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GRAMMY Museum Presents Spectacular 'The Power Of Song: A Songwriters Hall Of Fame Exhibit' Paying Tribute To American Icons
The immersive exhibit highlights transcendent American artists, celebrates the work and legacy of the Songwriters Hall of Fame, and explores the mysteries behind the creation of world-shifting music.
For more than half a century, the Songwriters Hall of Fame has honored and celebrated the greatest songwriters and composers of our time.
The GRAMMY Museum's The Power of Song: A Songwriters Hall of Fame Exhibit lauds the work and legacy of the Songwriters Hall of Fame and explores the mysteries behind the making of great music. The newly expanded traveling exhibit launches at the GRAMMY Museum on April 26 and will run through Sept. 4.
Through artifact displays, an original film, and interactive experiences, The Power of Song: A Songwriters Hall of Fame Exhibit, examines the songwriter's creative process, tells the stories of great songwriters — all of whom are Songwriters Hall of Fame inductees or Special Award recipients — and digs deep into the celebrated compositional works that make up the American music treasury.
Curated by Jasen Emmons — the GRAMMY Museum's Chief Curator & VP of Curatorial Affairs — and Kelsey Goelz, GRAMMY Museum's Associate Curator, the exhibit pays tribute to artists who have significantly contributed to America's rich songwriting legacy.
The GRAMMY Museum has an ongoing collaboration with the Songwriters Hall of Fame and served as one of its physical homes since 2010. This partnership resulted in the curation and launch of this traveling exhibition, which illuminates the art of songwriting and offers an inside look at the creative process behind popular songs.
Originally launching at CUNY Graduate Center in New York this past summer, the newly expanded exhibit opening in Los Angeles includes several new, never-before-seen artifacts representing the careers of songwriters such as Tom Petty, Allee Willis, the Songwriters Hall of Fame's current Chairman and Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, Nile Rodgers, and many more.
It also includes interactive content where visitors will be able to explore a sprawling database of Songwriters Hall of Fame inductees and choose between several “song spotlights” to hear renowned songwriters explain the origins of a song.
Highlights from The Power of Song: A Songwriters Hall of Fame Exhibit include:
An original exhibit film featuring songwriters Jimmy Jam, Toby Keith, Carole King, Smokey Robinson, Carole Bayer Sager, and Diane Warren, sharing insights about their creative process.
A songwriting interactive featuring Toby Keith, Carole King, Smokey Robinson, and Don Schlitz, each dissecting one of their hit songs.
A piano owned by George Gershwin – one of three pianos that he commissioned during his career.
Handwritten lyrics and other songwriting artifacts representing the creative work of inductees Desmond Child, Hal David, Steve Dorff, Lamont Dozier, Will Jennings, Holly Knight, Cyndi Lauper, John Legend, Henry Mancini, John Mellencamp, Alan Menken, Cole Porter, Taylor Swift, and others.
Learn more about The Power of Song: A Songwriters Hall of Fame Exhibit and advanced ticket reservations for the exhibit.
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GRAMMY Camp Open House Event Celebrates 20 Years With Inspiring Performances
Celebrating 20 years of nurturing the next generation of music industry professionals, GRAMMY Camp's Open House event showcased the incredible talent and hard work of aspiring teen musicians at the GRAMMY Museum in Los Angeles.
On a sweltering Saturday evening in the thick of a Southern California heat wave, a crowd of about 100 gathered under the shade of the GRAMMY Museum's Ray Charles Terrace. This year’s GRAMMY Camp marked 20 years of the music industry program, which has been a significant influence on aspiring teen musicians nationwide.
The Open House event on July 20 capped off a week-long camp where attendees focused on one of seven music tracks, including business, audio engineering, electronic music production, music & media, and songwriting.
Campers donned aquamarine GRAMMY Camp t-shirts, while parents, guardians, and other family members filled the seats. Julie Mutnansky, Director of Education at GRAMMY Museum, was one of the first to take the stage. “This has been an insane week, so many things have happened in the last seven days. Special shoutout to the Village [Studios] for hosting GRAMMY Camp this year,” Mutnansky said, highlighting that everything about to be presented during the event was created in just the past week.
The evening's MCs were GRAMMY campers Cora Reardon from New Jersey and Maya Ray from Los Angeles, both participants in the music business track. They shared their experiences of the jam-packed week, emphasizing the intense music immersion, the lifelong friendships formed, and the support from knowledgeable faculty, including Mike Garcia, who is in his 15th and final year of running the GRAMMY Camp business track.
While the Open House honored parents, mentors, and other supporters, the spotlight was firmly on the teenage GRAMMY campers, who took charge of the event. The business track campers produced the event, wrote the script, and worked behind the scenes to make sure everything ran smoothly. The production quality, featuring strobe lights and other effects, demonstrated the campers' commitment to excellence, living up to the GRAMMY name. The result was a spectacular show, filled with one awesome musical performance after another — all products of the past seven days, and a testament to the collaborative spirit of GRAMMY Camp.
