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So Dennis, how ya doin'?
I'm a little tired today....Jeff and I were in the
studio a little late last night doing vocals for the new
album.
What have you been up to since the Angelica days?
Wow, that's been a long time...I've done much since
then. Let's see if I remember it all: I went back to
school after I finished the last Angelica CD "Time is
all it takes". I did one year in an audio production
school, and that developed my interest in electronics.
From there I went back to college.
At the end of the first semester
I got a call and was
offered the Mike Sweet lead guitarist gig. I took it and
toured the U.S. with Mike in '94. I left that tour in
August of '94 and returned to school to finish my
studies.
I graduated in '96 and started working in engineering
for a company that developed nuclear electronics
instrumentation. I left there in '98 to work for the
company that I'm still with designing satellite
terminals.
I built my studio in 2001 because I realized that I
needed the creative outlet to keep me sane...haha. I
started writing material and slowly pieced together the
members of Cynical Limit. We had the CD released on
Butterfly International in June of 2004, only to see the
company go chapter 11 a couple of weeks later.
Which brings us to here....and CL is in production with
our second album. I can't wait for people to hear
this
one, it's pretty fresh!!
Can't wait! So how
has the response been to Cynical Limit compared to
Angelica as far as popularity? I remember you had a
pretty big following over seas, are they taking
notice?
We have been well received in Europe and North America so far
considering that
the album was only released for a short period of time before the
momentum halted. The people that have heard the first album have
liked it.....we're hoping to jump start that momentum again with the
new CD. When we first released the album independently, we were
getting all kinds of attention from Europe...so Yes, I guess they
are taking notice. We just need a new label to get behind us now.
So let's talk a little bit about the name "Cynical Limit", is that
a name that just sounded like a cool band name or is there something
behind it?
Hahah....it just sounded cool and the domain
www.cynicallimit.com was available
so we went with it.
Very cool...So, the album has been out for almost a year, gotten
some attention from the Dennis Cameron followers, and you're looking
for a label. Have you done any touring?
Touring at a large scale? No. We've pretty much kept it local
while we concentrate on a record that will get us a lucrative
deal...that's when touring is more feasible. We do open up for some
of the bigger acts that come through this area though.
Right on. This is probably the most asked question, but how long
have you been playing guitar?
Actually, you're the first to ask. Now I actually have to think
about it ..... uh, 33 years!! The story goes that when I was six, I
woke up one morning to the sound of my mother playing guitar in the
kitchen. She tells me that within a year of teaching me, that she
started taking lessons from me....hahaha.
Wow! That's a long time. So having said that, is there a chance
that we will ever see a Dennis Cameron solo album
A Dennis Cameron solo album? I'm not sure that
I need to do that.....if you mean an instrumental album, well, I
think they are dated now....there are just so many great players out
there doing it, I'm not sure that I could contribute anything new. I
used to include a piece or two on the Angelica albums, but I'm more
concerned about writing good songs these days.
So before we finish our chat, tell us a little about the new stuff
you're working on.
In my opinion, this is the best
material I've ever written. The music is a little heavier and really
matches Jeff's vocals nicely. We started writing this stuff in the
fall of 2003 while we had all this time between contract
negotiations and started production in October of 2004. I hope to
have it wrapped up by the end of April, then we'll start shopping it
again. We still have to decide whether we're going to release it
independently before we get another deal....we'll see. Either way,
we'll have some clips of this new material up on the site.
Man! Can't wait! You know I've always been a BIG fan so, please
keep me up to date. Also let me know if you guys hit Seattle or
Portland. Well Bro, It's really been a pleasure, I hope and pray the
best for you and your band and GOD Bless!
No problem, it was my pleasure.
Wow! I made it through my first
interview! I know it's pretty short , but hopefully I'll get better
at this. So, check out Dennis' web-site at
www.denniscameron.com
and his band Cynical Limit at
www.cynicallimit.com
Well, it's been fun!
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