Boyce Avenue - Wikipedia

Boyce Avenue is an American cover band formed in Sarasota, Florida, by brothers Alejandro Luis Manzano, Daniel Enrique Manzano, and Fabian Rafael Manzano. BoyceAvenue FromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia Jumptonavigation Jumptosearch AmericancoverbandThisarticle'stoneorstylemaynotreflecttheencyclopedictoneusedonWikipedia.SeeWikipedia'sguidetowritingbetterarticlesforsuggestions.(December2016)(Learnhowandwhentoremovethistemplatemessage) ThisarticlemayneedtoberewrittentocomplywithWikipedia'squalitystandards.Youcanhelp.Thetalkpagemaycontainsuggestions.(December2016) BoyceAvenueBoyceAvenueperformingin2010BackgroundinformationOriginSarasota,Florida,USYearsactive2004–presentLabels3PeaceUniversalRepublicMembers AlejandroLuisManzano FabianRafaelManzano DanielEnriqueManzano Websitewww.boyceavenue.com BoyceAvenueisanAmericancoverbandformedinSarasota,Florida,bybrothersAlejandroLuisManzano,DanielEnriqueManzano,andFabianRafaelManzano.ThebrothersattendedPineViewSchoolinOsprey,Florida.Thebandisnamedafteracombinationoftwostreetsthebrotherslivedonaschildren.AsofAugust9,2011,theyarenolongersignedtoUniversalRepublicRecordsandhavestartedtheirownindependentrecordlabelcalled3PeaceRecords.BoyceAvenuereleasesoriginalmusicaswellascoversofcontemporaryandclassicsongsonYouTube.TheyhavealsocollaboratedwithotherYouTubeartistssuchasHannahTrigwell,KinaGrannis,TiffanyAlvord,MeganNicole,AlexGoot,MeganandLiz,DavidChoi,TylerWard,SavannahOuten,CobusPotgieter,JohnRobbyDeleonandDeStormPowerandTheXFactorseasontwofinalistsFifthHarmony,BeaMiller,DiamondWhite,CarlyRoseSonenclar,JennelGarcia,actressSarahHyland,andConnieTalbot. BoyceAvenuefrequentlytoursintheUnitedStates,Canada,Europe,Australia,andSoutheastAsia.[1] Contents 1Biography 2Career 2.12004–2009:Formationanddebutalbum 2.22010–2011:SignedtoUniversalRepublic 2.32011–present:3PeaceRecords 3Touring 4Members 5Discography 5.1Studioalbums 5.2Livealbums 5.3EPs 5.4Singles 5.5Promotionalsingles 6Awardsandnominations 7References 8Externallinks Biography[edit] Thissectionneedsadditionalcitationsforverification.Pleasehelpimprovethisarticlebyaddingcitationstoreliablesources.Unsourcedmaterialmaybechallengedandremoved.(December2015)(Learnhowandwhentoremovethistemplatemessage) DanielwasbornonOctober4,1980.FabianwasbornonJuly1,1984.AlejandrowasbornonOctober4,1986.ThethreeattendedPineViewHighSchool.FabianandDanielplayedbasketballwhileAlejandrosanginthechoirandwasnamedMr.PineView. Thebrothersfirstcametogetherasabandin2004whenAlejandro(leadvocals,guitar,piano),Fabian(guitar,vocals),andtheirolderbrotherDaniel(bass,percussion,vocals)reconnectedafterpursuingtheirrespectiveeducationalgoals.Whilemusicwasalwaysapartoftheirlivesandultimatelytheircollectivegoal,pursuingahighereducationwasalsoimportanttothebrothers.AftergraduatingfromHarvardLawSchool,DanielmovedbacktoFlorida,tojoinhisbrothersFabianandAlejandro,whowerebothattendingclassesattheUniversityofFlorida.Itwastherethatthebrotherscontinuedtowritemusicandtoperformlocalshows,andtooktheirmostformativestepstowardbecomingaband.In2007,inanefforttosharetheirmusicandideaswiththeworld,thebanddecidedtostartfilmingandpostingvideosonYouTubeoftheirownsongsandsomeoftheirfavoritesongsbyotherartists.SomeofthefirstfewvideostheypostedincludedacousticversionsofsongssuchasJustinTimberlake's"LoveStoned",Rihanna's"Umbrella",andColdplay's"VivalaVida",amongmanyothers.Todate,thebandhasover5billionviewsonYouTubeandover14millionsubscriberstotheirchannel.