The girls at Camp Kippewa in Monmouth, ME, were beyond thrilled when Camplified arrived with tons of fun, music and branded activities. Thomas Fiss, Josiah Rea and Michael and Marisa were on hand to liven up the crowd with a few tunes — Josiah and Michael even lent a helping hand during the Epiphone-sponsored guitar clinic. The Juicy Juice was flowing and the Stardoll T-shirt design contest was a huge hit. View our exclusive pics, above! Photos courtesy of Greg Leddy.
It’s Freebie Friday here at Camplified HQ! We’ve got songs up for grabs from Camplified’s 2010 line-up. Simply follow @Camplified on Twitter and re-tweet this message to be entered to win. 20 winners (yes, 20!) will receive a code to download all of these songs:
Alex York — Tokyo Heartbreak
Atomic Solace — Static
Bascom Hill — My World
Cody Simpson — Summertime
Highbench — Hot Lights
Highbench — Sit Back
Hollander — Sweet Thing
Jessica Prouty Band — Escape
Josiah Rea — Give It Away
Michael and Marisa — The Same
Rachel Platten — Million Little Reasons
Six Volt — Girl Next Door
The Early Strike — Copyright
Thomas Fiss — Waiting
Click here for Contest Rules. Good luck!
Pop (with a Rock Edge) Singers, Michael and Marisa
Written by: Jill Sheets
Recently Relate had the honor of interviewing singers Michael and Marisa. Continue to read on about them and their music.
R: Tell us a little bit about yourself?
Marisa: I’m happy energetic, like to be on the go, love physical activity. I’m loud, outgoing, fun and funny.
Michael: My name is Michael. I’m 12 years old. I play guitar and am very creative. I love computers and pretty much anything that has a plug on it (or batteries). I love music. I can’t function without it.
R: How long have you been singing and writing songs?
Michael: I wrote my first song by myself when I was four and recorded it on my Fisher Price cassette player with microphone. I have been performing gigs playing guitar and singing since I was 7.
Marisa: I’ve been singing all my life and started writing songs when I was 8.
R: What is your song writing process? Do you start with the words?
Marisa: We start with an idea and then write words and last the music. I (Marisa) like to write meaningful lyrics that will make people think or inspire them. Michael comes up with creative ideas so easily and then we write the song together.
R: How would you describe your music for those who have not heard it yet?
Marisa: It’s Pop with a Rock edge or you can call it Pop/Rock. The lyrics usually have a message that other kids can relate to. We write songs hoping that we will get the listener to think or feel something or take some kind of action. (more…)
We want to see how creative you can get! Camplified 2010 sponsor EdisonLearning is looking for original videos of kids, tweens, teens (and anyone really) singing, playing an instrument or just plain rocking out to EL’s new theme song, “The Power of You,” by Eddie Bush of Lucky Bush Publishing. The five best PoY renditions will be judged and selected by Camplified artists (including members of Thomas Fiss‘ band, Cody Simpson and Michael and Marisa), as well as music industry insiders. If you’re selected, you will win an iPod Shuffle, a $20 iTunes gift card and a prize pack courtesy of Epiphone Guitars! Click HERE to listen to and download “The Power of You” theme song. Then head on over to our YouTube group to upload your video by July 30. Participants (campers or non-campers, U.S. only) must adhere to our Camplified Contest Rules. You may also email your YouTube videos to campchick@camplified.com.
Photos courtesy of Greg Leddy. Video production by Tim Sharkey.
One of our 2010 sponsors, Stardoll, has been a HUGE hit among the campers during our first week on tour. At each camp, they invite campers into the pink Stardoll tent stocked with T-shirts and art supplies for the Stardoll Design Challenge. The T-shirts are then judged by the musicians and bands and the winner is announced onstage, receiving instant fame throughout camp and on Stardoll.com. Get an inside look at Fame, Fashion and Friends through Stardoll… also be sure to check out our exclusive Stardoll video, set to the tune of CC’s “Superstar Girl”!
Photos clockwise from upper left: Campers pose with their Stardoll designs, Marisa of Michael and Marisa gets ready to design her T-shirt, campers gettin’ crafty, wearing the designed shirts, girls browsing Stardoll.com, Michael and Marisa take time to pose with some campers, Camplified musician Rachel Platten gets a photo with one of the Stardoll winners, campers discover all that Stardoll has to offer. Photos courtesy of our Camp Crew. Click image to view in full.
Camplified made an appearance at Ivy League Day Camp in Smithtown, NY, this week, complete with performances by singer/songwriter Dexter Scott, Michael and Marisa, Thomas Fiss and Rachel Platten. Secrets of My Hollywood Life author Jen Calonita of Little, Brown Books came to a few select summer camps on Long Island, including Ivy League, where she answered campers’ questions and signed copies of her new book, Reality Check. Here, see for yourself!
Photos clockwise from upper left: Dexter Scott takes the stage at Ivy League, camper Q&A with author Jen Calonita, Jen signs copies of her newest book Reality Check, Rachel Platten performs, Michael of Michael and Marisa rocks out. Photos courtesy of Greg Leddy. Click image to view in full.
The Camplified vans rolled into Clarksburg, NJ, to visit Black Bear Lake Day Camp on Thursday, and not surprisingly, the campers were STOKED! Pop rock brother/sister duo Michael and Marisa brought the rock, along with Josiah Rea and others. Our photos say it all:
Photos clockwise from upper left: Black Bear Lake welcomes Camplified, Josiah Rea hangin’ with the ladies, campers go ga-ga over WAT-AAH!, Michael and Marisa rock out, chillin’ at the Cartoon Network tent, Marisa beats the drums, Josiah and Michael teaching at the guitar clinic sponsored by Gibson Guitars, Michael and Marisa signing autographs. Photos courtesy of Greg Leddy. Click image to view in full.
Who doesn’t love freebies? We here at Camplified sure do… and the best part? We wanna share it all with all of you! Head on over to Twist Magazine to enter to win one of five Camplified Prize Packs (pictured above)! Just leave ‘em some love and a comment on this post to be entered to win some cool stuff from Stardoll, Scholastic, Cartoon Network and more.
That’s not all! Starting today, we’ll be hosting a Camplified Freebie Friday on our @Camplified Twitter, where we’ll be giving away something super cool to our Twitter followers. Anyone and everyone can enter (campers and non-campers!), as long as you live in the United States and well, anything else that is mentioned in our Camplified Contest Rules. Today we’ve got an iPod Shuffle courtesy of EdisonLearning up for grabs! Simply re-tweet this message before midnight tonight, follow @Camplified on Twitter and you’re automatically entered to win! Winners will be notified via direct message, so I can get your address to send out the prize. Woohoo! We’ve also got some other cool stuff to give away in the coming weeks from Stardoll, Juicy Juice, signed CDs from our Camplified musicians and tons more. Yay for free stuff!!!
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