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The GRAMMY Foundation® announced that 142 talented high school students from 117 U.S. cities and 30 U.S. states have been selected as participants in the 12th annual GRAMMY Camp®program.
The Foundation's signature music industry camp for U.S. high school students will be held in Nashville, Tenn., from May 31–June 4 at Belmont University; Los Angeles from June 18–27 at the University of Southern California Thornton School of Music; and in New York from July 31–Aug. 8 at Converse Rubber Tracks (in Brooklyn). This GRAMMY in the Schools®program is supported by Converse and Journeys. Additional program support is provided by Mrs. Mike Silverman, Hot Topic Foundation, RBC Foundation USA, and other individual donors.
"From the beginning, GRAMMY Camp was designed to give high school students an extraordinary experience and hands-on lessons about making a career in the music industry," said Neil Portnow, President/CEO of The Recording Academy® and the GRAMMY Foundation. "Whether residential or day sessions, GRAMMY Camp fosters genuine learning and skill-building, and perhaps more importantly, a spirit of collaboration among the teenage participants that will benefit them in whatever professional paths they follow."
Applications for GRAMMY Camp 2017 will be online in September at www.grammyintheschools.com. The deadline to apply is March 31, 2017. Financial aid is available and approximately 90 percent of GRAMMY Camp participants who have applied for financial aid have received assistance.
GRAMMY Camp Nashville: May 31–June 4
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 a Performance Instrumental track 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 in Nashville, Tenn.
2016 GRAMMY Camp Nashville Selectees and Tracks (In Alpha Order by Last Name)
Mikayla Ahern
Crest Hill, Ill.
Vocal Performance
Chris Attigliato
Thomspon's Station, Tenn.
Audio Engineering
Madeline Bales
Lebanon, Tenn.
Songwriting
Ava Boney
Franklin, Tenn.
Audio Engineering
Carmen Brandy
Franklin, Tenn.
Songwriting
Madison Burnette
Mt. Juliet, Tenn.
Vocal Performance
Kelle Cates
East Prairie, Mo.
Vocal Performance
Andrew Cavender
Thomasville, Ga.
Vocal Performance
Jacob Copeland
Chauncey, W. Va.
Instrument – Guitar
William Kelsey Crews
Brentwood, Tenn.
Instrument – Guitar
Lydia Crider
Nashville, Tenn.
Songwriting
Thea Danos
Old Hickory, Tenn.
Vocal Performance
Gina DeFilippo
Wadsworth, Ohio
Songwriting
Melanie Ellingson
Lorain, Ohio
Instrument – Guitar
Jamel Farrakhan
Nashville, Tenn.
Audio Engineering
Jack Filipovic
Brentwood, Tenn.
Instrument – Bass
Caroline Finger
Brentwood, Tenn.
Songwriting
Haley Fishberger
Miami Beach, Fla.
Songwriting
Terence Fuller
Vauxhall, N.J.
Instrument – Drums
Ele Gilliland
Spring Hill, Tenn.
Songwriting
Talia Girvin
Wesley Chapel, Fla.
Vocal Performance
Mary Marguerite Hall
Franklin, Tenn.
Vocal Performance
Eric Latham
Birmingham, Ala.
Audio Engineering
Palmer Lessenberry
Glasgow, Ky.
Instrument – Keys
Dajoun Mason
Antioch, Tenn.
Audio Engineering
Jack Maxwell
Nashville, Tenn.
Instrument – Bass
Kristen McCampbell
Burns, Tenn.
Audio Engineering
Michael McClellan
Franklin, Tenn.
Instrument – Guitar
Anna McLaughlin
Media, Pa.
Instrument – Guitar
Matt Mitchell
Hendersonville, Tenn.
Instrument – Keys
Gregory Nichols Jr.
Nashville, Tenn.
Audio Engineering
Anna Pearson
Whites Creek, Tenn.
Songwriting
Alexis Peto
Hendersonville, Tenn.
Songwriting
Griffin Photoglou
Nashville, Tenn.
Instrument – Drums
Lucki Price
Nashville, Tenn.
Audio Engineering
Logan Ridings
Brentwood, Tenn.
Audio Engineering
Weston Stewart
Old Hickory, Tenn.
Instrument – Guitar
Mulan Throneberry
Decatur, Ala.
Songwriting
Hannah Grace Umphers
Kingston Springs, Tenn.
