More info. about Alex's songs and Works

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Awards

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Alex has appeared and been interviewed in many TV and Radio shows, such as:

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• FOX 11 News LA (TV Series) - Guest- Episode dated 21 June 2016

• Flex & Shanice (TV Series) - It’s My Party… (2014)

• Extra (TV Series) -  Episode dated 20 August 2013 

• Showbiz Tonight (TV Series) 

• Bachelor Pad (TV Series) -  Episode #1.1 (2010)

• The Dome 54 (TV Series) - Performer (2010) 

• MTV Video Music Brasil 2004 (TV Movie)

• Top of the Pops (TV Series) - Episode dated 16 July 2004

• 95.8 Capital FM’s Party in the Park for the Prince’s Trust 2004 (TV Movie)

• Top of the Pops Saturday (TV Series documentary) - Episode dated 8 May 2004

• TRL Italy (TV Series) Episode #5.1 (2003) and  Episode #4.1 (2002)

• MTV Europe Music Awards 2002 (TV Special)

• Smash Hits Poll Winners Party 2002 (TV Special)

• Party in the Park 2002 (TV Special)

• Summer Music Mania 2002 (TV Movie)

• Total Request Live (TV Series)

• Music in High Places (TV Series documentary)

 

 

Alex Band and The Calling won the following awards:

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• NRJ Music Award (International Duo/Group of the Year) - 2004

• BDS Certified Spin Awards - 500 000 Spins for Wherever you will go - 2003
   

Teen Choice Awards 2002
Category: Best rock music, Wherever You Will Go
Date: Aug 4th, 2002
Location: Los Angeles, CA

MTV Europe Music Awards 2002
Category: Best Revelation Band
Date: Nov 14th, 2002
Location: Barcelona, Spain

Smash Hits Awards 2002
Category: Best Rock Band
Date: Nov 24th, 2002
Location: London

NRJ Music Awards 2003
Category: Best International Group
Date: Jan 8th, 2003
Location: Cannes, France

 

Alex Band and The Calling were nominated for the following awards:

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• Teen Choice Awards for Breakout artist - 2002

• Teen Choice Awards for Love Song: Wherever you will go - 2002

• Billboard Music Awards for Hot 100 singles duo/group of the year - 2002

• Billboard Music Awards for New pop artist of the year - 2002

• Billboard Music Awards for Top 40 Track of the year for Wherever you will go - 2002

• APRA Music Awards for Most performed foreign work for Wherever you will go - 2003

 

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TV programs

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The song "Our Lives":

- was used by the program Clubhouse, 

- was played in the closing ceremony of the 2004 Summer Olympic Games

- was played in the opening of the 78th annual Academy Awards

- and also on 2006 Oscar's trailer.

 

The song Wherever you will go was played on many TV programs, such as:

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• “Idol” from Norway

• The X Factor (x3)

• Slovensko hladá SuperStar

• New Zealand Idol

• Deutschland sucht den Superstar

• Idol

• Idool 2003

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The song Adrienne was played on the following TV program:

• Idols 

 

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About the song "Why don't you and I"

 

Alex Band also recorded a single with legendary guitar player Carlos Santana, “Why Don’t You and I,” which was written by Chad Kroeger (Nickelback). However, Chad was vetoed by his own record label from participating in the single, as it could have affected the release and reception of Nickelback’s album The Long Road. It was Chad himself who recommended Alex Band as a replacement for the re-recording of the single, which, as expected, was a major success with the voice of The Calling’s lead singer.

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• The song was recorded as a duet with Santana in two versions: one featuring Chad’s vocals and the other with Alex’s.

• The music video was filmed with Alex, not Chad.

 

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Live in Brazil DVD Recording

 

During the 2008 tour in Brazil, the recording of a live DVD was announced. In addition to several unreleased songs from his solo career, Alex Band performed The Calling’s greatest hits. Part of the show was recorded on June 24, 2008, at HSBC Brasil in São Paulo, as well as in other cities such as Santos/SP, Juiz de Fora/MG, and Brasília/DF. The DVD was released in 2009.​

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About the song "Please"

“…I grew up with a Jewish Father who didn’t practice and a Christian Mother whose only tie to Jesus was celebrating Christmas. Needless to say I had to find my own religion. And in this song I’m asking God what that should be…what should I believe? In a world so full of different religions and so many people fighting over whose belief is the correct one, it frustrates me to think that they all really boil down to the same thing.”

