***MEDIA ALERT FOR FEB. 4, 2015***
FIVE-TIME GRAMMY® NOMINEE HUNTER HAYES TO PERFORM WITH
GRAMMY CAMP® — JAZZ SESSION STUDENTS
AT GRAMMY IN THE SCHOOLS® LIVE!
Sixth Annual GRAMMY Foundation® Event is Presented by Ford Motor Company Fund
WHO:
Members of GRAMMY Camp® — Jazz Session, along with Hunter Hayes, special guest performer
and five-time GRAMMY nominee. Pamela Alexander, director, community development, Ford Motor
Company Fund, and Neil Portnow, President/CEO of The Recording Academy® and the GRAMMY
Foundation®, will be in attendance along with the recipient of The Recording Academy and the
GRAMMY Foundation's second annual Music Educator Award™. More than 400 students from
the greater Los Angeles area — including 375 from the L.A. Unified School District — will be joining
in this special celebration. Prior to the concert the students will have participated in the GRAMMY
Foundation's GRAMMY Camp® — Basic Training program at their school with the support of
LAUSD's Beyond The Bell Branch. GRAMMY Camp — Basic Training is a one-day event that brings
top music industry professionals together with high school students to make them aware of careers that
are available in music and present a behind-the-scenes look into the industry. These students were also
given a careers-in-music lesson taught by their music teachers and developed by the USC Thornton
School of Music.
WHAT:
Sixth annual GRAMMY In The Schools® Live! — A Celebration Of Music & Education, presented
by Ford Motor Company Fund.
WHEN:
Feb. 4, 2015
**Note New Check-In and Media Times**
4:30 p.m.
Media Check-In
5:30 – 6:15 p.m.
One-on-Ones with Hunter Hayes, Neil Portnow and sponsors
7:00 p.m.
Doors open to public
7:30 p.m.
Performance
WHERE:
Club Nokia
800 W. Olympic Blvd, Suite A335
Los Angeles, CA 90015
*Platinum tickets start at $104.50 per person and include a special meet and greet with Hunter Hayes and tickets to the
show. VIP Balcony seats (premium seating) are $44.50 per person, standard Balcony seats are $34.50 per person, and
Standing Room Only tickets are $24.50 per person; concert begins at 7:30 p.m. Visit AXS at http://bit.ly/2015GITSLive
to purchase.*
WHY:
GRAMMY in the Schools programs (GRAMMY Camp, GRAMMY Camp — Jazz Session and
GRAMMY Signature Schools) are for U.S. high school students and schools. They are part of the
GRAMMY Foundation's offerings and are supported in part by Ford Motor Company Fund. The 2015
GRAMMY Camp application deadline is March 31, 2015. Financial assistance is available to qualified
applicants. The deadline for the 2016 GRAMMY Camp — Jazz Session and GRAMMY Signature
Schools programs is Oct. 22, 2016. Applications are available at www.grammyintheschools.com.
GRAMMY Camp offers selected high school students an interactive residential summer music
experience. Focusing on all aspects of commercial music, this unique opportunity provides instruction by
industry professionals in an immersive creative environment with cutting-edge technology in professional
facilities. The program offers seven music career tracks: Audio Engineering; Concert
Promotion/Production; Electronic Music Production; Marketing & Management; Music Journalism;
Songwriting and a Performance Track for Bass, Drums, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocal, and Winds & Strings.
All tracks culminate in media projects, recordings and/or showcase performances. Funds help support
scholarships to program participants.
High school singers and instrumentalists can audition for the GRAMMY Camp — Jazz Session.
Selectees will receive an all-expenses-paid trip to the host city for the annual GRAMMY Awards, and
students will participate in high-profile GRAMMY Week performances and recording sessions and will
attend the GRAMMY telecast.
Just as the GRAMMY Award recognizes excellence in recording, the GRAMMY Signature Schools
program recognizes top public high schools across the country for outstanding commitment to their music
education programs. Each of the GRAMMY Signature Schools will receive a custom award and a
monetary grant to benefit its music program.
The Music Educator Award was established to recognize current educators (kindergarten through
college, public and private schools) who have made a significant and lasting contribution to the field of
music education and who demonstrate a commitment to the broader cause of maintaining music education
in the schools. A joint partnership and presentation of The Recording Academy and the GRAMMY
Foundation, this special award will be presented at the Special Merit Awards Ceremony & Nominees
Reception honoring recipients of the Lifetime Achievement Award, Trustees Award and Technical
GRAMMY Award during GRAMMY Week 2015.
About Hunter Hayes
Five-time GRAMMY nominee and CMA-winning artist Hunter Hayes is a Louisiana-born, Nashville-based singer,
songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who roared onto the music scene in 2011 with his platinum-selling, chart-topping selftitled debut album on Atlantic Records. With three No. 1 singles already under his belt (the multi-platinum smash "Wanted,"
"Somebody's Heartbreak" and "I Want Crazy"), Hayes delves into deeper material on his new album, Storyline. He recently
earned his fifth career GRAMMY nod for Best Country Solo Performance with "Invisible" and just wrapped his fall Tattoo
(Your Name) arena tour. For more information and the latest touring updates, visit www.hunterhayes.com or follow
@HunterHayes.
The GRAMMY Foundation was established in 1988 to cultivate the understanding, appreciation and advancement of the
contribution of recorded music to American culture. The Foundation accomplishes this mission through programs and
activities that engage the music industry and cultural community as well as the general public. The Foundation works in
partnership year-round with its founder, The Recording Academy, to bring national attention to important issues such as the
value and impact of music and arts education and the urgency of preserving our rich cultural heritage. In recognition of the
significant role of teachers in shaping their students' musical experiences, The Recording Academy and the GRAMMY
Foundation partnered to present their first Music Educator Award in 2013. Open to current U.S. music teachers in
kindergarten through college, the second Music Educator Award will be presented at the Special Merit Awards Ceremony &
Nominees Reception during GRAMMY Week 2015. To nominate a teacher for the third annual Music Educator Award,
please visit GRAMMYMusicTeacher.com. For more information about the Foundation, please visit
www.grammyfoundation.org. For breaking news and exclusive content, please like "GRAMMY in the Schools®" on
Facebook at www.facebook.com/grammyintheschools and follow @GRAMMYFdn on Twitter and Instagram.
Ford Motor Company Fund & Community Services works with community partners to advance driving safety, education
and community life. For more than 60 years, Ford Motor Company Fund has operated with ongoing funding from Ford
Motor Company. The award-winning Ford Driving Skills for Life program teaches new drivers through a variety of handson and interactive methods. Innovation in education is encouraged through national programs that enhance high
school learning and provide college scholarships and university grants. Through the Ford Volunteer Corps, more than
25,000 Ford employees and dealers work on projects each year that better their communities in more than 40 countries. For
more information, visit www.community.ford.com.
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MEDIA R.S.V.P. MANDATORY:
Christina Cassidy/GRAMMY Foundation/310.581.8670/[email protected]
Hannah Berryman/GRAMMY Foundation/310.581.8724/[email protected]
IMPORTANT INFORMATION: If you are interested in covering this event, you MUST request credentials no later
than Wednesday, Jan. 28. Credentials will be picked up at media check-in on the day of the event. MEDIA MUST BE
CREDENTIALED. All satellite truck/van parking must be coordinated no later than Friday, Jan. 30.
Media Contacts:
Christina Cassidy/GRAMMY Foundation/310.581.8670/[email protected]
Hannah Berryman/GRAMMY Foundation/310.581.8724/[email protected]
For Ford Motor Company Fund: Todd Nissen/Ford Motor Company Fund/313.322.4898