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GRAMMY FOUNDATION® SELECTS 136 U.S. HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS FOR GRAMMY CAMP® IN NASHVILLE, LOS ANGELES, AND NEW YORK

Unique Summer Program Brings Together Youth With Outstanding Artists And Music Industry Professionals

SANTA MONICA, Calif. (June 12, 2012) — The GRAMMY Foundation® (www.grammyfoundation.org) announced today that 136 talented high school students from 116 cities and 32 states have been selected as participants in the eighth annual GRAMMY Camp® program. The Foundation's signature music industry camp for U.S. high school students will be held in Nashville from June 17–24 at Black River Entertainment; in Los Angeles from July 14–23 at the University of Southern California Thornton School of Music; and in New York from Aug. 6–13 at Converse Rubber Tracks. This GRAMMY in the Schools® program is supported in part by Best Buy, Black River Entertainment, Converse, and Guitar Center.

"We are excited to bring GRAMMY Camp to three dynamic music markets this summer, and provide this valuable experience to the next generation of music makers," said Neil Portnow, President/CEO of The Recording Academy® and the GRAMMY Foundation. "GRAMMY Camp is one of our most immersive programs in terms of exposing young people to what it's like to have an actual working career in the music business, and the opportunity to receive instruction directly from GRAMMY®-winning artists and industry professionals instills knowledge, confidence and lasting lessons in students."

Applications for GRAMMY Camp 2013 are currently online at www.grammyintheschools.com and the deadline is March 31, 2013. Financial aid is available and approximately 75 percent of GRAMMY Camp participants who have applied for financial aid have received assistance.

"When you combine the energy and passion of high school students with the creative guidance of music professionals, a little bit of magic always happens," said Kristen Madsen, Sr. Vice President of the GRAMMY Foundation. "The end product is lots of remarkable new music, strong new relationships, and tremendous growth in every student." Grammy Foundation Selects