Where are you from? Everywhere, but I was born in Hudson, QC
Nicknames? James Hugh Keenan Campbell. Nicknames are for generic souls.
Study? Psychology and English: Cultural Studies
How do you spend your time outside Effusion and School? I’m the Creative Marketing Manager (and Sponsorship Coordinator) for SSMU and the Publicity Director for TNC Theatre. I’m currently co-directing a folk opera that I co-wrote called The Hazards of Love. I also play in, and write music for, an indie folk band called The Howling Gales. If you’re interested, check us out here.
What is currently on repeat in your iTunes: Beirut’s “Flying Cup Club” and Feist’s “Metals”. Oh, and “Bright Morning Stars Are Rising” by Mountain Man
Musical guilty pleasure? …I still listen to the recordings of my high school choir.
First album you bought? B*witched. I wouldn’t lie to you.
What’s one artist or group would you most want to perform with? AHHHHHHHHHH, if I could perform with The Arcade Fire but replace Regine with Feist and add Yo Yo Ma on cello.
One artist you would most want to sit next to at the 2012 Grammys? James Blake. There are some things we need to discuss.
Ideal date in Montreal?
I would bring stale crackers, old wine and shrine water up to the top of the mountain. Underneath the circus lights of our Lord’s cross, I would baptize her and give her first communion. After that, anything I say or do on the next date will seem really cool by comparison. Ya, I’m pretty brilliant.
How do you like your eggs? Sorry, some things have to stay private.
Which of the 7 Dwarves are you most like? Snoopy?
What do you sing in the shower? Christmas carols and Stan Rogers. Exclusively. Regardless of the time of year.
What would your patronus be? A white barn owl with large antlers.
Effusion in one word? Circular
Three things you can’t live without? EAT PRAY LOVE.