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Allison (band)
Allison is a Mexican rock band from Mexico City, Mexico, that formed in 2002. They were nominated for the Latin Grammy Awards in 2013.
Allison was started by Erik "Erik" Canales and Manuel "Manolin" Avila in 2002. They had known each other in high school for reasons other than music and had individual musical projects before founding Allison, but none were successful. They decided to create Allison along with two former members of a band Canales was in. Canales said he suggested the name after reading a poem about the true meaning of love: "Allison is the girl you're falling in love with and she with you, but still you don't know her."
The band began to perform in their own town and quickly began to gain fans. As their popularity grew, the band travelled more, which led band members to drop out of high school to focus on their music career.
In 2003 they met Paco Zepeda, who would become their manager, and started working on demos and songs to present to some transnational labels. Zepeda presented the project to the executives of Sony/BMG and the record label decided to sign them. From December 2005 to mid-February 2006, Allison's debut album was recorded. The album was produced by Armando Ávila, Paco Erick Zepeda, and Spartacus; vocal direction was conducted by Guido Laris.
At that time, they did not have a permanent drummer and drums on the album were recorded by Roy Cañedo of Thermo. The mastering was conducted by Don Tayler, who had previously worked with the bands Korn and Jimmy Eat World.
Their eponymous debut album sold more than 300,000 units in Mexico and was certified platinum. It reached number one in sales on AMPROFON and was a remained on that chart for 14 weeks. It also charted on Tower Records in Mexico City, where it held a spot for eight weeks. When Allison released, band members were only 21 years old. According to Canales, the instant superstardom was overwhelming for the band, saying "[Sony Music Entertainment] found us, signed us and our first record became a golden record within a month. Everything happened very fast. It was crazy."
The album reached gold status in Colombia and sold well in the United States, South America, Central America, Spain, France, Turkey, and Poland.
Due to the popularity of the album as well as their live performances, the band was awarded a two-month, 25-million-pesos ($2,146,531 USD) advertising contract by Doritos in Mexico upon the release of their first album. They went on to secure endorsement campaigns from Gibson Guitars, Vans Mexico, Red Bull, Xbox 360, Paco Rabanne in 2007 and 2008, Jolly Rancher in 2007, and Coca-Cola in 2007.
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Allison (band)
Allison is a Mexican rock band from Mexico City, Mexico, that formed in 2002. They were nominated for the Latin Grammy Awards in 2013.
Allison was started by Erik "Erik" Canales and Manuel "Manolin" Avila in 2002. They had known each other in high school for reasons other than music and had individual musical projects before founding Allison, but none were successful. They decided to create Allison along with two former members of a band Canales was in. Canales said he suggested the name after reading a poem about the true meaning of love: "Allison is the girl you're falling in love with and she with you, but still you don't know her."
The band began to perform in their own town and quickly began to gain fans. As their popularity grew, the band travelled more, which led band members to drop out of high school to focus on their music career.
In 2003 they met Paco Zepeda, who would become their manager, and started working on demos and songs to present to some transnational labels. Zepeda presented the project to the executives of Sony/BMG and the record label decided to sign them. From December 2005 to mid-February 2006, Allison's debut album was recorded. The album was produced by Armando Ávila, Paco Erick Zepeda, and Spartacus; vocal direction was conducted by Guido Laris.
At that time, they did not have a permanent drummer and drums on the album were recorded by Roy Cañedo of Thermo. The mastering was conducted by Don Tayler, who had previously worked with the bands Korn and Jimmy Eat World.
Their eponymous debut album sold more than 300,000 units in Mexico and was certified platinum. It reached number one in sales on AMPROFON and was a remained on that chart for 14 weeks. It also charted on Tower Records in Mexico City, where it held a spot for eight weeks. When Allison released, band members were only 21 years old. According to Canales, the instant superstardom was overwhelming for the band, saying "[Sony Music Entertainment] found us, signed us and our first record became a golden record within a month. Everything happened very fast. It was crazy."
The album reached gold status in Colombia and sold well in the United States, South America, Central America, Spain, France, Turkey, and Poland.
Due to the popularity of the album as well as their live performances, the band was awarded a two-month, 25-million-pesos ($2,146,531 USD) advertising contract by Doritos in Mexico upon the release of their first album. They went on to secure endorsement campaigns from Gibson Guitars, Vans Mexico, Red Bull, Xbox 360, Paco Rabanne in 2007 and 2008, Jolly Rancher in 2007, and Coca-Cola in 2007.