Professional freelance keyboardist with experience performing live, teaching children and adults, producing music, recording the piano and composing music.
My name is Cameron Spencer and I am a 27 year old keys player specialising in Rock, Blues, R&B, Funk and Soul music. I started playing the piano aged 8 and have been passionate about music ever since.
After working through the ABRSM Classical and Jazz grades, I began studying Music and Music Tech A levels at college. From 2014 to 2016, I was tutored by highly regarded industry professionals such as Brian Henry (Soul II Soul, Mica Paris) and Frank Tontoh (Amy Winehouse, George Michael) at the Academy of Contemporary Music in Guildford, where I achieved a 2:1 in Professional Music Performance.
I have a wealth of experience performing live and recording in studios, as well as a diverse knowledge of theory, culture/history and music technology. My repertoire consists of approximately 250-300 songs.
In 2019 and 2022, I was working for Princess Cruises with party band 'The Sound'. In between contracts, I depped for function bands, laid down keys in various studio sessions for artists inc. DD Allen and played with exciting original bands/artists such as The Maitree Express (tour of Andorra), while also finding the time to collaborate with up-and-coming producers like Sudhan Gurung.
In addition to playing live, I create and mix my own music using software such as Logic Pro X and Sibelius.
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Interview with Cameron Spencer
Q: Tell us about a project you worked on you are especially proud of and why. What was your role?
A: Collaborating with Sudhan Gurung and up-and-coming talent Aizen on the song ‘Up In The Morning’. I played the keys/synth parts. It has over 145k hits on YouTube as of March 2022.
Q: What are you working on at the moment?
A: Collaborating with various artists online making synth pop and other electronic music.
Q: Analog or digital and why?
A: A mix of both. Digital is easier to use and manage but analog gear has a real warmth.
Q: If you were on a desert island and could take just 5 pieces of gear, what would they be?
A: My MacBook, Shure headphones, Yamaha keyboard, Fender Rhodes and Hammond Organ!
Q: What was your career path? How long have you been doing this?
A: I've been playing music for around 15 years and have worked with many artists in a range of styles.
Q: How would you describe your style?
A: A mix of bluesy rock keys player and soulful chords and funky syncopation. I also like to play in a classical style and produce cinematic music.
Q: Which artist would you like to work with and why?
A: I'd love to work with Nile Rodgers because he has a great attention to detail and knows how to craft a great song.
Q: Can you share one music production tip?
A: Allow for some dynamic range and maintain a human feel.
Q: What type of music do you usually work on?
A: Soul, Funk, Rock, Pop, Synthwave.
Q: What's your strongest skill?
A: Being able to play with emotion and subtlety, not overplaying.
Q: What do you bring to a song?
A: I like to use my creativity and add rich harmonies to a song. I try to inject energy where I can and make things sound full and 'fat'.
Q: What's your typical work process?
A: I will collaborate online, sharing my audio/screen with musicians and lay down keys tracks or compose/arrange different musical ideas. Once that's done, I will refine what I've done and try to shape it into something special.
Q: Tell us about your studio setup.
A: Keyboards: Yamaha MOXF8 88-key keyboard (gigs), Yamaha P-250 88-key stage piano (studio) Technology: Macbook Pro Late 2013, Logic Pro X, Mainstage, Sibelius VSTs: Keyscape, Komplete Ultimate, Waves, FabFilter Headphones: Shure SRH840
Q: What other musicians or music production professionals inspire you?
A: I'm inspired by great artists such as Jamiroquai, Steely Dan, Rush, Van Halen, Moby, Justice, Stevie Wonder and Daft Punk.
Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.
A: Recording tracks via VSTs (mainly keys, strings or synth parts), composing and arranging tracks via Logic Pro X.
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- Jamiroquai
- Steely Dan
- Electro Deluxe
- Yamaha MOXF8
- Yamaha P-250
- Yamaha RBX 800 Bass
- Logic Pro X
- Sibelius
