Kim Cameron (musician)

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Background information
Birth nameKim MacGregor Cameron
Born(1966-11-28)November 28, 1966
Eau Claire, Wisconsin, U.S.
GenresPop
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter, author
Instrument(s)Vocals, piano
Years active2005–present
Website kimcameronmusic.com

Kim Cameron (born November 28, 1966) is an American recording artist, songwriter, [1] pole dancer, radio personality, animated filmmaker, [2] [3] and author of children's books from Miami, Florida. [4] Her electronic dance music incorporates elements of rock, pop, R&B, and jazz. [5]

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Early life

Kim MacGregor Cameron, Los Angeles native, [4] was born in Eau Claire, Wisconsin on November 28, 1966. Her father, Paul Cameron, was a professor of psychology, and her mother, Virginia Cameron, was a teacher. She has an older brother, Kirk, and a younger sister, Karyn. She began her music education in St. Mary's, Maryland, where she learned to play clarinet at the age of six. She went on to perform in several marching bands after she moved to Thousand Oaks, California, where she also performed as the lead actor in the musical The Pirates of Penzance .

After several lead roles in musicals and plays such as Grease , Li'l Abner , and King David, she was selected for the choral group Singers, as well as the Indian Hills Choir in Lincoln, Nebraska. At the same time, she finished first in the state in the Nebraska for Poetry Interpretation at the Nebraska State's Speech competition and fourth in the nation. [6]

Cameron attended the University of Nebraska–Lincoln for three years, completing her broadcasting major courses before finishing internship in broadcast journalism and her Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism degree at Wichita State University in 1988. [5]

Early career

Cameron began her broadcast career as a radio personality at KHAT-FM, in Lincoln, Nebraska. A year later, she took an internship at KAKE-TV in Wichita, Kansas. She moved to the east coast and began a corporate career developing training and promotional videos for information technology companies. She worked at MCI as the National Training Manager for several years before moving to Siebel Systems as a Practice Manager.

In the early 1990s, Cameron began performing in a local cover band in Washington, D.C. After ten years of working the D.C. clubs, the band took a break after the father of one of the band members was murdered. [5]

In 2007, Cameron left her work as a corporate executive to pursue a full-time career in music. She wrote her first song, "Never Forget", about her brother-in-law. [7] After attempting to produce her own album in 2007, she was introduced to Marco Delmar from Recording Arts. The album, Contradictions, was re-produced by Delmar and released in September 2008. [5]

Cameron creates pulsating, electronic rhythms in her concerts through her recording and touring band. Her live performance group is composed of musicians, a deep house DJ, and Dominican percussionist Pablo Peña, better known as "Pablito Drum." [4]

Over the past 14+ years, she has performed for the NFL twice (Giants, Redskins), National League once (Marlins Baseball), and numerous other prestigious international music festivals, including Xiamen Music Festival in China, Dubrovnik Wave Festival in Croatia, and Komen's for a Cure in Miami. [8]

Cameron started as a radio host for an FM station as part of her Broadcast Journalism major before switching to writing for the National Examiner and Smithsonian. [8]

Billboard success

Cameron secured placement for three months on American Airlines's inflight entertainment. With one of her songs written about a military man she met on a plane, she became known within the American military community, and her songs were granted airtime on Great Americans, Hooah Radio, Mil Bloggers, VA News and the Pentagon Channel. [9]

Cameron signed a short one-year contract with Realize Records. She released her second album, Turning Point, in 2010 using both Marco Delmar and Robert Jazayeri as producers. The album had some charting success on adult album alternative and College Music Journal radio stations. She self-financed her first tour, which took her through 20 states in 2010. She received a not-so-favorable article in Smart Money, [10] but later garnered positive performance reviews from music trade publications. [11]

In November 2010, she terminated her relationship with Realize Records and continued to self-publish her original songs. She released "Sexy Smile", the first single from her third album, The Blond Side, in September 2010. [12] This was Cameron's first foray into commercial radio, and she hit No. 103 on Mediabase in November, staying on the charts for seven weeks. In November 2010, she released her first Christmas original song, "My Memories of Christmas", which was aired by 30 Top 40 commercial stations in the first week.

