Modesto Sound Recording Arts Camp
Gallo Center for the Arts, 110 Santa Barbara Avenue, Suite C, Modesto, CA 95354
About
Modesto Sound Recording Arts Camp includes hands-on activities such as songwriting, music appreciation, speaking, writing, recording, listening, editing, and evaluating. Campers work in small groups, write original songs with lessons on the fundamental aspects of songwriting, and take part in stage set-up, including running cables and plugging in microphones, amps, speakers, and instruments. The program also includes learning about two theaters at the Gallo Center for the Arts, behind-the-scenes technical lessons on how the Gallo Center sets up during theater shows, acoustic effects, radio interviews, and stage performance, and it ends with a free public concert on Saturday.
• Ages: 8–18 years old
• Schedule: Meets from 10am to 2pm for one week, with the 2026 session running July 13 through July 18 and culminating in a free public concert on Saturday
• Price: The cost is $250. Full and partial scholarships are available.
The program’s mission is to empower youth with real-world job skills to create music and artistic media. Modesto Sound is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) that works hand-in-hand with local organizations, with grants, donations, and community support making its programs possible. The organization’s recording studio is open to all ages, offers live sound services, and provides hands-on job training for youth, and its programs include a Summer Recording Arts Music Camp and The Job Circle, an ongoing job training program for careers in the music and sound industries. Podcast radio shows and podcasts created for public radio and streaming are associated with the organization.
The Executive Director, Mitchell Dill, is a former Modesto Sound youth artist and seasoned sound professional with over 15 years of experience. One grandparent’s testimonial describes a 10-year-old camper who learned different types of music, participated in writing a song, performed on stage at the end of the week, learned about sound equipment and recording, and went on field trips to radio stations, the Gallo Arts Center, State Theatre, and California State University Stanislaus, where sound systems were explained and available for hands-on experience.
Last updated June 23, 2026.
• Ages: 8–18 years old
• Schedule: Meets from 10am to 2pm for one week, with the 2026 session running July 13 through July 18 and culminating in a free public concert on Saturday
• Price: The cost is $250. Full and partial scholarships are available.
The program’s mission is to empower youth with real-world job skills to create music and artistic media. Modesto Sound is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) that works hand-in-hand with local organizations, with grants, donations, and community support making its programs possible. The organization’s recording studio is open to all ages, offers live sound services, and provides hands-on job training for youth, and its programs include a Summer Recording Arts Music Camp and The Job Circle, an ongoing job training program for careers in the music and sound industries. Podcast radio shows and podcasts created for public radio and streaming are associated with the organization.
The Executive Director, Mitchell Dill, is a former Modesto Sound youth artist and seasoned sound professional with over 15 years of experience. One grandparent’s testimonial describes a 10-year-old camper who learned different types of music, participated in writing a song, performed on stage at the end of the week, learned about sound equipment and recording, and went on field trips to radio stations, the Gallo Arts Center, State Theatre, and California State University Stanislaus, where sound systems were explained and available for hands-on experience.
Last updated June 23, 2026.
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