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Thursday, August 27, 2009 

Category: Music
Thanks to everyone who voted for us in the Fort Worth Weekly Awards. We are always slow on this but thanks again, we took home all the big categories:

the Campaign, winners of 2009:

"Best Artist"

"Best Rock Band"

"Best Rock Song"

We love you, keep it rockin, and thanks again.

Tyler
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Tuesday, April 21, 2009 
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Friday, February 22, 2008 

Hey guys,

Long time no blog.... A lot of big news and things happening, so just wanted to let everyone what's going on with the Campaign.

 

We started our new EP yesterday will producer Will Hunt and it's been incredible so far. Blaine finished tracking drums today, and Tyler will begin laying the keys down tomorrow afternoon. It is already sounding amazing, even with only the drums laid down. We will be blogging over the next two weeks updating everyone on how things are going in the studio. We'll be posting pics soon too.

 

In other news, we have some big shows coming up. This Saturday night we are playing at House of Blues with our great friends Odis and The Burning Hotels. It's expected to be sold out, so you have to get your tickets fast for this show. www.hob.com

 

Next Friday the 29th we will be playing live on Good Morning Texas (wfaa channel 8) at 9:00 a.m. so tune in and be apart of a live "song" with us.

The next day, March 1st we'll be at Granada Theater with JT and the Northern Lights. This show is going to be insane, so we hope to see all of our friends out to this one!

 

You guys are awesome, thanks for reading and being patient waiting for the record. I promise it's worth the wait.

 

tc

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Friday, August 03, 2007 

That's the question that has been asked by hundreds of people the last month. Before I answer that (which the answer may not be to your liking), let me tell you what's been going on in the world of The Campaign, and some recent accomplishments.

For those of you who don't know the viewers of the Fort Worth Weekly voted us "Best New Artist" in the 2007 FW Weekly Music Awards. Thanks to everyone who placed a vote, because it's the only reason we won.

A few Friday's ago we played "Still Got The World" on Good Morning Texas in front of 200,000 viewers. This was by far the most fun we have had to date. Seeing what goes into making live TV happen is pretty incredible. For those of you who didn't get to see our picture with Delta Burke (who was on right after we played), well... it's pretty great. We then headlined that night at Poor David's Pub in front of a packed house. It was awesome to say the least.

On to the record and why it's taking so long... We decided to go back and re-track some vocals and piano parts, as well as switched studio locations. We tracked the original stuff in Richardson (which was a hell of a drive to make) and now we are here in Fort Worth finishing up. We don't have a set date yet, but it will be sooner than later. Hopefully most of you are anticipating it, and this makes it even more worth waiting for. We may be putting a preview of it here on our myspace, but it all depends on how many of you really want to hear it. Within a few weeks we will start planning a big CD release party. Times and dates will be announced ASAP.

You guys are awesome. Thank you for being or fans, but more importantly our friends.

 

The Campaign

 

 

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Monday, June 04, 2007 
And second up to bat we had The Campaign, a 3 man band also sporting a keyboard, drummer and bass player. The campaign in a word: Energy. Their music, for the most part is light rock/soul, but their performance was packed full of power and energy. The performance was high impact and their vibe proved to be infectious to the packed house at Opening Bell. They did, however, upset Pascal a little bit, and it's never good form to upset the owner of the venue. You see, Pascal is an expert and helping to sell T-shirts, CD's and other merchandise for the bands that play at her place. To her dismay, The Campaign had no CD's to sell (but there were a few T-shirts :) ). As usual, I digress. Their show was a lot of fun to listen to and probably even more fun to watch. I'd recommend checking these guys out if they are in your neck of the woods.
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Thursday, May 17, 2007 
Vox Populi

Three veteran scenesters have joined forces to wage a Campaign against the dirty side of "pop."

By JIMMY FOWLER

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Separating the men from the boys, one three-part harmony at a time: The Campaign
The Campaign
Sat w/Calhoun, Radiant, The Novas, and Hendrick at Firewater, 10261 Technology Blvd, Dallas. 214-352-5700.

The blue-eyed piano-pop soul trio The Campaign isn't even a year old, but drummer-vocalist Blaine Crews, lead singer-keyboardist Tyler Wood, and bassist-vocalist Paul Jenkins already have a performance motto.

"We try to be showmen," said the 22-year-old Crews, a Harlingen native and ex-Austin scenester. "We have three goals: We want to sound as good as we can, we want to act as ridiculous as we can, and we want the audience to leave feeling happy."

