Nick Cameron is a Baltimore-based award-winning composer, vocalist, mandolinist, audio engineer, and educator. Cameron currently performs with Nick Cameron and the Heard Mentality (singer-songwriter), Cherry Blossom Special (bluegrass), Corned Beef Hash (Irish/klezmer fusion), and the Apollon Mandolin Quartet. As an educator, Cameron can be found teaching private lessons, instructing at the university level, and running jams and workshops in the Washington/Baltimore area. Cameron holds an M.M. in Composition from the University of Maryland, College Park, and a B.S. in Music Technology from the University of North Carolina, Asheville.

As a teacher, Nick believes the most important aspect of music-making is sustainability. By learning to use their instrument properly, students can avoid long-term health issues associated with poor technique, so that music-making is physically sustainable. Nick also thinks it’s important to keep the spark of joy from music-making alive, so it is emotionally and intellectually sustainable too. Given his extensive experience in a multitude of genres, Nick is comfortable teaching in a variety of styles, including musical theater, classical, jazz, rock, folk, country, celtic, klezmer, and bluegrass. In addition to voice and mandolin, Nick also teaches octave mandolin, music theory, composition/songwriting, and audio production.