[2] Thebandbookedastand-aloneshowinNewYorkCityinJanuary2009,fortheirfirsteverperformanceinthecity,withtheshowsellingoutandreceivingpositivereviews.Sincethen,thebandhastouredtheworldoverwithsimilarresults.Inearly2009,thebandperformedforanestimatedtotalof25,000fansoverfourheadlineshowsinthePhilippines.Followingthis,thebandlaunchedheadlinetoursintheUS,Canada,andEurope.TheirtourinSummer/Fallof2011sawthebandplayingheadlineshowsinIndonesia,Australia,theUS,Canada,andEurope,andplayinginiconicroomsthroughouttheworld,suchastheFillmoreinSanFrancisco,WebsterHallinNewYork,theRivieraTheatreinChicago,theSoundAcademyinToronto,Shepherd'sBushinLondon,TheOlympiaTheatreinDublin,andLiveMusicHallinCologne. Thebandrecordedoriginalmusicfortheirfull-lengthdebutalbum,AllWeHaveLeft,overtheirfirstyearsasanensemble,anditwasreleasedin2010throughtheirownlabel,3PeaceRecords.Theleadsinglesfromthealbumwere"EveryBreath","OnMyWay",and"BrokenAngel".Themusicvideofor"EveryBreath",thefirstsinglefromthealbum,wasdirectedbyZachMerch(BlueOctober,Safetysuit)inLosAngeles,andwasacollaborativeeffortthatgrewfromatreatmentwrittenbytheband.AllWeHaveLeftwasentirelywritten,funded,andproducedbytheband.[3] Career[edit] 2004–2009:Formationanddebutalbum[edit] BoyceAvenueformedin2004whenDanielmovedbacktoFloridaaftergraduatingfromHarvardLawSchool.AlejandroandFabianwerebothattendingclassesattheUniversityofFlorida.Bothtriedtograduatebeforeleavingtheuniversity,butdidnot. In2007,BoyceAvenuebeganpostingvideosoforiginalmusicandcoversofpopularsongsonYouTube.Manyofthesecovershaveover10millionviewsandhavebeenreleasedasdigitalEPsby3PeaceRecords.TheirtwoYouTubechannels,BoyceAvenueandBoyceAvenueExtras,havehadatotalofover1billionviewsasof2014.[4]WhileproducingthevideosforYouTube,BoyceAvenuecontinuedtocreateoriginalmaterialfortheiralbum,AllYou'reMeanttoBe,whichwasreleasedonMarch3,2008.InJanuary2009,thebandperformedastand-alonesold-outshowinNewYorkCityattheMercuryLounge.OnOctober2,2009WWEfeaturedtheirsingle"HearMeNow"inavideotributetoEddieGuerreroontheirdecadeofSmackDownshow. Withtheirsightssetonconnectingwiththeironlinefanbase,thebandturnedtheirattentiontotouring,playingfourheadliningshowsinthePhilippines.[5][6]Shortlyfollowingthis,thebandbeganitsfirsttouroftheUS. 