Greetings from Roslyn, NY!  Camplified descended upon Roslyn today as we brought the rock and entertainment to the crowds at Pierce Day Camp.  The entire day was amazing – from the kind welcome that the camp gave us, to the amazing Rockband turnout and the untraditional early show – the whole event was great.  We’re pretty lucky that we continue to come across these great camps, and Pierce Day Camp was no exception.

The staff and counselors at Pierce are awesome – offering to lend campground wisdom or a helping hand at every opportunity.  Even coming across campers and counselors as we were touring the grounds was a treat!   The Camplified sound crew was hard at work early as they set up the production for the show, while the rest of the Camplified crew got to meet campers and get them acquainted with the Rockband and Cartoon Network treats.   We set up Rockband in the Arcade and the kids were really excited.

Once in Pierce's arcade, Camplified Staff worked with the musicians (the guys from Jersey Kidz are pictured here) to set up a couple of stations and get the kids started.

Even though their period in the arcade was over, it was hard to drag these guys away. Everyone was having a really good time!

We had kids of all ages rocking out in no time – there’s something about summer camp that seems to bring everyone together and ready to experience new things.  We come across energetic, curious campers all the time – and they’re so enthusiastic about all the info there is to learn.  It’s really awesome to be a part of it!

Everyone's ready to rock!

Taylor Bright opened up the concert today, followed by Faces Without Names and then Jersey Kidz was the third band.  Taylor is still pretty young but she is so creative and at home on stage – she had such a good time with the kids and seemed to love them, and they gave the love right back!  Then came Alexa and Natalee from Faces Without Names – those girls are adorable!  I really wanted Alexa’s shoes….so cute!  They played a new song and even “Deadly Beauty” which is the song that Alexa wrote that won the 2007 CosmoGirl songwriting contest – it’s a beautiful song.  Then it was time for the full-band rock of Jersey Kidz.  To get the campers worked into a frenzy, you can always count on Jersey Kidz . Taylor Bright, followed by Alexa and Natalie started the kids dancing and jumping around, and Jersey Kidz rounded out a great concert – the boys and girls were so happy.  All the kids – small and tall – were dancing around like maniacs!  I just wanted to hang out with them and be a camper for the day.

Alas, there was still joy to be spread as the campers played with the Cartoon Network rubber balls and watched a few CN videos – the kids loved watching them.  AND, when it came time for Scholastic books….that was pretty exciting too!  And don’t even get me started on the organic treats from Ian’s…yummmmm.   Seriously.  The kids over at Pierce Day Camp sure know how to have a good time!

tour posters and Cartoon Network red balls for everyone!

It never ceases to amaze me how beautiful summer camp is, how happy the campers are, and how much fun the musicians have.  Hanging out with happy campers all day is a tough job, but someone’s gotta do it.  Ha!  Just another day with Camplified!

See you at Camp Danbee on Saturday – I can’t wait!

Posted by Jess Fontaine, Crew Member

7/15/2009