Tuesday, February 18, 2014

Boyce Avenue a must watch band


                                            Boyce Avenue is a Puerto Rican-American rock band formed in Sarasota, Florida by brother's Alejandro Manzano ( lead vocals ), Daniel Manzano ( percussion, bass, backing vocals, violin ), and Fabian Manzano ( guitar, backing vocals, keyboards ). The band is named after a combination of two streets the brothers lived on as a children. Boyce Avenue formed in 2004 when Daniel moved back to Florida after graduating from Harvard Law School. Alejandro and Fabian were both attending classes at the University of Florida. Both tried to graduate before leaving the University but couldn't.
                                             Boyce Avenue began posting videos of original music and covers on popular songs on YouTube in 2007. While producing the videos for YouTube, they continued to create original material for their album, All You're Meant to Be. In 2009, they performed a stand-alone sold-out show in New York City at the Mercury Lounge. WWE in October that year also featured their single " Hear Me Now " in a video tribute to Eddie Guerrero on their decade of Smackdown show. With their sights set on connecting with their online fan base, Boyce Avenue turned their attention to touring, playing for headlining shows in the Philippines. Shortly following this, the band began its first tour of the US. They returned to the Philippines in early 2010 with Kris Allen and the Jabbawockeez. And followed by a spring visit tour of Europe in 2010. The band signed with Universal  Republic on January 23, 2010 and had a debut album entitled " All We Have Left " which was released on June 15, 2010. The album was produced and financed entirely by Boyce Avenue prior to being signed to Universal Republic. In August 9, 2011, the band are no longer signed to Universal Republic and started their own independent record label called 3 Peace Records. In November 2011, they released their own original music video, " Dare To Believe ". The following month they received one million subscribers on YouTube. On April 16, 2012, Boyce Avenue released the official video for their song " Broken Angel " as a worldwide debut through Q Magazine and YouTube. In June 2012, Boyce Avenue performed in its biggest headline tour to date, including stops at the Hammersmith Apollo in London, the Waterfront in Belfast, the Tubbinhalle Oberhausen, Stadpark in Hamburg, Several 02 Academy main halls throughout Great Britain and 2 shows at the Olympia Theatre in Dublin.

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