Camplified 2009 band Lansdowne is blowing up the press! Their latest album A Day In The Life debuted on several Billboard charts including New Artists, Heatseekers and Top Albums in Boston. More recently, the band was featured on leading music industry website, CrazyHits.com. Click here to check out all the Lansdowne coverage from last summer’s Camplified tour. Congrats, guys!
Hello Everyone!!! I did not want to leave everyone hanging on in wait to long for more the artists and bands we have had on tour this summer!
The first band up is a young band called Jersey Kidz.
Singing Rocking tunes to the campers
This band was the youngest band ever to grace the stages of Bamboozle (a 3 day concert event held at Giants Stadium in NJ) and the connection they have with the crowd is amazing. Below is a song called “Jersey Kidz Rock” which really got the campers out of their seats and jumping up and down.
CAMPLIFIED PARTNERS WITH PRIMARY WAVE MUSIC
Playing In Front Of 40,000 Teens And Tweens At Over 35 Different Camps
NEW YORK, NY, August 24, 2009 —In its 8th and most successful summer, the CAMPLIFIED tour played in front of 40,000 teens and tweens at over 35 different camps. CAMPLIFIED is a nationally recognized musical endeavor, providing teens and tweens at summer camps the experience of a rock concert, complete with the VIP/backstage experience.
The brainchild of Aimee Berger and Carl Freed (of Trevanna Entertainment), CAMPLIFIED was conceived in 2001 when Berger, frustrated by the dwindling monies being set aside for artist development within the record industry, had the idea to get back to grass-roots marketing.
“I started reminiscing about the good old days at summer camp,” recalls Berger. “I wanted to put a tour together that would bring emerging artists into the camps where there’s a captive and receptive audience.”
Berger partnered with Primary Wave Music in 2008 to help expand the Camplified brand with sponsors and create a digital community, www.camplified.com for campers online. “The CAMPLIFIED event is a unique marketing vehicle for both brands and bands during the summer, but best of all, the digital community being constructed at Camplified.com will allow the bands, brands and campers to interact long after camp ends,” says Berger.
At CAMPLIFIED events, the campers are able to interact with the performers, and participate inage-appropriate sponsored activities such as a Rock Band Competition presented by MTV Rockband. This year, other sponsors included Little Brown Books, Cartoon Network, YuGiOh, Scholastic Books, Ian’s Natural Foods, HP Computers and Sonicbids.
Lisa Ickowicz of Little Brown Books says, “It’s great for the sponsoring companies because they are able to reach their target audience to promote products while also adding to the kids’ camp experiences.” Ickowicz adds that the company wanted to jump on board because CAMPLIFIED events seemed like the perfect place to merge different forms of art, “It’s a great situation for the kids because not only are they having fun at camp, but they get the added experience of seeing a great new band or meeting a favorite author”.
Doug Pierce, the owner/director of the Pierce Country Day Camp said, “CAMPLIFIED did an outstanding job involving the kids,” says Pierce. “Their artists were camper-friendly. It really became an interactive event.”
The bands/artists included Jaicko, 2AM Club, Kicking Daisies, Duke Squad, Loomis and the Lust, Lauren Frost, Jersey Kidz, Misha Williams, Lansdowne, Taylor Bright, Phil Bensen, Rick Seibold and Faces Without Names.
Press Contacts:
Primary Wave Music
Justin Shukat
212.661.6990
jshukat@primarywavemusic.com
Tiffany Bakker
tiffanybakker@y7mail.com
About Primary Wave Music Publishing and Marketing
Primary Wave is one of the largest music publishers and music marketers in the United States. It is a global music company that markets its unique repertoire, which includes an interest in the Beatles songs written by John Lennon, the catalogs of Kurt Cobain/Nirvana, Steven Tyler/Aerosmith, Daryl Hall & John Oates, Robert Lamm, Jimmy Pankow, and Lee Loughnane of the band Chicago, Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire), Steve Earle, Lamont Dozier, Daniel Johnston, Bo Diddley, Holly Knight, Sara and Janna Allen, Justin Furstenfeld/Blue October, Six Degrees, Marvin Hamlisch, The Matrix music production team, Tennessee Ernie Ford, and approximately 3,000 titles from a major film music publishing catalog as well as a 50% interest in the original music company Think Music.net, a joint venture with Pulse Music. In addition, Primary Wave has co-publishing deals with The Airborne Toxic Event, Anberlin, Saving Abel, Shwayze, Albert Hammond Jr, New Boyz, John Forte, The Boxer Rebellion, Matt Serletic and Emblem Music Group, Saxon Shore, Steve Morales, Taddy Porter, and The HitterZz as well as marketing and administration agreements with Graham Parker, Katrina and The Waves, Reveille, Evolution Entertainment/Twisted Pictures, QED, Team Baby Entertainment, Andy Razaf, Reggie Watts, Ray J, and Gregg Allman. Primary Wave is based in New York with offices in Los Angeles and Austin, Texas.
Phil Bensen at Mid-Island Y Summer Day Camp!
Loomis and the Lust hanging with Takajo campers!
2am Club playing MTV's Rockband!!
Faces Without Names performing at Pierce!
Duke Squad closing out their time at Camplified 2009!
Lansdowne rocking out at Danbee!
Michael and Marisa at JCC Medford!!
BYS at Mid-Island Y!!
Rick Seibold starting a dance party!!
Misha Williams bringing the excitement!
Lauren Frost and her many fans at Kennybrook!!
