Greg Camp was born in West Covina, California. He's known for his surf influenced guitar playing and before Co-creating the 90's band Smash Mouth, he had been a musician in the California rock scene in multiple other bands. He scores and composes music for film, and continues to write songs for well known artists as well as has a few projects of his own. Camp is known to write under various pseudonyms for the purpose of anonymity and freedom of expression.

Camp wrote Smash Mouth's most memorable songs, including "Walkin' on the Sun," "All Star," and "Then the Morning Comes". He was the guitarist and backing vocalist from when he co-founded the band in 1994 until he left in summer of 2008. After leaving Smash Mouth, Camp released a solo album, Defektor, on Bar/None Records. Guitar Player Magazine wrote that the album "weaves together everything you love about vintage guitar tones, tortured Farfisa, '60s frat-rock vocal hooks, and epic Moriccone-esque soundscapes." Camp also Co-Created the retro pop band known as The Selectrics with his wife Gina Briganti. They have three children and reside in Los Angeles, California.