Cellophane was an

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/ rock band from California. They released a single eponymous album in 1997.

History

Cellophane started in 1995 after singer-songwriter Shannon Crawford convinced Ross Robinson to produce a demo recording of some of his songs. Robinson agreed after hearing a demo previously made by Crawford, and suggested that bass player

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, drummer Mark Bistany, and guitar player John Chase work with Crawford. Upon finishing the recordings, the band played shows in the Los Angeles area and shopped the demos, ultimately signing with Virgin Records. After a small club tour, an appearance on the 1996

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bill followed, 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

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, L7,

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and the Nixons, among others. After a year on the road supporting the album, Cellophane returned to Los Angeles and started preparing to record a second album. During pre-production, Crawford decided to go on as a solo artist and the band was dissolved. Ardito went on to play bass for

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on his hardcore music flavored comeback and then went on to play for

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, Mark Bistany went on to start

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and then worked with Ardito in

. John Chase recorded for

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and others. In 2007 Crawford formed Monster in the Machine, after working as a visual artist. Celophane's song ''Down'' was used in the soundtrack of the 1997 movie Wishmaster.

Band members

*Shannon Crawford (vocals) *

(Bass) * Mark Bistany (Drums) *John Chase (Guitar)

Albums

*''Cellophane'' (1997,

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References

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