The band The Spicy Five kicked off the night with an acoustic rock track that got the crowd going. It quickly became clear that both the GRAMMY campers and many adults in the audience, eat, breathe, and live music. One husband was overheard whispering to his wife about how incredible the guitarists and other band members were too.
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Guitarist Lauren Hunter from Chicago performed, still buzzing from meeting guest artist panelist and former GRAMMY camper, Blue DeTyger earlier in the week. At the start of the camp, GRAMMY campers also heard from guest panelist Maren Morris, who shared her journey from GRAMMY Camp attendee to GRAMMY winner, offering valuable advice on making the most of the opportunity.
Another highlight was Brooke Murgitroyd, a singer/songwriter from North Carolina who killed it on stage and also showcased her talent in the community by performing with pop musician Lizzy McAlpine on Santa Monica Pier.
The event included brief interludes for campers focused on production to present their work from the past week. These campers gave mock pitches, demonstrating their readiness to secure their first industry gigs.
Pittsburgh’s Aryana Booker-Gamez, part of the songwriting track, delivered two passionate performances, including “Look at Me Now,” which received a standing ovation. Offstage, Booker-Gamez enthusiastically supported her fellow campers, clapping and dancing along with the same fervor she brought to her performances.
It was clear that many campers formed lifelong friendships and potential future collaborations at GRAMMY Camp. Reflecting on the whirlwind week, Murgitroyd posted on social media: “Grammy Camp 2024 was such a dream!! To my 82 new friends, you are all so talented and taught me so much!”
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Maren Morris On 20 Years Of GRAMMY Camp & Her Advice To The Next Generation Of Music Industry Professionals
Almost 20 years ago, a 15-year-old Maren Morris attended GRAMMY Camp, the GRAMMY Museum's signature music industry camp for U.S. high school students. This year, the GRAMMY-winning country superstar came full circle.
It's been decades since Maren Morris first attended GRAMMY Camp all the way back in 2005 — nearly 20 years ago. Still, she remembers precisely how she felt then and how much of a "rare opportunity" it was.
She met luminaries like Jimmy Jam and Paul Williams, and the setting made the then-15-year-old feel legitimized and creatively elevated. "I learned how to peer into myself and learn what unique thing I had to bring to the table musically," she tells the Recording Academy.
Since then, Maren Morris has had an entire career: She won a GRAMMY, received 17 GRAMMY nominations, joined the country music supergroup the Highwomen, topped the Billboard country charts, and much more.
Morris just had a full circle moment — Recording Academy style. On Monday, Morris returned to GRAMMY Camp, the GRAMMY Museum's signature music industry camp for U.S. high school students, as a guest artist to celebrate the program's 20th anniversary, which takes place in Los Angeles this week. She joins viral NYC bass phenom Blu DeTiger and captivating New Jersey singer/songwriter Jeremy Zucker. Together, they are guiding students on their paths to a career in the music industry.
"I think that the main thing I'm imparting is that they don't need to rush their art or building their fan base," Morris says. "With social media and trending sounds and dances every day, it's easy to feel like you're getting lost or not keeping up fast enough with what your peers are doing.
"Just stick to being authentic," she continues, "and people see that, no matter what time they arrive to the party for you."
Another one of Morris' pieces of advice: Don't confuse loyalty with complacency. She explains that she likes to "shake up my production or co-writing comfort by working with new people who bring things out of me I wouldn't normally in a more comfortable creative situation."
In the end, "Find people that listen to you," Morris concludes, "but also push you and your creativity to new areas of yourself." There's no place better to do exactly that than at GRAMMY Camp, where the mentee can one day become the mentor and guide the next generation of artists and music industry professionals.
The 20th annual GRAMMY Camp celebration is running now and concludes with the GRAMMY Camp Finale Student Showcase on Saturday, July 20, at the Ray Charles Terrace at the GRAMMY Museum.
Applications for GRAMMY Camp 2025 will be available online in September.
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GRAMMY Museum Selects 20th Annual GRAMMY Camp Students & Announces Guest Artists Blu DeTiger, Maren Morris & Jeremy Zucker
Held at the Village Recording Studios in Los Angeles from July 14-20, the 20th annual GRAMMY Camp will host 83 high school students from around the country and help prepare them for careers in the music industry.
The GRAMMY Museum announced today that 83 talented high school students from 76 U.S. cities across 22 states have been selected as participants in the 20th annual GRAMMY Camp program. The signature music industry camp for U.S. high school students will be held from Sunday, July 14 to Saturday, July 20 at The Village Recording Studios in Los Angeles.
