Cloud (dancer)
{{Short description|American dancer, director and choreographer}}
{{about|the dancer|the 1980 film|Cloud Dancer|the jazz album|Cloud Dance|other uses|Cloud (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Cloud
| image = Cloud mint Madonna táncosa.jpg
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| caption = Cloud dancing with Madonna on her Confessions Tour in Boston, MA.
| birth_name = Daniel Campos
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1983|05|06}}
| birth_place = Adel, Georgia, USA
| death_date =
| death_place =
| occupation = {{flatlist|
- Dancer
- director
- choreographer
}}
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| other_names = Cloud
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| awards = {{Awards
| year = 2012
| title = (n/a)
| name =
World of Dance Industry Award}}
{{Awards
| year = 2005
| title = Heaven Awaits
| name =
Filmerica Challenge}}
}}
Daniel "Cloud" Campos (born May 6, 1983) is an American dancer, director, and choreographer raised in San Diego, California, and Orlando, Florida.
Early life
Cloud started dancing as a b-boy when he was 11.{{cite news|last=Lee |first=Melly |date=March 27, 2012 |title=Daniel Cloud Campos - New Media Dancer & Filmmaker |url=http://newmediarockstars.com/2012/03/daniel-cloud-campos/ |work=NewMediaRockStars.com |access-date=February 21, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130128145310/http://newmediarockstars.com/2012/03/daniel-cloud-campos/ |archive-date=January 28, 2013 |url-status=dead }} He learned breaking from his oldest brother Kevin "Deft-1" Campos who is also a b-boy.{{cite web |date=January 23, 2011 |title=CLOUD (SKILL METHODZ) |url=http://koreanroc.com/?p=1671 |work=KoreanRoc.com |access-date=September 27, 2013 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130927100507/http://koreanroc.com/?p=1671 |archive-date=September 27, 2013 |url-status=dead }} He spent his early life in San Diego then moved to Florida when he was 12. During his time in Florida he toured with High Voltage extreme acrobatics dance team and became a member of Skill Methodz b-boy crew, which was founded in 1995 in Tampa under the name B-Boy Connection. He described what his b-boy name means in a 2011 interview with KoreanRoc.com:
{{quote|When a Cloud moves, it’s always shifting and changing forms and it’s creating art on the sky; [when I dance, the] floor is the sky and I’m the Cloud creating art.}}
Dance career
After moving to Los Angeles to pursue a career in the dance industry, he booked two tours with Madonna; first in 2004 on her Re-Invention World Tour and again in 2006 on her Confessions Tour.{{cite web |first=Allison |last=Feller |date=June 1, 2011 |title=The Guys, The Girl and The Go-Tos |url=http://www.dancespirit.com/2011/06/the_guys_the_girl_and_the_go-tos |work=DanceSpirit.com |access-date=February 21, 2013 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130602192135/http://www.dancespirit.com/2011/06/the_guys_the_girl_and_the_go-tos/ |archive-date=June 2, 2013 |url-status=dead }} He also starred in Madonna's videos "Hung Up" in 2005 and "Sorry" in 2006. He also performed in the stage show Groovaloos.{{cite web |title=Members |url=http://www.groovaloos.com/groovaloos/MEMBERS.html |work=Groovaloos.com |access-date=September 27, 2013}} In 2009, he won first place with his crew Skill Methodz at the UK B-Boy Championships.