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ABOUT
ROCK CAMP
Get a backstage pass into the inspiration behind Rock ‘n’ Roll Fantasy Camp, follow four campers through their journey to shred with their heroes and see how they overcome their fears and transform their lives. Rock stars remember their humble beginnings and reconnect with their love of music.
Directed by Doug Blush & Renée Barron
Produced by Jeff Rowe & Doug Blush
INCLUDING
Alice Cooper
Roger Daltrey
Sammy Hagar
Judas Priest
Joe Perry
Gene Simmons
Paul Stanley
Nancy Wilson
Teddy “Zig Zag” Andreadis
Vinny Appice
Tony Franklin
Rudy Sarzo
and many more…
MEET THE STARS
Alice Cooper
Widely known as the “Godfather of Shock Rock,” Alice Cooper is the solo artist and frontman of the original Alice Cooper band. His trailblazing blend of rock, heavy metal and experimental visual and sonic style has influenced generations of musicians and continues to make him one of music’s most formidable figures. Cooper’s rock anthem, “School’s Out,” is still played world-wide every spring as students look forward to summer.
Roger Daltrey
Roger Daltrey is the co-founder and lead singer of The Who, one of the most influential groups in rock history. His storied career encompasses over 100 million record sales, dozens of albums, and countless honors and accolades. An early supporter of Rock ‘N’ Roll Fantasy Camp, Daltrey can be seen playing alongside his fellow legends in Rock Camp.
Nancy Wilson
Wilson is the co-founder, guitarist, and a vocalist of the multi-platinum, female-dominated rock band Heart. Lauded for her songwriting skills and unique playing style, the Rock & Roll Hall of Famer has also forged a successful career as a film composer.
Judas Priest
(Richie Faulkner/ROB HALFORD)
Heavy metal icon Rob Halford is the lead vocalist and songwriter for Judas Priest. If you Google “metal god,” Halford’s name comes up. Judas Priest has sold over 50 million records and immortalized its place in rock history as one of the greatest heavy metal bands of all time. Famous for his distinctive voice, Halford says that attending Rock ‘N’ Roll Fantasy Camp takes him back to his early days of “Making music in its most honest format.” Richie Faulkner is the lead guitarist for Judas Priest. Faulkner officially joined Judas Priest in 2011, replacing K. K. Downing. Halford, Faulkner, and the full band of Judas Priest, including Glenn Tipton, Ian Hill, and Scott Travis, have appeared at Rock ‘N’ Roll Fantasy Camp multiple times.
Joe Perry
Joe Perry is a founding member, lead guitarist, songwriter and producer of Aerosmith. With more than 150 million albums sold, dozens of awards and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame status, Aerosmith is one of rock’s most celebrated and decorated groups. As a solo artist, Perry created the Joe Perry Project and is a member of the Hollywood Vampires. Perry is a major supporter of Rock ‘N’ Roll Fantasy camp, appearing multiple times.
Sammy Hagar
Appearing in multiple musical acts as a singer-songwriter and guitarist, Sammy Hagar rose to prominence with Montrose before embarking on a successful solo career, and eventually joining Van Halen as the band’s frontman. With Van Halen, Hagar recorded four back-to-back #1 albums and joined the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. The multi-hyphenate currently helms the bands Chickenfoot and Sammy and the Wabos. Hagar is also the founder of Cabo Wabo Tequila.
Gene Simmons
The KISS co-lead singer and bassist has been a rock legend for over 40 years. Along with KISS’s 44 albums and 100 million+ record sales, Simmons’ wide-ranging career spans television, film and other media. “The magic of camp is you meet someone who has scaled Mount Olympus, and you have the sense maybe you can, too,” he says of Rock ‘N’ Roll Fantasy Camp.
Paul Stanley
As the co-lead singer and guitarist of KISS, Paul Stanley is one of rock’s greatest icons. With 24+ gold records to his name, the Rock & Roll Hall of Famer has also enjoyed success as a solo performer, visual artist and philanthropist. Stanley has appeared at Rock ‘n’ Roll Fantasy Camp several times. In Rock Camp, he discusses the power of music, why family comes first and what keeps him coming back to Camp.
