Carly Pearce & Max McNown To Serve As Guest Artists At Grammy Camp
Carly Pearce & Max McNown
Carly Pearce and Max McNown have been chosen as this year’s guest artists for The Grammy Museum’s Grammy Camp this summer in Nashville, set for May 31- June 6 at the Mike Curb College of Entertainment & Music Business.
208 high school students from 163 U.S. cities across 35 states have been selected as participants in the newly expanded Grammy Camp, which will also be held in Miami and New York, in addition to its flagship Los Angeles program. Poo Bear and Richard Marx will be this year’s guest artists in Miami; WILLOW and Sofia Reyes will be this year’s guest artists in Los Angeles; and Frankie Grande will be this year’s guest artist in New York. Guest artists will discuss their career paths and help students prepare for the music industry. The music industry camps will take place at the following locations:
- Mike Curb College of Entertainment & Music Business, Nashville, TN – May 31 – June 6
- Art House Studios, Miami, FL – June 23–27
- Westlake Recording Studios, Los Angeles, CA – July 12–18
- Artist House Studios, New York, NY – Aug. 2–8
Now in its 22nd year, Grammy Camp focuses on all aspects of commercial music and features various career tracks in all four locations: Music Business; Instrumental Performance, Music Production, and Songwriting and Vocal Performance. Each location will incorporate a curriculum tailored to its unique musical heritage, offering specialized tracks such as Musical Theater and Instrumental Performance surrounding Jazz Music. In Los Angeles, students will learn in a cohort-based model where every subject area is integrated. Students will collaborate across all track disciplines as a team, learning through the lens of artistry, entrepreneurship and a DIY mindset. Faculty are Grammy-
“The most important bridge between a dream and reality is simply an open door. For more than two decades, Grammy Camp has opened that door for high school students, offering access, mentorship and real-world experience that transforms potential into possibility,” says Michael Sticka, President and CEO of the Grammy Museum. “We’re thrilled to continue the expansion of our mission, welcoming the next generation of industry leaders to our Grammy Camps in Los Angeles, Miami, New York, and Nashville.”
Applications for Grammy Camp 2027 will be available online in July at grammycamp.com.
2026 Nashville Grammy Camp Selectees and Tracks:
Aadhavi Natarajan
Plymouth, MN
Vocal Performance
Aaron James Tam Stockwell
Las Vegas, NV
Instrumental Performance – Keys
Abigail Goldberg
Plano, TX
Music Business
Abinav Prabhu
Cedar Park, TX
Songwriting
Alejandra Alvarez
San Antonio, TX
Music Business
Ariah McEwen
Nashville, TN
Vocal Performance
Audrey Nixon
Columbia Station, OH
Music Business
Ava Capeling
Franklin, TN
Vocal Performance
Ayla Karyemez
Superior, CO
Music Business
Briley Steffes
Downers Grove, IL
Music Production
Carter Schultz
Hendersonville, TN
Music Production
Cassidy Karkowski
Half Moon Bay, CA
Vocal Performance
Cassius Steele
Honolulu, HI
Music Production
Charlie George
Nashville, TN
Vocal Performance
Chase Hunter
Hinsdale, IL
Instrumental Performance – Drums
Chloee Hunt
Leonard, TX
Songwriting
Connor Schuhr
Milton, GA
Music Business
Duncan Ramsey
Dallas, TX
Instrumental Performance – Guitar
Dylan Brennan
Knoxville, TN
Music Business
Elena Styrczula
Chicago, IL
Songwriting
Eva Vandenbroucke
Brentwood, MO
Songwriting
Grace Savannah
Dripping Springs, TX
Songwriting
Graham Burks
Memphis, TN
Instrumental Performance – Bass
Harper Calfee
High Point, NC
Vocal Performance
Hunter Thompson
Fulshear, TX
Instrumental Performance – Guitar
Ian Carey
McDonough, GA
Music Business
Isla Steelman
Edmond, OK
Songwriting
Jaden Providence
Christiansted, VA
Music Production
Jett Thompson
Shawnee, OK
Instrumental Performance – Guitar
Jocelyn Cole Eischeid
Clive, IA
Songwriting
Joshua Hood
Collierville, TN
Instrumental Performance – Guitar
Kingston Kharif
Nashville, TN
Songwriting
Landon Crosby
Overland Park, KS
Music Production
Lily Saxton
Monroe, GA
Music Production
Luke Moody
San Augustine, TX
Vocal Performance
Lydia Lau
San Jose, CA
Music Business
Mackenzie Zennedjian
Temecula, CA
Music Production
Mallory Kestner
Fishers, IN
Music Business
Mallory Van Gansbeke
Louisville, KY
Music Production
Mateo Simpson
Collierville, TN
Music Production
Maxwell Vegliando
Newburgh, NY
Music Production
Miette Hundal-Simpson
Auburn, CA
Instrumental Performance – Drums
Molly Lynn Preib
Hendersonville, TN
Music Business
Natalie Roper
Collierville, TN
Vocal Performance
Paige Corless
Collierville, TN
Instrumental Performance – Keys
Penelope Schomer
Charlottesville, VA
Songwriting
Quinn Nelson
Suwanee, GA
Songwriting
Rainn Sherwood
Granbury, TX
Songwriting
Riann Hilton
Neptune Beach, FL
Songwriting
Sasha Caplan
New Canaan, CT
Music Production
Sean Clark
Rogers, AR
Vocal Performance
Sophie Perzi
Malvern, PA
Music Business
Trentin Walker
Atlanta, GA
Music Production
Valentina Bella Gonzalez
Brentwood, TN
Vocal Performance
Willis Wright, Jr.
Fairview Heights, IL
Instrumental Performance – Bass