Blu DeTiger, Jeremy Zucker, and GRAMMY winner Maren Morris will be this year's guest artists. They will be on site to discuss their career paths and help students prepare for the music industry.
"Over the last two decades, GRAMMY Camp has served as the heartbeat of the music world for high school students aspiring towards a career in music, offering an authentic immersion into the music industry and life itself," said Michael Sticka, President/CEO of the GRAMMY Museum. "We’re thrilled for the continued support from Hot Topic Foundation, enabling us to expand the Camp’s duration from five to seven days once more this year. We look forward to commemorating this milestone at The Village Recording Studios alongside Blu DeTiger, Jeremy Zucker, as well as, Maren Morris, a distinguished alumna from our inaugural GRAMMY Camp."
Morris added, "GRAMMY Camp will always be one of those formative memories in my career. I was 15 years old when I went back in 2005 and remember it cementing my dreams of being a songwriter. Being involved with the organization still to this day is such a unique pleasure I have."
This GRAMMY In The Schools program is presented by the Hot Topic Foundation with support from the Chuck Lorre Family Foundation. Additional scholarship and program support is provided by the Aufmann Family, BeatHeadz, Ella Fitzgerald Charitable Foundation, Natalie Cole Foundation, Pacific Bridge Arts Foundation, and the Recording Academy.
GRAMMY Camp will focus on all aspects of commercial music and provide instruction by industry professionals in an immersive and creative environment. The program features seven music career tracks: Audio Engineering, Electronic Music Production, Music Business, Music and Media, Songwriting, Vocal Performance, and Instrumental Performance. All tracks culminate in virtual media projects, recordings and/or performances.
Applications for next year's 2025 GRAMMY Camp will be available online in September at www.grammycamp.com.
2024 GRAMMY Camp Selectees And Tracks (In Alpha Order By First Name)
Addison Dwelly | Prospect, N.Y. | Instrument – Guitar |
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Alexander Kamara | Laurel, Md. | Music & Media |
Alina Khangura | Granite Bay, Calif. | Vocal Performance |
Andrew Tran | Round Rock, Texas | Music Business |
Anjali Agneshwar | New York | Audio Engineering |
Aryana Booker-Gamez | Pittsburgh, Pa. | Songwriting |
BoJameson Ebeling | Venice, Calif. | Audio Engineering |
Brandon Goldman | Alhambra, Calif. | Instrument – Drums |
Brooke Murgitroyd | Raleigh, N.C. | Vocal Performance |
Buchanan Beauboeuf | Las Vegas, Nev. | Music Business |
Camden Creel | Phoenix, Ariz. | Electronic Music Production |
Cassandra Menacker | Bristow, Va. | Instrument – Bass |
Charlotte Milstein | La Jolla, Calif. | Instrument – Guitar |
Chase Swain | Houston, Texas | Instrument – Keys |
Coco Benedetti | Westminster, Calif. | Instrument – Keys |
Cooper Holloman | Pearland, Texas | Instrument – Bass |
Cora Reardon | Chatham, N.J. | Music Business |
Daniel Nientimp | Nashville, Tenn. | Electronic Music Production |
Denver Humphrey | Oviedo, Fla. | Music & Media |
Elle Reisman | Lafayette, Calif. | Songwriting |
Emilio Abdelsayed | Middletown, N.Y. | Audio Engineering |
Emily Roth | Los Angeles | Music Business |
Esther Cho | Fullerton, Calif. | Music & Medi |
Evan Hummel | Bethesda, Md. | Electronic Music Production |
Francesca Casagrande | Alpine, N.J. | Music Business |
Gael Chica | Elizabeth, N.J | Instrument – Guitar |
Gavriel Shohet Zabin | Evanston, Ill. | Music Business |
Grace Percival | Southington, Conn. | Vocal Performance |
Grant Harriman | Marina Del Rey, Calif. | Electronic Music Production |
Isabella Worden | Omaha, Neb. | Vocal Performance |
Jacob Egan | San Rafael, Calif. | Music Business |
Jaiden Meltzer | Northampton, Mass. | Songwriting |
Jillian Ritter | Swansea, Ill. | Vocal Performance |
Jordan Hall | Grand Prairie, Texas | Vocal Performance |
Joshua Jongejan | Sugar Land, Texas | Songwriting |
Julian Chua | Short Hills, N.J. | Music & Media |
Justice Crittendon | New Orleans, La. | Audio Engineering |
Kaleo Abadam | San Ramon, Calif. | Electronic Music Production |
Kalyssa Ro | Simi Valley, Calif. | Music & Media |
Katalina Kaminsky | Miami, Fla. | Music Business |