TEDDY “ZIG ZAG” ANDREADIS
A vocalist, piano player and harmonica player, Teddy “Zig Zag” Andreadis has collaborated with the likes of Carole King, Guns ‘N’ Roses, Alice Cooper, Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley and B.B. King among many other major acts. Teddy is a long-time counselor at Rock ‘N’ Roll Fantasy Camp, and is someone sought out by people attending Camp for his guidance.
Tony Franklin
Tony Franklin, also known by the moniker “The Fretless Monster,” is a bassist who has worked with revered artists such as The Firm with Jimmy Page, Kate Bush and Whitesnake. Having served as a counselor at many camps, Franklin speaks candidly about the highs and lows of the rock star lifestyle and reconnecting with himself in Rock Camp.
VINNY APPICE
Powerhouse drummer, Vinny Appice has played, recorded and toured with rocks groups ranging from Black Sabbath and Dio to John Lennon and Heaven & Hell. He has contributed songs to over 25 multi-platinum records and film soundtracks. Vinny is one of the camps Music Director’s, has been Rock ‘N’ Roll Fantasy Camp for years.
Rudy Sarzo
The hard rock and heavy metal bassist Rudy Sarzo kicked off his lengthy career with Quiet Riot and has played with numerous bands, including Ozzy Osbourne and White Snake. In Rock Camp, Sarzo talks about the teamwork-oriented environment of Rock ‘N’ Roll Fantasy Camp: “Behind every young camper there’s always an incredibly supportive family.” Sarzo is one of the most popular counselors at Rock Camp.
FEATURED IN THE FILM
SCOTT “PISTOL” CROCKETT
Scott "Pistol" Crockett was 11 years old when he took up drumming under the mentorship of funk and R&B legend Willie T. Brooks. Throughout his career, Pistol has shared the stage with legendary musicians, playing with Lenny Kravitz and toured with the Virgil Rodgers Jazz Ensemble. An IT technician by day, Pistol aims to revitalize his music career at Rock ‘N’ Roll Fantasy Camp.
TAMMY FISHER
Tammy Fisher is a long-time fan of rock and roll, with her Grandfather buying her first KISS album for her in 1975. She didn’t start learning to play drums until her 40's and discovered her passion for drums through the video game "Rock Band.” Tammy has attended multiple camps, initially as a drummer and as you will see in Rock Camp, she’s now a singer too.
BLAKE MEINHARDT
The seeds of Blake Meinhardt’s music career were planted at age 4 when he started listening to classic rock. A few years later, he picked up a guitar and found himself performing alongside rock’s biggest names at Rock ‘N’ Roll Fantasy Camp. He now attends college at Kent State, Blake and his band Chasing the Sun will release their first EP in 2021.
SCOTT KELLER
Scott Keller has been a metalhead since he first heard Judas Priest at age 10. When his son was born with brain damage, he took a break from music to focus on his family and work as a Senior Partner at McKinsey & Company. An avid guitarist, Keller’s musical flame was rekindled when saw an online ad came to jam with Judas Priest at Rock ‘N’ Roll Fantasy Camp.
DAVID FISHOF
David Fishof has had a successful career as a sports agent, promoter, producer and manager, and is the founder and CEO of Rock' N' Roll Fantasy Camp.
As a sports agent, Fishof represented some of the best NFL, and MLB players of the 1980s. In the mid-80s, he decided to go beyond sports and get into the music business. He produced the Happy Together tours, and the Monkees 20th Anniversary Reunion Tour, Dirty Dancing: The Concert Tour, Dick Clark's American Bandstand Tour, and Classic Superfest. David also created and produced Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band Tours for 15 years.
But of all Fishof's accomplishments, there's one that stands out from the rest, and its Rock' N' Roll Fantasy Camp.
After working with veteran rock stars like Roger Daltrey, Ringo Starr, Levon Helm, Joe Walsh, Jack Bruce, and Peter Frampton, Fishof wanted real people to experience playing with their musical heroes. In 1997, he debuted the Rock 'N' Roll Fantasy Camp, where regular people can reconnect with their passion for music alongside the most famous names in music.
