ToNY CaMM

As we are just three months away from Funkateers Ball 7, Sept 30th at Bethesda Blues & Jazz Club we re-visit last year's event where ToNY CaMM & The Funk Allstars, sharing the stage with P-Funk legends Michael “Kidd Funkadelic” Hampton, Linda Shider, Gabe Gonzalez and Kendra Foster, along with guests Shirley Clinton, Zack Roberson, Clones of Funk drummer “Big Funk Rob” Woods and bassists Robb Harper and Mike Patterson, summoned the spirit of the landing of the holy Mothership in tribute to the great Parliament-Funkadelic.

ToNY CaMM & The Funk Allstars with special guests fill the stage for a crowd-infused rendition of Parliament's “Mothership Connection”.

The annual P-Funk convention, organized and hosted by the Chocolate City Alliance and sees Funkateers from all over the world converge on Bethesda, MD. for a three-day-weekend of funk and fun, kicked off on Friday with a meet-n-greet and a funked-up deejay session featuring Gabe “DJ Gonzilla” Gonzalez at the Bethesdan Hotel.

On Saturday, attendees spent the day indulging in several “on-your-own” funky experiences, including a P-Funk trivia competition, a ToNY CaMM & The Funk Allstars comic book signing, exploring Bethesda and just hanging out and catching up.

Saturday night's main event, the Ball, following welcome and words from event founder Dr. George H. Darden and prayer by Robert Woods, kicked off with a marching band intro from Ball emcee and legendary Mandrill drummer Neftali “Funkadrill” Santiago, who pumped up the crowd with his new release “Release The Funk”.

Then things got “Stupid”, as ToNY CaMM, Nappy Head Funk Army's Zack Roberson, Kendra Foster and Brett Murray joined opening act, and fellow touring band Earthbound Creatures for a medley of Funkadelic hits including “Standing On The Verge (Of Getting It On)", “Super Stupid”, “I'll Stay” and “Alice In My Fantasies”.

ToNY CaMM, Zack Roberson, Kendra Foster and Brett Murray join young funk rockers Earthbound Creatures for a hyped-up Funkadelic medley to open Funkateers Ball 6.

During the intermission P-Funk Radio's Keith Jackson paid tribute to everyone's “Honey Bee” Brenda Robinson amid an outpouring of love from the house.

Then the entire Funk Allstars army took to the stage and launched into a two-hour funk ride that included 30 people performing such P-Funk hits as “One Nation Under A Groove”, “Flashlight”, “(Not Just) Knee Deep”, “Give Up The Funk (Tear The Roof Off)”, “Cosmic Slop”, new Parliament-Funkadelic songs “Pole Power” and “I'm Gon Make U Sick”, a soaring rendition of “Maggot Brain” featuring Mike Hampton and a closing, bring-the-house-down version of “Mothership Connection”.

Now that you're all funked-up and pumped-up…get your TICKETS now to Funkateers Ball 7 and "let's have a ball yall".

The Funk really IS it's own reward.

To further the mission to "introduce our youth to live music performance" ToNY CaMM Entertainment is teaming with Building Bridges Productions, Concerts For Causes Inc. and Funktology.com to hold the School Of Funk Workshop and Concert on June 24th at the Academy Center of The Arts Warehouse Theater.

During the workshop from 10am-4pm students will receive hands-on music instruction with instruments, including bass guitar, rhythm guitar, drums, keyboard and horns, then experience band load-in and soundcheck in the upstairs concert theater. 

Prior to the 7pm concert, the students will experience pre-show dressing room preparation, and then take to the stage to perform live alongside ToNY CaMM & The Funk Allstars.

Want to support this mission?

There are 3 things that you can do:

1.  Encourage any 12-18 year olds that you know who may be interested in the workshop and performance to REGISTER now.      

2.  Buy a ticket to the concert (only $10).

3.  SPREAD the word to your friends (forward this link, share the ticket link, etc.).

Events like this will make an enormous impact on our youth and our community.

We look forward to seeing you in the audience on the 24th! 

ToNY CaMM & The Funk AllSTARS bring their “Psychedelic funk circus” to the new “LIVE on Main St” event tonight May 27 at 7pm.

The Grand-Opening weekend Event will feature the high-octane musical carnival troupe of jazz rock funk warriors playing a mix of P-Funk, funky Grateful Dead tunes, Pop/R&B and originals.

There will also be an upscale, robust cocktail, beer, and wine list as well as a 3-course, catered food menu available! (Sold separately) Come be a part of the very first Revival at The Grand Event. You won't want to miss this...

Doors open at 6:45PM.

For tickets click HERE.

JOIN the email list for info on future shows and news

Attn Funkateers: Your tickets are awaiting you in this worldwide hybrid event. Be a part of history NO MATTER WHERE YOU ARE. “Put a glide in your stride, a dip in yo' hip and come on to the mothership”.

The Funk n Future Festival (February 26th) is the premier event for MaxDistro in conjunction with Black Futures Week. We are putting on a one day festival in collaboration with P-Funk era Funkateers live in-person in Durham, NC, Hartford, CT, live-streamed and of course...in the METAVERSE!

Our event is dedicated to celebrating and preserving the legacy of Funk music and its ties to technology and afrofuturism. We'll feature performances from New Funk artists Zack Roberson & The Nappy Head Funk Army and ToNY CaMM & The Funk Allstars, paying homage to the Funk of the past and present, and passing the mantle on to the next generation. We offer three unique ways to experience the event: in-person, televised worldwide, and virtual in the Metaverse.

