Cam Blackwood

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Cameron Blackwood
Origin Alloway, Scotland
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Record producer
  • songwriter
  • musician
Instrument(s)
  • Guitar
  • bass
  • keyboard
  • percussion
Years active2000–present
Labels BMG Chrysalis
Website www.echobeachmanagement.com

Cameron "Cam" Blackwood is a British record producer, songwriter and musician.

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He has previously been employed in various London recording studios including Roundhouse Studios in Farringdon, Miloco Studios, and Townhouse Studios in Chiswick, and has worked from his own studio (Voltaire Road Studios, Clapham) since 2010. [1]

Managed by Echo Beach Management, [2] his credits include George Ezra, [3] [4] [5] London Grammar, Billie Marten, Jack Savoretti, British Sea Power, [6] Alabama 3, [4] Florence and the Machine, [7] CSS and We Are Scientists.

He has previously been a part of the selection panel of the Sky Academy Arts Scholarship. [8]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryResult
2014 Music Producers Guild Breakthrough Producer of the YearNominated [9]
YearAwardCategoryResult
2019 Music Producers Guild UK Producer of the YearNominated [10]
YearAwardCategoryResult
2020 Music Producers Guild UK Producer of the YearNominated [11]

Production discography

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References

  1. "Voltaire Road Studios".
  2. "Echo Beach - Cameron Blackwood". www.echobeachmanagement.com.
  3. Wanted on Voyage
  4. 1 2 "Review of George Ezra – Wanted on Voyage". Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
  5. "Budapest (George Ezra song)"
  6. Review of Darlia – Queen of Hearts Archived 6 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  7. "Magazine article and interview with Cam Blackwood on using mixing desks". Archived from the original on 26 January 2010. Retrieved 20 March 2010.
  8. "Talented Knightswood artist beats more than 1,000 people to win £30,000 Sky Arts Grant - Clydebank Post Rooney.S p.27 June 2016" . Retrieved 5 November 2018.
  9. "2015 Short Lists". 4 November 2014.
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