Nia Pope |
Dover, Del. |
Music Journalism |
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Astra Rincon |
Brooklyn, N.Y. |
Instrument-Saxophone |
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Julia Singer |
Manalapan, N.J. |
Music Journalism |
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Maxwell Sjostrom |
Gorham, N.H. |
Vocal Performance |
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Reid Sorel |
Oakland, Calif. |
Audio Engineering |
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Emily Spector |
Pelham, N.Y. |
Songwriting |
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Courtney Stanley |
Great Mills, Md. |
Music Journalism |
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Jeyhan Turker |
Leesburg, Va. |
Vocal Performance |
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Shane Turner |
Portola Valley, Calif. |
Instrument-Keyboard |
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Nicholas Vyner |
Houston |
Vocal Performance |
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Kordell Weaver |
Durham, N.C. |
Electronic Music Production |
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Madelyn Whalen |
San Jose, Calif. |
Music Journalism |
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Trent Woodman |
Van Nuys, Calif. |
Instrument-Drums |
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Natalie Yam Alexander Zuniga |
Vallejo, Calif. Huntington Park, Calif. |
Instrument-Guitar Music Business |
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Established in 2008 as a partnership between the Recording Academy and AEG, the GRAMMY Museum is a nonprofit organization dedicated to cultivating a greater understanding of the history and significance of music. Paying tribute to our collective musical heritage, the Museum explores and celebrates all aspects of the art form—from the technology of the recording process to the legends who've made lasting marks on our cultural identity. In 2017, the Museum integrated with its sister organization, the GRAMMY Foundation®, to broaden the reach of its music educational and preservation initiatives. As a unified organization, the GRAMMY Museum fulfills its mission of making music a valued and indelible part of our society through exhibits, education, grants, and public programming.
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Media Contacts:
Christina Cassidy/Recording Academy/310.581.8670/christina.cassidy@grammy.com
Program Contact:
David R. Sears/GRAMMY Museum/310.581.8663/david@grammy.com
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