Camera Can't Lie was an American

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band based in

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, United States. They were discovered and were managed by the

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. The band is most widely recognized for their songs, "Shine For Me", used in the 2011 and 2012 Lowe's Home Improvement Holiday TV Ads and "Days & Days", due to the self-produced music video featuring families of active duty US soldiers. The name of Camera Can't Lie is often abbreviated as 'Camera' or 'CCL'. They established themselves early on as an independent touring band, playing between 150-250 shows each year and have toured with artists including Jason Castro,

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History

Camera Can't Lie, formed in Owatonna, Minnesota by high school friends Eric Arjes, Kyle Lindsay, Tim Nustad, Gabe Eckers, and Jason Hale were discovered managed by

-winning record producer,

. Shortly after beginning their relationship with Stephen two members, Hale and Eckers, left the band and were replaced by Travis Stearns and Josh Bendell. The current lineup includes Arjes and Lindsay. In May 2008, they were signed to

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. In June 2009, the band signed a deal with

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Discography

* '' Love The Noise'' was released independently in 2005 by Camera Can't Lie. It was later remixed in 2006 by producer Matt Goldman. * ''

Camera Can't Lie EP ''Camera Can't Lie EP'' is the second album release from the indie rock band Camera Can't Lie. It was produced by Grammy Award The Grammy Awards, stylized as GRAMMY, and often referred to as The Grammys, are awards presented by The Recordi ...

'' was the second album release from the band. It was produced in 2007 by Stephen Short ( Augustana,

). * ''Days & Days EP'' was the band's first release for

and is their first release since 2007's self-titled EP. Twenty songs were recorded in 2009 with producer

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, the EP featured tracks from the upcoming full-length as well as B-sides not used on the album. * ''Not Everyone Leaves'' EP, released in 2010 on

as a preview of their full-length record. * "Shine For Me", released in Dec 1, 2011. * A song from Camera Can't Lie's self-titled EP, "Losing You", is featured and made available on the soundtrack for the 2009 independent mystery film, ''The Other Side of the Tracks''. * Their song "Losing You" was sampled by rapper fakemink on the track "Baklava".

References

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External links

Atlantic Records :: Camera Can't Lie

Camera Can't Lie's purevolume page

Camera Can't Lie's MySpace page
Alternative rock groups from Minnesota Atlantic Records artists Musical groups established in 2005