Greg Camp

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Greg Camp
Camp performing in Las Vegas, June 30, 2010
Camp performing in Las Vegas, June 30, 2010
Background information
Birth nameGregory Dean Camp
Also known asCollin Sik
Buddy
Born (1967-04-02) April 2, 1967 (age 57)
West Covina, California, United States
GenresRock, surf, garage, new wave
Occupation(s)Songwriter, musician, producer
Instrument(s)Guitar, vocals, keyboards, turntables
Years active1990–present
LabelsSeavolt Sound, Beautiful Bomb, Interscope, Bar/None Records
WebsiteGreg Camp Music.com

Gregory Dean Camp (born April 2, 1967)[1] is an American guitarist, songwriter, and vocalist. He is best known as a founding member of the rock band Smash Mouth and served as a guitarist and songwriter across several stints (1994–2008, 2009–2011, 2014, 2018–2019).[1][2] Camp is credited as the primary songwriter,[1] whose songs catapulted the band to acclaim with hits, awards, and multi-platinum albums.[3] Camp left Smash Mouth after 16 years and has remained an active songwriter and music producer, though he has rejoined Smash Mouth periodically.[3] Camp is currently a member of The Defiant.

Biography

Camp was born in West Covina, California, but attended Lynbrook High School in San Jose, California. Before Smash Mouth, he had been a musician in the California rock scene since the 1980s. He was part of several bands including the Gents,[4] when Steve Harwell and Kevin Coleman approached him to form a new band. Camp declined, but Harwell and Coleman persisted, including harassing Camp with a morning pounding on his apartment window, until Camp agreed to look at the songs they had written. They formed Smash Mouth soon after.[5]

Camp has written Smash Mouth's most memorable songs of the later 1990s and early 2000s, including "Walkin' on the Sun," "All Star," and "Then the Morning Comes". Camp's song Heave-Ho was about his experience living in San Jose's St Leo neighborhood.[6] He was the guitarist and backing vocalist from when he co-founded the band in 1994 until he left in summer of 2008,[1] though he has rejoined them periodically.

After leaving Smash Mouth, Camp released a solo album, Defektor, on Bar/None Records.[3][7] Guitar Player wrote that the album "weaves together everything you love about vintage guitar tones, tortured Farfisa, '60s frat-rock vocal hooks, and epic Morricone-esque soundscapes."[8]

In June 2009 Camp played a couple of concerts with Smash Mouth, but never rejoined the band. He also plays guitar and sings with Santa Cruz rock band The Maids of Honor and Los Angeles The Selectrics.[9] Camp currently works as a songwriter and producer in Los Angeles.

In March 2023 it was announced that Camp had co-founded the band The Defiant along with Dicky Barrett of The Mighty Mighty Bosstones and members of The Offspring, Street Dogs and The Briggs. Their debut album is due out in early 2023.[10] The Defiant announced their new formation on American YouTuber Tim Pool’s right-wing talk show, Timcast.[11] Tim Pool’s YouTube channel, Timcast, has been seen as controversial due to its homophobic, racist, and misogynist content, including mocking the victims of the Colorado Springs nightclub shooting in November 2022[12]. The Defiant has yet to denounce Tim Pool’s actions while continuing to promote through his channel. Barrett’s bandmate Pete Parada also plays drums in Tim Pool’s solo project including songs such as “Genocide” and “Only Ever Wanted”.

References

  1. ^ a b c d Collar, Matt. "Greg Camp biography". Allmusic. 2010 Rovi Corporation. Retrieved October 12, 2010.
  2. ^ "Current Issue - Santa Cruz Weekly".
  3. ^ a b c "Greg Camp". Bar None Records. 2010. Retrieved October 12, 2010.
  4. ^ Quillen, Shay (August 14, 2008). "Smash Mouth's Camp goes it alone". San Jose Mercury News.
  5. ^ Hiransomboon, Andrew (January 9, 1998). "California foursome Smash mouth are realising their dreams thanks to the success of 'Walking on the Sun'". Bangkok Post.
  6. ^ Purdy, Mark (October 19, 2006). "The San Jose sound: 40 years later, South Bay is Recognized for its role in rock music". San Jose Mercury News. Archived from the original on February 20, 2016. Retrieved December 15, 2015 – via www.highbeam.com.
  7. ^ Gold, Jude (May 2009). "Greg Camp on Going Indie". Guitar Player. 43 (5): 22.
  8. ^ Gold, Jude (October 2008). "Greg Camp: Defektor". Guitar Player. 42 (10): 78.
  9. ^ "Songwriting Scene Q&A: Greg Camp of SmashMouth". Songwriting Scene. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 15, 2015.
  10. ^ Defiant, The (March 6, 2023). "MEMBERS FROM THE OFFSPRING, SMASH MOUTH,THE MIGHTY MIGHTY BOSSTONES, STREET DOGS AND THE BRIGGS UNITE AND FORM THE DEFIANT". The Defiant. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
  11. ^ Pete Parada on Timcast | https://timcast.com/video/the-culture-war-2-pete-parada-former-offspring-drummer-replaced-over-vax-mandate/
  12. ^ Right-Wing Influencers Double Down on Anti-LGBTQ Rhetoric in Wake of Shooting |https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/internet/right-wing-influencers-media-double-anti-lgbtq-rhetoric-wake-colorado-rcna58371

External links

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