Krista Warner | Santa Ana, Calif. | Music Business |
Lauren Hunter | Hinsdale, Ill. | Instrument – Guitar |
Leo Cheng | Claremont, Calif. | Songwriting |
Maddox Balloon | Alpharetta, Ga. | Electronic Music Production |
Mady Lubavin | Newport Coast, Calif. | Songwriting |
Magnolia Collins | Pacific Palisades, Calif. | Music Business |
Manasvini Kasagani | Frisco, Texas | Audio Engineering |
Maryn Randall | Plainwell, Mich. | Songwriting |
Matheson Hall | Princeton, N.J. | Electronic Music Production |
Maya Ixta Delgado | Encino, Calif. | Music Business |
Maya Ray | Los Angeles | Music Business |
Mayah Board | Santa Clarita, Calif. | Music & Media |
Mia Sophia Perdomo | Chattanooga, Tenn. | Music Business |
Miranda Aquino | Los Angeles | Music & Media |
Mitchell Haugsness | Aurora, Colo. | Audio Engineering |
Nathaniel Arnold | Encino, Calif. | Audio Engineering |
Nicholas Yiakoumatos | San Gabriel, Calif. | Electronic Music Production |
Noah Schlondorff | Bexley, Ohio | Songwriting |
Odelia Elliott | Baltimore, Md. | Songwriting |
Olivia Wang | La Canada Flintridge, Calif. | Electronic Music Production |
Paul “Gus” Dent | Santa Cruz, Calif. | Audio Engineering |
Puru Dogra | Westford, Mass. | Songwriting |
Rohan Agneshwar | New York | Audio Engineering |
Rose Morris | Los Angeles | Songwriting |
Ryan Witt | Horseheads, N.Y. | Electronic Music Production |
Samantha Murano | Levittown, N.Y. | Vocal Performance |
Sarah Al Mazrouei | San Diego, Calif. | Audio Engineering |
Sarah Mullen | Whitesboro, N.Y. | Electronic Music Production |
Sarah Parkinson | Oak Park, Ill. | Songwriting |
Sarah Parmet | Sherman Oaks, Calif. | Electronic Music Production |
Sawyer Mitchell | San Marcos, Calif. | Instrument - Keys |
Seble Lopez | Brooklyn, N.Y. | Music Business |
Sofia Cianciolo | Pacific Palisades, Calif. | Music Business |
Sofia Erskine | Upland, Calif. | Vocal Performance |
Solea Novelo | Castaic, Calif. | Instrument – Drums |
Summer Brennan | Newport Beach, Calif. | Electronic Music Production |
Sydney Kassekert | Incline Village, Nev. | Songwriting |
Talia Silver | La Jolla, Calif. | Music Business |
Toby Whitley | Dallas, Texas | Songwriting |
Tyler Awosika | Maricopa, Ariz. | Music & Media |
Walker Lewis | Berkeley, Calif. | Electronic Music Production |
William Barsam | Belmont, Mass. | Instrument – Drums |
Zia Brooks | Rockledge, Fla. | Instrument – Bass |
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GRAMMY Museum Announces Programs for April 2024: La Santa Cecilia, The Drums & More
The GRAMMY Museum event space always has something special cooking, and spring 2024 is no different. Here’s a rundown of what you can enjoy coming up.
Are you tapped into the GRAMMY Museum’s ongoing slate of live events happening in the heart of Downtown Los Angeles? If not, you should be.
The interactive, educational museum dedicated to the history and winners of the GRAMMYs has four terrific events coming up — ones that allow you to get into the minds and hearts of those who make our musical culture turn.
See below for a list of GRAMMY Museum in-person public programs happening in April 2024:
Wednesday, April 3, 2024
7:00 p.m.
Reel To Reel: La Santa Cecilia Featuring a Film Screening & Conversation
Mexican American band La Santa Cecilia will have a special screening of the film "Alma Bohemia" and talk about their creative process with producer Sebastian Krys.
Thursday, April 4, 2024
7:00 p.m.
Reel To Reel: The Greatest Hits Featuring a Film Screening & Panel Discussion
A special screening of "The Greatest Hits" will be held with a post-screening panel discussion about the making of the film featuring Ryan Lott of Son Lux, director Ned Benson, and music supervisor Mary Ramos. All ticket buyers will receive a Greatest Hits double LP vinyl.
Monday, April 8, 2024
7:30 p.m.
A Conversation With The Drums Moderated by Jason Kramer
New York-based indie pop artist The Drums will talk about the creative process of his latest album Jonny, his career, and more.
Tuesday, April 23, 2024
7:30 p.m.
Spotlight: Tenille Townes Moderated by Erin Osmon
Nashville-based rising artist Tenille Townes will talk about her latest project As You Are and will perform.
For more information and ticket links to programs, visit here — and we’ll see you on site in L.A.!
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