Boyce Avenue, a Sarasota, Florida-based band popular for its strong acousti… Read Full Bio ↴Boyce Avenue, a Sarasota, Florida-based band popular for its strong acoustic roots and melodic rock sound, consists of the three brothers Alejandro, Fabian, and Daniel Manzano. The band first came together in 2000, when Alejandro (lead vocals, guitar, piano) and Fabian (guitar, vocals), then 14 and 16 years old, respectively, started playing guitar. Within 3 months, Alejandro and Fabian took to the stage with their older brother Daniel (bass, percussion, vocals), then 20 years old, to perform before an audience of over 350 at a Pine View High School show. This would be the first of many public performances for the band at the school where its members had all been students together throughout their childhoods.
In the years that followed, the band was separated geographically, while Fabian pursued an Architecture degree at the University of Florida and Daniel left Florida to attend Harvard Law School in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Nonetheless, during this period, Boyce Avenue assembled at every available opportunity to collaborate musically. It was not until October of 2004 and the subsequent months, however, that Boyce Avenue would really come into its own. Daniel, who had recently graduated from law school, reconnected with the band in Florida as its full-time bassist, and Alejandro, at the age of 18, launched into writing the band's first original song, "Find Me." In the following months, the band performed locally in its hometown of Sarasota, and in April of 2005, the band hit the stage at Pine View High School for the last time. The band's performance at the Mr. Pine View competition, an event which Alejandro would go on to win, was covered in the local press.
Upon Alejandro's graduation from high school, he joined Fabian at the University of Florida, in Gainesville, where the band refined its signature sound playing out in traditional venues like Market Street and Side Bar. In October of 2006 and the months that followed, the band recorded its first three singles at Nickel and Dime Studios near Atlanta, Georgia. The project was engineered by Kris Sampson (Train, the Black Crowes) and produced by Don McCollister (Sister Hazel, Third Day). In 2007 and 2008, Boyce Avenue was honored in several songwriting competitions judged by a host of accomplished and renowned music industry artists, professionals, and executives. The band qualified as a Southeast Semifinalist in the 2007 IMWS competition; "All The While" was selected as a Semi-Finalist in the 2007 International Songwriting Competition, and as one of twelve Lennon Award Winners in the 2007 John Lennon Songwriting Contest; "Find Me" was selected as a Finalist in the Pop category for the U.S.A. Songwriting Competition; and "Hear Me Now (piano acoustic)" was selected as a finalist in the Best Group/Duo category for the IAMA songwriting competition, and as a finalist in the 2008 International Songwriting Competition.
Focused on the completion of a debut album, Boyce Avenue took a hiatus from its public performance schedule to write, produce, and record additional singles. In July of 2007, the band returned to Atlanta, Georgia, this time to record three songs at the Electron Gardens Studio in the historic Biltmore Hotel. These songs were engineered by Gary Pfaff and Tim Delaney, and were produced by Boyce Avenue. In October of the same year, the band finished tracking for the debut album with the recording of two songs at RMP Studios in Orlando, Florida. The final three songs for the album, "Dare To Believe," "On My Way," and "Hear Me Now (piano acoustic)" were engineered at RMP Studios by Veit Renn (Jennifer Hudson) and Adam Barber (Creed, Shinedown, Alterbridge), and were produced by Boyce Avenue.
The debut album, titled “All You’re Meant To Be,” was released by Boyce Avenue on March 25, 2008. All of the songs were mixed by Austin Deptula (Eisley, New Found Glory), and the entire project was mastered by Rodney Mills (Pearl Jam, REM, Sheryl Crow). The physical album is available worldwide exclusively through Storenvy, while the download versions can be found on iTunes/Amazon.com/Rhapsody/Napster/eMusic. Since the album's release, it has been written about in CNN Money, the Kings of A&R, and in other press, its songs have been featured on various MTV shows, and the band has established itself as one of the top 8 Artists of All-Time on YouTube, with over 90 million hits. Most recently, "All You're Meant To Be" has been licensed for sale nationwide in the Philippines through MCA Music, and is on path to Gold status. On the strength of the band's touring success in the United States and the Philippines, the band launched a worldwide tour in 2009.
In the years that followed, the band was separated geographically, while Fabian pursued an Architecture degree at the University of Florida and Daniel left Florida to attend Harvard Law School in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Nonetheless, during this period, Boyce Avenue assembled at every available opportunity to collaborate musically. It was not until October of 2004 and the subsequent months, however, that Boyce Avenue would really come into its own. Daniel, who had recently graduated from law school, reconnected with the band in Florida as its full-time bassist, and Alejandro, at the age of 18, launched into writing the band's first original song, "Find Me." In the following months, the band performed locally in its hometown of Sarasota, and in April of 2005, the band hit the stage at Pine View High School for the last time. The band's performance at the Mr. Pine View competition, an event which Alejandro would go on to win, was covered in the local press.
Upon Alejandro's graduation from high school, he joined Fabian at the University of Florida, in Gainesville, where the band refined its signature sound playing out in traditional venues like Market Street and Side Bar. In October of 2006 and the months that followed, the band recorded its first three singles at Nickel and Dime Studios near Atlanta, Georgia. The project was engineered by Kris Sampson (Train, the Black Crowes) and produced by Don McCollister (Sister Hazel, Third Day). In 2007 and 2008, Boyce Avenue was honored in several songwriting competitions judged by a host of accomplished and renowned music industry artists, professionals, and executives. The band qualified as a Southeast Semifinalist in the 2007 IMWS competition; "All The While" was selected as a Semi-Finalist in the 2007 International Songwriting Competition, and as one of twelve Lennon Award Winners in the 2007 John Lennon Songwriting Contest; "Find Me" was selected as a Finalist in the Pop category for the U.S.A. Songwriting Competition; and "Hear Me Now (piano acoustic)" was selected as a finalist in the Best Group/Duo category for the IAMA songwriting competition, and as a finalist in the 2008 International Songwriting Competition.
