Chris del Camino brings it to new levels with his solo track, "For Better or For Worse"

When I hear Chris del Camino's new single "For Better or For Worse," it immediately takes me on a musical journey. There is an upbeat intro that creates a powerful backdrop from the start like the spark in the beginning of a love story. The rest of the track carries a sense of magic as the tale unfolds. He tells me he was "inspired from a time when I was living in Istanbul [Turkey] with the woman who would just years after become my wife."

Chris writes, arranges, produces, and engineers all of his own music. His first single "Heartbeat" - featuring Hawaii's own Inna Vision, was released in 2018 and has been in my steady rotation since. There's a saxophone solo that gives me chills every time I hear it! The follow-up track, Brighter Day, was released in early 2021. It has a reflective undertone from the unsettled reality of 2020 but with a hopeful outlook. It has a nice groove and solid flow that include many genres of music. All of his solo tracks are bits of different musical influence blended to perfection in just a few short minutes.

Chris is the saxophonist for the sensational reggae, "tropical-pop" queen, HIRIE; and they are direct support for Sublime with Rome and Dirty Heads for the next couple months of 2021. I first met Chris on tour with HIRIE back in 2013 at a club in Phoenix and we've had a chance to catch-up at several stops in Arizona since. He is always a pleasure to not only help provide a mind-blowing performance, but also enjoy his positivity when visiting. 

His horns are always on point; just ask HIRIE, E.N Young, Stick Figure, London McNamara, Kbong, Gonzo, and many other respected artists... as he and fellow HIRIE trombonist, Andrew McKeezy, assist with "hornline writing, arranging, recording & sometimes some of the production." Chris and Andrew became studio musicians at E.N Young's Imperial Recording Studio while recording the first HIRIE album in 2013 and the rest grew from there. 

He says, "It's just been a lifelong process of finding what kinds of stories I want to write and sing about and finding my voice to sing them." It may have taken some time to find, but he sure did find his voice.  Even though the skills all speak for themselves; saxophone, electric guitar, bass, accordion, flute, keyboard, as well as electronic composition - DON'T take my word for it! Go check out "For Better or For Worse" on all streaming platforms, Friday September 3rd! Plus, there's still more releases coming around the corner in late 2021 and into 2022 so stay tuned - you're not going to want to miss what comes next!