In addition to passing along the art of Funk to a new generation, this event supports kids in technology; a portion of the proceeds will go to the Aisymmetry Youth Group Durham NC. Their mission is to help students realize the value of essential STEEM skills through robotic coding, game design and designed thinking session. We're adding a little bit of Funk to the syllabus. Expect to see cyber robotics and drones programmed to a funky beat.

Your ticket gains you access to the concert, the live-stream and general access to the Metaverse experience. Ticketholders will receive access to the streamed content from MaxDistro Worldwide after the event.

Don't miss out on this one-of-a-kind celebration of funk music and technology. Let's get funky and celebrate the future together!

CLICK HERE for tickets now!

ToNY CaMM

Jacqui Camm delivers a soulful cover of Black Pumas classic "Colors", featuring Alex Gross on bass, Caleb Gordon on guitar, Chris Schmitt on keys, Willy Gurley on drums, with Karlee Raye and Shirley Clinton on background vocals.

Produced by Tony Camm and recorded at Fainting Goat Studio in Bedford, VA.

Download the song right HERE!

Jazz@720, Downtown Lynchburg's newest live music event kicks off the winter with the sounds of the Laurabella Trio this Saturday Dec 3rd.

The popular new event has enjoyed sold-out shows and rave attendee reviews since it's launch in early November.

The December 3rd show will be the final one for 2022, with the event returning with a robust lineup beginning the first weekend of January 2023.

The "Jazz@720" experience boasts live musical performances, table and lounge seating, with an available food menu and wine bar. 

You can get your TICKETS to all future shows right HERE.

.                         Tony Camm tests the stage lighting at the new Jazz@720 venue.

Jazz@720, Downtown Lynchburg's new live music and event venue opens this weekend and it's idea creators are ecstatic that both shows on Friday and Saturday are sold out.

A great start for a concept that didn't even exist a month ago, and was born out of a lunch conversation between local entertainerpreneur Tony Camm and the owners of the 720 Commerce Street space and Mission House Coffee.

The idea was for a collaborative event space in the newly renovated building that would satisfy a few goals...breath life into an empty space, give local jazz musicians a recurring place to perform, and bring a new form of recreation to Downtown.

Mission accomplished, as the advanced ticket sales for this weekend have reached the 70 ticket capacity days before opening.

Camm has enlisted the help of his wife Jacqui, former business partner Michelle Johnson-Lane (with whom he operated the Mezzanine Performance Cafe in that same space back in 2008), local musicians Josh Barling and Lew Taylor, as well as a host of friends and family members to transform the space and have it show-ready by opening date.

The venue will play host to many variations of events...music, art shows, pop-up shopping, poetry and more, all branded with the @720 moniker.

Info and tickets for all events can be found at cammentertainment.com/720

.                          Furniture and lighting almost complete at the @720 venue in Downtown Lynchburg.

Concerts For Causes, Inc. and ToNY CaMM Entertainment, LLC. presented a dozen musical instruments to deserving Lynchburg students during their recent Lynchburg Food, Wine, Funk, Jazz and Blues Festival held on October 15 at Riverfront Festival Park.

Flutes, keyboards and several violins were among the brand new instruments presented to students from our community, most of whom were identified by Dr. Sterling Wilder at the Jubilee Family Center.

The first-time Lynchburg event was born out of the relationship between local entertainerpreneur Tony Camm and Maryland-based Concerts For Causes, Inc. CEO Brett Murray, who met several years ago when Camm's band traveled to Bowie, MD for Murray's Savior Bowie Festival, a twice-a-year, two-day festival that features food, wine, artisan vendors and over twenty-five bands, all to support the organization's "Save The Music" initiative.

"Since it’s beginning, the "Save The Music" initiative has given hundreds of musical instruments to deserving students. Many of our high schools have wonderful music programs with dedicated teachers, but inferior or no musical instruments. Concerts for Causes has given thousands and thousands of dollars worth of instruments to the most deserving students in under-served communities across the nation" says Murray.

The Riverfront Park event treated Lynchburgans to fantastic food, wine and artisan vendors, both local as well as from the Maryland area, and featured local bands Flat Five Jazz, Earthbound Creatures and The Funk Allstars, and Maryland bands Steve Leads & Off The Grid and Cymone Lovett & The Dream.

Camm and Murray plan to make this an annual event that grows exponentially in vendors, entertainment, crowd size and of course...instruments for our youth.

To donate to Concerts For Causes at any time click HERE.

ToNY CaMM Entertainment is bringing a live jazz music event to Downtown Lynchburg.

Jazz@720, located at 720 Commerce Street, will feature live jazz bands and performers in an upscale table and lounge setting with food & beverage menu available.

November's First Friday will serve as the event's launch with local popular quintet Flat Five Jazz taking the stage on November 4th followed by jazz aficionado Lew Taylor and his band on Saturday November 5th.

Both nights doors open at 7pm and music starts at 7:20.

There will be limited tickets and light menu available from adjoining Mission House Coffee.

Click here for tickets and reservations. 

"Hey Shortie", the rollicking funk/R&B jam by ToNY CaMM featuring Scottie Clinton, Tra'Zae and Barry Lovell is among 10 entries on the 2022 Grammy first round ballot from New York City-based Isotopia Records.

Announced in this week's Billboard Magazine, the song, entered in the Best Rap Performance category, was written by Camm, Walter Whitfield, Brandi Scott, Tra'Zae Clinton and Barry Lovell Randolph, Jr. and was produced by Maurice Preston and Constance Hauman.

Voting is from Oct 13 to Oct 23rd for Recording Academy members.

"Hey Shortie" is streaming on all music platforms and available for download HERE.