Cameron Chatterton
Handling the barrage of last-minute changing information at events can be like performing magic -- the chaos must be kept up the sleeve, while what can be seen is calm, perfect and completely in control. Take the wedding Cameron was performing at where the guest count doubled from the time of his initial meeting with the couple to the day of the event -- all without his knowledge. With a room of that size, the new challenge was getting the sound to be crisp and heard by all (originally accounted for or not). Our man surveyed, scrambled and found the high ground in the room. There, he boosted the microphone receiver so everything was crystal clear then held it up (a la John Cusack in “Say Anything”) for the next hour just to make sure it would stay so.
In his own words, “Whatever it takes, man!”
Part of what his “it” takes is a natural charm that draws even strangers directly to him. At the 2010 Bay To Breakers, Cameron and a group of friends were there to participate (on some level...). As they met up with a long chain of floats, one, in particular, stood out: a giant moving fortress with a DJ on top (picture Cameron as a fish looking at something reeeeeally shiny).
“I’ve gotta get up there,” legend says he uttered.
Before the words could be made into a thought, he was off. And before his friends even knew he was gone, he was not just on top of the float but actually mixing tracks. Mind you, DJ’s are more than a bit protective of their pricey gear and not hip to letting anyone touch anything (regardless of their claim to experience or skill). But on that day, charm won out over protectionism and young Mr. Chatterton’s Bucket List received a check mark.
How he did it? Magic, mixed with a healthy dose of “Chatterton Charm”.
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