Alex Band (born June 8, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer.

Along with the band's lead guitarist and fellow songwriter Aaron Kamin, they achieved success with the release of their first two studio albums; Camino Palmero (2001), which sold over 5 million copies worldwide and was certified Gold by Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), as well as their second album Two (2004), which sold over 1.5 million copies.

As a solo artist, Band is known for his guest performance on Santana's 2003 hit single "Why Don't You & I."

[1] Band later released his debut full-length album, We've All Been There, in June 2010 with "Tonight" as its lead single—which was used as the theme song for the 2010 World Cup.

Of the song "Please", Band said; "...I grew up with a Jewish father who didn't practice and a Christian mother whose only tie to Jesus was celebrating Christmas.

In a world so full of different religions and so many people fighting over whose belief is the correct one, it frustrates me to think that they all really boil down to the same thing.

[7] Musically, Band was influenced by Pearl Jam, Bon Jovi, Live, Train and U2.

[9] They both began writing songs and jamming as far back as 1996 and soon formed the band Generation Gap that consisted of him and Kamin, and a few much older musicians.

They quickly found a similar sound amongst such ready-for-radio rock acts of the early 21st century as Matchbox Twenty, Third Eye Blind, Train, and Fastball.

[10] The band's first album, Camino Palmero, soon followed, peaking at number 36 on the Billboard Sales charts and eventually went Platinum.

[14][15][16] On August 18, Band was reportedly abducted by two men who robbed him, beat him severely, and dumped him on train tracks in Lapeer, Michigan.

The Australian company Unbreakable Touring announced that the band were to perform in cities that included Adelaide, Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, and Fremantle, along with the rock band Juke Kartel and newcomer Mike Waters, but this was later postponed due to visa issues.

In July 2017, it was announced that the Calling would be joining Lifehouse as support acts for Live's Australian leg of their world reunion tour.

[19] In February 2020, in a YouTube video interview with Gareth Burrough of the Welsh podcast Steegcast, Band spoke of the future, including a plan to release new music as well as eventually releasing orchestral reworkings of some of the group's back catalogue.

The song was written and produced for a campaign in association with Singapore-based company Income Insurance and was made available on streaming platforms.

[citation needed] In November 2005 it was announced Band had signed as a solo artist with Ron Fair as part of Geffen Records.

[11] Band also contributed the song "The Truth" to the soundtrack of the 2005 movie "Doll Graveyard" which was directed by his father.

Band performed and co-wrote the song, "Coming Home" which was featured in the film, The Final Season in late 2007.

The second Alex Band Donate Life concert was held in Richmond, VA on August 21, 2008.

The first music video in his solo career was again directed by lifelong friend and director / producer, Jethro Rothe-Kushel, for a song called "Only One".

[22] On April 16, 2008, Band announced via his official fan site that he had left Geffen and created his own label called AMB Records under which the album in the US will be released, after buying back the rights to the master tapes after Geffen had gone through major restructuring.

The European exclusive third single "Only One" (a track originally released on his self titled EP) entered the German charts at sixty-six and was featured in American TV shows Melrose Place and The Vampire Diaries.

The music video featured home footage of Band and his former partner Kristin Blanford.

Band recorded a song "Take Hold of Me" for use in his wife's movie Fish Without a Bicycle in which he has a small part.

However, when Arista Records decided to release the song as a single, Kroeger's record label refused permission, citing concerns that Kroeger appearing on a "high-profile single" that could conflict with his own newly released comeback album.

In 2009, Band collaborated with Brazilian singer-songwriter Yasmin Lucas on the song "In Your Heart, I'm Home".

Annually, he performs at "Alex Band's Donate Life Rocks Concert" to raise money and awareness for the cause.

He was diagnosed in 2012 with young onset Parkinson's disease, which he announced during a benefit show performed on Stageit from Ryan Cabrera's home on March 23, 2013.

Band married his girlfriend, Shayna Weber, in October 2013, which was confirmed on the Twitter account of each.

[40] Band was abducted on August 18, 2013, by two men who robbed him, beat him severely and dumped him on the train tracks in Lapeer, Michigan.