About

 

ABOUT Forest

Photo credit: Carmen Veronica

Photo credit: Carmen Veronica

 

Forest Kamerin is a nonbinary, trans singer, songwriter and teacher who has recently relocated to Brooklyn. Primarily a solo performer these days, Forest isn’t afraid to show their vulnerability on stage as they explore places of loneliness, nostalgia and heartbreak. Their dreamy, introspective, stylings combine a hauntingly pure, virtuosic vocal sound with electronics-based loops and tasteful beats to send you melting backward into some childhood nostalgia you didn’t know you had.

Forest holds a Bachelor’s degree in music from Wesleyan University (2011) and is a graduate of the Mills Masters Composition program ('14), where they received the Paul Merritt Henry prize for excellence in string composition. After graduating from Mills, they collaborated regularly with inkBoat Physical Theater and Dance, writing and performing live musical accompaniment for a number of performances including Line Between (Seoul International Dance Festival), 99 Rituals, and the Storm in My House. Kamerin’s also had the honor of performing with Kronos Quartet, Seattle-based Degenerate Ensemble, William Winant Percussion EnsembleWax Poets Collective, and others. 

In 2019, Forest co-founded the East Bay based Queer Choir with Kinsey Bell. They arranged the majority of the choir’s music, and directed the choir on a biweekly basis for the year before moving to Mass. They also held free, monthly open-sings for folks in the community. Kamerin is hoping to arrange something similar in Brooklyn before too long.