Aloud

Aloud
Left to right: Frank Hegyi, Henry Beguiristain, Jen de la Osa, Charles Murphy
Background information
Origin	Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Genres	Rock, Indie rock
Years active	2002–present
Labels	Mother West, Lemon Merchant Records
Website	Official Website
Members	Henry Beguiristain Jen de la Osa Charles Murphy Frank Hegyi
Past members	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.

Founded in 2002 by Jen de la Osa (lead vocals, guitar, keys) and Henry Beguiristain (lead vocals, guitar, keys), the group is rounded out by bassist/backing vocalist Charles Murphy and drummer Frank Hegyi. From 2006, Aloud released music under the Lemon Merchant Records label before signing with Mother West in 2013.

Aloud is currently on tour promoting their fourth studio album, It's Got To Be Now, recorded with producers Charles Newman and Benny Grotto

Aloud was formed in May 2002 by vocalists/guitarists Jen de la Osa and Henry Beguiristain out of an earlier version of the group named Feedback, which included bassist Roy Fontaine. Rob Acevedo was recruited to play drums for the fledgling band on an indefinite, but temporary basis. The four spent the summer working on a home-recorded four song demo titled Don't Trust the Radio, which was released on July 31, 2002 and sold at shows.

Aloud spent 2002 and most of 2003 performing solely in the Boston area. In early 2003, Aloud stepped into the studio to record another four song demo titled Pretty Little Picture. Rob Acevedo eventually was replaced by Eric Anderson on drums before Ross Lohr was taken on near the end of the year as a permanent member.

With the addition of Lohr, Aloud recorded The Sooner It Comes, a six-song EP, with producer Ian Hughes in early 2004. Aloud expanded their touring area to a greater portion of New England and New York City.

That same year Aloud met with future collaborator Hugh Wyman. Wyman would initially offer suggestions on improving the band's guitar gear before approaching them to produce their first album. They spent the first few months of 2005 organizing, refining, and rehearsing material before spending the Summer and some of the Fall recording.

The band made its first real mark after releasing their debut album Leave Your Light On on May 2, 2006, to positive press and national airplay on college radio.Leave Your Light On was released on Lemon Merchant Records Lemon Merchant Records. Aloud toured the record through the Northeast United States till the end of the year while concurrently working on material for their next record.