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which was formed in 2005 and disbanded in late 2008.
Founding
In April 2005, in
Hollywood, California
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, producer
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The Beach Boys
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,
Eagles
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) introduced New Zealand rocker
Ben Campbell Benjamin or Ben Campbell may refer to:
* Ben Nighthorse Campbell, former U.S. Senator from Colorado
* Ben Campbell (musician) (New Zealand), bassist for rock bands Atlas and Zed
* Benjamin Campbell, founder of Campbell, California
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(a former member of the band
Zed
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and his sister Beth Campbell (a
backing vocalist
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for the band
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to 19-year-old American solo artist
Sean Cunningham.
[ Together with Joe McCallum,][ the group decided to form the band Atlas.]Crawl
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" in March, 2007, and on 5 March, "Crawl" debuted at #9Official New Zealand Music Chart
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the next week,Reasons for Voyaging
''Reasons for Voyaging'' is the debut album by New Zealand-based rock band Atlas, released on 19 November 2007. The album was recorded with David Nicholas ( Pulp, Ash, Elton John and INXS) and produced by Hank Linderman (The Beach Boys, Eagle ...
'' on 19 November 2007,
Discography
Singles
References
External links
Official MySpace
New Zealand alternative rock groups
Musical groups established in 2005
Musical groups disestablished in 2008
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