Conversations with Cameron Stull

Today we’d like to introduce you to Cameron Stull, an electronic music producer from Denver known by the stage name Blossomn.

Cameron, we appreciate you taking the time to share your story with us today. Where does your story begin?
I first picked up a guitar at 11 years old and played in several bands throughout middle school and high school before buying a drum set and getting more interested in the rhythmic side of music. Throughout college, I played with a lot of friends but never found a group whose vision I really resonated with, so I started making music at home where I could really express myself freely. I bought my first computer to produce music on in 2015 and began tirelessly experimenting and learning how to use these new tools. I released my first EP under the name Blossomn in August of 2016 and had my first live performance in August of 2017 opening for my friend Thunderthief. Over the next several years, I released another EP, three LPs, and am currently in the middle of releasing my most recent LP ‘Soundscapes For Symbiosis’ out July 1st, 2022. Throughout my career, I have continued to grow as a human, a musician, and have had the pleasure to play many of Denver’s great theaters including the new Mission Ballroom, opening for Papadosio in December 2021 as well as several in state and out of state festivals. While the COVID pandemic put a real damper on live shows, I focused on writing new music that I hope will inspire the changes that I wish to see in the world. I continue to work on music nearly every day and am constantly seeking new inspiration from art, people, and music from all around the world. I hope to be able to share my gift of music with an ever-increasing number of people and am very pleased with how far I and my music have progressed over the past seven years.

Can you talk to us a bit about the challenges and lessons you’ve learned along the way. Looking back would you say it’s been easy or smooth in retrospect?
This has by no means been a smooth road, but I never expected it to be either. I knew that taking a lot of time away from other things including gainful employment in order to pursue my vision and passion for music was not the easiest route, though I knew that it would be a worthwhile pursuit. It was one of those things where I was working 50 hrs. a week and then not feeling inspired outside of work to make the music that I knew I had inside of me. So something had to change. I started to transition away from working full time, taking Fridays off to volunteer at Urban Peak and Youth on Record as a mentor and recording engineer for at-risk youth. I eventually stopped working at the job that I had for almost four years and began working freelance as a nanny/caretaker for several children with developmental disabilities. Through this transition, I was given the freedom, inspiration, and time that I needed to pursue my passion of making music and I have not returned to a full-time job since. There have been points where I let money go by the wayside, living well below my already low means so that I could just eat healthily and focus on music, but have had to find new work and figure out how to find a balance between gainful employment and creating my art. I have never felt more at balance between these two things as I do now, and for that, I am extremely grateful. I now work three part-time jobs that I truly enjoy and have plenty of time to work on music and grow my business without feeling the pressure of it being my main source of income. In hindsight, taking the initial leap of faith to pursue my dreams was absolutely the right choice and has made my life a lot more fulfilling and smoothe in general. I am grateful for the path that I chose – ups, downs, and all. Big shoutout to my girlfriend Cailee, and all my friends and family who have been the best support I could have ever asked for.

Appreciate you sharing that. What else should we know about what you do?
My whole purpose for making music as Blossomn is to inspire people to reconnect with nature. Over time, I have honed my ability to bring natural elements into my music and have explored a lot of unique styles of music searching for inspiration. From Vietnam to Costa Rica, to the Rocky Mountains, I bring my field recorder with me wherever I travel to capture the beauty of natural sound to bring back to the studio to incorporate in my music. I felt that there was this natural aspect of sound missing in a lot of electronic music which had become increasingly robotic and confined in many sub-genres. I have found genres to be confining, and I do my best to never pigeonhole myself into a genre. I don’t want to get complacent. I want to keep pushing sonic art and listener’s pallets to accept new beautiful things. My music is a response to this dissatisfaction with a lot of the music that is out there as well as my dissatisfaction with the state of the world. It is created with the intention of revitalizing the world and inspiring people to live in harmony with the Earth and one another.

I am proud that I have been able to stay true to myself, my vision, and my art, and have never let my morals waiver to try and get a leg up. I am a truly grassroots creator, doing every part of the music-making process for all of my music to date which many creators do not do themselves including mixing, mastering, field recording, recording live instruments, as well as creating the artwork. I love the creative process and I love the music that I make. I feel that it has a lot to offer the world, and I can’t wait to see where it takes me/us.

In terms of your work and the industry, what are some of the changes you are expecting to see over the next five to ten years?
It is really hard to say where both the recording and live music industry will be in 5-10 years. Streaming and vinyl continue to rise, and I think high-quality audio will become more common as storage becomes less of an issue. I would like to see a decentralized music streaming service that funnels the money that fans spend on their subscription or plays straight to the artist without so much greed in the middle like we currently see with streaming platforms. There are advances in music production technology that are making it easier than ever to make great music in a bedroom, so the barrier to entry to make great music and get put on streaming services (the main place people listen now) has never been lower. I’m interested yet wary of NFTs, but see them as a very empowering development for creators in general.

As far as the live aspect of music is concerned, I’m grateful that live shows have returned and people are excited to be seeing live music again and I hope that we can avoid another two years hiatus from full capacity shows. More outdoor venues are being created and new experiences are waiting to be had in new settings. Maybe 3D sound will become a more common thing in recording as well as live shows. Either way, I’m here for it.

Contact Info:

• Email: blossomnmusic@gmail.com
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blossomn_music/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BlossomnMusic/

Image Credits
Bradford Watkins Creations

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