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 his first Solo CD.
Alex has been signed by Ron Fair at Interscope/Geffen Records, and is currently in the studio working with producers Matt Serletic (Rob Thomas, Stacie Orrico, Collective Soul) and Tal Herzberg.
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; my new online site www.alexband.net, my Myspace page www.myspace.com/alexbandmusic, and of course you can find out more details on my official fansite Alexmaxband.com ,
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 4 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,
(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:-
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.”