Rock 'n Roll Fantasy Camp - Turning Rock Fans Into Rock Stars - Rolls Into NYC August 13-17

NEW YORK, NY (Rock 'n Roll Fantasy Camp (RRFC)) - Hello, New York!!! Rock 'n Roll Fantasy Camp (RRFC) is coming to New York City August 13-17, offering five days of serious fun to campers from around the country. Guided by a Who's Who of rock icons, campers of all musical abilities can hone their licks, learn to live like a rock star and jam with their idols during the five-day musical camp which culminates in a Battle of the Bands blowout before a packed house at B.B. King's in Times Square.

The camp's resident professors of rock will be New Orleans icon Dr. John, George Thorogood (The Destroyers), Dickey Betts (The Allman Brothers), Jon Anderson (Yes), Max Weinberg (Late Night With Conan O'Brien), Levon Helm (The Band), Joe Satriani (Surfing With The Alien), Mark Farner (formerly of Grand Funk Railroad) and Dee Snider (Twisted Sister). These rock legends-along with veteran music industry pros-push rock-star wannabes out of the spectator stands and up onto the stage. And, while RRFC doesn't promise anyone they'll become guitar gunslingers, an outrageously good time is guaranteed.

Not surprisingly, when the August RRFC comes to New York, it's raising the musical bar. Not only will the bands formed at camp have the opportunity to perform on stage, they will also have one-of-a-kind opportunities including:

* Taking the stage alongside Jon Anderson and Dickey Betts to play in front of a live audience at B.B. King's in Times Square.

* Performing on a TV program hosted by Dee Snider at the VH1 studios.

* Competing and playing live on the air at an Original Song Contest held at Sirius Satellite Radio studios.

* Laying down tracks at the Gibson Hit Factory Studio, where legends like Bruce Springsteen ("Born in the U.S.A.") John Lennon ("Double Fantasy") and The Rolling Stones ("Emotional Rescue") have recorded.

The RRFC schedule includes master classes, one-on-one sessions, dinners with the stars, late night jams with renowned studio musicians and special guest stars drop-ins. Offering pointers throughout the sessions are some of rock's royalty (Prince and Joaquin Phoenix recently dropped in) who help the bands come together, collaborate and create. Campers - who encompass novice and expert, teens and baby-boomers, soccer moms and CEOs - get the opportunity to rock on top-notch instruments while rehearsing and performing with their band. Campers stay at the Hudson Hotel, with shuttles bringing them to the studios and rehearsal halls. Beginning at 9 a.m. and going through midnight, the five-day camp costs $8499.

RRFC is the brainchild of David Fishof, who conceived it as "an opportunity for people to learn an instrument or sing. Turns out the most surprising thing that has come out of the camps are people's life-altering experiences."