Camp has just released Defektor [Bar/None], a solo album
rife with the trademark surf-adelic guitar hooks and neo-vintage
sonic treatments he employed to help his former band go multiplatinum,
and is enjoying a fresh start. “You no longer need a
big label deal to make a go of it,” says the Santa Cruz, California,
guitarist/producer. “Get your MySpace, Facebook, Snowcap,
and Flickr pages intertwined nicely, get your music out there,
shoot a low-budget video that’s creative enough to draw people
in, and then get in a van and go out there and play. Just make
sure you have some good merch, because that’s how you’ll make
money. Indie rock has become an all-encompassing genre now,
which is great. Ever since Beck proved that you can play folk guitar
over a hip-hop beat with some weird synth freaking out in
the background, there’s no format. You don’t have to be pigeonholed.”