Cellophane started in 1995 after singer-songwriter Shannon Crawford convinced Ross Robinson to produce a demo recording of some of his songs.
[1] Robinson agreed after hearing a demo previously made by Crawford, and suggested that bass player Doug Ardito, drummer Mark Bistany, and guitar player John Chase work with Crawford.
[2] After a small club tour, an appearance on the 1996 Ozzfest bill followed,[3] and Virgin suggested that producer Howard Benson record the début album, Cellophane (1997).
The band toured in support of the album, opening for varied bands such as Korn, Creed, Rage Against the Machine, The Warped Tour, Sevendust, L7, Jimmy Eat World and the Nixons, among others.
Ardito went on to play bass for Vanilla Ice on his hardcore music flavored comeback and then went on to play for Puddle of Mudd, Mark Bistany went on to start Otep and then worked with Ardito in Puddle of Mudd.