Disney’s “Camp Rock” Songwriters Teach at Gma Music In The Rockies

Rocky Mountains, Colo.– There are perhaps no two hotter songwriters in the music business than Andy Dodd and Adam Watts, and both are part of the faculty for the upcoming GMA Music in the Rockies, the music community’s premier talent competition and training experience for Christian artists, songwriters, and worship leaders, taking place in the picturesque Rocky Mountain town of Estes Park, Colo. from August 3-9, 2008.

Watts and Dodd are currently enjoying the success of Disney’s latest juggernaut “Camp Rock,” which debuted Friday on Disney Channel as the channel’s No. 2 original movie of all time and cable’s most watched entertainment program of the year. 

The two songs from the movie’s soundtrack written by Watts and Dodd are currently topping iTunes’ Singles Chart.  “This Is Me,” a duet sung by 1/3 of the Jonas Brothers – Joe Jonas and newcomer and “Camp Rock” star Demi Lovato, has been as high as the No. 1 best selling single download, while “Gotta Find You,” performed by Joe Jonas, is also in the top ten on the iTunes chart.  Overall, the soundtrack CD, which released on June 17, was No. 3 on the Billboard Top 200 this week, with most of those sales coming before the movie ever aired.

The songwriting duo will offer their experiences and perspectives during several classes at GMA Music in the Rockies, including a session entitled: “Hollywood as a Mission Field.”  Along with film and TV producer Phil Cooke, Watts and Dodd will discuss being Christians successful in mainstream business.  They will also teach a class on songwriting, participate in networking roundtables and serve as judges during Thursday, August 7th’s Song of 2008 National Finals Competition.  
“I am really looking forward to this year's GMA Music in the Rockies.  It will be a great chance for Adam and me to hang out in the mountains of Colorado with a lot of talented Christian songwriters and musicians,” said Dodd.  “Hopefully, we can provide a lot of useful information from our experience as songwriters and producers in both the Christian and general markets.  We are always excited to get into the "nuts and bolts" of songwriting and can't wait to share everything we know with all the artists this year!”