A unique and welcome presence on the Fort music front, The Campaign usually fulfills its live-stage promises. Bass player Jenkins, 31, a former Louisiana State University football player, is the cool, stage-strolling straight man, while Crews and 24-year-old Wood, a Fort Worth native, provide much of the manic vibe, which is ironic considering that their instruments leave the duo little room to maneuver. Watching The Campaign perform live, you might wonder how Blaine can stay mounted to the skins, so powerful and kinetic is his stickwork. And Wood — a raspy-voiced, lilting crooner who's not too cool to say he loves Billy Joel and Elton John — sometimes just kicks his bench out from under him and leans into his Yamaha keys, cooing and belting as if he has only a couple-a seconds before turning back into a young white boy from an old black man.

"We're never satisfied with a performance," Crews said. "When we're driving back in the car afterwards, we're always nitpicking and saying, 'How could we have done that better?' "

The Campaign got started last July via sheer serendipity. Indeed, the band almost never happened. Two years ago, Crews was living in Austin and playing in a band that had just signed a deal with a Los Angeles management company, when the lead singer decided to move in the direction of marriage and family. After the break-up, Crews, seriously bummed and uncertain about his music career, moved here, where his parents live. At around the same time, Wood, who's been playing piano since grade school, moved from Fort Worth to Austin to try and establish himself in the music capital as a solo artist. Wood began casting around for a drummer to back him up. An acquaintance suggested Crews, and the two, Crews said, "just played off each other instantly" — so much so that Wood moved back to Fort Worth to continue his career here. Jenkins found them through another acquaintance and brought his love of the 1970s peak of disco/funk with him. Part of what makes The Campaign so unusual — and its members so simpatico — is the one other thing they all do well in addition to playing.

"We can all sing," Crews said. "[Wood] is the lead, definitely, but the three-part harmonies are a centerpiece of our sound. As far as we're concerned, harmonies are what separate the men from the boys in any band that cares about good music."

Although he doesn't reject the label altogether, Crews thinks that pop is "a dirty word": It implies corporate fabrication, market-driven musicmaking, boy-band roboticism, and so on. Crews feels that The Campaign aspires to pop as in "popular," earning acclaim because they're conscientious craftsmen of infectious melodies and danceable rhythms. He admits to going through a punk/thrash phase as a teen in which, he said, he would've thought a band like The Campaign was silly. "But that was out of immaturity," he said. "That came from not caring if people knew how to play their instruments well."

Crews doesn't come across as cocky, just enthusiastic and sincere and very hyped about the future. The Campaign is currently completing its debut e.p., due in July. Their jaunty, literate, keyboard-heavy music is indeed a little out there, even for North Texas, which is why Crews and company are aggressively pursuing connections with other bands. The Campaign is also considering adding a guitarist. (Crews invites interested, able parties to contact him at MySpace.com/TheCampaignMusic.) But the decision to move forward on adding a fourth Campaigner has been a difficult one.

"We have argued back and forth over this," he said. "We've started to feel like we've hit a ceiling, and we listen to our recordings and think, 'A guitar part would really fill that out, make it bigger.' But on the other hand, we have so much chemistry that it's going to be hard for another person to step in and click. We'll know [they jibe] when we meet them."

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Thursday, March 22, 2007 
There was a huge crowd recently at the downtown Dallas nightclub Liquid Lounge. The fans were screaming and impatient. But the entertainment wasn't one of Dallas' regular local bands.

The band was The Campaign, and it was only their seventh show.

Together for only six months, The Campaign already has a following of nearly 4,000 fans. In any business this is considered a triumph, but it's especially true in the music business, which is based solely on judgment and opinion.

The band considers itself a "super-cool pop" band, according to Tyler Wood, lead singer and keyboardist. Drummer Blaine Crews calls the group a "rock band with a lot of funk."

However, when one thinks of rock music, electric guitars immediately come to mind. But the band has gone against the grain and plays without one.

This trio of drums, bass and keys really has no need for a guitar player, according to the group.

"It makes us stand out," Wood said.

"Not to toot my own horn, but you really need a key player that plays rhythm and lead if you aren't going to have a guitar player," Wood said.

Wood, Crews and Paul Jenkins all met about seven months ago. Wood had been living in Austin for a year while pursuing a solo career. Growing tired of the Austin scene and feeling down about his music career, Wood was ready to come back to Fort Worth. Fortunately, he was told by a musician in Austin about a stand-up drummer living there.

Crews was immediately interested in the project, as he had just broken up with a band he had played with for several years. Crews automatically thought of Jenkins as someone to include on this project.

"I consider him one of the best bassists in the metroplex," he said.

The two both played as hired musicians in local bands and kept in contact with each other.

Now that the group is complete, The Campaign practices a couple of nights during the week at Wood's home in Fort Worth.
Each member came from different music experiences and styles, but they connected instantly. They had different ideas for the band, but all agreed on one thing.

