Three full days, ages 8 to 14, in Los Gatos. Industry software, professional gear, twelve spots, and everyone goes home with a finished track.
2 camps this year
Daves Ave Elementary School · Clubhouse · 17770 Daves Ave, Los Gatos
Mixing, beatmatching and building a set. Students work hands-on with DJ controllers and software, learn how to make transitions land, and finish by performing a short set of their own.
$249 3 full days · all gear included Booked through LGS Recreation
Blossom Hill Elementary School · Clubhouse · 16400 Blossom Hill Rd, Los Gatos
Music production and songwriting end to end. Students build their own beats, write over them, and walk out with a professionally finished track. All gear and guidance provided.
$249 3 full days · all gear included Booked through LGS Recreation
Both camps are run by Leson Audio and booked through LGS Recreation, whose site handles payment. Looking for something during the school term? See classes.
Why this camp
This is how we teach. In this speed lesson we rebuilt “Illegal” by PinkPantheress from scratch to show students how a Grammy-nominated song is actually put together, layer by layer, from the Underworld sample to the minimal drum pattern and airy synths.
Camp works the same way. Instead of abstract theory, students pull apart songs they already love and rebuild the techniques behind them, then use those same techniques on a track of their own.
In the price
Nothing to buy and nothing to bring but a packed lunch. Students who want to keep going at home leave with their project files and, on the DJ camp, a USB.
Through our partnership with Splice, camp students get Splice Education access — the industry’s leading platform for samples, loops and production tutorials. It is the same library professional producers pull from, and it keeps working long after camp finishes.
DJ camp
Every DJ Headliners student leaves with a USB loaded with over 100 tracks, formatted and analysed so it drops straight into Rekordbox. It is the single thing that stops a camp from ending on the last day: they can keep practising the transitions they learned that week on the same songs they learned them with.
What a day looks like
No. Both camps are built for complete beginners, and students who already make music get pushed further. Nothing is assumed.
No. MacBooks, controllers, microphones, interfaces and headphones are all provided. They bring a packed lunch, a water bottle, and headphones only if they have a pair they like.
Yes. Every student leaves with a finished track they can play for anyone, plus the project files so they can keep working on it at home.
Five hours with no downtime: a technique block on real gear, build time on their own track, a lunch break, then arranging and mixing, and a listen-back where everyone plays what they made.
Both camps are booked and paid through LGS Recreation. The Register button opens their booking page, where the current price and remaining spots are shown.
Yes, summer camps run June to August. Get in touch and we will let you know the moment dates open.