Our Mission: To provide teens with a life-changing outdoor camp experience through music
Camp Spin Off is a volunteer run, 501(c)3 non-profit organization. All staff, counselors and teachers volunteer their time to support this life-changing program. All volunteers are professional DJs, Music Producers and Industry professionals.
Since 2010, Camp Spin Off has been the only specialized DJ and music production sleep-away summer camp for teenagers in the world. We provide 13-17 year olds with a space to learn, grow and create music in an outdoor, traditional camp setting. Youth of all skill levels of DJ or music production attend camp from around the world. Some kids arrive with years of experience under their belt looking to take their craft to another level, whereas some campers arrive to touch turntables for the very first time.
Every year, nearly half of the campers that attend do so on a scholarship through the fundraising efforts of the Annual Scholarship Fund. Camp Spin Off also partners with other non-profit and community organizations around the world, to provide outreach events for scholarship applicants.
Our Goals
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Provide a traditional summer camp experience with the core curriculum rooted in educating youth about DJing, music production, and music business
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Give access to the art of DJing for youth that would not otherwise have the opportunity to immerse themselves in due to the cost of DJ and music production equipment and instruction
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To initiate outreach efforts in underserved communities and partner with organizations in order to provide scholarships to at least half of the campers that attend CSO.
Our Founder
Born and raised in Seattle, Washington, DJ Tina T started her DJ career at the age of 15. After studying music marketing and ultimately graduating from Washington State University with a Bachelors degree in marketing, she took the leap and moved to Los Angeles to continue her dream of becoming a professional DJ. Within weeks, she became a finalist in the DJ battle hosted by the #1 hip-hop radio station POWER 106 FM, and the world famous Big Boy in the Morning Show. But it was her victory as LA Weekly’s first ever DJ Spin Off battle that Tina T took home the gold.
After moving to Las Vegas in 2008, Tina quickly gained recognition in some of the most high profile clubs in the country.With over 18 years of dues paid, she has rocked crowds in some of the hottest night clubs all over the world including the Bahamas, Philippines, Canada, Singapore and Mexico.
She has toured all over the United States and been featured on TV and in commercials for VH1’s Master Of The Mix, Red Bull, Verizon, DJ Hero and Seagate, MTV’s The Hills, E! News, The Travel Channel, Fuel TV.
Tina T founded Camp Spin Off in 2009 as a way to merge her love of music and DJing with childhood memories from summer camp, love for nature and how the combination was life changing during her teenage years.
Tina’s main focus is helping young girls build confidence to pursue male dominated industries and bridge the gap between motivated youth, companies who can support the next generation of DJs and giving scholarship opportunities to less the fortunate.
