Music Ascension is looking for an inspired, greatly skilled, organized, and enthusiastic Songwriter / Music Producer / Educator to work with campers (ages 9-14) at a highly regarded not-for-profit youth development organization called PROJECT MORRY (www.projectmorry.org) in collaboration with NY based Music Education company Music Ascension (www.musicascension.com).

Project Morry is a year-round youth development organization that features a scholarship-based sleep-away camp near Port Jervis, NY.

Music Ascension works to inspire the camp community by providing an exciting, yet consistently safe forum in which musicians/educators guide young people to discover, develop, and share their creative voice by writing and recording their own original works.

Classes to be led include Collaborative Songwriting & Recording & Collaborative Musical Games.

 

Music Studio Director will facilitate the creation and production of a camp album that features the music written & recorded by the campers over the course of the summer! 

                              (Music Ascension will provide mastering engineer and graphic design.)

 

** Applicants must be flexible, positive-minded, and able to help cultivate a fun, educational, and inspired camp community.

 

MUSIC PROGRAM RESPONSIBILITIES

Solid songwriting experience.                                                                                                                              

Must be organized, confident yet highly cooperative                                                                                            

Must have strong teaching/leading experience (Experience teaching private lessons is NOT sufficient) 

Must wield an efficient work flow in Pro Tools, Logic, Reason and/or Ableton.

Implement Music Ascension programming at camp                                                                               

Communicate effectively with Camp leadership, Music Ascension leadership, & campers

Light troubleshoot recording equipment and musical instruments

Prepare and Send Weekly Reports to Music Ascension.

 

Additional Information: 

Must be willing to live at and be a member of the summer camp community. 

Prior Camp experience a big plus!
Salary+ room & board provided at camp.
5-6 workshops per day
5.5 days a week  

DATES:

STAFF ORIENTATION BEGINS: June 16, 2017
SESSION 1: June 30 - July 22,  2017                                                                                                                   

SESSION 2: July 26, 2017- August 17, 2017

APPLICATION STEPS: Deadline for applicant submission is May 12, 2017

STEP 1:

Please send a COVER LETTER and RESUME to info@musicascension.com

If available, feel free to also send link(s) or an attachment of a song you wrote and/or produced. 

STEP 2:

Please fill out the on-line application below.  Deadline for applicant submission is May 12, 2017