Songwriting
Rachel Walle
Duncanville, Texas
Songwriting
GRAMMY Camp Los Angeles: June 18–27
GRAMMY Camp Los Angeles 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 features eight music career tracks: Audio Engineering; Electronic Music Production; Music Business; Music Journalism;Songwriting; Video Production & Motion Graphics; Vocal Performance; and a Performance Instrumental track 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 and other professional venues throughout Los Angeles.
2016 GRAMMY Camp Los Angeles Selectees and Tracks (In Alpha Order by Last Name)
Sebastien Balembois
Los Angeles
Music Journalism
Elijah Bassett
Round Rock, Texas
Audio Engineering
Carthi Benson
San Pedro, Calif.
Instrument – Bass
Faith Benson
San Pedro, Calif.
Instrument – Drums
Alexia Berton
Santa Barbara, Calif.
Music Business
Jacob Brice
Lansing, Kan.
Electronic Music Production
Kenneth Brown
Inglewood, Calif.
Instrument – Trumpet
Nia Burnley
Upper Marlboro, Md.
Instrument – Keys
Markus Cancilla
Santa Monica, Calif.
Electronic Music Production
Audrey Chu
Manalapan, N.J.
Songwriting
Daniel Cobo
Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.
Instrument – Saxophone
Tess Considine
Highland Park, Ill.
Music Business
Carson Dent
Lakewood, Wash.
Instrument – Drums
Brandon Douglas
Carrollton, Texas
Video Production & Motion
Patrick Dukes
Huntersville, N.C.
Graphics
Instrument – Guitar
Kalista Dwyer
Port Orange, Fla.
Music Business
Graham Edmonds
Lawrence, Kan.
Music Business
Raphael Figliulo
New York
Vocal Performance
Tyler Fine
Jacksonville, Fla.
Audio Engineering
Jade Fink
Pacific Palisades, Calif.
Instrument – Bass
Mia Finney
Manhattan Beach, Calif.
Video Production & Motion
Kyla Foster-Bagley
Brooklyn, N.Y.
Graphics
Video Production & Motion
Cheyanne Fox
Chino, Calif.
Graphics
Instrument – Bass
Jaden Gill
Goleta, Calif.
Music Journalism
Ethan Ginsberg-Marg
Murrieta, Calif.
Electronic Music Production
Ebony Graham
Philadelphia
Music Journalism
Ashley Nicole Greene
Oceanside, Calif.
Electronic Music Production
Kyran Hainje
Duluth, Ga.
Electronic Music Production
Joshua Hayes
Los Angeles
Instrument – Guitar
Ryan Hoffman
Columbia, Ill.
Songwriting
Ilya Hora
San Francisco
Music Journalism
Sawyer Ikeda
Novato, Calif.
Instrument – Guitar
Rahsaan Ison
New Orleans
Audio Engineering
Allison Kelly
St. Augustine, Fla.
Songwriting
Isabella King
San Antonio
Music Business
Charles Kogen
Los Angeles
Songwriting
David Korn
Belmont, Mass.
Audio Engineering
Emily Krog
Austin, Texas
Vocal Performance
Dominic LaRocca
Columbia, Md.
Audio Engineering
Bennett Lewis
Greensboro, N.C.
Electronic Music Production
Connor Low
Lake St. Louis, Mo.
Instrument – Guitar
Michael Maher
Boulder, Colo.
Electronic Music Production
Analise Malick
Mooresville, N.C.
Vocal Performance
Danielle McDuffie
Orlando, Fla.
Music Journalism
Anna McLaughlin
Media, Pa.
Instrument – Guitar
Dorien Meilleur
Los Angeles
Electronic Music Production
Honor Milton
Houston
Music Journalism
Jesse Munsat
Washington, D.C.
Electronic Music Production
M'Lynn Musgrove
Dallas
Songwriting
Kyron Neveaux
New Orleans
Video Production & Motion Graphics
Erika Nolan
Alamo, Calif.
Songwriting
Skyler Nolan
Fleming Island, Fla.
Instrument – Saxophone
Greta Pasqua
Santa Monica, Calif.
Songwriting
Dara Phung
Burlingame, Calif.
Music Business
Jason Pridmore
Sammamish, Wash.
Music Business
Kaicey Pritts
Houston
Music Journalism
Jobi Riccio
Morrison, Colo.
Songwriting
Taylor Schonbuch
Los Angeles
Vocal Performance
Robert Simmons
Jackson, Miss.
