camdenmusique
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| Birth name | Camden Bonsu-Stewart |
| Also known as | Camden Stewart, Camden Music |
| Born | 6 June 2004 London, England |
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| Years active | 2012–present |
| Website | camdenmusique.com |
Camden Bonsu-Stewart (born 6 June 2004), known professionally as camdenmusique (stylised in all lowercase), is a British pianist, composer, singer, and record producer.[1][2]
Early life and education
Bonsu-Stewart was born on 6 June 2004 in London, England. In 2012, Bonsu-Stewart joined the Libera boys' choir at the age of seven.[3][4]
Bonsu-Stewart studied classical voice and piano at Junior Guildhall, where he won the Junior Guildhall Voice Prize in 2021.[5] He later continued his studies as an undergraduate at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.[6][7][8] He left Guildhall in 2022 to focus on an independent music career.[9]
Career
In 2022, Bonsu-Stewart began uploading his public performances of popular piano covers to social media.[10][better source needed][2][7] He has since focused on composing and performing original works blending his operatic tenor vocals with neoclassical piano.[2]
Live performances
- October 2022: Performed at Abbey Road Studios for the launch of The Jonas Gwangwa Music Composition Initiative, hosted by We Are Parable in collaboration with The Academy and The British Blacklist.[11]
- November 2023: Performed at Burlington Arcade's Christmas Lights event, hosted by Andrew Lloyd Webber.[12][13]
- December 2023: Performed at Burlington Arcade's Christmas Workshop, hosted by Geri Halliwell, in support of the Rainbow Trust Children's Charity.[14][15][1]
- December 2023: Performed Emotional Intelligence live on BBC Radio London's Inspirit with Jumoké Fashola.[2]
- October 2024: Performed at Southbank Centre's Queen Elizabeth Hall for the London Literature Festival.[16][better source needed]
- December 2024: Headlined Lost, his debut concert, at St Gabriels Pimlico Church to a sold-out audience.[17][18]
Musical style
Bonsu-Stewart's music incorporates elements of classical, operatic, ambient, electronic, and jazz traditions. His compositions often feature neoclassical piano with operatic tenor vocals in a made-up language.[2][non-primary source needed]
Honours
- 2022: Alumnus of the Guildhall Young Artists Programme[9][7][8]
- 2022: Appointed Young Ambassador for the Lang Lang International Music Foundation[19][2]
Discography
Studio albums
List of studio albums, with selected details
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| truly yours |
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Extended plays
List of EPs, with selected details
| Title | Details |
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| lost |
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Singles
List of singles, with selected details
| Title | Details |
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| emotional intelligence |
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| me vider la tête |
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Camden Bonsu-Stewart aka camdenmusique attends a workshop at..." Getty Images. 2023-12-14. Retrieved 2025-01-01.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 "BBC Radio London – Inspirit with Jumoké Fashola". BBC. December 2023. Retrieved 2024-11-24.
- ↑ Bamboosymphony (2019-07-16). "Camden Stewart". Libera Boys Choir Database. Retrieved 2024-11-25.
- ↑ "Libera Brochure Program" (PDF). Libera. Retrieved 2024-11-26.
- ↑ "Guildhall School Annual Report 2019/2020" (PDF). Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-04-14. Retrieved 2024-12-31.
- ↑ "Opera Double Bill: Respighi | Guildhall School of Music & Drama". www.gsmd.ac.uk. 2023-11-06. Retrieved 2025-01-02.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 "AW Play 2022" (PDF). Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Retrieved 2024-11-26.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Booker, Sarah (2023-06-28). "Clarinettist Thomas Young has been awarded First Prize at the final of Junior Guildhall's most prestigious award: The Lutine Prize". St Edmund's School. Retrieved 2025-01-02.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Clarinettist Thomas Young wins Junior Guildhall Lutine Prize 2023". Guildhall School of Music and Drama. 2023-06-27. Retrieved 2024-11-25.
- ↑ Gregory, Elizabeth (2023-01-12). "Karim Kamar: the TikTok star who gave up everything for music". The Standard. Retrieved 2025-01-02.
- ↑ "The Jonas Gwangwa Music Composition Initiative". We Are Parable. Retrieved 2024-12-31.
- ↑ "Lights, Camera, Christmas: Burlington Arcade Christmas Lights Unveiling 2023". Burlington Arcade. Retrieved 2024-11-24.
- ↑ "Camden Bonsu-Stewart attends the unveiling of Burlington Arcade's..." Getty Images. 2023-11-16. Retrieved 2025-01-01.
- ↑ "Burlington Arcade welcomes Geri Halliwell-Horner and Rainbow Trust Children's Charity". Rainbow Trust Children's Charity. 2023-12-18. Retrieved 2024-12-31.
- ↑ [email protected] (2023-12-01). "Welcome to Burlington Arcade's Christmas Grotto". Burlington Arcade. Archived from the original on 2023-12-22. Retrieved 2024-12-31. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ kambona, neema (2024-10-31). "Out Spoken Celebration of Black History Month – Rocks the Southbank Literature Festival 2024 | Diversity Business Magazine". Retrieved 2024-12-31.
- ↑ "Camdenmusique – Lost". St Gabriel's Pimlico. 2024-12-13. Retrieved 2024-12-31.
- ↑ "Lost". Eventbrite. Retrieved 2024-12-31.
- ↑ "Young Ambassadors". Lang Lang International Music Foundation. Retrieved 2024-11-25.[permanent dead link]
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