Bootcamp (band)
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Bootcamp was an American
rock
band, popular in the early 1980s. Their songs included "Victim" and "Hold On to the Night". They were one of the first artists whose videos
were shown on MTV
's first day on air. Bootcamp originated in Baltimore
, Maryland
. and had a loyal following there and in New York
, at various times sharing the concert bill with The Tubes
, Squeeze, The B-52's
and Split Enz
. Bootcamp also acted as the support band for New York's R.A Questar, a vocal duo headed by the songwriter
s Robert Alan and Questar Welsh.
Original "Banzai Boy", Tim Camp has been recording and performing as "Slim Man" with the drummer Howie "Hit Man" Zizzi, since Bootcamp disbanded. Guitarist "Rockin'" Rob Fallin joins them for occasional shows. Camp hosted a smooth jazz radio show for a while.
In 2006, former Bootcamp keyboard player Tom Alonso composed and conducted the orchestral score for the film
, Swarm of the Snakehead
, and Bootcamp contributed the songs "Victim" and "Woman's Touch" to the soundtrack
.
Bootcamp: Back to the Shack! - Greatest Hits 1980-84 was released in 2007, on the Banzai Records label
.
United States
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rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
band, popular in the early 1980s. Their songs included "Victim" and "Hold On to the Night". They were one of the first artists whose videos
Music video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
were shown on MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
's first day on air. Bootcamp originated in Baltimore
Baltimore
Baltimore is the largest independent city in the United States and the largest city and cultural center of the US state of Maryland. The city is located in central Maryland along the tidal portion of the Patapsco River, an arm of the Chesapeake Bay. Baltimore is sometimes referred to as Baltimore...
, Maryland
Maryland
Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...
. and had a loyal following there and in New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
, at various times sharing the concert bill with The Tubes
The Tubes
The Tubes are a San Francisco-based rock band, whose 1975 debut album included the hit single, "White Punks on Dope". During its first fifteen years or so, the band's live performances combined quasi-pornography with wild satires of media, consumerism, and politics...
, Squeeze, The B-52's
The B-52's
The B-52's are an American rock band, formed in Athens, Georgia in 1976. The original line-up consisted of Fred Schneider , Kate Pierson , Cindy Wilson , Ricky Wilson , and Keith Strickland . Following Ricky Wilson's death in 1985 Strickland switched to guitar...
and Split Enz
Split Enz
Split Enz were a New Zealand band of the 1970s and early 1980s featuring Phil Judd and brothers Tim Finn and Neil Finn. They achieved chart success in New Zealand, Australia, and Canada during the early 1980s ‒ most notably with the single "I Got You", and built a cult following elsewhere...
. Bootcamp also acted as the support band for New York's R.A Questar, a vocal duo headed by the songwriter
Songwriter
A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
s Robert Alan and Questar Welsh.
Original "Banzai Boy", Tim Camp has been recording and performing as "Slim Man" with the drummer Howie "Hit Man" Zizzi, since Bootcamp disbanded. Guitarist "Rockin'" Rob Fallin joins them for occasional shows. Camp hosted a smooth jazz radio show for a while.
In 2006, former Bootcamp keyboard player Tom Alonso composed and conducted the orchestral score for the film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
, Swarm of the Snakehead
Swarm of the Snakehead
Swarm of the Snakehead is a 2006 comedy/horror feature film directed by Frank A. Lama and Joel C. Denning and written by Seth Hurwitz. It is the first feature from producers Lama and Hurwitz's Baltimore-based production company Ten Pound Films....
, and Bootcamp contributed the songs "Victim" and "Woman's Touch" to the soundtrack
Soundtrack
A soundtrack can be recorded music accompanying and synchronized to the images of a motion picture, book, television program or video game; a commercially released soundtrack album of music as featured in the soundtrack of a film or TV show; or the physical area of a film that contains the...
.
Bootcamp: Back to the Shack! - Greatest Hits 1980-84 was released in 2007, on the Banzai Records label
Record label
In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...
.