Focused on the completion of a debut album, Boyce Avenue took a hiatus from its public performance schedule to write, produce, and record additional singles. In July of 2007, the band returned to Atlanta, Georgia, this time to record three songs at the Electron Gardens Studio in the historic Biltmore Hotel. These songs were engineered by Gary Pfaff and Tim Delaney, and were produced by Boyce Avenue. In October of the same year, the band finished tracking for the debut album with the recording of two songs at RMP Studios in Orlando, Florida. The final three songs for the album, "Dare To Believe," "On My Way," and "Hear Me Now (piano acoustic)" were engineered at RMP Studios by Veit Renn (Jennifer Hudson) and Adam Barber (Creed, Shinedown, Alterbridge), and were produced by Boyce Avenue.
The debut album, titled “All You’re Meant To Be,” was released by Boyce Avenue on March 25, 2008. All of the songs were mixed by Austin Deptula (Eisley, New Found Glory), and the entire project was mastered by Rodney Mills (Pearl Jam, REM, Sheryl Crow). The physical album is available worldwide exclusively through Storenvy, while the download versions can be found on iTunes/Amazon.com/Rhapsody/Napster/eMusic. Since the album's release, it has been written about in CNN Money, the Kings of A&R, and in other press, its songs have been featured on various MTV shows, and the band has established itself as one of the top 8 Artists of All-Time on YouTube, with over 90 million hits. Most recently, "All You're Meant To Be" has been licensed for sale nationwide in the Philippines through MCA Music, and is on path to Gold status. On the strength of the band's touring success in the United States and the Philippines, the band launched a worldwide tour in 2009.
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Cover Sessions, Vol. 2
Boyce Avenue Lyrics
A Thousand Miles Making my way downtown, walking fast Faces pass and I'm home…
Airplanes -Alejandro- Can we pretend that airplanes In the night sky …
Back for Good I guess now it's time for me to give up I…
Best of You I've got another confession to make I'm your fool Everyone…
Breakeven (Falling to Pieces) I'm still alive but I'm barely breathing Just prayed to a…
Dynamite I throw my hands up in the air sometimes, Saying AYO Gotta…
Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall I turn the music up, I got my records on I…
Faithfully Highway run Into the midnight sun Wheels go 'round and 'roun…
Fast Car You got a fast car I want a ticket to…
Firework Do you ever feel like a plastic bag Drifting throught the…
Fix You When you try your best but you don't succeed When you…
For the First Time Oh these times are hard Yeah they're making us crazy Don't…
Glad You Came The sun goes down The stars come out And all that counts …
Grenade Easy come, easy go That's just how you live, oh Take, take…
Heaven Oh, thinkin' about all our younger years There was only you…
Here Without You See the stone set in your eyes See the thorn twist…
I Look to You As I lay me down Heaven hear me now I'm lost without…
I Miss You I know you're out in Cabo Hanging with your brother Wishin' …
I Want It That Way Yeah-eah-eah You are my fire The one desire Believe when …
It Will Rain If you ever leave me, baby Leave some morphine at my…
Jar Of Hearts I know I can't take one more step towards you 'Cause…
Jeremy At home Drawing pictures of mountain tops With him on top, l…
Jumper I wish you would step back from that ledge, my…
Just a Kiss Lying here with you so close to me It's hard to…
Just Can't Get Enough Girl i think about it every night and day I'm addicted…
Just the Way You Are Oh her eyes, her eyes, make the stars look like…
Lights If you go now Please leave the light on Just say goodbye…
Nothin' on You / My Love / Rocketeer Beautiful girls all over the world I could be chasing but…
Payphone I'm at a payphone trying to call home All of my…
Perfect Made a wrong turn Once or twice Dug my way out Blood and…
Radioactive When the road is carved of yonder I hope you see…
Rolling in the Deep We could have had it all Ohhh rolling in the deep There'…
Set Fire to the Rain I let it fall, my heart And as it fell, you…
Shimmer She calls me from the cold Just when I was low,…
Skyscraper Skies are crying I am watching Catching teardrops in my hand…
Somebody That I Used to Know Somebody That I Used To Know Boyce Avenue Now and then i…
Someone Like You I heard that you're settled down. That you found a girl…
Superman I can't stand to fly I'm not that naive I'm just out…
Teenage Dream I think you're pretty Without any makeup on I think you're…
The A Team White lips, pale face Breathing in snowflakes Burnt lungs, s…
The One That Got Away Summer after high school when we first met We make out…
Water Runs Dry We don't even talk anymore We don't even know what we…
We Are Young Tonight We are young So let's set the world on fire 'Caus…
We Found Love Yellow diamonds in the light And we're standing side by sid…
What Makes You Beautiful You're insecure Don't know what for You're turning heads whe…
Wherever You Will Go So lately, been wondering, Who will be there to take my…
Will You Be There Hold me Like the River Jordan And I will then say to…
With Arms Wide Open Well i just heard the news today It seems my life…
With or Without You See the stone set in your eyes See the thorn twist…
Without You Your love's a gathered storm I chased across the sky A…