Greg Camp

Greg Camp
Camp performing in 2010
Camp performing in 2010
Background information
Birth nameGregory Dean Camp
Born (1967-04-02) April 2, 1967 (age 57)
Covina, California, United States
Genres
Occupations
  • Songwriter
  • musician
  • producer
Instruments
  • Guitar
  • vocals
  • keyboards
  • turntables
Years active1990–present
Labels
Formerly ofSmash Mouth
Websitegregcampmusic.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 one of the main songwriters for the band, and as such received a Grammy nomination for the song "All Star".[3][4] Since leaving the band for a solo career in 2008, he has rejoined Smash Mouth periodically.[5] Camp is currently a member of The Defiant.[6]

  1. ^ a b Collar, Matt. "Greg Camp biography". Allmusic. 2010 Rovi Corporation. Retrieved October 12, 2010.
  2. ^ Paramasivam, Indran (April 9, 2019). ""We're all friends and we've just kept going": An interview with Smash Mouth's Paul De Lisle". Bandwagon. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
  3. ^ "Greg Camp - Artist page". grammy.com. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
  4. ^ Spanos, Brittany (June 12, 2019). "Somebody Once Told Me: An Oral History of Smash Mouth's 'All Star'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
  5. ^ "Greg Camp". Bar None Records. 2010. Retrieved October 12, 2010.
  6. ^ Lentini, Liza (October 6, 2023). "5 Albums I Can't Live Without: Greg Camp of The Defiant/Smash Mouth". SPIN.