Cameron Hood
Lyricist, composer, and newcomer-librettist with 20 years experience writing, recording, and performing. Interested in exploring the intersections of theatre, music, science, and spiritual transformation.
Category: Artist/Individual
Discipline: Theatre / Performance
Program Affiliations: Arts Foundation Grantees
About Cameron Hood
CAMERON HOOD is a singer/songwriter from Tucson, AZ for whom inner transformation is the most important precursor to societal change. Interested in both big-picture, systemic thinking as well as the detailed nuances of wordplay, Cameron has been fusing together his interests in songwriting, narrative storytelling, spirituality, and theatre for the creation of "Voyagers: A Space Rock Opera," co-written with college English teacher John D. Larson.
As part of the indie-folk acoustic duo Ryanhood, Hood has released seven albums of original music, performed over 1000 shows in 3 countries and 47 US states, and been named, along with Green, “Best Group/Duo” in the 2014 International Acoustic Music Awards.
In 2017, Hood co-created a modern ballet about the life of gangster John Dillinger with Ashley Bowman of Artifact Dance Project, called "Surrounding Dillinger," about which Arizona Daily Star said, “It’s contemporary dance. It’s theatre. It’s a concert. And it is, simply, astounding.” More recently, Hood spoke at the 2019 TEDx Tucson [R]evolution Conference, in a TED Talk called, “How Bad Things Can Make Us Good People."
"Voyagers" is Cameron's first musical.
Cameron Hood
Preferred Pronouns: He / Him
hood@ryanhood.com
http://www.voyagersproject.com
Voyagers — project and process
Voyagers is a space rock opera currently being developed for the stage in partnership with Saguaro City Music Theatre. In this video, Voyagers’ creator Cameron Hood introduces the project and describes the theatre workshop process.
Voyagers — workshop #1
In this video, highlights from the first private workshop rehearsals are set to a demo of one of Voyagers’ songs, called “The Same Three Streets.” Actors Xander Mason and Celeste Lewis work with Hood, and receive choreographic instruction from Drew Humphrey, Artistic Director for Saguaro City Music Theatre.
Voyagers — workshop #2
In this video, highlights from the second workshop are set to the song, "The Grand Tour." Actors James Kelley Carroll and Samantha Beemer work with Hood and Humphrey at the University of Arizona's theatre department to prepare for the first-ever public performance of Voyagers' first act.
