Clayton Cameron
Clayton Cameron is widely recognized as one of the most innovative drummers
today. His 1990 video, The Living Art of Brushes, led his peers to call him the “Brush
Master.” The world heard and saw his talents in 1994 in his performance in Tony
Bennett’s “MTV Unplugged Concert.” This live recording revitalized the legend’s
career and went on to win a Grammy Award for Album of the Year. Clayton has
toured with Mr. Bennett for over ten years and has gone on to keep time on eight
more Grammy-winning CDs.
While most would be happy to have worked with one legend in their lifetimes,
Clayton’s working relationships constitute a “Who’s Who.” In 1988, he toured with
the members of the Rat Pack: Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis, Jr. and Dean Martin. A
tour in 1990 with George Shearing, Joe Pass and Joe Williams put him behind jazz
royalty. Various television broadcasts and CD recordings have captured the Brush
Master with other artists, such as Ray Charles, Natalie Cole, Sheryl Crow, Charlotte
Church, Placido Domingo, Billy Joel, BB King, Diana Krall, Patti LaBelle, KD Lang,
Bonnie Raitt, Vanessa Williams, Stevie Wonder and the Backstreet Boys. His passion
for music and drums led to his latest innovation, found in Brushworks.