2010–2011:SignedtoUniversalRepublic[edit] Inearly2010,theyreturnedtothePhilippinestoplayfestivalswithKrisAllen[7]andtheJabbawockeez.ThiswasfollowedbyaspringrevisittourofEuropein2010. OnJanuary23,2010,thebandsignedwithUniversalRepublic[8]andhadadebutalbum,entitledAllWeHaveLeft,releasedonJune15,2010.ThealbumwasproducedandfinancedentirelybyBoyceAvenuepriortobeingsignedtoUniversalRepublic.ThealbumcontainsreworkedsongsfromAllYou'reMeanttoBeandnewsongswrittenforthealbum.Thealbum'sfirstsingle,"EveryBreath",wasreleaseddigitallyonMarch16,2010.Themusicvideofor"EveryBreath"wasreleasedonMarch20,2010. InNovember2011,theyreleasedtheiroriginalmusicvideo,"DaretoBelieve".InDecember2011theyreceivedonemillionsubscribersonYouTubeandthankedthesubscribersbypostingtheofficialmusicvideoof"FindMe",[9]fromtheiralbumAllWeHaveLeft.OnApril16,2012,BoyceAvenuereleasedtheofficialvideofortheirsong"BrokenAngel"asaworldwidedebutthroughQMagazineandYouTube.[10]Themostcurrentlyreleasedmusicvideowas"OnMyWay"onNovember18,2012.[11] 2011–present:3PeaceRecords[edit] AsofAugust9,2011,BoyceAvenuearenolongersignedwithUniversalRepublicandproducetheirCDsthroughtheirownlabel,3PeaceRecords.ThelabelhassincesignedartistHannahTrigwell. In2012,BoyceAvenueworkedontheAmericanversionofTheXFactorasvocalcoaches. OnMay14,2013,BoyceAvenueannouncedaWorldTourinthefall.ThefirstfourcountriestheyvisitedwereCanada,theUS,theUKandIreland. BytheendofAugust2013,BoyceAvenuehadhit1billionviewsand4millionsubscribersonYouTube,makingthemthefourthmostpopularbandonthatmedium. OnAugust6,2013,theyreleasedtheirfirstlivealbum,fromtheirworldtour,calledLiveinLosAngeles. InMarch2014,theyperformedforthefirsttimeinSpain,withbothconcertsinMadridandBarcelonasellingout. Theband'sEP,NoLimits,wasreleasedApril22,2014,withafull-lengthalbumoriginallyplannedforlaterintheyear.TheEPcontainsmoreupbeatpoptracksthantheirpreviouswork.[12]OnMarch24,BoyceAvenueannouncedtheywillbeteamingupwithVessel,asubscriptionvideoservicelaunchedbytheearlyteambehindHulu,includingformerCEOJasonKilar. Touring[edit] BoyceAvenue'sfirstheadlinetourwasin2009.AsofMay2012,BoyceAvenuehasheadlined6toursinGreatBritainandIreland,6toursincontinentalEurope,4toursintheUS,3toursinCanada,1tourinAustralia,andhaveplayedseveralshowsinSoutheastAsia.InAugust2010,BoyceAvenueperformedwiththeGooGooDollsandSwitchfoot. InNovember2011,thebandsoldoutalmosteverysingleshowonitsEuropeantour,includingselloutsatShepherd'sBushEmpireinLondon,theOlympiaTheatreinDublin(theband'ssecondtimesellingoutthatvenueinitscareer),andtheLiveMusicHallinCologne,Germany. Theband'spastopeningactshaveincludedRyanCabrera,SecondhandSerenade,TylerHilton,andseveralYouTubefriendsoftheband's.Duringthistour,theBandopenedtheEuropeanMTVVideoAwardsshowbyappearinginfrontofover20,000fansinasquareinBelfast,NorthernIrelandwheretheirperformancewasverywellreceived. ZaynMalikandLouisTomlinsonofOneDirectionhasbeenahugefanofBoyceAvenueandinJanuary 2012,BoyceAvenue openedfortheirfriendsOneDirectionduringtheirdebut"UpAllNightTour"inGreatBritain&Ireland. BeginninginJune2012,BoyceAvenueperformedinitsbiggestheadlinetourtodate,includingstopsattheHammersmithApolloinLondon,theWaterfrontinBelfast,theTurbinenhalleOberhausen,StadtparkinHamburg,severalO2AcademymainhallsthroughoutGreatBritain(TheseincludeLeeds,ManchesterandNewcastleamongothers)and2showsattheOlympiaTheatreinDublin.DuringJune,thebandalsoplayedattheIsleofWightFestivalinGreatBritain,ParkpopFestivalintheNetherlands,andtheRockamRingandRockimParkfestivalsinGermany. Members[edit] AlejandroManzano–leadvocals,rhythmguitar,piano(Since2004) FabianManzano–leadguitar,backingvocals(Since2004) DanielManzano–bass,percussion,backingvocals(Since2004) FormerAdditionalMembers