| Camille Bright-Smith | |
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| Birth name | Camille Smith |
| Genres | Country, country pop |
| Occupations | Singer-songwriter |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar, piano |
| Labels | TDRS Music |
| Associated acts | Travis Dickerson, Thanatopsis |
| Website | http://camillebrightsmith.com |
Camille Bright-Smith is an American singer-songwriter from Long Beach, California.
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Camille Brightsmith studied music in Long Beach, but departed shortly before her finals after arguing with professors about her music, lifestyle and opinions. She shifted from classical music to rock and joined local projects like Gush and The Bright Projects as a singer, keyboardist and guitarist.
She is citing Patti Smith, PJ Harvey, Radiohead, Joni Mitchell, Tori Amos and Air as influences.[1][2]
In 2008 she released her solo album The Great Divide recorded by Travis Dickerson. John Bright, Travis himself and his brother Lindy, Thanatopsis drummer Ramy Antoun, Tony Brock (The Babys) and Dustin Boyer (guitarist for Jennifer Love Hewitt) also worked on the album.
Even before The Great Divide was released work began on More Sex, Less Violence Currently she writes songs on a regular basis for her blog at http://bloginsong.com. The blog comments on current events, is often political in nature, and "aims to push the limits of blogging comentary and get people involved".
She is a member of the National Organization for Women and headed a department in Long Beach.[3]
Camille has two children (twins) born in 2006.