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2008 Camp Jam Ready-Set-Rock! Tour In DC This Weekend

Young rock stars will be given the chance to play Guitar Hero against real Rock Stars for some serious cash.

Coming to DC this weekend is the Camp Jam and NAMM “Ready-Set-ROCK! Tour.” It's a free, interactive music clinic that will give you a chance to learn from and play against for real rock stars.

The event will kick off with a free music clinic led by Jeff Carlisi, co-founder of Camp Jam and founding member of platinum selling rock band 38 Special.  During the clinic, Jeff and Camp Jam instructors will give you a “backstage” look at what you can expect when attending Camp Jam this summer, offering up music instruction, sharing tricks of the trade, helping hone rock ‘n’ roll chops and teaching you about being in a successful band.

After the clinic comes the Guitar Hero III™ battle. The first 40 people registered will be given the chance to demonstrate their GH3 skills and the five top scorers will compete head-to-head against Jeff for a $100 gift certificate to the music store.

Then, you can show off your for real shredding skills in a Best Rock Solo Contest, with the winner receiving a free week session at Camp Jam this summer in DC. The contest is open to all guitarists, bass players, drummers, keyboardists and vocalists. Instruments will be provided although guitarists and bass players can bring their own instrument if they like.

Anyone who signs-up early for the "Ready-Set-Rock! Tour" online will receive a $5.00 coupon to participating music store and the first 25 will receive a free Camp Jam T-shirt. Walk-ups are welcome, but if you plan to participate in either the Rock Solo Contest and / or the Guitar Hero battle, signing up early is recommended as there will be limited time slots. Sign up at the Camp Jam MySpace Page.

When/Where:

March 8, 2008
10:30 a.m.
Chuck Levins
11151 Veirs Mill Rd
Wheaton, MD 20902

March 8, 2008
3:00 p.m.
Melodee Music
46077 Lake Center Plz
Sterling, VA 20165

March 9, 2008
1:00 p.m.
Victor Litz Music
306 E. Diamond Ave
Gaithersburg, MD 20877

Camp Jam Presents "Roctober Special": $50 Off Camp + $50 Gift Card

It's the month of Rocktober here at Camp Jam Rock 'n' Roll Summer Day Camp, and thanks to our friends at NAMM and your local music retailers, Camp Jam is offering big savings and more to you through the end of the month.

Sign up between now and October 31 for either Camp Jam 2008 or Camp Jam Kidz 2008 and receive $50 OFF the cost of the rock music camp + a $50 NAMM GIFT CARD (redeemable at participating local NAMM music retailers).

While supplies last, you will also receive a Camp Jam T-shirt and a copy of Camp Jam's "Book of Rock," an instruction book that includes rock styles and techniques that are essential to the style of rock and roll.

Best part is JUST PAY $200 NOW to secure a spot and have until February 29, 2008 to pay the balance.

Get Ready To Be Part of the Best Camp Jam Ever. SIGN UP TODAY.

Camp Jam Rock 'n' Roll Summer Day Camp Featured in DC Examiner

Joe Palmer and Aaron Abramson rockin' out at Camp Jam DC. (Image courtesy of DC Examiner)

Camp Jam Rock 'n' Roll Summer Day Camp was featured in the DC Examiner last Friday. A reporter and photographer headed out to the Rockville Jewish Community Center to talk to some kids and grab some pics of them rockin' out. In the article, Jeff Carlisi had this great quote about the rock music camp:

“It’s the ultimate team-building experience, more so even than team sports,” he said. “When you take the stage, you count to four and the game begins. But if anyone on that team drops the ball, you’re done.”

Head over and read the article.

Tomorrow is a huge new music release day. Well, it is for us anyway. So, to get a head start here is a video of Jeremy Enigk singing "How it Feels to Be Something On". His third solo album drops tomorrow!!

New Camp Jam Rock 'n' Roll Summer Day Camp Map

Every year Camp Jam Rock 'n' Roll Summer Day Camp draws rockers from all across the US and even overseas. Check out this nifty application called Frappr that lets you see where other Camp Jammers are from and let's you mark the city you live in. Just pin yourself on this map or click on the Frappr logo on the left of the page and see where people are rocking out.

Camp Jam Rock 'n' Roll Summer Day Camp featured in OC Register

Camp Jam Rock 'n' Roll Summer Day Camp was featured in the Orange County Register yesterday. Reporter Lauren Wilson talked to camp director Achim Dangerfield as well as campers Brodi Beal (right), 14, and Ashlyn Fay, 13. Said singer Ashlyn of her experience,

"It's been really amazing. It's like 24 hours a day, we're just jamming away – it's helped me learn to sing louder."

It's not to late to experience the rock music camp. If you live in  DC, there is still time to register. The first week of the summer day camp starts on August 13 and features Derek St. Holmes as the Master Class instructor, followed by Liberty DeVitto the week after.