{{cite web|date=October 11, 2009 |title=UK BBoy Championships 2009 results Skill Methodz crew champions Dey Dey popping champion A Train Razzle Dazzle locking champions |url=http://allstreetdance.co.uk/2009/10/11/uk-bboy-championships-2009-results-skill-methodz-crew-champions-dey-dey-popping-champion-a-train-razzle-dazzle-locking-champions/ |work=AllStreetDance.co.uk |access-date=February 21, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121016143535/http://allstreetdance.co.uk/2009/10/11/uk-bboy-championships-2009-results-skill-methodz-crew-champions-dey-dey-popping-champion-a-train-razzle-dazzle-locking-champions/ |archive-date=October 16, 2012 |url-status=dead }} Later the same year, he competed at Red Bull BC One{{cite web |title=Red Bull BC One USA 2009 |url=http://www.redbullbcone.com/battles/red-bull-bc-one-usa-2009 |work=RedBullBCOne.com |access-date=June 1, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130724012445/http://www.redbullbcone.com/battles/red-bull-bc-one-usa-2009 |archive-date=July 24, 2013 |url-status=dead }} and appeared in Shakira's music video "Did It Again" as the principal male dancer. In 2010, he appeared in the online series The LXD as The Illister and played the antagonist, Kid Darkness, in the film Step Up 3D. In 2011, he served as one of ten choreographers for Michael Jackson: The Immortal World Tour.{{cite web|title=Meet The Show's Creators |url=http://www.cirquedusoleil.com/en/shows/michael-jackson-tour/show/creators.aspx |work=CirqueDuSoleil.com |access-date=February 21, 2013 |archive-date=October 11, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111011194744/http://www.cirquedusoleil.com/en/shows/michael-jackson-tour/show/creators.aspx |url-status=dead }}
In October 2012, British blog The Next Hype ran an article about Cloud's appearances in two commercials by rivals Apple and Microsoft. In 2012, Cloud appeared as the lead dancer in a Microsoft Surface commercial directed by Jon M. Chu that went viral on YouTube.{{cite web |last=Carrasco |first=Ed |date=February 12, 2013 |title=Jon M. Chu Talks to NMR About His Lastest [sic] Viral Ad for Microsoft Surface [EXCLUSIVE] |url=http://newmediarockstars.com/2013/02/jon-m-chu-talks-to-nmr-about-his-lastest-viral-ad-for-microsoft-surface-exclusive/ |work=NewMediaRockStars.com |access-date=September 28, 2013 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130928052648/http://newmediarockstars.com/2013/02/jon-m-chu-talks-to-nmr-about-his-lastest-viral-ad-for-microsoft-surface-exclusive/ |archive-date=September 28, 2013 |url-status=dead }} Three years earlier, he appeared in an iPod Nano commercial that advertised the release of the model's fifth generation, noted for the addition of a video camera. Although The Next Hype felt that Microsoft "...using [Cloud] as a figurehead for your new product after Apple used him 3 years ago is just sloppy",{{cite web |last=Hill |first=Ed |title=The Surface Movement: Daniel 'Cloud' Campos |url=http://www.thenexthype.co.uk/2012/10/the-surface-movement-daniel-cloud-campos.html |work=TheNextHype.co.uk |date=October 16, 2012 |access-date=August 11, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201193043/http://www.thenexthype.co.uk/2012/10/the-surface-movement-daniel-cloud-campos.html |archive-date=February 1, 2014 |url-status=dead }} these instances were not the only times Cloud worked with either company. He has appeared in several iPod commercials and print ads dating back to 2004,{{cite web |title=Daniel "Cloud" Campos resume |url=http://content.blocagency.com/la/artist-content/dance/cloud/resume/Cloud%20Bloc%20Resume.pdf |work=BlocAgency.com |access-date=September 28, 2013 |archive-date=October 2, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131002120302/http://content.blocagency.com/la/artist-content/dance/cloud/resume/Cloud%20Bloc%20Resume.pdf |url-status=dead }} and in 2013 he appeared as the lead dancer in another Jon Chu-directed Microsoft commercial that promoted the Surface Pro model.
