Cameron DeWhitt

Banjo
Written By Katherine Forbes

Instrument: Banjo
Genre: Old-time
Primary Teaching Location: Portland, OR
Teaching Levels: All Levels
Email: camerondewhitt@gmail.com
Website: www.camerondewhitt.com
Connect: Facebook | Instagram | Patreon

Cameron DeWhitt is a clawhammer banjoist and Old Time musician living in Portland, Oregon. They are the innovator behind pitchfork banjo, a three-finger clawhammer technique that allows them a unique, improvisatory approach to old time banjo music. Cameron is also the host of Get Up in the Cool, a weekly old time music and interview podcast, featuring conversations and musical collaborations with today’s most influential traditional musicians, such as Jake Blount, Laurel Premo, Tatiana Hargreaves, John Reischman, Adam Hurt, and Kaia Kater. As an interviewer, Cameron acts as audience surrogate, asking illuminating questions to Old Time's best and brightest while telling the larger story of the tradition's modern era. And with over 5 years and 280 episodes, Get Up in the Cool is one of the largest and fastest growing archives of new traditional music.

Katherine Forbes

Katherine Forbes is the founder of Nashville based website and brand design company, Designing the Row. Her client roster has grown to include GRAMMY Nominated & Award Winning Artists, New York Times Best Selling Authors, Film Composers, Reality TV Personalities, & many more! She is known for her clean and simple design style and is recognized as a Squarespace Expert and Squarespace Authorized Trainer. She is also the creator of music community, Music Biz Besties, and teaches digital music marketing as an adjunct professor at ETSU.

Her work has been featured on Forbes.com and she’s spoken on panels hosted by YELP, the Music Business Association, Women in Music, and many others.

Katherine believes that "your success depends on you taking action" and she's passionate about motivating and encouraging others to do just that!

https://www.designingtherow.com
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