aloud

Origin	Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Genre(s)	Rock, Indie Rock
Years active	2002 - Present
Label(s)	Lemon Merchant Records
Website	Official Website
Members
Jen de la Osa Henry Beguiristain Roy Fontaine Ross Lohr

Aloud is an American, Boston-based indie rock band known for its songwriting and vocal prowess as well as using a two lead singer approach.^[1][2][3][4]

The group was founded in 2002 by Jennifer de la Osa (lead vocals, guitar), Henry Beguiristain (lead vocals, guitar), and Roy Fontaine (bass, backing vocals). Fill-in drummers were used until Ross Lohr (drums) joined the group in 2003. Since then they have toured the Northeast United States extensively.

A six-song EP was released in 2004 (The Sooner It Comes), but the group made their first real mark after releasing their debut full-length album Leave Your Light On to positive press and national airplay on college radio.^[5][6][7][8] Leave Your Light On was released on Lemon Merchant Records, a record label founded by Aloud with producer Hugh Wyman.

As of 2007 the band has been managed by annie*rock, a promotion/booking/production company based in New York.

Aloud made it to the semi-final round of the 29th annual WBCN Rock & Roll Rumble, beating out 15 other groups for the wildcard slot.

Aloud is currently recording their second album in New York City with producer Chuck Brody, who in the past has worked with Peter Bjorn and John, Yoko Ono, Northern State, and Wu-Tang Clan.

Discography

Albums

Other releases

• 2006: Wicked Good Boston Bands Vol. 2 - Newbury Comics/WFNX Compilation (for AIDS Action Committee of Massachusetts)
• 2003: Pretty Little Picture - four song studio demo
• 2002: Don't Trust the Radio - four song home demo

Trademark Issues

Issues surfaced in early 2005 with an electro-pop French duo going by the same moniker. The duo consisted of Cyrille Bodin and Gregory Louis. Paperwork submitted by Bodin and Louis to the United States Patent and Trademark Office (SN: 76580505) is open to the public and can be viewed here.

The main argument was in first use dates. Bodin and Louis listed September 23, 2003 as the date of first use. Aloud argued their first use in commerce of the name “Aloud” had been used prior (May, 2002). According to the USPTO site, their trademark application has been held up since May 18, 2005.

As of April 12, 2006, the application is still listed as LIVE. However, Bodin and Louis broke the group up in 2005, making the point moot and clearing the way for the American 'Aloud' to use the name without any foreseeable hindrance.

Cyrille Bodin is currently in a new band named Amen Birdmen.

External links

• allthingsALOUD.com - official site
• Aloud on MySpace
• Aloud YouTube Channel
• Aloud on CDBaby
• annie*rock
• Aloud on Music Nation
• Lemon Merchant Records
• Spotlight: Aloud Performer Magazine article; story by C.D. DiGuardia, photography by Patrick Piasecki (July 2007).

Notes

1. ^ Spotlight: Aloud, Performer Magazine (Northeast), July 2007
2. ^ Aloud: profile, BU Source, December 2005
3. ^ Enigmatic lyrics get fans thinking Aloud, Boston Herald, August 25, 2006
4. ^ Live Review, The Noise, November 2005
5. ^ "Aloud", MySpace Music Review, May 6, 2006
6. ^ "Aloud and Clear", Stuff@Night Magazine, May 9, 2006
7. ^ CD Review, The Noise, July 2006
8. ^ CD Review, Performer Magazine (Northeast), July 2006

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