Music's Edge Summer Rock Camp
Music's Edge Summer Rock Camp
Hi friends! On behalf of all of us at Music’s Edge, we’d like to thank you for such an amazing two weeks of music, connection, education, friendship, and of course, rock n roll! We couldn’t do it without your support, and of course not without your young rockstars who all tore it up!.
Video and photos from both sessions are now available online. For full video performances of each band, please visit the Music’s Edge YouTube channel at
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgKu-ZC2v-Ew9d16f1ACrlg
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To view all the professional pictures from the WOW Hall performances, visit our FB photo albums page. You can also download the pics straight from the Facebook page and use them for whatever you like. Check it here...
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And again, we’d also like to thank the Lane Arts Council, McKenzie River Music and our anonymous donors for their support, and allowing us to have a scholarship fund. We’ll be looking for more sponsors this coming year as we are always trying to up our game with bigger name guest artists, and an ever-growing scholarship fund. If you know any local business who you think would be interested in joining in a partnership with Music’s Edge, please let us know. Also, we’re trying to always improve this awesome program every year, and welcome your feedback if you have any. Feel free to email me your ideas.
On behalf of us instructors, we are all working pro musicians with teaching studios that run year round. If your student might be interested in lessons during the school year, please reach out and I’ll put you in touch with one of us. We are also playing in numerous bands all over, so keep an eye out for us and come say hi if you see us out on the scene.
Thanks again for being apart of Music’s Edge. Sure hope to see you next year. rAWk!
Tim McLaughlin
musics_edge@me.com
MUSIC'S EDGE 2019 SUMMER ROCK CAMP
FOR AGES 10-18 JULY 29 - AUGUST 2 and AUGUST 12-16 AT THE WOW HALL TIM MCLAUGHLIN, DIRECTOR
Registration is open for the Music's Edge 2019 Summer Rock Camp at the WOW Hall. Director Tim McLaughlin will host two different week-long camps: July 29- August 2 and August 12-16. The program is designed for ages 10-18.
Music's Edge began as a unique music program that was created by Tim McLaughlin in 2004. This will be the WOW Hall's 12th Anniversary year hosting the very successful rock camp. Each session goes full-steam all week and ends Friday night with a full-blown, rockin' show, with all the lights and sound that would make any rock star proud. Each camp will also have a second show TBA.
Music's Edge is interested in all skill levels and all instruments. Tim McLaughlin, bandleader of the acclaimed group Eleven Eyes, heads up a pro staff that includes Zak Johnson, John Shipe, John Raden plus special guests. Music's Edge features different workshops each day with music industry professionals and performers.
“This was AWESOME!” - Music’s Edge Student
Tim's main motivation with Music's Edge is to offer a music program like no other and give up-and-coming musicians opportunities he only dreamed of when he was that age. There are many music camps that teach musicians how to play better music, but Tim wanted to go beyond that. Creating a full set of non-stop music, and performing with confidence and charisma on a big stage with huge sound and lights was one opportunity Tim wanted to offer. To be able to play a "festival-style" set on an outdoor stage is also an important experience to have.
“What a great thing you do.” - Pete Peterson, KWVA DJ
Music's Edge continues to grow every year. It has been amazing to see some of the students go on to great college music programs, have successful bands, and continue having music in their lives. If Music's Edge helped even just a little bit with those achievements, then Tim couldn't be happier.
“You guys are amazing! Thanks for giving our kids the rock star experience!” - Amy Parker, parent
The Facts:
The camp lasts from Monday through Friday and goes from 9:30 am to 3:00 pm. The students will be divided into different bands based on age, ability and interest. The week will be spent rehearsing a set of rock, metal, funk, jazz, blues, hip-hop and pop tunes to be performed on the WOW Hall stage at the end of each camp. Each group plays music that best suits their ability and interest as well as what fits their style.
Daily Schedule: Monday-Friday 9:30 am - 3:00 pm 9:30 - noon: Warm-up workshops, rehearse in ensembles noon -12:20 pm: lunch 12:20 pm - 1:00 pm: Guest artist performance 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm: Rehearse in ensembles

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Beginning with the band Sun Runner, KURT CATLIN has been playing music for over 30 years. He has a BA in Music from the UO School of Music and fronted the blues-funk band What Yo Mama Warned You About. Post-graduation he played in NYC rock and jazz bands including the progressive rock band Rare and Von Lmo (at CBGB’s). In Seoul, South Korea he formed his own funk rock band Somah Dat, and was in both an Allman Brother’s and David Bowie tribute band. He was a guitarist in the pop-rock band Pentasonic, and the award-winning hip-hop-rock band Pinnacle & the Antidote. Kurt now teaches and is a core guitarist at Hi-Fi Funk Jam, does solo performances, is a lead guitarist for Haywire (country/rock)and guests as the lead guitarist for Amy Clawson and other regional artists. He is currently finishing a Master’s in Education at Pacific University for Music and Social Studies, and has been a core instructor at Music’s Edge Rock camp for over five years.

- How do you develop a press kit and talk to booking agents in order to book gigs and generate interest in your band?
- How do you get on the radio?
- How do you communicate with sound engineers and understand what to listen for with stage sound?
- How do you get fans?
- How do you prepare for a recoding session?
- How do you craft lyrics to a song, and vice versa?
The hardest part to answering all these questions is that there is no one answer to any of them.
So from the beginning Tim reached out to the music community and hand picked special guests to come everyday to Music's Edge and spend 45 minutes or more with discussions and performances to really give an education in being a street-smart musician from a variety of vantage points. This has been a very valuable aspect to the program and Tim is very grateful to all the Music's Edge special guests.
Music's Edge has also benefited from having some amazing instructors tat are not only music educators, but also world-class performers and recording artists. This has included Zak Johnson, John Shipe, Curt Catlin, Ehren Ebbage, John Raden, Larry Wayte, Josh Britten, Steve Weems and the late Brain West.