Gibson Artist Lounge Photographs

A great night of Rock and Roll in benefit of the CityArts Toronto Rock Camp scholarship fund and Learn to Play programs took place on December 17th, 2009 at the exclusive Gibson Artist Lounge in Toronto. Pictures by our talented photographer, Devin Dubeau, can be seen below.




A big thank you to Gibson Guitars, Epiphone Guitars and Amplifiers, Tina, Brad, Leo, Adam (for the super sound), Jeff Long, and Long and McQuade. Thank you as well as our four bands including TRC alumni Gentlemen & The Jury, The King's Cards, as well as Broken Bricks and the incomparable Frankie Whyte and the Dead Idols!

We've got big plans in store for 2010. Thank you all for your continued support and best wishes for a Happy and Healthy 2010!

Seraphim Marcopoulos
Executive Director and Founder,
CityArts / Toronto Rock Camp

CityArts Rock Camp Holiday Party at The Gibson Artist Showroom!

Join us for a special CityArts Toronto Rock Camp event. A Holiday Party and Benefit for the CityArts Rock Camp Scholarship fund at the exclusive Gibson Artist Showroom on December 17, 2009. Featuring live bands in an intimate setting. Full details to be posted soon.

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Date: December 17, 2009
Time: 7:00 PM to 10:30 PM
Price: $20.00 Proceeds to benefit the CityArts Scholarship Program
Location: The Gibson Artist Showroom
Address: 1205 King St West, Toronto, ON, Canada

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Week Six Concert Audio Live!

The multi track recordings from the CityArts Toronto Rock Camp Summer 2009 edition are now all uploaded on the TRC website. Check out the recordings here: Summer 2009 Recordings

Rock and Roll Heaven Concert Photostream



Photographs taken by Dominic Ali at Rock and Roll Heaven, Toronto, May 31, 2009

Photos from Rock and Roll Heaven Concert in Gallery


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The first in a series of CityArts / Toronto Rock Camp concerts hit Rock and Roll Heaven on May 31, 2009. Playing before a capacity crowd, TRC alumni bands, Carmen and Jack October, The King’s Cards, and Gentlemen and the Jury put on a fantastic performance.

They were followed by The WitHouts, Left of Eden (featuring CityArts / TRC instructors Mike McAvan, Chris Lesso, Valerie Stanois, along with Jeff Eager). Left of Eden was joined on stage for CityArts Music Director Leo Georgoulis and Tristan Avakian (Lead Guitarist for the hit Queen Musical “We Will Rock You”) for a three song set of Queen Hits!

Check out the Rock and Roll Heaven Concert gallery here.


CityArts / TRC Concert at Rock and Roll Heaven May 31st!

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Come join us on May 31st, 2009, from 5 PM to 9 PM as CityArts launches its summer 2009 programs, in Art, Music, and Media with a free concert at Rock and Roll Heaven. Toronto Rock Camp instructors will be rocking the stage!

Date: Sunday, May 31, 2009
Time: 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Cost: Free (all ages show)

Rock & Roll Heaven
1660 O’Connor Drive,
Toronto, ON, Canada
(416) 750-7335

Google Map:  http://tinyurl.com/palh47

The Toronto Rock Camp is the real “school of rock” for young Torontonians aged 11 to 17. Each week-long-long camp teaches aspiring rock stars how to write, perform, and promote their music. CityArts Creative Learning Inc., which runs the Toronto Rock Camp, is a registered non-profit. (http://cityarts.ca)

Come out and enjoy performances by:

-Cast members and CityArts / Toronto Rock Camp instructors Valerie Stanois "Oz" and Tristan Avakian (WWRY Lead Guitarist) from the hit musical "We Will Rock You"
-The WitHouts
-Left of Eden
-Sixes and Sevens
-Three rock camp student alumni bands — whose members range in age from 11 to 17

To learn more visit http://torontorockcamp.com  or http://www.cityarts.ca or contact Seraphim Marcopoulos Tel: (416) 880-9370

Audio Mastering for CD Launch

We've started mastering the multi channel recordings of the 2008 Summer Toronto Rock Camp summer series concerts!

Summer 2008 Wrap Up! Photos, Videos, Audio and More!

We have thousands of pictures and well over 100 audio and video samples from the Summer 2008 edition of the Toronto Rock Camp. We'll be posting the photos and uploading the video to our YouTube channel over the next week.

Note that each TRC Rock Camp will have its own set of pages, including a Photo Gallery and inline streaming video samples of its concert performances. Watch this space for more details!

Week Six Concert ends TRC Summer 2008 in style!

The Toronto Rock Camp came to a close with a great concert on August 15th, 2008. Four new rock bands, formed earlier in the week, played three songs each at the week ending concert. You can listen to Elephantom, 25 Cent Lemonade, Charge and The Synnics (who played two originals written this week) in our Concert Recordings section.

Week Five Concert Audio Ready for Download

Four Toronto Rock Camp bands put on an amazing performance this past Friday (August 8th, 2008). With only four days to prepare (because of the Civic Holiday on Monday) the four bands (Abandoned, Chuck's Magic 5, Duble + 2, and Frets on Fire) put on a super show. You can listen to the Live Mix mp3 recordings on our Concert Recordings page.

Week Four Concert Audio Ready for Download

The Live Mix MP3 recordings from our Friday August 1st, 2008, concert are ready for download. Visit our Concert Recordings section to hear the TRC campers in action!

Week Three Concert Audio ready for download!

Four new Toronto Rock Camp bands put on a fantastic show on Friday, July 25, 2008. Listen to their performances in our Concert Recordings section. The audio files are in MP3 format and were recorded in Stereo.

Week Two Concert Audio is ready for download!

Eight fresh concert recordings are ready for online listening and download. Four new Toronto Rock Camp bands put on a fantastic show on Friday, July 18, 2008. Listen to their performances in our Concert Recordings section. The audio files are in MP3 format.

"Live Mix" recordings of Week One Concert ready for download!

We've posted the "live mix" audio files, in MP3 format, in our download section. Listen to the Summer 2008 camps Week One rock bands as they were recorded during their live performance on July 11th, 2008. You can access the audio files in our Concert Recordings section.