Camp Amped 2009

The first session of Camp Amped 2009 was a huge success. 20 local kids between the ages of 11-17 met here during the week from June 8-19th to learn from some of Athens’ best musicians. The campers took part in workshops on band relationships, songwriting and specialized instrument instruction. They formed bands and rehearsed, then recorded tracks at some of Athens’ best studios (mp3’s below).

Last Saturday, June 20th, the bands performed to a PACKED house at Nuçi’s Space. The audio was recorded by Sloan Simpson and video work was done by Jonathon Brill - those will be made available as soon as possible.


Check out photos of Camp Amped here.

During the week, lunch was provided by a variety of very generous local restaurants, including:
Barberitos Eastside, Chick-Fil-A, Dondero’s Kitchen, Five Star Day Café, The Grit, Jersey Mike’s, Mama’s Boy, Marti’s At Midday, Mellow Mushroom, Taco Stand.

Instructors for the first session were Claire Campbell, Joel Byron, Thayer Sarrano, Betsy Franck, Philip Mayer and Seth Hendershot. The lead instructor is Dan Nettles and the camp facilitator (and instructor) is Carl Lindberg. The camp director is Laura Ford.

Here's some mp3's – check out what the bands sound like (soon you’ll be able to stream the songs on Myspace as well):

Zombie (Cranberries cover) by Paper Whales
Creep (Radiohead cover) by White Lights
Beckoning by Pillsbury Massacre
Life is Good by White Lights
High and Dry (Radiohead cover) by Paper Whales
The Original Epic by Airlock
Blitzkrieg Bop (Ramones cover) by Pillsbury Massacre
What I Got (Sublime cover) by White Lights
Is This It (The Strokes cover) by Pillsbury Massacre
Am I Right by Paper Whales

For more info on Camp Amped visit our website.

Join Team Clermont & Aquarium Drunkard for an AthFest Party and Showcase!

Join Team Clermont and Aquarium Drunkard on Friday, June 26th, 2009 for an AthFest party and showcase at Nuçi's Space in Athens, Georgia! AthFest is an annual music and arts festival held in downtown Athens, Georgia that showcases the Athens area musicians, bands, and artists, as well as those not from Athens. Come hang out, enjoy a beverage, and watch special performances by the Modern Skirts (their only AthFest performance,) Liz Durrett, and Circulatory System (their only AthFest performance.) AthFest wristbands and/or donations to Nuçi's Space are welcome and encouraged.

Team Clermont & Aquarium Drunkard AthFest Party and Showcase

Friday, June 26th, 2009, 8:30PM @ Nuçi's Space (396 Oconee Street, Athens, GA 30601, Map)

Performances by...

The Modern Skirts -- 10:15PM
(Only Athfest performance.)

Circulatory System -- 9:30PM
(Only Athfest performance.)

Liz Durrett -- 8:30PM

Nuçi’s Space is a non-profit health and music resource center in Athens, GA. The aim of the organization is to prevent suicide by providing obstacle free treatment for musicians suffering from depression and other such disorders as well as to assist in the emotional, physical and professional well-being of musicians.

Team Clermont is a proud supporter of Nuçi’s Space and their Camp Amped program for budding musicians.

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For questions and interview requests, contact Candice, Bill and Jon at: publicity@teamclermont.com or (706) 543-9455

Russian Masterworks benefit, honoring Randy Bewley

Athens Brass Choir: Russian Masterworks at Emmanuel Episcopal
June 15, 2009

7:00 PM

The Athens Brass Choir, a community brass ensemble, opens its sixth season with "Russian Masterworks", a benefit concert for Nuçi’s Space in memory of Randy Bewley.

Emmanuel Episcopal Church Street

498 Prince Avenue

Athens, GA

PROGRAM:

Marche Slave

P.Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

Pictures At An Exhibition (complete)

M. Mussorgsky (1839-1881)

We open the Athens Brass Choir's sixth season with two major works of 19th Century Russian music. Both "Marche Slave" and "Pictures At An Exhibition" are very familiar to modern audiences; however, the story behind the works may not be. Pictures, in particular, has a very personal meaning for the group; Mussorgsky composed it to honor a close artist friend, Viktor Hartmann, who died of an aneurysm at the age of 39. The music depicts a posthumous exhibition of Hartmann's works, connecting movements representing several diverse paintings, sketches, and watercolors with a "Promenade" theme (representing the walk between paintings, when the old images are still with you, while the new ones approach). The observer is suddenly presented with a stark reminder of mortality at "The Catacombs", feels anger and denial through "The Hut on Hen's Legs (Baba Yaga)", and ultimately reaches acceptance with the grandeur of "The Great Gate of Kiev".

With this work, we honor our own artist and dear friend, Randy Bewley, who died earlier this year. This is a free concert, but donations are encouraged; all money collected will go to benefit Nuçi’s Space, a non-profit health and music resource center in Athens, GA, dedicated to providing low-cost rehearsal opportunities for young musicians, helping prevent suicide by treating musicians for depression and other disorders, and otherwise assisting the emotional, physical and professional well-being of musicians.

For more information check out The Athens Brass Choir online.

David Schools: Guitar String Charity Project

Wear Your Music is a website that allows music fans to buy bracelets created from used guitar strings - specifically donated by their favorite artist.
In turn, the artist chooses a charity for the proceeds from each of their bracelts to be sent to.

