Camille Davila

Infobox Musical artist
Name = Camille Dávila


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Background = solo_singer
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Origin = Los Angeles, California, United States
Instrument = Vocals, guitar, keyboards, synthesizers
Genre = Electropop, electronic, glam rock, pop
Occupation = Musician, songwriter, producer
Years_active = 2000–present
Label = Below Records Poly Records
URL = [http://www.camilledavila.com www.camilledavila.com]

Camille Dávila is an international songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, recording artist and performer. She is credited on Pop Levi's album The Return to Form Black Magick Party as a guest vocalist and, according to the All Music Guide, has three albums to her own name.

Biography

[Information taken from Camille Davila's website 'http://www.camilledavila.com'] Born in Los Angeles, California, Camille Dávila spent most of her life in the West Coast and the last 6-7 years relocated in Europe, primarily Liverpool, England. [See the All Music Guide for second reference] In 2000 she worked with Luc Leduc of Below Records to release her debut album Not for the Disco shortly before moving to Liverpool to study sound technology and continue her relationship with Below Records which re-located to Berlin, Germany. Two European tours followed with bands of Below Record’s fame (200T and the Bad Cassettes), along with gobs of scattered European gigs and a second album "World of Gliding Monsters", produced in the UK, Bergen Norway and Germany. Camille is one of the few of her kind to take the reins on her projects, producing and arranging most of her tracks herself; in fact on some of her newest recordings she has even played every instrument. When choosing to collaborate, she played amongst some of Europe's finest musicians (including Stein Urheim of Steady Steele, Marius Simonsen of Pop Levi and Super Numeri and Pop Levi himself). Camille continued to play through a residency at Ladytron's newly opened club "Korova" while popping up for "special appearance" gigs globally.Camille's surrounding company has always been of interest to die-hard fans, from playing with ex-Jeff Buckley drummer Eric Eidel, to working for an organization run by Stewart Brand, Brian Eno and others at The Long Now Foundation, to debuting her residency with her opening players the Zutons! After a brief return back to California to form a new band and play shows in America and Europe Camille brought her band to London to record her newest album "Hi-C" which is due to release in fall 2008. [Updated information confirmed by Camille Davila's label Poly Records] A new music video for song "Wireless World" directed by Jacqueline Passmore (visual artist for bands such as Ladytron and Stereolab) was launched in October 2007 and toured several film festival circuits. Camille Davila currently resides in the UK, California and Norway where she continues to play live and record, working on her own music and a new collaborative project "Drunk with Pines" with Jeron Gundersen of Dibidim and Grandama whom she worked with largely during the making of her previous two albums. Her music is released by Poly Records and Below Records and available exclusively online through digital downloads and for sale through her website. Her new album "Hi-C" was mastered in the Guillemots studio in London this summer and will be available on both vinyl and CD later in the fall of this year. Additionally vinyl copies of the album apparently will come with a free new EP which she is currently working on and will also include a re-mix by artist Snap Ant.

Discography

Albums

* "Not for the Disco" (2000, Below Records)
* "World of Gliding Monsters" (2004, Below Records)
* "Hi-C" (2008, Poly Records)

[All Music Guide]

Contributions

* "RCA Christmas EP" Artist: Various Artists Contributor (2002, RCA)
* "The Return to Form Black Magick Party" Artist: Pop Levi Vocals on track 'Flirting' (2007, Counter Records)

Blog features

* [http://corinna-tomrlova.squarespace.com/camille-davila/ Culture Schlock]
* [http://earpick.wordpress.com/2007/04/19/camille-davila/ Earpick]

External links

* [http://www.camilledavila.com/ Camille Davila official site]
* [http://www.myspace.com/camilledavilaprescreen Camille Davila Myspace]
* [http://www.allmusic.com the All Music Guide]
* [http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=ym5-AIQIGh8 "Wireless World" video by Jacqueline Passmore]

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