INFORMATION
INFORMATION
His full
name is ALEX MAX BAND, he is 21 and he was born on June 8th 1981.
Alex grew up in LA on a street called Camino Palmero (hence the album title).
Alex has one sister and two brothers. His dad is a famous horror director from
Yugoslavia-Charles Band, and his real mum lives in Germany and abandoned him so
he thinks of his step mum Debbie as his real mum.
He has a famous g/f; she is actress Jennifer sky. Alex loves cats and has two.
Alex’s sister dated Aaron when Alex was 15, that’s how the band was formed.
He has the bands symbol tattooed on his wrist, a KOKOPELLI, a god of pranks.
BAND INFO COURTESY OF OFFICAL TC SITE!
Alex Band - vocals
Aaron Kamin - guitar
Sean Woolstenhulme - guitar
Billy Mohler - bass
Nate Wood - drums
The Calling are a powerful new LA band that draws on its decadent Southern
California roots to make their music defiantly upbeat and unsettlingly intimate.
Fueled by the songwriting of guitarist Aaron Kamin and lead singer Alex Band,
The Calling turns in one of the year's most auspicious debuts with Camino
Palmero,their RCA Records premiere album.
Produced by Marc Tanner, with eight tracks mixed by the legendary Chris Lord-Alge,
the new album serves up an astringent view of love and loss, rejection and
redemption.
Through it all, The Calling draws on its big guns:
Aaron Kamin's skillful, atmospheric guitar work and Alex Band's remarkable
vocals.
"I actually think he's a genius," says Kamin of his partner.
"His sincerity goes deep. You really believe him when he sings."
The mutual admiration runs both ways. "Aaron is amazing too.
He often takes the lead in our writing; and his guitar playing is great."
The kinetic energy between the two didn't develop
overnight.
Both Alex and Aaron were raised in and around LA's San Fernando Valley.
The pair met several years ago when Aaron, who is a few years older, began
dating Alex's sister.
Once Aaron spotted Alex's guitar around the house, he grew curious.
"I asked his sister if he was any good, and she said yes. When she told me he
was 15, I said, `Oh please.' But once I heard him sing, I realized I'd never
heard anyone like him. The age difference became a non-issue."
Over the months, the two began playing together as
often as possible.
Recalls Alex, "My sister finally said to Aaron, `Do you want to play music with
my brother or do you want to date me?' Well, we're still playing together."
Their adolescent energy and persistence paid off.
An RCA A&R staffer discovered the two, and offered first encouragement, then an
actual development deal.
The ensuing years gave the two time to form a working band, which they did,
performing all across the SoCal music scene.
"Our first band was called Generation Gap," recalls Alex.
"We found members out of the Recycler. Our first drummer was 58, and the bass
player was 40, which we thought was cool."
Eventually, the senior citizens departed as A&A
rededicated themselves to the basics.
"We locked ourselves away and wrote about 100 songs," says Alex.
Adds Aaron, "We knew that the only way to gain respect was to write our way into
everyone's hearts and minds."
All that focused energy paid off with a sterling line-up of songs, including the
tracks on the new album, and even more explosive live performances.
Says Aaron, "It was cool to go into a place and have everyone say `Who the hell
are these guys?' then watch the music blow them away."
With Camino Palmero good to go, The Calling is set to
repeat that favorite pastime over a much wider area.
They've already gotten one early break appearing in a memorable scene from the
hit film "Coyote Ugly,"
performing live the song "Wherever You Will Go."
Together with band mates Sean Woolstenhulme, Billy Mohler, and Nate Wood, Alex
and Aaron are now gearing up for their first major national assault.
Yet no matter how frenetic the pace of the coming months, there remains a core
of quiet self-assurance among the band members.
"We never stop writing," says Alex.
"The people that work with us understand that things come fast and furious from
us. This is the real deal."
Once music fans sample The Calling's RCA Records debut
album, they'll know just how real.
With songs this finely wrought, and performances this honest and impressive,
there's no doubt that soon many will answer the call.