Here are a couple more photos from the article (Images courtesy of OC Register):

Camp Jam City Profile: Washington D.C.

Our last city profile is our nation's First City. Washington DC has had a rich musical history with everything from classical music to hardcore punk finding a home in the nation's capital. DC continues to produce quality artists and those are the musicians we are looking for at Camp Jam this summer. Below are the dates and locations of our rock music camp program in the DC area plus a couple of recommendations for places to stock up on gear. (photo to left by Karl Autry)

Washington D.C.

Dates:    DC - Session 1 - August 13-17, 2007
              DC  - Session 2 -- August 20-24, 2007

Location:  Jewish Community Center of Greater Washington
                6125 Montrose Road 
                Rockville, MD  20852

Recommended music stores:

Music and Arts
12274 Rockville Pike, Suite K
Rockville, MD 20852
301.881.6440

Chuck Levins
11151 Viers Mill Road
Wheaton, MD 20902
301.946.8808

Music scene info (with help from Wikipedia):

Washington, D.C. has been home to many prominent musicians and is particularly known for the musical genres of hardcore punk, bluegrass, and a local hip hop-dance music hybrid called "go go". The first major musical figure from D.C. was John Phillip Sousa, a military brass band composer. Later figures include jazz legends like Duke Ellington and soul singers like Roberta Flack.

By the middle of the 20th century and into the turbulent countercultural popular music of the 1960s, D.C. had begun to produce some major stars, like soul singer Marvin Gaye. Other musicians included John Fahey, one of the first "folk" musicians to gain national appeal, Peter Tork (of The Monkees), underground legend Tim Buckley, guitarist Link Wray, pop singer and songwriter Billy Stewart, country singer Patsy Cline, guitarist Danny Gatton, doo wop bands The Orioles (based out of D.C., though from Baltimore) and The Clovers, Scott McKenzie (known for "If You're Going to San Francisco"), R&B singer Ruth Brown and country star Roy Clark.

During this period, Washington began to develop its own music scene, with a number of styles evolving by the end of the century. Other popular singers from this period include Roberta Flack ("Killing Me Softly with His Song"), Root Boy Slim & the ex Change Band ("You Broke My Mood Ring"), singer-songwriter Tori Amos, Herb Fame (of Peaches & Herb), Van McCoy (disco producer, "The Hustle"), Toni Braxton, Ginuwine, Mya, Dave Grohl (of Nirvana and the Foo Fighters), Starland Vocal Band ("Afternoon Delight"), Joan Jett (heavy metal singer) and Nils Lofgren (guitarist for Bruce Springsteen, Ringo Starr and Neil Young).

Washington is known for its contribution to Hardcore punk rock, particularly bands like Minor Threat and Bad Brains and Dischord Records, but it had a vibrant musical community prior to hardcore's arrival with bands like the Razz, Slickee Boys and Penetrators putting out records on local independent labels like Limp, O'Rourke, and Dacoit.

In the mid-1980s, veterans of the hardcore scene created a new punk subgenre called "emo", meaning "emotional hardcore." The most renowned D.C. area emo bands were Rites of Spring and Embrace, Ian MacKaye's band between Minor Threat and Fugazi.

In the 1980s, Washington, D.C., was rich with punk/new wave music. Bands like Urban Verbs, Tiny Desk Unit, Mother May I, Insect Surfers, Tru Fax & the Insaniacs, and Black Market Baby were popular at places like the 9:30 Club, dc space, and Madam's Organ.

In the 1990s, bands taking heavy influence from the DC hardcore scene and the local go-go phenomenon contributed to the post-punk revival. Important players in this scene were The Dismemberment Plan, Fugazi, and Q and Not U.

Currently, important post-punk/indie/dance-rock bands like Supersystem (formerly El Guapo), Medications, Maritime, Edie Sedgwick, Mass Movement of the Moth, and Beauty Pill hail from DC. Record labels like Dischord, Desoto, and Exotic Fever have been and remain to be a crucial means of distribution for DC bands.

Stay tuned for more details about the cities we will be hitting and let us know if you have any more info you think we should add about your town.

Camp Jam Ready. Set. ROCK! Tour in DC and Detroit This Weekend

Camp Jam is teaming up with our friends at NAMM to present The Camp Jam Ready-Set-ROCK! Tour, a fun, interactive music experience for young rock musicians (ages 17 and under)

This free clinic, concert and jam event will be the best way to get Ready to Rock this Summer at Camp Jam and Camp Jam Kidz.

The tour is coming to Washington DC and Detroit this Saturday, March 24, exact times and locations are listed below.

CONCERT PERFORMANCE BY ROCK LEGENDS:
A special concert performance will be given by our Camp Jam celebrity rockers, providing young musicians an up- close experience with some of the music industry’s most accomplished rock musicians.

