Mike Portnoy, Billy Sheehan and Richie Kotzen of The Winery Dogs have announced guest camp counselors and the daily schedule of activities for Dog Camp, held July 21-25, 2014 at Full Moon Resort in Big Indian, N.Y. Bassists John Moyer and Dylan Wilson, guitarist/producer Dave Wood and drummer Mike Bennett will join Portnoy, Sheehan and Kotzen at the first annual immersive program for aspiring musicians of all ages and levels.
A limited number of tickets for Dog Camp are still available at their website. Attendees will have access to all workshops, seminars, gourmet meals, performances, jam sessions, and camp activities.
The full schedule of camp activities (subject to change) is as follows and can also be viewed here.
Schedule
Monday, July 21
3:00-5:00 PM Sign In
4:30-5:15 PM Meet and Greet with The Winery Dogs and counselors
5:30-6:30 PM Question and Answer seminar with all members of The Winery Dogs
6:30-8:00 PM Dinner
9:15 PM The Winery Dogs concert
Tuesday, July 22
8:00-10:00 AM Breakfast
10:15-11:15 AM Billy Sheehan Master Class
11:30 AM-12:45 PM Dave Wood “Jazz Funk Guitar 101”
12:45-2:15 PM Lunch
2:30-5:00 PM Open Discovery Rooms (Counselors will have rooms set up for small group sessions/discussions/jams. Campers will have a chance to ask questions, jam with counselors, and get individual one on one attention as it relates to any aspect of music they want to discuss–everything from finger picking to mixing a record.)
6:30-8:00 PM Dinner
9:15 PM Richie Kotzen concert
Wednesday, July 23
8:00-10:00 AM Breakfast
10:30-11:30 AM Mike Bennett “Demystifying Drumming”
11:45 AM-12:45 PM Richie Kotzen Master Class
12:45-2:15 PM Lunch
2:30-6:45 PM Open Discovery Rooms
7:00-8:30 PM Dinner
9:00 PM Live concert featuring the Bennett, Wilson, Wood Jazz Trio
Thursday, July 24
8:00-10:00 AM Breakfast
10:15-11:15 AM John Moyer “Live Performance Do’s And Don’ts”
11:30 AM-12:45 PM Dylan Wilson “Bass For Hire”
12:45-2:15 PM Lunch
2:30-3:30 PM Mike Portnoy Master Class
3:40-6:15 PM Open Discovery Rooms
6:30-8:00 PM Dinner
8:30 PM Last Night Party led by “DJ” Billy Sheehan and all counselors–listen to rare bootleg recordings and hear stories from Billy’s early days in Talas, David Lee Roth and more
Friday, July 25
8:00-10:00 AM Breakfast and Final Hang with The Winery Dog band members and counselors
11:00 AM Check Out
Connect with Dog Camp (click links below):
FACEBOOK | WEBSITE
Posted by: Amy Leet, Contributing Music News Editor
