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To call Rodman a rebounder is to call Cameron a string winder. He took the art of rebounding to such a high level that one (incredible) series of articles by a prominent statistician suggested that Rodman's rebounding made him the most valuable player in league history. Similarly, Cameron's value to every one of his projects is best shown by considering how, in each one of them, it's not "them" without him. Much like Rodman, Cameron brings an otherworldly talent and personality to the proceedings. Eyes seem to drift to him. Those behind the scenes marvel at the talent accumulated, beholding the results of countless hours of practice, theory, classes and pure sonic id -- even in a band full of multi-hyphenates, Cameron's quiver of expertise stands out. To date, he is the only member of Lose to share a bill with himself, and nobody expects it to be the last.

But his skills seem to emanate from a common source: his complete rhythmic control. When any band deigns to jam off-signature, or switch keys, if the rhythm section does not pull it off, all is lost. For Lose's continued progress, the bassist's competence and leadership is not just necessary, but vital. Cameron wields these obvious duties as a child's toy -- not only are the roads solid, but the Rainbow Roads are, too. He can get weird -- he's been there before. Remind you of anyone?