Music Industry Summer Camp
July 12- July 16, 2026
Sunday – Thursday
Tiffin, Ohio
- Songwriting
- Recording Studio Production
- Rock Band Performance (Guitar, Bass, Drums)
- Beatmaking
- Vocals (Pop, Rock, Musical Theatre)
- A Cappella
Option for teachers to study:
- Modern Band Techniques
- Guitar, Bass and Drumset Basics
- Pop Keyboard
- Commercial Music Voice Pedagogy
- Live Sound & Recording
- Arranging in Popular Styles
Join us at the 27th annual Tiffin University Music Industry Summer Camp and enjoy a total creative experience in writing, performing and recording rock, pop, jazz, r&b, a cappella, hip hop and other commercial styles! You’ll also work with industry professionals on how to succeed as an independent artist and music entrepreneur!
With lots of individual attention and working in small ensembles and production teams, campers each take the lead in the creation of original pop, rock, r&b and hip hop music, a cappella arrangements, and solo and group performances.
Campers perform in rock, pop, hip hop and indie bands and vocal groups, receive private instruction and solo coachings, participate in workshops on songwriting, beatboxing, live looping, studio recording and production, arranging, live sound engineering, and other topics key to success on stage and in the studio.
You’ll collaboratively work with professional artists-in-residence to create and record original music together. You’ll engage in co-writing activities with fellow campers and pro songwriters, and then you’ll work with a professional producer in the recording and mixing of your songs. Camp ends on Thursday evening with a public in-person and live-streamed performance of what we’ve created together!
The camp is open to all high school and college students, as well as amateur and professional musicians and educators!
guest artist
HALEY SCHATTSCHNEIDER
Haley Schattschneider is an artistically motivated business force and vocalist in the Nashville music community, committed to promote and contribute to the creation, production and execution of product in the professional recording industry. Originally from Wapakoneta, Ohio, Haley is herself an alum of Tiffin University’s Music Camp. She moved to Nashville in 2019 to attend Belmont University, where she received her B.M. in Commercial Voice and a minor in Music Business. Since settling in Music City, Haley works heavily in jazz and gospel as a vocalist, contractor and production manager. She has provided studio and/or live vocals with artists such as Stephen Schwartz, Stephanie J. Block, Russell Dickerson, Blessing Offor, Sheryl Crow, Amy Grant, Stephen Curtis Chapman, Ernie Haase & Signature Sound, Kidz Bop, Phil Wickham, Matthew West, Tim Davis, Wayne Haun, TaRanda Greene, Essential Worship and more. Haley has also worked with esteemed audio companies such as Warm Audio, Austrian Audio & Produce Like A Pro. With an immense love for all things vocal production, Haley proudly works with clients all over the globe to vocally enhance their recordings as a background vocalist, demo singer, vocal contractor and arranger.
Her debut album, Over the Moon (released July 18, 2025 via Club44 Records), features eight moon-inspired classics such as Fly Me to the Moon (In Other Words), Moon River and Dancing in the Moonlight, nodding to her beloved hometown, Wapakoneta, also the boyhood home of Neil Armstrong. Singles from the album reached Top 20, Top 10, and Top 5 positions on the iTunes Jazz charts and have garnered hundreds of thousands streams worldwide.
In addition to her vocal work, Haley is proud to serve as a production manager for a multitude of professional recordings. She has assisted producers, engineers and labels across many genres, including jazz, gospel, country, Broadway and pop. Haley understands the recording process and the importance of organization and communication within it. Her passion and appreciation for the production industry has led her to serve as a production manager/assistant for globally respected artists including: Stephen Schwartz, Stephanie J. Block, Christine Ebersole, Ty Herndon, The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir, Julie Benko, Jason Yeager, Charles Billingsley, Ernie Haase & Signature Sound, Jane Monheit, Linda Lavin, Janis Siegel,
Yaron Gershovsky, Nick Cartell, TaRanda Greene and more. Haley’s experience being both a musician and production manager has given her a unique and respected reputation in the business side of the music industry
Cost
*There is a $100 deposit due at the time of registration
Academic credit will also be available for an additional tuition charge. If you are interested in receiving information regarding academic credit for an additional tuition cost, please note that on your registration form, or contact arts@tiffin.edu.
Refund policy
Campers will receive a full refund if there is a cancelation two weeks (fourteen days) before the camp’s start date. If there is a cancelation after this time, no refund will be given.
Amenities
Students will be staying in the Miami Street Apartments which are air-conditioned. Students will be staying in a single room. Meals will be provided to the students in the Cole Dining Hall.
What to Bring
Students will need to bring all personal hygiene items, towels, pillow and bedding for an XL twin bed.
REGISTRATION INFORmation
Faculty
- Daniel Fiamengo, songwriting
- Haley Schattschneider, Vocals & Music Business
- Dan Myers, film scoring & sound design
- Jonathan Head, drumset & rock bands
- Peter Kharchenko, guitar & bass
- Malik Mallard, beatmaking & production
- JD Breidenbach, music production
- Brad Rees, vocal ensembles, production & pedagogy
- Aly Horn, voice & pedagogy
