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CNN Live At Daybreak

Kids Who Want to Rock Go to Camp

Aired July 27, 2001 - 07:57   ET

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CAROL LIN, CNN ANCHOR: Did you ever dream of being a rock star when you were a kid?

COLLEEN MCEDWARDS, CNN ANCHOR: Yes, a lot of people did. I'm sure I knew some people who played their air guitars in front of the mirror with the old stereo turned up loud.

LIN: Well, in Boston, there's a summer camp for kids who want to rock.

MCEDWARDS: CNN photographer Bob Crowley brings it to us.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

TONY GREEVES (ph), DAYJAMS EMPLOYEE: OK, and let's try the whole thing again. Two, three, go.

(MUSIC PLAYING)

GREEVES: It's called DayJams. It's a place for kids with little or no experience on their instruments, to come and get better as individual musicians and also to learn how to play in a rock band together.

The camp is about -- it's a week long. Some kids stay for two weeks. The ultimate goal is to perform the song that they've written as a group.

GREEVES: My name is Tony Greeves (ph). I've been working at DayJams. This is my first year.

I don't think you should do that crazy chord up there.

MAX KRISTINER (ph), DRUM PLAYER: You get to start knowing what playing in a rock band is really all about. I am Max Kristiner (ph). I am 12 years old, and I've been playing the drums for about four years. I learned not to get frustrated when you mess up playing. Just be like, it's all right, plenty of people mess up.

GREEVES: Jordan, let me hear you -- two, three, four.

JORDAN BAILEY (ph), GUITAR PLAYER: I wanted to learn how to play in a band. I'm Jordan Bailey (ph). I've been playing guitar for about a year now. It's like seriously musician stuff. Usually the guitars come up with a tune and then we'll work on that and the drummers will work on their beats and Tony will help us like make it sound the best that it can.

GREEVES: I want a clean ending, though.

They learn to understand music on a deeper level and it's amazing to see that process.

MAX: Making it perfect, making a perfect song and you just -- making up a song.

BAILEY: You're going to see me a VH1 "Behind the Music," you know, be big.

(MUSIC PLAYING)

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Yes.

GREEVES: Yes.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Yes.

GREEVES: Good. That's it. You're done.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

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