 

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Curiosities about Alex's songs and abums:

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• At Jay Leno's invitation, Alex's voice was featured on the show The Tonight Show With Jay Leno.

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• The cover of the album Camino Palmero depicts platforms 5 and 6 of the Santa Maria Novella railway station in Florence, Italy.

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• All the songs on Camino Palmero were written by Alex and Aaron Kamin, except Stigmatized, which was co-written with Eric Bazilian.

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• All the songs on the album Two were written by Alex and Aaron Kamin.

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• Coming Home was composed by Band and singer Mitch Allan for the soundtrack of the movie The Final Season (2007).

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• Doesn’t Get Better Than This was written and produced by Alex and Daniel Damico for the movie Bratz. The song was released by Geffen Records on July 31, 2007.

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• His EP (to give fans a taste of his new music) was released in May 2008.

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• The album We’ve All Been There was released on June 29, 2010.

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• The music video for Only One was filmed at his own home.

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• The song Hold On to You was made in honor of Jennifer Sky.

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• Jennifer Sky appeared in the Anything music video.

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• Kristin Blanford appeared in the music videos for Tonight and Euphoria.

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• The Castle of Giove, which belonged to Alex’s family, appears in the film Herança Maldita (The Haunted Inheritance, 1995).

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• Tonight (released on February 15, 2010) was the theme song for the 2011 World Cup.

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• The song Could It Be Any Harder expresses some of Alex’s feelings about his mother’s departure to Germany.

 

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Some numbers about Alex's songs:

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• Wherever You Will Go reached #1 on the Billboard Hot AC and Adult Top 40 charts for 23 weeks, and also climbed to #5 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming an international hit.

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• After the success of Wherever You Will Go, Billboard magazine named it the #1 song of the 2000s and the third biggest song on the Adult Pop Songs of All Time chart.

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• The album Camino Palmero reached #36 on the Billboard 200 sales chart. It sold over 5 million copies worldwide and was certified Gold in the U.S. by the RIAA.

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• Camino Palmero was also certified Gold in Canada in November 2002 after selling over 50,000 units.

• It achieved Platinum status in Brazil, certified by ABPD.

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• The album received additional Gold and Platinum certifications in over 40 countries around the world, all from reputable certifying institutions.

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• It reached #12 on the UK charts, #16 in Italy, and #1 in Mexico, where it was awarded a Diamond record and three Platinum records.

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• Adrienne, Our Lives, and Could It Be Any Harder all performed well on the AC Top 40 chart.

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• The album Two reached #1 in sales and airplay in the UK, Japan, Brazil, and Canada.

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• It peaked at #54 on the Billboard Top 200, and reached #9 on the UK charts.

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• Our Lives reached #34 on Billboard’s Top 40.

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• Anything peaked at #23 on the Billboard Adult Top 40.

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• The Two album sold 1.5 million copies worldwide. It was certified Gold in Brazil by Pró-Música Brasil and Silver in the UK by the BPI.

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• The album's certified sales were: 50,000 units in Brazil and 60,000 in the UK.

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• Only One was announced as the official single for Brazil.

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• Why Don’t You and I reached #3 on the Billboard Top 40 chart, #8 on the Hot 100, and #5 on the Adult Pop Songs chart, also from Billboard.

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• Why Don’t You and I was named the 5th most-played song of the decade and ranked #20 on Billboard’s Adult Pop Songs of All Time. It also reached #1 on the AC chart and was included in various Top 10 hits.

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• Alex’s version of Why Don’t You and I appears on two Carlos Santana albums: Ceremony: Remixes & Rarities and Ultimate Santana.

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• The Calling had 7 hit songs that reached #1 on radio stations worldwide and sold over 20 million albums.

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• Alex was invited to sing/participate in the song Donde Quiera Que Vayas Yo Iré, a Spanish version of his hit Wherever You Will Go. The invitation came from actress Gabriela Spanic. This version was released digitally on October 28, 2016.

