You’re going to be with them for four days. Each counselor takes a band of guitarists, bass players, keyboard players, drummers, and vocalists.
Then once you arrive, the counselors are the building blocks of Rock ‘N’ Roll Fantasy Camp. There’s no audition here! Whatever your instrument-be it voice, guitar, bass, drums or keyboards, we will make sure you can make a meaningful contribution.”įishof notes, “Rock Camp begins as soon as you sign up and you get a list of songs, so that you’re prepared for the experience. Rock ‘N’ Roll Fantasy Camp describes itself as “a fully interactive, participatory camp with a non-competitive atmosphere. You’re a guitarist first you do the legal stuff to pay for your guitars.’ The guys said, ‘Yeah, that’s me.’” “Joe Perry once said to a guy at camp, ‘What do you do for a living?’ The guy said, ‘I’m a lawyer and on weekends and I play guitar in my band,’ Then Joe said, ‘That’s bullcrap. So if you turn to all these people that come, in their minds, while they’re being a lawyer, doing construction, or being a school teacher, they’re thinking about being a musician. Rock Camp appears in a notable episode of The Simpsons where Homer attends The Rolling Stones Rock ‘N’ Roll Fantasy Camp, with guest voices by Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Tom Petty, Lenny Kravitz, Brian Setzer and Elvis Costello.Įarlier this year, it also played a pivotal role in this season’s second episode of Billions.Īt Relix Fantasy Camp, folks will rehearse with their counselors, attend master classes, participate in themed jam rooms, join Q&A sessions, take part in the headliner jams and appear at the Cutting Room for the concluding live performance.Īs he reflects on the range of campers, Fishof notes, “You get some beginners, which I love, like the person who picked up the guitar during COVID. When he came to his first one, he ended up staying for a couple extra days and just hanging out with the campers.” Kim Thayil from Soundgarden is going to do another camp for me in a few months. That’s why people like Sammy Hagar and Paul Stanley keep coming back. “One thing that I really came to appreciate though the film,” Fishof observes, “is that it’s not only life-changing for the camper but it’s really meaningful for the rock star. Richard Roeper of the Chicago Sun-Times called the film “inspiring” while another reviewer wrote, “At the root of it all is the very real emotion and power that music has over its most ardent fans, and how it can form lifelong friendships and unforgettable memories.”
ROGER DALTREY ROCK CAMP MOVIE
Rock ‘N’ Roll Fantasy Camp is the subject of a recent documentary, Rock Camp: The Movie which shares the journeys of a few campers and offers insight from stalwart instructors, such as: Alice Cooper, Roger Daltrey, Sammy Hagar, Judas Priest and Paul Stanley.
ROGER DALTREY ROCK CAMP FULL
Relix publisher Peter Shapiro will be on hand, while the Recording Package includes a full day session at a professional recording studio, with producer/engineer/mixer Jesse Lauter (Tedeschi Trucks Band, Langhorne Slim, The Low Anthem). Holmes), Lo Faber (God Street Wine), Leslie Mendelson, Michael Falzarano (Hot Tuna), Steve Liesman (Stella Blue’s Band) Alex Koford (Terrapin Family Band), Ross James (Terrapin Family Band) and Fuzz Sangiovanni (Deep Banana Blackout). The roster of counselors and mentors also features: Scott Sharrard (Little Feat, Gregg Allman Band), Tony Leone (Little Feat), Derek St. John Scofield, Robert Randolph and Lesh will attend as special guests and perform with all of the campers. Relix Fantasy Camp will take place in New York on October 27-30. Over the years, Fishof has enlisted a number of prominent musicians to serve as counselors and mentors at Rock Camp, including: Jeff Beck, Joe Perry, Buddy Guy, Gene Simmons, Nancy Wilson and Dave Mustaine. Along the way he noticed various acclaimed artists making time to collaborate and interact offstage, and he suspected that fans would be eager to witness and participate in a similar experience. Fishof created that tour with Ringo and produced it for many years to follow. “While they might be coming because they want to jam with Phil Lesh, they might not realize that they’ll walk out with so much more than a jam with Phil Lesh,” says David Fishof the founder of Rock ‘N’ Roll Fantasy Camp, while describing the upcoming Relix Fantasy Camp.įishof speaks from experience, as his first Fantasy Camp took place 25 years ago, drawing inspiration from his time on the road with Ringo Starr and the All-Starr Band.
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