Dave Schools, Athens resident and bassist for Widespread Panic, is donating the proceeds from his bracelet to Nuçi’s Space!

Click here to see Dave's guitar string bracelet.

FROM WEAR YOUR MUSIC:
Each bracelet is handcrafted from used guitar strings donated by the artist. The seal, which binds the unisex bangle-style bracelet, is Harmony recycled fine silver and is hand stamped with the artist's initials. WYM is an environmentally friendly company and in keeping with our philosophy, each bracelet comes packaged in a recycled DVD case with a certificate of authenticity. All profits from each bracelet goes to a charity chosen by the artist. As each bracelet is custom made upon ordering, please allow up to three weeks for production.

Don Chambers, Lake City and Still, Small Voice

FRIDAY MAY 8th 9 PM
Nuçi's Space $5 donation

Don Chambers + GOAT
Lake City
Still, Small Voice & the Joyful Noise

From Don Chambers:
"This will be the last show in Athens for bass player Fritz Gibson, who is off to culinary school. We will miss his solid playing and great humor, plus - damn it - he can already cook like hell! Matt and Fritz’s other great band - Lake City - will open, as will our friends Still Small Voices. I expect no tears and plenty of volume. Tonight’s show is a benefit for our favorite benevolent non-profit place - Nuci’s Space (www.nuci.org)"

LISTEN TO THE BANDS:
Don Chambers
Lake City
SSV + the Joyful Noise

2 Story Coffee House: May 1st 9-11pm

2 Story Coffee House is hosting a special evening of music in support of Nuçi’s Space this Friday, May 1st from 9p-11p.
2 Story Coffee House is in Five Points at 1680 South Lumpkin St.
Featuring music from:

David Mikush

Clint Poy

Jon Mark

Drew Dixon

Read more about 2 Story and the Invitation Night here on their blog.

Recycle your old cell phones

Support Drive-By Truckers and Nuçi’s Space:
Recycle Your Cell Phones and Get Free Merch Coupons from the DBT Official Store!

DBT has partnered with Musictoday and CollectiveGood to accept mobile devices for recycling. Send in your old mobile phones and receive a $5 gift certificate good for band merchandise at the DBT Official Store!

Plus - 50% of the value of each phone will be donated to Nuçi’s Space to support their mission to provide obstacle free treatment for musicians suffering from depression and other such disorders as well as to assist in the emotional, physical and professional well-being of musicians.

CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO.
Simply choose the make and model of your old phones below, print your FREE SHIPPING label and send in your phones and related accessories.
You’ll receive a confirmation email for your records and a $5 gift certificate for EACH PHONE you send in.

Did You Know?

• Cell phones contain toxic substances that enter the ecosystem when phones are taken to landfills or incinerated

• There are over one billion out of use cell phones in the US alone

• Less than 10% of cell phones are recycled properly

• When cell phones are recycled properly, the danger of these toxins is reduced to almost zero

Sponsor a kid for this year's Camp Amped!!

Camp Amped: A Summer Day Camp by Nuçi’s Space
Help a kid learn how to rock!


Nuçi’s Space is offering its third annual installment of Camp Amped, a summer music day camp for middle and high school students ages 11-17.
For the first time, two sessions will be offered (June 8-20 and July 6-18), doubling our number of participants!
In order to provide some students who would not otherwise be able to afford tuition to Camp Amped with the opportunity to attend, Nuçi’s Space offers a limited number of full and partial scholarships to deserving young musicians.
As a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, Nuçi’s Space relies on the generosity of its donors to raise funds for these scholarships. Please consider making a tax-deductible donation to help sponsor a scholarship for a deserving young musician to attend Camp Amped.
Thank you so much for your support!

Donations may also be made online at www.nuci.org "in memory of" Camp Amped.
(Or, print out the following form and mail it in).
I would like to sponsor a camper for:
____$25 {one half day}
____$50 {one full day}
____$250 {one full week}
____$500 {full scholarship}
____other amount: $________________


Your Name: ________________________________
Email:______________________
Your Address__________________________________
Phone #:_________________

Please return this form with your donation to:
Nuçi’s Space
396 Oconee Street
Athens, GA 30601
{706} 227-1515

CAMP AMPED 2009

Free dental care for musicians

REPOSTED FROM CHAD RADFORD'S CREATIVE LOAFING BLOG:z

On Tuesday, April 21, MusiCares, in conjunction with Ben Massell Dental Clinic, will be providing dental screenings, teeth cleaning and complete x-rays to uninsured music professionals.
These treatments will be provided free of charge to approved applicants. Those wishing to take advantage of this service must be able to document their work in the music industry for at least five years or have credited contribution to six commercially released recordings or videos (singles).
The clinic will be held from from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. at:
Ben Massell Dental Clinic
700 14th St. NW in Atlanta
In order to participate and schedule an appointment, you must contact:
MusiCares at 615-327-0050 or 1-877-626-2748 (toll free)

Depression & Suicide Awareness Week

Our 4th annual Depression & Suicide Awareness Week is underway (April 13-17). Depression and Suicide Awareness Week is a series of events aimed to facilitate discussion and creatively educate people about issues surrounding depression and suicide.

For more information and a full schedule for the week click here.