"We want to be a band everybody talks about," Wood said. "Entertainers that never fail to bring it every time."

Although the band would love for music to be its source of income, the members each have day jobs to make a living. Woods works for an oil company, Crews works at a restaurant, and Jenkins works for a building company.

The band has since played a few times as The Campaign, gaining more fans with each show. They have played venues such as Aardvark, Poor David's Pub, The Cavern and Liquid Lounge.

"They have such high energy," said Hal Abney, a new Campaign fan who has attended two shows. "Every song has a great feel to it."

The Campaign members agree that Wood's piano skills hold the band together. Wood has been playing piano since he was 5, primarily learning classical music. After growing tired of the classical training, he wanted to learn to play bluesy, funky tunes. His teacher did not know how to teach those genres of music, so Wood taught himself.

Wood, 23, has now written a few dozen songs, all of which the band plays at shows. He usually comes up with an idea for a song and brings it to the rest of the group.

Wood said he only needs to give them the gist of a song, and Crews and Jenkins fill in the rest.

"These guys are good," Wood said.

At each show, the band hands out free demos with five songs. The Campaign wants people to listen to them and are confident enough that people will enjoy the demo so much that they will keep coming back to their shows.

Mike Pisterzi, producer and owner of Dallas recording studio Maximedia Productions, said he would love to meet the guys.

"Wood has a great voice and their writing is solid," he said.

"They have great harmonies."

However, Pisterzi, who used to be a rocker himself, thinks the band could use a guitar player. The band has been back and forth with the idea, but for now they think they are distinctive as a trio, Wood said.
 
The Campaign is not jumping at every opportunity that is thrown to them. The group is not only trying to make wise decisions, but also to have fun doing their live act and building up a strong fan base.

"We want to be pop stars, but not anything like what pop stars are today," Wood said.

The band has not faced any major setbacks so far in its career. But like any band, the members have learned to listen to each other and recognize each has their own opinion.

"We are all very strong-willed, and pretty opinionated. We butt heads, but at the end of the day we can all come to agreement about whatever it is we have been arguing about," Jenkins said.

The Campaign is a band that loves what it does. The band members aren't looking to become the next cookie-cutter pop band; they are looking to bring music back to honesty and heart.

"They just look like they are having so much fun up there, and that makes them even better to watch," SMU student Allison Catalani said.

Overall, The Campaign is excited about what lies ahead. The Campaign will open for Texas musician Bob Schneider on March 22 at Poor David's Pub in Dallas.

-Tyler Guthrie, Contributing Writer, tgutherie@smu.edu
 
 
http://media.www.smudailycampus.com/media/storage/paper949/news/2007/03/21/Entertainment/The-Campaign.Can.Rock.The.Crowd-2783759.shtml
 
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Monday, March 12, 2007 

Well, we got into the studio yesterday afternoon at around 1. We began working right away and I finished my drum tracks. I'm excited to see how they come out. We went into the studio pretty well prepared, minus a few adjustments to some of the songs. Overall it was a great experience and an exciting day. Paul starts recording bass on Wednesday,  Saturday Tyler is recording piano, and Sunday we start vocals. Beautiful...

 

We will keep you updated as we go on!

 

Blaine

 

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Thursday, March 08, 2007 

Remember Camino? That awesome local piano-based rock band that managed to navigate the treacherous territory between Steely Dan (cool) and Coldplay (not cool)? Well, they live on, sort of, in new Fort Worth trio The Campaign. But where Camino was sort of monochromatic — beautiful and emotionally heavy, no doubt, but occasionally same-y and not in a good way — The Campaign, comprising Blaine Crews (drums, vocals), Tyler Wood (piano, vocals), and Paul Jenkins (bass, vocals), is soulful and colorful. After the band's performance at The Aardvark this Fri. with Radiant (featured in the story to the left), they will begin recording their debut e.p. For more, see MySpace.com/TheCampaignMusic

http://fwweekly.com/content.asp?section=Music&type=Hearsay

 

-fwweekly

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Monday, February 26, 2007 

What's up friends?


 


 Sorry it's been a while since we updated anyone on what's going up with the boys, so here's the scoop. March is going to be a pretty great month for us. We will be a featured article in SMU's newspaper which should be very cool. On the 9th we are headlining a big hometown show at The Aardvark with some great bands from the metroplex, so if you're in the area definitely come out to that. The very next morning we go into the studio to begin recording our very first EP. We are all very excited about this. The 22nd we have the pleasure of opening for Bob Schneider! This show will probably be sold out, so if you want tickets to this click on the link on the front page to that show.


 


We will have merch sooner than later! So stay tuned,


 


You guys are awesome,


 


Blaine


tC


 


 

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