Article by Student Reporter Jack Umsted
"What is a Walker Wall?" you may ask. Jokingly, Walker Campbell's mom told us that there is a classroom at Houston Middle School that has a wall devoted to the fandom of seventh grader, Walker Campbell. This week, we are joining the students of HMS and are excited to shine a student spotlight on Walker Campbell.
Recognized for his originals Fortnight, Goldmine and OTW, Walker found his love for performing when he was cast in 3rd grade as Charlie of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. From there he began voice and acting lessons with the late Bob Westbrook (first vocal teacher of Justin Timberlake). Westbrook encouraged him to enter the Delta Fair voice competition - and that solidified his love of performance. From there, Walker has worked hard and showed up prepared for each opportunity that has arisen. Each opportunity continues to open another door, for which he approaches with great diligence.
Over the spring and summer, Walker has been spearheading two exciting projects. One is a remake of the 1981 song Kids in America. Walker was invited to participate in this project by Lexi Rabe, best known for her role as Morgan Stark in the Avengers Movie. The participants are ten singers/influencers re-making this pop song as an upbeat, family friendly, positive message to kids today. The second project is expected to release this fall on YouTube. It is a 10-episode series called Camp Radio. This series is about a group of kids that discover and bring back to life a radio station while attending summer camp. It stars Addy and Maya Maxwell, of the TicTacToy YouTube Channel.
When asked about something he finds helpful for balancing school with his music career, he said that “you have to surround yourself with people you can rely on so others can rely on you. Mustangs are my people. Mustangs on 3! 1-2-3 Mustangs!”
Friday evening, Walker Campbell released his new single Hot Tamale on all platforms. The links to listen to this song are below:
Apple iTunes : https://music.apple.com/album/hot-tamale-single/1637191271?ls=1&app=itunes Apple Music : https://music.apple.com/album/hot-tamale-single/1637191271?ls=1 Spotify : http://open.spotify.com/album/5r2OdZ2AIp9maFN8lhn3Rc
Deezer : www.deezer.com/album/340883317
Pandora : https://pandora.com/artist/walker-campbell/hot-tamale-single/ALbXXnKxf6Vd7Xw Amazon Music : http://amazon.com/dp/B0B84PLVBX
Tidal : tidal.com/track/24061094
Youtube Music :
https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mrQR4A-hbFwQ70JXDykG_J43yr5A7wX10