DARIUS CAMERON IS AN AMAZING ACCOMPLISHED MUSICIAN WHO HAS NEVER TAKEN A DRUM LESSON IN HIS LIFE. AT 3 YEARS OLD HE WAS BANGING ON HIS MOTHERS POTS AND PANS. AT THE AGE OF 5 HIS MOTHER OUT OF UTTER FRUSTRATION, GAVE HIM HIS FIRST DRUMSET "IT CHANGED MY LIFE" SAYS DARIUS, WHO IS KNOWN FOR HIS EXTREEM OFF TIMING GROOVES. AND TERRIFIC POCKET PLAYING. BY THE AGE OF 7 HE WAS PLAYING SUNDAY MORNING SERVICES AT HIS FATHERS CHURCH IN QUEENS "I NEVER HAD ANY FORMAL TRAINING IN MUSIC EVERYTHING I LEARNED WAS SELF TAUGHT. I USED TO TAKE PIANO LESSONS WHEN I WAS YOUNGER BUT I ALWAYS KNEW THAT DRUMS WAS THE THING FOR ME" CLAIMS DARIUS. "MY MOTHER HAD ALOT OF ALBUMS SO I LISTENED TO EVERYTHING WHEN I WAS YOUNGER. MOSTLY JAZZ, R&B, GOSPEL, ROCK, SALSA ECT..." DARIUS CAMERON HAS PLAYED WITH NUMEROUS GROUPS INCLUDING THE N.Y. SOUND, QUEENS JAZZ ENSAMBLE, PHAT FUSION, ABRAHAM BLUE&SECOND CHANCE, IEM WORLDWIDE MINISTRIES, THE TYLER BUCHANAN JAZZ QUARTET AND MANY OTHERS. "IN THE FUTURE I HOPE TO WORK WITH VARIOUS ARTIST LIKE DAVE MATHEWS, NORA JONES, TONEX AND JOE SAMPLE. DARIUS CAMERON'S INFLUENCES INCLUDE OTHER DRUMMERS LIKE NATHANIEL TOWNSLEY III(SPECIAL EFX,STEVIE WONDER), DAVE WECKL(CHICK COREA), EDDIE HEYWARD(JAMES HALL) PAUL JOHN JR(ALCIA KEYS) VINNIE CALLIUTA(STING), ERIC CHAMPION(ABRHAM BLUE), KENDRED SMITH(KELLY PRICE), AND MANY OTHERS."THESE ARE THE GUYS THAT I GOT ALOT OF MY CHOPS FROM" CLAIMS DARIUS. SOME DARIUS' FAVORITE BANDS INCLUDE CHICK COREAS ELECTRICK BAND,MOTLEY CRUE,METALICA,SPYRO GYRA,DAVE MATHEWS BAND AND MIKE PHILLIPS, "IN THE FUTURE I HOPE TO HAVE MY OWN PRODUCTION COMPANY WHERE I CAN WORK WITH ALOT OF SIGNED AND UNSIGNED TALENT" SAYS DARIUS. LOOK OUT FOR DARIUS' INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEO COMING IN THE FALL OF 09........................
ARTICLE BY MARIA LAWSON FOR SOUND MAGAZINE (C)JULY 2005.ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
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