Bruce Cameron

Who was Bruce Cameron?

Bruce Cameron was a guitarist who managed to attract a number of famous rock-and-roll musicians to record his 1999 debut and only album, Midnight Daydream, released by Brain Cell Records.

The unlikely cast of supporting musicians for this seemingly obscure album included:

⁕Jack Bruce.

⁕Mitch Mitchell.

⁕Buddy Miles.

⁕Ken Hensley.

⁕Harvey Dalton Arnold.

⁕Neal Smith.

⁕Michael Bruce.

⁕Bunk Gardner.

⁕Billy James.

⁕Billy Cox.

The entire album was self-recorded and engineered by Derrick Acker of Quetzal Recording and Cameron at his own home studio in North Carolina. It was seemingly self-funded and promoted based on the quality of the website, advertisements and production quality. Funds were available due to Cameron's family wealth, allowing him to bring together talent and production for his dream project.

A press conference concerning the release was held at the Hilton Hotel in Wilmington, North Carolina, on September 15, 1999. Those present included Buddy Miles, Billy Cox, Cameron, and Cameron collaborator Billy James. Publicity material touted the group of musicians as a reunion of the famous Hendrix band, The Band of Gypsys, on the then Cameron-run website. Full page advertisements promoting the album had been run in a nationally distributed guitar magazine.