StephenHatker-drums,percussion(2004-2010) JasonBurrows–drums,percussion(2010-2017) Discography[edit] Studioalbums[edit] Listofstudioalbums,withselectedchartpositions Title Albumdetails Peakchartpositions USHeat[13] AllYou’reMeanttoBe Released:10March2009 Label:Universal Formats:CD,digitaldownload — AllWeHaveLeft Released:15June2010 Label:Universal,3Peace Formats:CD,digitaldownload 7 RoadLessTraveled Released:15April2016 Label:3Peace Formats:CD,digitaldownload 15 "—"denotesreleasesthatdidnotchartorwerenotreleasedinthatterritory. Livealbums[edit] LiveinLosAngeles(2013) LiveattheRoyalAlbertHall(2018) EPs[edit] Listofextendedplays,withselectedchartpositions Title Albumdetails Peakchartpositions USHeat[13] NoLimits Released:22April2014 Label:3Peace Formats:CD,digitaldownload 14 "—"denotesreleasesthatdidnotchartorwerenotreleasedinthatterritory. Singles[edit] Promotionalsingles[edit] Listofpromotionalsingles,withreleaseyearandaffiliatedalbum Title Year Album "EveryBreath" 2011 AllWeHaveLeft "HearMeNow" Awardsandnominations[edit] Year Nominated Award Result 2014 BoyceAvenue TeenChoiceforChoiceWebStar:Music Nominated 2016 BoyceAvenue TeenChoiceforChoiceWebStar:Music Nominated 2016 BoyceAvenue UnsignedMusicAwards:UMAIconsAward[14] Won References[edit] ^"BoyceAvenueTouringHistory".boyceavenue.com.2012-06-04.Archivedfromtheoriginalon2011-08-20.Retrieved2011-08-21. ^"YouTubeChannel". ^"Archivedcopy".Archivedfromtheoriginalon2015-02-11.Retrieved2015-02-01.{{citeweb}}:CS1maint:archivedcopyastitle(link) ^boyceavenue–viaYouTube. ^"PhilippineStar:BoyceAvenueMoreThanJustAYoutubeSensation".ThePhilippineStar.2009-02-16.Archivedfromtheoriginalon2012-09-06.Retrieved2011-08-21. ^"ManilaBulletin:BoyceAvenuehavingablastinRP".ManilaBulletin.2010-02-06.Archivedfromtheoriginalon2011-06-07.Retrieved2011-08-21. ^"MeetBoyceAvenue".SarasotaHerald-Tribune.Retrieved2011-08-21. ^"CreativeLoafing:Bandofbrothers:BeforesigningwithUniversalRepublic,BoyceAvenueachievedworldnotorietyDIY-style".Blogs.creativeloafing.com.2010-06-08.ArchivedfromtheoriginalonMay31,2011.Retrieved2011-08-21. ^"BoyceAvenue-FindMe(OfficialMusicVideo)oniTunes-YouTube".BoyceAvenue.Archivedfromtheoriginalon2021-12-15.Retrieved28December2012. ^"MeetBoyceAvenuetheDIYbandwith500mYouTubeviews-BrokenAngelvideopremiere".qthemusic.com.2012-04-16.Archivedfromtheoriginalon2013-01-30.Retrieved2012-06-04. ^BoyceAvenue-OnMyWay(OfficialMusicVideo)oniTunes&SpotifyonYouTube ^Kastritis,Thanasi."Interview:BoyceAvenuePreviewsBostonPerformance".SoundofBoston.SoundofBoston.Retrieved23October2014. ^ab"BoyceAvenue-Charthistory(HeatseekersAlbums)".Billboard.PrometheusGlobalMedia.Archivedfromtheoriginalon31January2016.Retrieved20September2016. ^"BoyceAvenueWinUMAIconsAward".UMAMusic.Archivedfromtheoriginalon14February2017.Retrieved12February2017. 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