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

D'Addario Canada will offer prize packs for Guitarists, Bassists and Drummers attending the Toronto Rock Camp Summer 2008 Edition. Each guitarist and bassist will receive a D'Addario pack with strings, picks, keychains, lanyards, instruction sheets for the care, stringing and setup of their instrument, and other great promo items.

The Toronto Rock Camp is proud to announce that Long and McQuade will be sponsoring the camp this year.

About Long and McQuade:

Long & McQuade is the largest chain of musical instrument retailers in Canada, with 28 locations from British Columbia to Ontario. This means that if you're a touring musician, you'll have the benefit of dealing with a familiar store with consistent sales, supply, service and support no matter where your home base is.

Long & McQuade Limited began in 1956 when Jack Long became a dealer for King Band Instruments. He set up a small store on Carlton Street in Toronto on the second floor of an old house which had been divided into music studios, and taught trumpet lessons on the side. About six months later he acquired a partner, Jack McQuade, who was teaching drum lessons in one of the young company's two small studios.

D'Addario Canada has generously agreed to sponsor the Toronto Rock Camp with three of its fantastic brands participating. Toronto Rock Camp campers will receive a selection of D'Addario (Guitar and Bass strings), Planet Waves (Music Accessories) and Evans Drum Heads (Drum Products) items as well as benefitting from special clinics presented by D'Addario representatives. More details to follow!