young band nation...

Welcome to Doug Gay's Young Band Nation, the official site of Baton Rouge Music Studios' Young Band Development Program. Be in a band! Write original songs and learn cover songs! Record CD's. Make music videos! All under the instruction of professional music educators and performers. Under the direction of Doug Gay, professional musician and teacher with 18+ years experience as a professional recording, and touring performing artist, and music educator!

SORRY. REGISTRATION IS CLOSED. SEE YOU AT OUR SHOWS!!!
ALL YB SHOULD BE ABOVE A BEGINNER LEVEL AND WORKING ON INTERMEDIATE AND ADVANCED LEVELS. 
Click on one of the Instrument Names to see if your child is at an Intermediate Level.
If they are not at an intermediate, they must wait to join Young Band Nation until the proper skills are acquired.

Guitar
Bass
Piano
Drums
Voice

ComScore

 "BRMS has had a very positive effect on the Baton Rouge community and fostered many young talented musicians. I am always impressed with the professional staff at BRMS and how well the public performances are organized. We at PreSonus are big fans of BRMS and will continue to support it in the future." Jim Odom, President at PreSonus Audio and member of Louisiana's LeRoux

"Doug Gay and Baton Rouge Music Studios provide a great service to the community. In my experience with them, they have connected kids with seasoned professional musicians in order to create meaningful and educational experiences for their students. I believe the professionals learn a great deal from these experiences too." Leon Medica of Louisiana's LeRoux

 Help Support Our Students

Young Band Nation: Vol. I

Young Band Nation: Volume I is product of Baton Rouge Music Studios, LLC. Young Band is a program dedicated to teaching students how to be in a band and to provide real world experiences in performing, writing, and recording. BRMS is dedicated to providing educational and performance opportunities to aspiring musicians and to the Baton Rouge Community by way of private and group lessons, workshops, recording session, and performances. BRMS is on the cutting edge of contemporary music education. To find out more about our mission and the programs we offer, please visit us at www.brmusicstudios.com.

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"George Bailey" by Days Til The Moon [5:08]  Choose a price   Add To Cart
"Heart of Fire" by Forerunner [5:02]  Choose a price   Add To Cart
"Ms. JJ Land" by Karma [3:42]  Choose a price   Add To Cart
"Gone" by Crescent [4:46]  Free   Download MP3
"Disappointed" by The Narwhals [4:39]  Choose a price   Add To Cart
"So Far Away" by High Voltage [3:12]  Choose a price   Add To Cart
"Instrument (aka track 4)" by Delirium [3:29]  Choose a price   Add To Cart
"For You" by Got Dynamite [3:33]  Choose a price   Add To Cart
"These Dreams" by Unison [4:17]  Choose a price   Add To Cart

Russian Roulette

This CD single is the result of Days Til The Moon winning the first annual Baton of The Bands. Each purchase helps us purchase much needed equipment, put on more shows, and provide scholarship money to students who need it!

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Russian Roulette [3:32]  Choose a price   Add To Cart

Young Band Nation Blues Project JAZZ FEST Audition Songs

Congratulations Young Band Nation Blues Project for being invited to play the 2012 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival!

  Track Title Price
"Louisiana Rain" by Anders Osborne [4:16]  Free   Download WAV
"Real Time" by Deanna Bogart [4:13]   

Young Band Nation Blues Project Video
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Young Band Nation Blues Project Band Pics

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By purchasing the digital MP3s below, recorded by Baton Rouge Music Studios' own young bands, you are giving BRMS the valuable resources to continue developing our young band programs and the facilities in which our students learn. We appreciate your patronage, and we pledge to continue to work hard at giving our young musicians every possible opportunity to learn and perform, both live and in the studio. Pay the minimum of $1.29 for single MP3s or $11.95 for the whole album or if you feeling like giving a little more to support us, set your own price! Purchase the entire album and get Russian Roulette FREE! Thanks for supporting music education!