Instrument – Drums
Billy Smart
Wake Forest, N.C.
Instrument – Guitar
Lauren Smith
Newnan, Ga.
Vocal Performance
Reid Sorel
Oakland, Calif.
Electronic Music Production
Sheldon Steele II
Clearwater, Fla.
Songwriting
Amanda Stover
Parsippany, N.J.
Music Journalism
Peighton Tubre
Hammond, La.
Video Production & Motion Graphics
Austin Tumblin
Las Cruces, N.M.
Electronic Music Production
Shane Turner
Portola Valley, Calif.
Instrument – Keys
Madeline Tym
Milwaukee
Audio Engineering
Nicholas Valdman
Medina, Wash.
Instrument – Keys
Samantha Vasquez
Arcadia, Calif.
Music Business
Mia Waggoner
Chicago
Audio Engineering
Trent Woodman
Van Nuys, Calif.
Electronic Music Production
GRAMMY Camp New York: July 31–Aug. 8
GRAMMY Camp New York is a nine-day residential program that offers selected high school students an interactive summer music experience. This unique experience 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 program features six music career tracks: Audio Engineering; Electronic Music Production; Songwriting; Video Production & Motion Graphics; Vocal Performance; and a Performance Instrumental track for bass, drums, guitar,keyboards, and winds & strings. All tracks culminate in media projects, recordings and/or performances. GRAMMY Camp New York will be held at Converse Rubber Tracks in Brooklyn.
2016 GRAMMY Camp New York Selectees and Tracks (In Alpha Order by Last Name)
Douglas Appleman
Cambridge, Mass.
Audio Engineering
Michael Bachelder
Woodbridge, Conn.
Electronic Music Production
Chloe Borthwick
Chester, N.Y.
Songwriting
Arielle Brown
Burke, Va.
Vocal Performance
Chazz Clark
Catonsville, Md.
Audio Engineering
Ella Collier
Atlanta
Songwriting
Natalie DePergola
Largo, Fla.
Instrument – Drums
Elijah Deyton
Greeneville, Tenn.
Instrument – Drums
Sophie Feldman
Mercer Island, Wash.
Songwriting
Alyssa Garcia
Norristown, Pa.
Audio Engineering
Kellen Grady
Shoreline, Wash.
Electronic Music Production
Robert Griffin
New City, N.Y.
Instrument – Bass
Preston Grzegorzewski
Warwick, N.Y.
Audio Engineering
Jasper Harris
New York
Instrument – Guitar
Miles Harvey
Peekskill, N.Y.
Instrument – Guitar
Hunter Kupersmith
Cresskill, N.J.
Video Production & Motion Graphics
Tristan Mendoza
San Antonio
Electronic Music Production
Lauren Micke
Wardsville, Mo.
Vocal Performance
Nicole Miller
West Des Moines, Iowa
Songwriting
Sean Moran
Lincroft, N.J.
Instrument – Keys
Skylar Nicholson
Newnan, Ga.
Video Production & Motion Graphics
John Paciga
Annandale, N.J.
Songwriting
Ricky Persaud Jr.
Irvington, N.J.
Vocal Performance
Natalie Pluto
Leesburg, Va.
Video Production & Motion Graphics
Ashley Pointer
Macon, Ga.
Instrument – Violin
Devon Ponds
Charlotte, N.C.
Electronic Music Production
Avery Puryear
Fair Haven, N.J.
Songwriting
Jonna Scopellito
Staten Island, N.Y.
Audio Engineering
Lexi Shannon
Camp Hill, Pa.
Video Production & Motion Graphics
Kyra Williams
Philadelphia
Video Production & Motion Graphics
Alessandra Ziolkowski
Pleasant Hill, Ore.
Vocal Performance
The GRAMMY Foundation was established in 1988 to cultivate the understanding, appreciation and advancement of the contribution of recorded music to American culture. 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. In recognition of the significant role of teachers in shaping their students' musical experiences, the GRAMMY Foundation and The Recording Academy partnered to present the first Music Educator AwardTM in 2014. Open to current U.S. music teachers in kindergarten through college, the fourth annual Music Educator Award recipient will be recognized during GRAMMY® Week 2017. For more information about our music education programs, please visit www.grammyintheschools.com. For breaking news and exclusive content, please "like" GRAMMY in the Schools on Facebook, follow the GRAMMY Foundation on Twitter (@GRAMMYFdn) and join us on Instagram (@GRAMMYFdn).
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