Tess Cameron McDougal
17-year old Tess Cameron was born and raised near a beach on the beautiful Jersey Shore. She spent her early childhood performing in countless theatre productions and under the Management of Steve Irlen at Inspired Artist Management, she worked in NYC as a featured actor and model in television commercials, television shows and print and tv advertising campaigns including Scholastic Magazine, Team Ummizoomi, Nickelodeon, My Little Pony for Hasbro and clothing campaigns for Burlington Coat Factory and Macy's.
At the age of 10, Tess Cameron moved to "Where Music Lives" - Asbury Park, NJ and began playing guitar and writing song lyrics. There, she has performed at famed Paramount Theater, The Stone Pony, The Wonder Bar, The House of Independence and the Langosta Lounge. She is also the youngest performer for The Light of Day Foundation, utilizing the power of music to raise money and awareness to defeat Parkinson's Disease with the help of thousands of musicians worldwide. Tess was also a two-show performer at the age of 13 in the Mesa Music Festival in Mesa, AZ, The Music United Against Teen Bullying and Suicide 3-Day Music Festival in Phoenix, AZ and The Jersey Shore Music Festival in Seaside Heights, NJ.
Tess Cameron has a strong message for kids with her first record release, an anti-cyber bullying anthem, "Say Them Anyway". Working from a tough personal experience with a bully herself, Tess now works with charitable organizations that encourage teens to rise above bullying/cyber-bullying attacks by speaking and singing to groups of high school kids at in-school suicide prevention rallys with Attitudes in Reverse and at Medical Conferences for Suicide Prevention in association with Hackensack Meridian Health and NJAMHAA.
In addition to singing and writing music, Tess plays guitar and ukulele, is the Captain of her High School Golf Team and played undefeated in the PGA Junior League. Tess Cameron is now gearing up for the lead role of Sandy in the Point Pleasant Beach High School production of Grease, writing and recording new music and connecting with fans and enjoying life with friends and family on the Jersey Shore.