Cameron released "A Dance" in January 2011, which hit No. 31 on Billboard's Adult Top 40 in May 2011. She released "Paradise" for the Adult Contemporary genre in February 2011. Cameron hit No. 31 on that chart, and stayed on it for 16 weeks. [13]

In January 2012, Cameron released a music video for "3 Seconds" via Youtube, [14] which garnered over 1 million views in less than two months. In March 2012, she was signed to Huber Entertainment, based out of Minneapolis, Minnesota. [5] Her fourth album, Spin Me Ever After, was released. The music video for "Man I Used to Know" received over 2.4 million YouTube views in weeks. [15] The year was finished with an international tour and the Universal Conquest Award for Album of the Year. [16]

In 2013, Cameron's live performance concert was placed on Comcast Xfinity onDemand in the Washington, DC metro market, New England, and Northern California. [17] It was also placed on Time Warner's Staten Island cable network. [5]

In July 2013, producer/remixer Mike Rizzo remixed the single "Not into You". [18]

In 2014, the single "Now You're Mine" became Cameron's second Top 20 Billboard hit. [19] [20] On November 12, 2013, the song made its way to No. 1 on King of Spins. [21]

She charted twice on Billboard's Dance Club Songs list with her singles "Not Into You" and "Now You're Mine." [4]

In 2014, Cameron released her next hit, "Let's Fall in Love". [22] By 2024, she had additional Billboard success with the song "Meet Me After Midnight" landing at #5 for Dance/Electronic Digital Sales. [23]

Film and television

Cameron is the director, producer, and screenplay writer of animation films and Miami's Listening Party. In 2019, she directed and starred in her debut short film, the documentary Carpe Musicam. It was featured in the Flickfair Film Festival and was made available on Amazon. [24]

On December 10, 2021, Cameron wrote, directed, and produced the award-winning 88-minute 2-D animation feature film Seaper Powers In Search of Bleu Jay’s Treasure, which was picked up as a Dove Channel original (Cinedigm), then moved to Mutlivisionaire in 2023 and Toons TV. It has won accolades for Best Soundtrack, Best Script, Best Female Director, Best Trailer, and Best Animated Feature. [24] [3]

She signed with SeemaTV to produce 24 episodes of Miami’s Listening Party, whose pilot was released in May 2023. In August 2023, she released the award-winning 66-minute 2-D animation sequel feature film Seaper Powers Mystery of the Blue Pearls. [24] In January 2023, as an executive director and producer, Cameron released the This is Kim documentary on SeemaTV networks. [25]

Cameron received recognition for her musical Her Story from the Amsterdam Film Festival and the New York Screenplay. [24] [3] [26]

Author

Since 2013, Cameron has written three children's books as part of the Seaper Powers series. [8] The books are available in hard copy, eBook, and audiobook (including original scoring). Cameron continues to travel across the country as part of the series' national book tour/puppet show. [27]

Seaper Powers book series:

Radio airplay charts

YearChartSongCategoryPeak chart positions
2024iTunes"Meet Me at Midnight" (single/UK) [30] Dance Daily1
2024iTunes"Meet Me at Midnight" (single/US) [31] Electronic Daily1
2024 Billboard "Meet Me at Midnight" (single) [23] Dance5
2013 Billboard "Not Into You" (single) [32] Dance17
2014 Billboard "Now You're Mine" (single) [33] Dance18
2016 Cashbox "Moon on the Water" (single) [34] National Airplay Top 100 Independent17
2022Starfleet Music Pool"Love Story" (remix) [35] Dance1
Starfleet Music Pool"Perfect" [35] Dance33
2023DJ Life Club Play Chart"Home" (single) [36] National Dance/Crossover24

Awards

YearNominated workCategoryAwardResult
2023Kim CameronArtist of the Year (multi-genre female) Josie Music Award [37] Nominated
2021SunriseBest Jazz Hollywood Music in Media Award [38] Nominated
2021Jeepers, Creepers, SeapersBest Children's Music Hollywood Music in Media Award [38] Nominated
2018Spin Me Ever AfterBest CinematographyMadrid Film Awards [39] Won
2018"Dancing in the Dark" (Bimbo Jones Remix)Best RecordingIndie Music Channel Award [40] Nominated
2018Dancing in the DarkDanceAmerican Songwriting Award [41] Won
2018Share My PillowSilver MedalGlobal Music Award [42] Won
2018Dancing in the DarkBest DanceClouzine Award [43] Won
2018Dancing in the DarkSilver WinnerInternational Independent Film Award [44] Won
2017"Wanna Go"Best Music VideoSwitzerland International Film Festival [45] Won
2017"Moon on the Water"Best Dance SongGlobal Music Award [46] Won
2012Spin Me Ever AfterAlbum of the YearUniversal Conquest Award [47] Nominated
2011Kim CameronTop 100 Unsigned Acts Music Connection [5] Won

Discography

Albums

Singles

Itunes charts

BeatPort charts

Traxsource charts

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