Cameron Deas

Career

Deas has had many releases on a number of international record labels as well as his own Present Time Exercises imprint.

Most notably playing the 12 String Guitar, his music ranges from solo composed and improvised guitar pieces to mixes of acoustic and electronic sounds, which "conjures up an air of ancient smoke-wreathed ritual with ghostly moans and 12 string acoustic guitar ragas that disappear into cascades of echo, haze and distortion."

Influences behind the music of Cam Deas include the usual Takoma players such as Robbie Basho, John Fahey as well as minimalists such as La Monte Young and Charlemagne Palestine and free improvisors such as Derek Bailey and Albert Ayler.

Since 2008 Cam Deas has performed extensively across Europe, and has performed with artists such as Alasdair Roberts, Jack Rose, James Blackshaw, Tim Hecker, Sunburned Hand of the Man, Jackie-O Motherfucker, Steffen Basho-Junghans, Steve Beresford, Shackleton, Skullflower, Mats Gustafsson, Chie Mukai, Lucky Dragons, Pocahaunted, Corsano-Flower Duo, Greg Weeks (of Espers) Wooden Wand, Burial Hex and Jozef van Wissem among many others.

He has also appeared twice on Amsterdam's VPRO radio for sessions and interviews as well as radio sessions in Portugal and Denmark. In 2009 Deas performed in Pauleskerk as part of Incubate in Tilburg, The Netherlands and in 2011 he received a grant to curate an exhibition of contemporary European artists involved in the underground music scene for the Festival of Endless Gratitude in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Currently residing in London, Deas regularly performs in solo and collaborative efforts, often at Cafe Oto.

Personal life

Deas grew up in Amersham, Buckinghamshire, where he attended Dr Challoner's Grammar School. As of January 2012 Deas has been based in London, having been on tour fairly consistently for the preceding two years, and is composing a series of original electronic works.

Solo and Collaborative

Splits/Compilations