| If a band has dreams of becoming rock stars, they have to have something deep inside of them that pushes them above the competition and shapes them into something unstoppable. A band like that has to look like rock stars, act like rock stars, and sound like rock stars to make that dream a reality. In these respects, Camera never fails to deliver. Camera used to be called A.D.D and was made up of Mark Chavez (vocals/guitar), Joel Lopicollo (drums), and Beak Sidhu (bass). Marky went on to form Adema (Arista Records) which left the band without a singer. In 2001, Camera recruited a new guitarist named Robert Collier who was soon nicknamed, Cracky yet, they were still singerless. Ironically enough, Marky found his own replacement when he met Kevin Haviv who was working for producer Howard Benson (P.O.D/Hoobastank/Cold/Adema) at Bay 7 Studios during the making of Adema's album, "Unstable." Marky knew that Kevin was a vocalist that was looking for a band and he asked Kevin if he was interested in singing on an instrumental demo as a way of trying out for Camera. Kevin seized the opportunity and after a few rehearsals with the band in L.A, Kevin was invited to join Camera. The group recorded their first demo in late December of 2002 at Jonathan Davis' home studio through a demo deal with Arista Records. In 2003, Camera went on to tour with Adema on the first leg of their “Unstable” promotional tour . Camera also landed dates with Papa Roach, Seether, and Pressure 45. In 2004, Arista dropped Adema and From Zero, the only two rock acts on its roster. The label also reported heavy financial losses and restructured Arista’s entire organizational hierarchy, which in turn, terminated all business relations with Camera. In the aftermath, Camera took some time off as a band to regroup and plan out their next move. In March of 2005, Camera was one of 10,000 unsigned bands to enter the Ernie Ball Battle of the Bands. The competition thrust bands into a head to head race for coveted slots on The Van's Warped Tour. In June, Camera was notified that they had won a slot on and that only 2% of the bands that entered were actually selected to play dates on Warped. Camera played their date on the fourth of July in a hometown show that rocked the pants off of everyone. They also independently released their first full length studio album titled "...For The Moment" before touring the inland northwest with City Sleeps (Maverick Records) and The Underwater (Tribunal Records). This is a band that is going places and will not stop until the world is theirs. |
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