Rock' N' Roll Fantasy Camp has been transforming for almost everyone who's attended from around the world. Campers meet and jam with their musical idols including Joe Perry, Brian Wilson, Vince Neil, Nancy Wilson, Jack Bruce, Slash, Jeff Beck, Nick Mason, Judas Priest, members of KISS, and many more at the most legendary venues in the world, from Abbey Road Studios in London, the Whisky a Go-Go in Hollywood, to the Atlantis resort in the Bahamas.
In 2020, unable to hold actual camps due to COVID-19, Fishof launched the Rock Camp Masterclass program. He is looking forward to live Rock ‘N’ Roll Fantasy Camps returning in 2021 and 2021.
PRESS
ROCK CAMP - WHAT THE CRITICS SAY
This is a compilation of Rock Camp interviews and reviews.
This includes a clip of Roger Daltrey on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon.
ROLLING STONE: Sammy Hagar, Gene Simmons Are Camp Counselors in ‘Rock Camp’ Trailer
“A who’s who of some of the biggest rockstars of the Seventies and Eighties appear in the new trailer for Rock Camp, a documentary detailing a camp that has, for the past 25 years, given average Joes — err, those with a few thousand dollars to spare — the chance to learn and jam with rock stars.”
ROCK CAMP: THE MOVIE
In the late 1990s, music business entrepreneur David Fishof had the idea of giving fans the opportunity to not only meet their rock star idols but play beside and learn from them as well. Since then, over 5,000 people have attended 69 monthly events, and lives have been touched by the rock ‘n’ roll gods.
The Tonight Show: Roger Daltrey of The Who Talks to Jimmy Fallon about Rock Camp
ABC7: New documentary 'Rock Camp' shows how people can live out their music fantasies by playing with top musicians
Top musicians mentor students and fulfill dreams at 'Rock Camp;' new documentary shows what happens behind the scenes.
JUMPCUT ONLINE: REVIEW: Rock Camp – The Movie (2021)
It began back in 1997, and since then Rock ‘n Roll Fantasy Camp has given a host of fans the opportunity to live out their dreams of being in a rock band, assisted by mentors (or counselors) in the form of famous faces from bands such as The Who, Kiss, Guns N’ Roses, Judas Priest, and many more.
USA TODAY: 'They get a spark out of the music': New documentary goes inside the legendary 'Rock Camp'
We can't all be rockers, but we can pretend to be. Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy Camp is where thousands of would-be musicians have lived out their dreams over the past two decades. The camp, brainchild of David Fishof, is the subject of "Rock Camp," a documentary available Tuesday on iTunes, Amazon Prime, Vudu, Fandango Now and Xbox Live.
Washington Post: New movies to stream this week: ‘Rock Camp: The Movie,’ ‘Acasa, My Home’ and more
The caricature of Rock ’n’ Roll Fantasy Camp, a venture started in 1997 by promoter David Fishof to give un-famous music aficionados the opportunity to rub elbows with (and pick up a few performing tips from) such rawk gods as Vinny Appice, who drummed for Black Sabbath, and Megadeth’s Dave Mustaine, is one perpetuated by a famous “Simpsons” episode, in which middle-aged suburban dads rocked out with the likes of Mick Jagger and Elvis Costello.
Chicago Sun-Times: ‘Rock Camp’: Breezy documentary watches music fans pay to play with their idols
It’s inspiring and occasionally touching to hear about amateurs living out their rock ‘n’ roll fantasies with Roger Daltrey, Alice Cooper and the like.
Billboard: Go to 'Rock Camp' With Gene Simmons, Alice Cooper & More in Trailer For New Documentary
“Ever dream of having Gene Simmons, Alice Cooper and Sammy Hagar as camp counselors? Well, now you can, at least vicariously, thanks to the upcoming documentary Rock Camp.”
ABC News Radio: 'Rock Camp, The Movie' doc features Roger Daltrey, Joe Perry, Heart's Nancy Wilson & more
“The long-running institution Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy Camp is the subject of a new documentary, which focuses on how, since 1996, the event has allowed fans worldwide to jam with and learn from their favorite rock stars -- including "counselors" like Roger Daltrey, Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons of KISS, Aerosmith's Joe Perry and other legends.”
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