INTERACTIVE CLINIC w/ CAMP JAM PROS:
Hangout, jam and learn from some of the music industry’s top pros as well as meet the Camp Jam team in your city. Special music instruction will be provided during this unique, interactive clinic. A limited number of instruments will be provided.

ROCK SOLO CONTEST:
Any rockers, ages 7 to 17, are invited to play their best 30-second rock solo for a chance to win a $100 music store gift card. The contest is open to all guitarists, bass players, drummers, keyboardists and vocalists. Instruments will be provided although guitarists and bass players can bring their own instrument if they like.

Those interested in competing should email RockSolo@campjam.com or call 1-800-513-0930 to secure a time slot in the contest.

WASHINGTON D.C.

DATE	STORE	TIME	ADDRESS	ARTIST(S)	PHONE
March 24	Chuck Levins Washington Music Center	1pm - 3pm	11151 Viers Mill Road Wheaton, MD 20902	Liberty DeVitto	301.946.8808
March 24	Music & Arts	4pm - 6pm	12274 Rockville Pike, Suite K Rockville, MD 20852	Liberty DeVitto	301.881.6440

DETROIT

DATE	STORE	TIME	ADDRESS	ARTIST(S)	PHONE
March 24	Huber and Breese	2pm - 4pm	33540 Groesbeck Hwy Fraser, MI 48206	Derek St. Holmes	586.294.3950
March 24	Motor City Guitars	11am - 1pm	1565 Crescent Lake Drive Waterford, MI 48327	Derek St. Holmes	248.673.1900

Camp Jam READY-SET-ROCK! Spring Tour coming to a town near you

(click banner for a tour stop in a city near you)

Camp Jam is teaming up with our friends at NAMM to present The Camp Jam Ready-Set-ROCK! Tour, a fun, interactive music experience for young rock musicians (ages 17 and under) that will be held this March and April in ALL Camp Jam cities.

This free clinic, concert and jam event will be the best way to get Ready to Rock this Summer at Camp Jam and Camp Jam Kidz. The tour will first kick off this March 2-4 in Houston and Dallas (exact locations, dates and times listed below).

CONCERT PERFORMANCE BY ROCK LEGENDS:
A special concert performance will be given by our Camp Jam celebrity rockers, providing young musicians an up- close experience with some of the music industry’s most accomplished rock musicians.

INTERACTIVE CLINIC w/ CAMP JAM PROS:
Hangout, jam and learn from some of the music industry’s top pros as well as meet the Camp Jam team in your city. Special music instruction will be provided during this unique, interactive clinic. A limited number of instruments will be provided.

ROCK SOLO CONTEST:
Any rockers, ages 7 to 17, are invited to play their best 30-second rock solo for a chance to win a $100 music store gift card. The contest is open to all guitarists, bass players, drummers, keyboardists and vocalists. Instruments will be provided although guitarists and bass players can bring their own instrument if they like.

Those interested in competing should email RockSolo@campjam.com or call 1-800-513-0930 to secure a time slot in the contest.

Camp Jam And Camp Jam Kidz Now Bringing Rock 'n' Roll Summer Day Camps to 14 Cities

We're thrilled to announce that Camp Jam Rock 'n' Roll Summer Day Camp, for ages 11-17,  and  Camp Jam Kidz, for ages 7-10, will be coming to a total of 14 cities in 2007. Sessions are being offered for the first time in:

- Phoenix
- Denver
- Los Angeles (the Valley)
- Orange County (Irvine)

And we'll also once again be returning to the following cites:

- Atlanta
- Chicago
- Cleveland
- Dallas
- Detroit
- Houston
- Orlando
- Philadelphia
- St. Louis
- Washington, DC

If you play guitar, bass, drums, keyboard, or sing, then this is the camp for you. Go to CampJam.com for all the up-to-date info on session dates and exact locations, and sign up now for your session of choice today before it sells out!

It's time to get signed up for Camp Jam!

According to an article in the Washington post, it may already be too late to think about signing up for a summer camp in 2007. 

Really?

Come on... it's January!

However, it looks like January is still 4 months AFTER the sign-ups began for this summer's camps. The camps start taking registrations for the next year during the last day of camp when parents come to pick up their kids, and they seem to have marked success in doing so.

"You have some camps, some Jewish, some in the private sector, that frankly are filled on August 31 for the next summer," said Jerry Silverman, president of the Foundation for Jewish Camping.

In fact, January might even be cutting it closer than you would like. "By December, you might not be totally left out . . . but you might not get [what] you want," said Nancy Soschin, who runs the camp counseling service Summer Solutions.

The good news is that Camp Jam (ages 11-17) and Camp Jam KIDZ (ages 7-10) still have some spots open for our 14-city camp schedule this summer, but you'd better act soon.....they may not stay that way.

Stay tuned here for some deals to assure yourself a spot at camp this year.