Lake Charles Young Band Nation started as a summer camp held by two music educators. Marcus Johnson (owner of SWLA Music School) and Doug Gay (owner of Baton Rouge Music Studios) are both professional performers and educators with degrees in Music Education. Marcus started his business SWLA Music School which provides music lessons in Lake Charles in 2012. Together, Doug and Marcus have expanded Doug's Young Band Nation Program in Baton Rouge to Lake Charles where the program is housed and operated within SWLA Music School and run by Marcus. LCYBN currently has 15 students in 3 bands that perform all over the Lake Area each semester.