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The country music scene is crowded with big names that have become the faces of the genre. One pioneering female artist is on her way, owning her residence on the country music scene: Camaron Ochs, popularly recognized as Cam. Read WTBU\u2019s interview with Cam below!
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Cam has become a household name among country music fans, especially over the last year with her popular hit, \u201cBurning House.\u201d The blonde-haired, yellow-obsessed \u201cMayday\u201d singer released her debut album \u201cUntamed\u201d with a major label last December, and has spent this year as an opener on various tours promoting her new music. After a whirlwind of a year since Untamed was released, Cam is gearing up to begin her first headlining tour which will include a stop at Boston\u2019s Paradise Rock Club on Nov. 12.<\/p>\n
In a recent phone interview with WTBU, the singer remarked on her success thus far in her career.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s so wild when you\u2019re starting out, you\u2019re like \u2018we\u2019re gonna be huge, we\u2019re going to win Grammys!\u2019 and then you\u2019re like, \u2018we probably won\u2019t win Grammys,\u2019\u201d she said with a chuckle. \u201cIt\u2019s really funny, it\u2019s kind of like when you\u2019re starting out you have no money and you\u2019re breaking down every week like \u2018why am I doing this?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
But touring is not the only major event in Cam\u2019s life lately. She recently got married and on top of that, this year, Cam received her first Grammy nomination for Best Country Solo Performance, an American Music Award nomination for Favorite Country Female Artist, and not one, but two of her first-ever Country Music Award nominations for Song of the Year and Music Video of the Year for \u201cBurning House.\u201d<\/p>\n
Cam said she faced her own crossroads of deciding whether to chase her dreams in music, or pursue a career in psychology, which she studied in college. She recalls asking her professor for advice after graduating.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe told me, \u2018picture yourself, eighty years old, what would you regret having missed out on \u2013 psychology or music?\u2019\u201d Cam said. \u201cThat kind of hit home. I care enough about [music] to deal with the ups and downs, and it\u2019s been really rewarding.\u201d<\/p>\n
For Cam, 2016 has thus far been full of touring with major country artists, like Dierks Bentley and Brad Paisley, on their headlining tours. Cam remarked on how positive her takeaways from these tours have been.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey\u2019re both killer entertainers, and they\u2019re very smart about it,\u201d She said of Bentley and Paisley. \u201cIt really comes from practice and from thinking ahead and being smart about how you connect with your audience.\u201d<\/p>\n
According to Cam, when she dished the plans for her headlining tour this fall to Dierks Bentley and his band, they said that they wished they could return to the venues Cam is set to play. Cam said Dierks recalls those venues as his favorite shows, where he practiced and learned to develop the show he has now.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s kind of heartwarming that I get to do what Dierks and his band kind of wish they were doing right now,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Looking forward to her own first headlining tour, Cam said she\u2019s happy to reveal that she and her band will be playing \u201cUntamed\u201d in its entirety, as well as some new material. She remarks that there are big plans in place for this tour to deliver the album in an authentic way.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt just adds to the feeling that you\u2019re really watching the live show,\u201d she said. \u201cThere\u2019s a reason you came to see this instead of just listening to the record at home. That\u2019s really important to me and the band. It\u2019s all a really fun adventure.\u201d<\/p>\n
According to Cam, it\u2019s not a matter of nerves or stress as she embarks on her tour, but rather a fun endeavor that will allow her to connect with fans and play her own music. The California native said she\u2019s eager to start the Burning House tour and play a larger set instead of solely an opening set.<\/p>\n
\u201cI have been dying to go do this show,\u201d she said. \u201cNo matter how big or small you want to be, you have to start somewhere with your original fans. It\u2019s not a pressure thing, it\u2019s more like, \u2018what kind of dream do you have and what do you want to be with these people?\u2019 It\u2019s going to be really cool.\u201d<\/p>\n
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