10 year old Cameron Sass
One of the great privileges we have being involved in the music industry is bering witness to the talent of the future...well for this 12 year old guitarist from Illinois, Cameron Sass, the future is now.

Scratch Pad's Artist Rep Mark Battaglia, while conducting his day to day business met this young musician's Father who played Mark a demo song that his Son had performed live. Mark was floored by Cameron's natural ability to sound like a much older seasoned player.

After witnessing a live performance Scratch Pad decided to turn this young artists career up a notch and invite him and his family to the largest music industry trade show of the year to meet some guitar playing icons...The NAMM show in Anaheim California. As you will see from the pic's on our site Cameron was well received.

Cameron Sass was first introduced to the idea of playing guitar at four years old. The family was on there way home from a hockey game and his Dad in making conversation asked him if he would like to play guitar...the answer was a no brain-er since Cameron was always pretending that his toys were guitars. Since he was so excited about learning guitar his Dad decided to take him to Goodtime Music, a local store, were he a bought Cameron a small scale acoustic as his first guitar.

Cameron's Dad was so supportive that he practiced with him, learning to play guitar himself to support his Son's new found passion...one problem...his Dad was becoming better than his young Son...this was not sitting well with Cameron. The competitive nature of this ten year old was in high gear now, practicing the lessons in his music book inside and out, day after day trying to learn everything he could. Two and a half months later they decided to go back to Goodtime Music so the two of them could sign up for lessons...Camerons Dad went first and did OK...then it was Cameron's turn. Eddie, there teacher was astounded at what was transpiring. Not only had he become better than his Dad in those couple of months, he taught himself to read music...he new the lessons in the book front to back.

Although Cameron is only ten years old, over the coarse of the last few years he has performed at guitar workshops hosted by major guitar companies, many recitals and recently won a contest sponsored by Chicago radio station 97.9 The Loop. The song he submitted for the contest was Led Zeppelin's "Rain Song"...the prize...a week at "Camp Jam" were he was the youngest to attend.

In January "07 we took Cameron on the road to see what the heavy hitters in the music biz thought of this young guitar slinger. As we walked the floor, making stops to showcase Camerons talent, this young and extremely modest young Man had no problem attracting the attention of "A" list artist like; Joe Satrani, Steve Vai, Johnny Highland, Randy Jackson, Mark Tremonti, Dick Dale, Paul Stanley and a host of others...he even stopped FOX news dead in there tracks.

I know his parents are very proud and should be commended for raising such a humble, polite and focused young man. Cameron also credits his teacher Eddie McClellan as one of his influences.

We are honored to be endorsing this inspiring young guitarist and will keep you posted as his career unfolds. Heads up note...his little brother Chanlier, also seen in the photo's, is 9 years old and plays Bass and Guitar.

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