Grammy Foundation Selects US High School Students For Seventh Annual Grammy Camp In Los Angeles And New York

Santa Monica, CA (Top40 Charts/ GRAMMY Foundation) 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-time GRAMMY-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 held at 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	Saxophone (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
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
Tyne 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.