Jersey Kidz lounging in the Cartoon Network kickballs before the show at Pierce!
Taylor Bright kicking off Camplified 2009 at camp Deerkill!!
Kicking Daisies tearing up the stage at NJY!
Posted by Alicia Pettine
As we rolled into Camp Danbee on Saturday the 18th, I could tell it was going to be one of the best concert dates of this tour!
After a day of Camplified activities, the sound crew finished setting up the stage and sound equipment inside the big indoor soccer field arena; Kicking Daisies opened with so much energy and interaction with the crowd which set the concert on fire!
Camp Danbee was rocking with Kicking Daisies
With any concerts with multiple bands who use their own equipment, there is often some lag between the artists. When one band finishes and collects their guitars and jumps off stage, the next band needs a few minutes to plug in while the guys at the sound board adjust the levels. Well, the folks at Cartoon Network were kind enough to help us with some entertainment for the campers during those few minutes of downtime. With campers excited for the next band, those few minutes could seem like an hour without the right entertainment. Cartoon Network had some great ideas.
Campers were too enthralled with CN to notice all the moving around on stage. It's the perfect way to keep the energy level up while showing kids something they may love but haven't seen yet. Brilliant!
After Kicking Daisies kicked off the show, Loomis & The Lust graced our stage with great feel good tunes of a Rock/Pop/Blues genre. After rocking out to them we got down with 2am Club’s Rap/Rock feel. But to come and steal the night away was Lansdowne’s closing the set. With energy powered music and sweet jams it was truly a great end to the night.
As the campers headed back to their cabins after a long Camplified-fill day, they stopped by our Scholastic area for some intellectual stimulation. Helping kids find a new book to love is one of the best parts of my job.
Learning is fun! No, seriously. It is.
This tour has been great so far and I can only see it gettin better!
Posted by Lisa Marie Smith, Crew Member
7/18/09
From the moment we drove into Camp Danbee, I knew it was going to be a great day!
The first thing we did was eat lunch with the hundreds of spirited Camp Danbee campers. In between bites of food, they were singing and dancing throughout the entire mess hall. It was such a great way to start our day. It made the crew of Camplified and bands feel very welcome, we couldn’t help but sing and dance along with them!
When activities began, the Camp Danbee campers were incredibly eager to participate. Their high spirits started with MTV’s Rockband – these campers were excited!
The musicians from the band Lansdowne take some Rockband lessons from Camp Danbee campers. Show em how it's done ladies!
Some campers act as audience members for the show
And all the way down the hill they were getting really into Konami’s Yu-Gi-Oh! They were ready to get their hands into everything Camplified!! Those girls had energy!!!
Danbee girls learning how to play Yu-Gi-Oh!
One of my favorite things about Camp Danbee was the love and enthusiasm that drenched the entire camp. Everyone was always smiling and enjoying each other’s company. This all made it very easy for Camplified to put on one heck of a show.
Danbee girls got all dressed up to rock! Talk about enthusiasm!
Kicking Daisies, Loomis and the Lust, 2am Club and Lansdowne provided an amazing show for an even more fantastic audience!
All in all, Camp Danbee was a blast. It made me really wish that I had had an experience like that when I was younger.
Posted by Alicia Pettine (asst tour manager)
We had a great time in Peru, Massachusetts today with all the campers at Camp Danbee. It was the first “resident” camp for this year’s tour and these girls set the bar higggghhhhh! They were amazing all day – so full of energy and excitement they made the day fly by and each group of campers brought some new ideas and enthusiasm (and camp songs!) to each activity. It was hard not to get pumped up with them!
I was working with the HP computers and Cartoon Network shorts today. I had a slew of girls – ranging in ages from 7 to 12 (and even some counselors) who visited the station and took part in the day’s activities. Even though you go through the games a few times every hour as each camper gears up to try something new, when each girl has such a positive response, it’s so easy to catch the spirit that Camp Danbee is famous for.
It’s pretty interesting to talk to the girls about the programs and hear what they think. Some thoughts from the girls:
“I like Live Action Drama preview, the show looks funny. I like how different the people look – especially the goth people.” – Sage M. (9 years old)
“I watch Total Action Island with my little sister and I’m sure well watch Total Action Drama too. I like the wacky challenges.” – Jaime R. (11 years old)
Between the video previewing the new show, the Jedi promo and the Andrew W. K. song – these girls had a great time with Computer Network.
Campers enjoy the Cartoon Network goodies
I was also showing them some new tricks with the HP tablet computers. Although the younger girls liked the transforming effect from the laptop to the tablet, it was the older girls that got really excited about using the machines:
“This computer is really cool. I really want to get one of these.” – Kirsten J. (20 years old)
“I wanted a touch screen computer a few years ago but could find one so I got a Mac. My birthday is Aug 7 and now that I’ve played with this one I know that this is what I’ll be getting. The pen was really easy to use and I loved painting with it.” Adina B. (11 years old)
It was a great day at the computer station. The activities were a hit! We all headed over to the concert later and tonight’s concert was a bonafide rock show. We had Kicking Daisies, Loomis and the Lust, 2am Club and Lansdowne – these are really great bands!! The kids and counselors loved it (and the Camplified staff did some serious gushing over the uber talented musicians!).
ROCK SHOW!!
It was a great day at Camp Danbee – the kids were all so happy to be there and the staff was a pleasure to work with. Another super fun Camplified Day.
Jess Fontaine, Crew Member
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