Meet Cam Beszkin | Songwriter, singer, guitarist and bass player.

We had the good fortune of connecting with Cam Beszkin and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Cam, where are your from? We’d love to hear about how your background has played a role in who you are today?
I come from Argentina, specifically from the Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, a multicultural place, full of art and diverse proposals, as well as a lot of “independent” and “under” world, where the independent and self-managed projects has a lot of cultural value. I also come from a family that here we call “progre”, which encouraged me to try different art forms, which helped me in my self-exploration.
I think these two factors describe quite well what I am today, and the music I make. A music that explores without getting stuck in a genre, that delves with curiosity without repeating itself, that philosophizes, and invites us to think. Sometimes optimistic, sometimes existentialist. Always moved by curiosity.

Let’s talk shop? Tell us more about your career, what can you share with our community?
What I enjoy most is composing songs, being able to transmute sensations and emotions, creating verses and choruses. In this path, I am guided above all by curiosity, that’s why my songs do not copy themselves, each one has a particular character that identifies it and gives it a life of its own. About the themes, I cover the great topics of life, without taboos, such as death, love, bonds, identity, gratitude, and even resentment. And particularly from my personal lesbian and feminist point of view.

I enjoy both composing and recording, so I have a lot of material released both in physical and digital format. But at the same time I am not a musician who is constantly releasing new material regardless of its content, something that happens a lot in this “age of immediacy”, for me it is important to take care of each song, from its content, to its arrangements and the final audio, I do not give myself to make “disposable” songs, mine are deep and lasting songs, timeless, and I would say that when they “reach you”, they follow you for a long time.
I prefer albums to singles, because I feel that there lives a family of songs that interpellate and relate to each other, creating a rich world of their own.
Along the way the most important lesson I’ve learned is to be faithful to my convictions and desires, not to let myself be dragged by new fashions and cybernetic needs, I believe that only by being true to oneself is that music gains its strength, value and originality.

Any places to eat or things to do that you can share with our readers? If they have a friend visiting town, what are some spots they could take them to?
How nice friends visiting the city 🙂 I would take them to the Centro Cultural Recoleta and CC Borges to see some art exhibitions, we would probably also visit CC 25 de Mayo in Urquiza which has some very good plays and an interesting curatorship.
We would have a coffee at the remarkable bar Los Galgos, have a few drinks at Florería Atlántico or 878 bar, and of course on Saturday at noon we would go early to Tintorería Yafuso in Villa Crespo for a delicious sushi lunch cooked by Fabian.
And then for dessert we would make a tour of the best ice cream places like Obrador Florida, Cadore, and an epic canoli at Helados Italia (originally from the city of Mar del Plata).
To listen to music I would take them to Vuela el Pez, a small self-managed space in Palermo that always welcomes us warmly; and if they like jazz we would also visit Virasoro Bar.
To see an impressive place we would go to the CC Kirchner (former central post office), and the Usina del Arte (old power plant from the beginning of the 20th century converted into a cultural center).
For nature close to the city of Buenos Aires, we would go to the north zone, to Tigre, to visit the Delta of the Paraná River, an area of marshes and the old fruit port of the city. Of course, we will not forget to bring our mate.
For the LGBT+ community, I would invite them to Casa Brandon, which is now a cooperative, to see their shows and enjoy some queer tango classes by Sole Nani and Nati Terán.
And if this is the case, I would try to have my friends’ visit to Buenos Aires in the same week of the fun and famous Pride Parade.

Shoutout is all about shouting out others who you feel deserve additional recognition and exposure. Who would you like to shoutout?
Completely agree that this is all a web of links and connections, and that no one is reaching out alone. I think I would first of all thank my mother and father, who encouraged me to pursue art. And to all the music teachers I had over the years (I am happily an eternal student), who from their different points of view offered me new landscapes to travel and explore. Just to mention a few of them, Sergio Alvarez, Iris Guiñazú, Guido Martinez
And maybe I don’t have a single book to mention, but without a doubt every book I read, every music I listened to, every conversation I had and every experience I lived, deserve credit in this story.
And maybe I should also highlight that I was lucky enough to see and listen to strong women, with a powerful voice of their own, who provoked my admiration and were an example for me.

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Image Credits
Karina Laura Macchioli Cande Allende