Camp Freddy Album And Television Show In The Works?

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From Matt Sorum's website..

05/16/2008

What's next for Camp Freddy? Two more weeks at The Roxy is certain, a possible television show is being discussed, and an album is in the works.

"We've done a bunch of covers, it's being worked on, it's coming together slowly," Sorum said. "There is a record, there's a lot of music done, we just need to lay vocals.  It's a little difficult because every one has record labels, and we need to get clearance. Sometimes when you get big stars you can run into some difficulty business-wise. That's the wall we've hit. At Camp Freddy, we try to be artists for artists, we just talk to each other and work it out."

Article here: http://www.buzznet.com/web/music/journals/entry/2364851

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CAMP FREDDY Continuing Work On Debut Album - May 17, 2008

CAMP FREDDY ? the Los Angeles-based "jam" group featuring Dave Navarro (ex-JANE'S ADDICTION, RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS), Billy Morrison (ex-THE CULT bassist, current CIRCUS DIABLO vocalist), Matt Sorum (VELVET REVOLVER, ex-GUNS N' ROSES), Donovan Leitch (son of legendary folk singer Donovan), and Chris Chaney (JANE'S ADDICTION, ALANIS MORRISETTE) ? is continuing work on what is expected to eventually be released as the band's debut album.

"We've done a bunch of covers, it's being worked on, it's coming together slowly," Sorum told Buzznet this past week. "There is a record, there's a lot of music done, we just need to lay vocals. It's a little difficult because every one has record labels, and we need to get clearance. Sometimes when you get big stars you can run into some difficulty business-wise. That's the wall we've hit. At CAMP FREDDY, we try to be artists for artists, we just talk to each other and work it out."

Among the cuts that are set to appear on the effort are "20th Century Boy" (also featuring Steve Jones from THE SEX PISTOLS on lead guitar) and THIN LIZZY's "Jailbreak" (featuring ALICE IN CHAINS guitarist Jerry Cantrell on vocals and Billy Duffy [ex-THE CULT] on lead guitar). Other guest musicians include RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS drummer Chad Smith and singer Macy Gray.

CAMP FREDDY is taking over the Sunset Strip this month by headlining a Thursday night residency at The Roxy in West Hollywood. The five shows ? which kicked off on May 1 and will conclude on May 29 ? are presented by Indie 103.1 in association with Galpin Auto Sports and Velvet Angels. CAMP FREDDY is joined by a different array of surprise guests every week as it dives into a treasure trove of classic songs encompassing glam, punk and hard rock. True to the CAMP FREDDY experience, you never know who or what will happen at their gigs.

Since its formation six years ago when they rocked the opening of The Standard Hotel in Downtown Los Angeles at the invitation of Brent Bolthouse, CAMP FREDDY has performed on both coasts of America and on national television shows ("The Tonight Show with Jay Leno", "Jimmy Kimmel Live!", "Late Late Show With Craig Kilborn", "Last Call with Carson Daly"). CAMP FREDDY also hosts a weekly radio show on Los Angeles' acclaimed Indie 103.1 every Saturday from 6 to 8 p.m.

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Setting Up Camp: Drummer Matt Sorum Tells Buzznet About Camp Freddy's Origins

Camp Freddy feature some of the biggest names in rock and have performed over 100 shows in five years, but if you don't have your finger on the pulse of L.A.'s Sunset Strip ? or on the radio dial, tuning it to Indie 103.1 ? you've probably never heard of them. But with a just-completed five-week residency at West Hollywood, California's Roxy Theatre, and an album and tour on the way, that may very well change.

Camp Freddy's all-star lineup includes Dave Navarro (Jane's Addiction), Billy Morrison (The Cult), Donovan Leitch (son of singer Donovan), Chris Chaney (Jane's Addiction) and Matt Sorum (Velvet Revolver, Guns N' Roses). With a roster like that, one might wonder how the band has kept itself covert for so long.

Well, you have questions, and Buzznet has answers: We caught up with Camp Freddy during one of the installments in their residency. The typically star-studded show featured Slipknot's Corey Taylor, Cypress Hill, Mark McGrath (Sugar Ray), Jerry Cantrell (Alice in Chains) and many others.

"It's sort of been a secret, weird little kind of community," Sorum told Buzznet's Leah Cevoli. "So we hired my publicist, Mitch Schnieder, who does [Velvet Revolver], and said, 'Let's tell the world about this.' "

And is there ever something to tell the world about. As jaw-dropping as the above names are, they're only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to talking about Camp Freddy's guest list. Recent shows have also seen Linkin Park singer Chester Bennington, Slash, AFI's Davey Havok and more performing with the group, and Billy Idol performed with Camp Freddy on the final night of their residency.

So let's backtrack for a minute: How did this all-star action come about? As Sorum described, the germ of the band ? which only plays cover songs ? came about as a fun side affair for the five musicians who became its core (Navarro; Morrison; Sorum; Leitch, Jr.; and Chaney).

"Someone offered us to play this little party down at the Standard Hotel. We had so much fun, and people wanted to jump up onstage, and all these musicians were there and it turned into this, like, jam," Sorum revealed. "A couple weeks later, [party promoter] Brent Bolthouse asked us to play this party for, like, some, like, PlayStation thing. So we invited all our friends to come jam ? Slash, Duff McKagan from my band, Perry Farrell came down from Dave Navarro's band ... Sebastian Bach showed up from Skid Row, and there was Ronnie Wood from The Stones, the drummer from The Strokes [Fab Moretti]. We had this amazing night."

That "amazing night" grew into a litany of one-off shows that featured original singer Scott Weiland and led to a weekly Saturday radio show on L.A.'s Indie 103.1 in which the bandmembers talk about their love of music and back it up by playing their favorite selections.

It's also hard to mistake the artists the guys are passionate about ? The Stooges, Kiss, Van Halen ... after all, they're a cover band. So does that mean that we'll never be able to hear original Camp Freddy material?

"We're not doing any writing. It's a cover band," Sorum insisted. "Everybody's got other gigs going on and stuff, so we've just done a bunch of covers and it's been worked on and it's coming together slowly."

But don't fear, Sunset Strip sweethearts, there is a "but" ...

"... But there is a record. There's a lot of music done, but we're just adding vocals and we wanna put it out eventually ... we have it," Sorum added, saying that one of the causes of the delay is trying to clear the rights for such high-profile artists as the ones Camp Freddy are involving.

The band has toyed around with the idea of touring. "I mean if people want it, and they wanna hear it and they dig it, cool. If we go out there and it get to a point that it's not feeling right anymore, it's probably when you say, 'enough's enough, you know?

You are probably asking yourself, "How can a band record and tour without a lead singer!?" Camp Freddy is still working out the kinks of vocal duties, as Sorum revealed, "If you get superstar type people singing, a lot of times business wise it can be difficult."

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