Film career
{{external media|width=225px|video1=[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOYZyCJF5_8 "Today's the Day"] short film.}}
Cloud first developed an interest in film-making when he was 17. He made his first short film (called The Paperboy) in an alleyway at Universal Studios Florida. He uploaded the film on YouTube and after generating positive responses he decided to continue film-making. His short film Heaven Awaits won the Grand Prize at the 2005 Filmerica Challenge. In 2011, he successfully raised over $50,000 in individual donations through Kickstarter to fund a musical called Today's the Day.{{cite web |date=March 23, 2012 |title=Daniel Cloud Campos raises $25,000 investment to make dance musical feature film Today's The Day |url=http://allstreetdance.co.uk/2012/03/23/daniel-cloud-campos-raises-25000-investment-to-make-dance-musical-feature-film-todays-the-day/ |work=AllStreetDance.co.uk |access-date=February 21, 2013}}
In 2013, Cloud directed the music videos "Stay the Night" by Zedd{{cite AV media |people=Campos, Daniel (Director) |medium=Music video |title=Zedd - Stay The Night ft. Hayley Williams |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-gyZ35074k|work=YouTube.com |date=September 23, 2013 |access-date=September 24, 2013}} and "Now" by Paramore.{{cite news|last=Montgomery |first=James |date=February 11, 2013 |title=Paramore's 'Now' Video: Watch It Here First! |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1701820/paramore-now-music-video-premiere.jhtml |work=MTV.com |access-date=February 21, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130215040523/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1701820/paramore-now-music-video-premiere.jhtml |archive-date=February 15, 2013 |url-status=dead }} He co-directed and co-choreographed the music video for "Cold Front", by singer Laura Welsh, with his then wife Tamara Levinson-Campos (with the two having since then divorced). Levinson-Campos is also the principal female dancer in the video.{{cite web|last=Brown|first=Jimmy|title=Laura Welsh 'Cold Front' by Daniel Cloud Campos & Tamara Levinson-Campos|url=http://www.promonews.tv/videos/2013/06/17/laura-welsh-cold-front-daniel-cloud-campos-tamara-levinson-campos|work=PromoNews.tv|access-date=July 5, 2013|date=June 17, 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130705182928/http://www.promonews.tv/videos/2013/06/17/laura-welsh-cold-front-daniel-cloud-campos-tamara-levinson-campos|archive-date=July 5, 2013|url-status=dead}} After being uploaded to Cloud's Vimeo channel, the website chose "Cold Front" as a Staff Pick.{{cite AV media |people=Campos, Daniel (Director) |medium=Music video |title=Welcome to the Vimeo Staff Picks |url=http://vimeo.com/channels/staffpicks/68161548 |work=Vimeo.com |access-date=September 25, 2013}}
In November 2014, Cloud directed the video for "Salt" by Bad Suns.{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJ-12-sFpLs|title=Bad Suns - Salt [Official Video]|date=13 November 2014 |via=www.youtube.com}} Cloud has directed three music videos for Panic! at the Disco: "Emperor's New Clothes", "This Is Gospel", and "Say Amen (Saturday Night)". "This is Gospel" was also choreographed by Levinson-Campos.{{cite AV media |people=Campos, Daniel (Director) |medium=Music video |title=Panic! At The Disco: This Is Gospel |url=http://vimeo.com/72580057 |work=Vimeo.com |access-date=September 25, 2013}}
In 2017, Campos was the assistant choreographer for The Greatest Showman, and earned some notice as the silent bartender who rhythmically serves drinks to Philip Carlyle (Zac Efron) and P.T. Barnum (Hugh Jackman) during the song "The Other Side".
In 2019, 2020 and 2022 respectively, Campos directed the video for "BULLET TO THE HEART", "100 Ways" and "Blow" by Jackson Wang.{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZbsCXrBcyA|title=Jackson Wang - BULLET TO THE HEART|website=Youtube|date=23 September 2019 |access-date=March 28, 2020}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87VRaM5_bAE|title=Jackson Wang - 100 Ways (Official Music Video)|website=Youtube|date=19 March 2020 |access-date=March 28, 2020}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCZHarOQvc4|title=Jackson Wang - Blow (Official Music Video)|website=Youtube|access-date=March 28, 2020}}
References
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External links
- {{YouTube|kVwCdgC5UKU|The Paperboy short film}}
- {{YouTube|tr3dFSzh1yU|The Vibe Microsoft Surface Pro commercial}}
- {{YouTube|user=floorstatik|Cloud}}
- {{Twitter}}
- {{IMDb name|2062817|Cloud}}
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