 

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Alex Band's Quotes (from the past):

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• I am incredibly grateful for what we’ve achieved so far.

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• One of the greatest things in my life is to hear of our fans’ hardships and know they rose above them with the help of our music.

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• What would a band be without a couple crazy fans? The real hardcore ones. I’d be lost without them.

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• Life is too short to hold grudges and I have too much love to give.

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• Focus on your goals and dreams. It’s important to have a passion for something. Find out what it is and make it your own.
   

• I like being a regular person. Just going out with my fiancée and my cats. I'm a helicopter pilot. I enjoy flying helicopters. I do that a lot in Los Angeles.

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• “Please make the fans aware that because I am completely independent now, I rely entirely on my sales…and if I don’t sell enough music I can’t tour. So with every person that steals a copy of a song, they are making it that much harder for me to ever see them on tour or continue to make music.”

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• I also wanted to say thank you for all your love and support this far. I appreciate all of you so much!! This is just the beginning..“ 

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Sources: Imdb, pensador, Alex Band Rock

 

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​Sources of everything else but quotes:

Last FM, Jovem Pan FM Santos, Fanfic, Wikipedia, Imbd, Imdb2, Imdb3, 

Wikipedia sobre Alex Band, Wikipedia sobre The Calling, 

Wikipedia sobre Camino Palmero, Wikipedia sobre Two, Imdb4

another source here,  here,  here,  Radio Swiss pop, this blog, this blog as well

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Wikipedia sobre Alex Band

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Discography - Extra info.

 

 

Camino Palmero:

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• Released on Jun 10th, 2001 by RCA.

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• The bonus track in Brazil, Australia and in the U.K. was Wherever you Will go - Live. In Japan, it was the song Lost, from the band Next Door. On the Itunes, the bonus track was For You.

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• The cover of the Camino Palmero album depicts platforms 5 and 6 of the Santa Maria Novella train station in Florence, Italy.

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• All the songs on Camino Palmero were written by Alex and Aaron Kamin, except Stigmatized, which was co-written with Eric Bazilian.

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• Camino Palmero is the name of the street where Alex used to live.

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Extra info. about Camino Palmero

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The Calling

• Alex Band – lead vocals

• Aaron Kamin – lead guitar, backing vocals

• Sean Woolstenhulme – rhythm guitar, backing vocals

• Billy Mohler – bass

• Nate Wood – drums, backing vocals

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Additional musicians

• Ron Fair – synthesizer

• Bob Glaub – bass guitar

• Paul Mirkovich – keyboards

• Zac Rae – organ

• Satnam Ramgotra – percussion, tabla

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Technical

• Ron Fair – Executive Producer

• Tiago Becker – Assistant Engineer

• Marc Greene – Engineer

• Robert Hadley – Mastering

• Frank Harkins – Art Direction, Design

• Chris Lord – Mixing

• Stephen Marcussen – Mastering

• Doug Sax – Mastering

• Matt Silva – Mixing

• Marc Tanner – Producer

• David Thoener – Engineer, Mixing

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 Jovem Pan FM Santos e Wikipedia sobre Camino Palmero

 

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TWO

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• This album had 2 bonus tracks: For You and London Calling, both acoustic.

 

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Musicians involved with this album:

• Alex Band – Arranger, Keyboards, Programming, Vocals, Producer

• Paul Bushell – Bass

• The Calling – Video Producer

• Bob Clearmountain – Mixing

• Clive Davis – Executive Producer

• Stephen Ferrera – A&R

• Shaina Fewell – Video Director

• FJH – Art Direction

• Josh Freese – Drums

• Marc Greene – Engineer

• Tal Hertzberg – Engineer

• Kurt Iswarienko – Photography

• Aaron Kamin – Bass, Percussion, Piano, Strings, Arranger, Programming, Producer, Engineer, Spoken Word, Group Member

• Chris Lord-Alge – Mixing

• Clif Magness – Producer

• Jamie Muhoberac – Piano, Strings

• Gary Novak – Drums

• Alan Steinberger – Keyboards, Organ (Hammond)

• Marc Tanner – Producer

• Matthew Welch – Photography

• Joe Yannece – Masterings

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Wikipedia sobre Two

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