Published May 27, 2010
“All We Have Left” by Boyce Avenue will be available on iTunes and Amazon.com June 15.
It’s no secret that the Internet has changed how the music industry operates. Bands can now do most of the duties formerly reserved for major record labels — promoting, booking, recording and distributing — right from their laptop. But very few bands in this modern age have managed to completely flip the script quite like Boyce Avenue.
Sarasota brothers Alejandro (lead vocals, guitar, piano), Fabian (guitar, vocals) and Daniel Manzano (bass, percussion, vocals) took turns going through the Southside to Pineview to University of Florida line of schooling. After all graduated and eventually reconnected back home, they decided to start a band, naming it after the location of their childhood home on Boyce Street. But instead of following the usual routine of getting music out to the masses, peddling poorly produced demo CDs at sparsely attended local live performances, they just went straight for a worldwide audience. Thanks to some unique cover song variations and a few viral videos, they soon captured it. (more…)Tag: Boyce Avenue
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Band of brothers: Before signing with Universal Republic, Boyce Avenue achieved world notoriety DIY-style
Published May 27, 2010
“All We Have Left” by Boyce Avenue will be available on iTunes and Amazon.com June 15.
It’s no secret that the Internet has changed how the music industry operates. Bands can now do most of the duties formerly reserved for major record labels — promoting, booking, recording and distributing — right from their laptop. But very few bands in this modern age have managed to completely flip the script quite like Boyce Avenue.
Sarasota brothers Alejandro (lead vocals, guitar, piano), Fabian (guitar, vocals) and Daniel Manzano (bass, percussion, vocals) took turns going through the Southside to Pineview to University of Florida line of schooling. After all graduated and eventually reconnected back home, they decided to start a band, naming it after the location of their childhood home on Boyce Street. But instead of following the usual routine of getting music out to the masses, peddling poorly produced demo CDs at sparsely attended local live performances, they just went straight for a worldwide audience. Thanks to some unique cover song variations and a few viral videos, they soon captured it. (more…)