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ABOUT CAMERON
Cameron Bernard Jones is a London-based performing artist, voice actor and accent coach originally from New York City. He received his Bachelor of Arts in Voice & Opera Performance at Northwestern University’s Bienen School of Music, located in Chicago, USA. While at Northwestern he also studied musical theatre, German, Italian, and linguistics. Professionally, Cameron has performed in the spheres of musical theatre, opera and choral singing. Major credits include: Porgy & Bess (Royal Danish Opera, Copenhagen; Spoleto Festival, USA), Showboat (Landestheater Linz), Hairspray (Bühne Baden, Austria), Motown the Musical (West End), and Tina: The Tina Turner Musical (West End). As a voice actor Cameron has done voiceover work mainly for TV and film post-production. Projects include: Black Mirror season 5 episode 1 “Striking Vipers” (Netflix), Avenue 5 (HBO), the new 2019 Aladdin film, and the film Show Dogs. Cameron began professionally coaching American accents and dialects while in Motown, where he served as the in-house dialect coach. Since then, he has continued to coach a wide range of young and adult students, and professional actors of the screen and the stage, with in-person and online private coachings and masterclasses.
FEATURED WORK
The Healing Section is the debut poetry collection from London-based poet Brisbon Kofi. It explores themes ranging from love, lust and loss to acceptance, deliverance and pride, all through the lens of a gay black man in today’s society. Collaborations include music with Serjo De Lua (Keys of Moon Music here on Soundcloud) and speech with Taj Shareef.
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Cameron made his European stage debut in Copenhagen in the ensemble, as dance captain, as well as performing a show as the Undertaker in Porgy & Bess (The Royal Danish Opera) under Tony Award-nominated director John Doyle. Following a brief visit back to the USA to perform in Porgy & Bess (Princeton Festival) he traveled to Austria to perform in the ensemble as a Docksman, Charlie and most notably a special one-show vocal-cover performance as Joe in Showboat (Landestheater Linz). Afterwards he performed in a European Tour of Porgy & Bess (NY Harlem Theater) and returned to Austria to play Gilbert in Hairspray (Bühne Baden).
Cameron offers private online 1-to-1 coaching and online group masterclasses for those looking to learn American accents from scratch or sharpen their accent skills. Accents taught include General American, African-American Vernacular English, Southern States, New York/New Jersey and Mid-Atlantic. Coachings are available for actors and performers for audition and performance prep: scripts, monologues, self-tapes and sides.
T E S T I M O N I A L S
“Attending Cameron’s General American Masterclass was, quite simply, the most comprehensive and detailed group accent class I’ve attended. And even though there were around 20 of us, and conducted via video call, Cameron’s delivery of the class is so thorough, that it felt almost like he was addressing us all individually, and left no stone unturned. The instruction was really accessible too, and I will definitely be returning for future workshops.”
~ Oliver Devoti, actor
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“Having first approached the General American accent whilst training at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, it was really heartening to come to Cameron’s class. He used an approach incorporating phonetics that was familiar to me from my training and brought to it his own detailed analysis, clear teaching and sense of humour. In just a 2 hour, group workshop I already feel like I’ve made massive strides forward in learning the accent and look forward to further development with 1-2-1 training.”
~ Anne-Marie Piazza, actor
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“Jones is a very clear and detailed accent coach, it was a great class!”
~ Charles Venn, actor, London UK
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“I attended a group masterclass with Cameron and I cannot recommend him highly enough. Cameron is an engaging and charismatic teacher who clearly has a deep understanding of his subject matter. The class felt incredibly detailed whilst also being enjoyable and easy to understand – the two hours flew by. I learned more about the American accent in a two hour class with Cameron than I did throughout drama school and years of trying to teach myself. I would have no hesitation in returning to work with Cameron on a 1-2-1 basis for audition preparation or any other requirements.”
~ Stephen Bowen, actor
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“I’ve been working on my General American accent for a while and Cameron’s masterclass clearly broke down the vowels and consonants I have been struggling with. I learnt so much in that one session and have lots of stuff to work with now. Really enjoyed the masterclass. If you need to brush up on starting general American, Cameron is your guy!”
~ Emma Lo, actor
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“Cameron’s accent sessions are fantastic – he really understands how to tailor the sessions to your needs and ensures sure you get so much out of it. I would highly recommend him as a tutor, whether it’s for general improvement or a specific project. Thank you so much!”
~ Joelle Dyson, actor
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“Cameron is a passionate and energetic accent coach. As a non native English speaker, I was nervous to try the American accent but I really enjoyed his workshop and now I want to challenge myself more in the future.”
~ Yorgo Glynatsis, actor
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