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Action Camp
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Action Camp are an American Dream Pop duo from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania consisting of Maura Jacob and Bengt Alexsander. Originally formed February 2006 in Boston, Massachusetts, they draw influence from genres such as Surf, Electro, Country, and Punk Rock. They have also stated David Lynch films as a large influence on their style. They have had features in several publications including Northeastern Performer, Pittsburgh City Paper, Boston Globe, and the Noise. Instrumentation In the studio, the core of most songs are guitar, bass, drums, and vocals but many songs have much larger arrangements utilizing samples, drum machines, synthesizers, piano, organ, harpsichord, mellotron, cello, violin, theremin, and found sound. When performing live, Alexsander primarily plays guitar, a kick drum, and triggers drum samples off a laptop using a midi controller and Ableton Live. Jacob switches between playing bass and various software synthesizers using a laptop running Propellerhead Reason. She also plays percussion on some songs. Action Camp utilizes a stack of amplifiers on stage they have nicknamed "wally" as a mean of ensuring a uniform monitor mix for every show. Discography Albums * Dead Like Tan Self released April 21, 2008. * Cover Like Tan Free Internet only cover song LP recorded as a companion to Dead Like Tan. Self Released June 8, 2008 Singles * "Best I Can Do" June 27, 2007 * "Dark Surf" August 6, 2008 
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