When I was a younger man, I used to play the guitar in lots of different bands in Sweden. Jazz, rock, punk, reggae, you name it, I played it. And I loved it - getting together with a group of people, rehearsing, the show, all of it.
Today I don’t have the time or burning passion to get involved in a band regularly, but I would like to experience this again, even if it was just for a week or two. Strangely enough, there don’t seem to be much on offer for people like me. There are surf camps, golf camps, tennis camps, sailing camps, etc. But there are no music camps, at least not for people over 25 who don’t play the cello. At least I can’t find anything, using google.
I think there’s an opportunity to create a rock’n roll / jazz / blues camp for adults who want to play in a band. The concept would be the following:
- 20-25 people, all playing different instruments, get together for a week in a nice location (Barbados! New York! Barcelona!)
- Professional musicians as coaches and teachers
- Change band members everyday, so you get to play with everyone in the camp
- Each band rehears 2 hour during the day, and then perform 2 songs in front of the rest of the members each evening.
- All the equipment (amps, mics, sound system, percussion) will be sorted by the camp operator
- It’s all about having fun, playing together, and improving. But it’s not for beginners - you need to be able to play along other people.
I’m not sure there’s any aspiring muscians reading this blog (I’m not sure there’s anyone reading this blog) but it would be fun to get some feedback. I’ll keep googling.
That would make a great TV show, if it included minor celebs with undiscovered music talents