5 Day Intensive Performance Camp in Music

March 23rd to March 27th 2012

Swarnabhoomi Academy of Music's (SAM) 5 Day Intensive Performance Camp in Music is from the March 23rd to March 27th 2012.

These camps are a great way to experience the joy of making music and learning surrounded by great musicians set in an awe-inspiring environment. These camps have had some amazing musicians from India participating,

Lesle Lewis

One of the Colonial Cousins, Lesle Lewis has been a staple in Bollywood and in the Indian Pop Scene. He recently was the musical director for 'Coke Studio India @ MTV'. He was part camp in 2011 and also recorded with some of the faculty.

Nandini Srikar

Nandini is well known for singing 'Bhare Naina' in the film Ra.One. She has been one of the most versatile singers and composers of jingles in India. She was recently rated as one of 10 top women playback singers in India. She has been a regular participant of these camps. She also has some musicians from SAM featured in her album 'Beete Pal'.

Sanjeev Thomas

Sanjeev Thomas is a Music Producer, Singer and Guitarist with the band Rainbow Bridge. He is the Lead Guitarist for A. R. Rahman, he has been touring and recording with him. He was part of the camp with Rodney Holmes, Mike Pope and David Gilmore.

Rajeev Rajagopal

Rajeev is the drummer from Thermal And a Quarter (TAAQ) one of India's best bands. He was part of a camp with Rodney Holmes, Mike Pope and David Gilmore.

Mithun Puthanveetil

Mithun is the drummer from the band Avial, one of India's best Alternative Rock band from Kerala. He has part of the Drum Camp with Benny Greb.

All these and more musicians have gained more insight into their musicality through these camps. These camps have been a great source of inspiration, knowledge and network for all the participants.

Faculty

The faculty for this program is

Prasanna(http://www.sam.org.in/prasanna.php) from India
Sebastian Cruz(http://www.sam.org.in/sebastian-cruz.php) from Columbia
Panagiotis Andreou (http://www.sam.org.in/panagiotis-andreou.php) from Greece
Manu Koch (http://www.sam.org.in/manu-koch.php) from Switzerland
Nicole Zuraitis (http://www.sam.org.in/nicole-zuraitis.php) from New York, USA
Harvey Wirht (http://www.sam.org.in/harvey.php) from Suriname

Facility

Swarnabhoomi Academy of Music (SAM) is a 4 acre campus equipped recital halls, ensemble rooms, practice rooms, labs, library with hundreds of books and DVDs, media center and recreation facilities.

Top of the line gear including Kawai Grand and Upright pianos, Kawai Digital Pianos, Mesa Boogie Guitar Amps, Orange Bass Amps, Dixon & PDP drums, Sabian cymbals.

These camps are fully residential, accommodations would be provided in our serviced apartments and 3 meals day would be provided from our multi-cuisine cafeteria.

Fees

The Tuition including these facilities, accommodation and 3 meals a day is provided at a very low cost of Rs. 20000 for the 5 days.