Biography
You may already know Alex as the voice and passion behind “The Calling”. At the moment he is presently taking a break from The Calling and working on releasing his first Solo CD, which he produced with Matt Serletic, John Fields and Tal Herzberg. After leaving RCA/BMG 4 years ago, he signed with Ron Fair at Interscope/Geffen Records as a solo artist.
Due to a rapidly changing music business, Alex recently decided to leave Geffen and major labels in general and release his music worldwide on his very own label with help from friends in the business and his very loyal and dedicated fan base. This is a very exciting start for Alex, especially as he is now able to run all aspects of his career without the ongoing conflicts associated with working for major labels.
Alex left a message for his fans saying:-
“My mission for the rest of this year is to include all my fans on every step of my solo career here on my new online site www.alexband.net. Now that I am a free agent running my own show, until the album comes out, I have made an EP that is for sale there online to keep the fans tied over until the full album is released. So, stay tuned and I will fill you in on all that is to come. Thank you all again for the love and support you have given me over the last 7 years. I will cherish those memories for the rest of my life and I’m on my way to making new ones. All the love ….Alex”
Before embarking on a solo career, Alex and his band, The Calling, released two very successful albums,
“Calmino Palmero”
(which has sold 3 million copies worldwide) and gave us the hit single, “Adrienne”, and the massive hit “Wherever You Will Go”, which spent most of 2002 on the Billboard Charts and recently was awarded a BDS Award for 800,000 spins, and:-
“Two”
Which included the hits “Our Lives”, “Anything” and “Things will go my way”.
His music has been featured in such films as “Daredevil,” “Kate and Leopold,” “Love, Actually,” and “Sweet Home Alabama.” The song “Our Lives” was used as the theme for the television show “Clubhouse” and was played during the closing ceremony at the Summer Olympics in 2004. It was also featured in the trailer for the 2006 Oscars. In addition, Alex recorded and released the #1 single “Why Don’t You and I” with Carlos Santana in 2003.
Alex can also be seen in the films “Coyote Ugly” and “Fish without a Bicycle.”
