History

Cellophane was a band that started in 1995 after Shannon Crawford convinced Ross Robinson

Ross Robinson

Ross Robinson, son of Byron Katie, is an American multi-platinum music producer, who has discovered successful acts such as Korn, At the Drive-In, Glassjaw, Repeater, Slipknot and Limp Bizkit. Robinson has also worked with Machine Head, Vanilla Ice, The Cure, Sepultura and many others...

 to produce a demo. Robinson agreed after hearing a demo previously made by Crawford, and suggested that bass player Doug Ardito

Doug Ardito

Douglas John Ardito is a bassist, guitarist, and keyboard player from Bedford, Massachusetts.- Biography :Doug Ardito is the bassist/guitarist for Puddle of Mudd which he joined in 1999. That same year, Ardito also recorded two songs with the short-lived supergroup The Wondergirls. Ardito co-wrote...

 and drummer Mark Bistany work with Crawford. John Chase came in during the session and contribute some guitar tracks, and the newly-formed Cellophane was signed less than six months later to Virgin Records. A prominent position on the 1996 Ozzfest

Ozzfest

Ozzfest is an annual festival tour of the United States featuring performances by many heavy metal and hard rock musical groups. It was founded by Ozzy Osbourne and his wife Sharon Osbourne, both of whom also organize each yearly tour with their son Jack Osbourne...

 bill followed, and Virgin suggested that producer Howard Benson

Howard Benson

Howard Benson is a two-time Grammy-nominated music producer and aerospace engineer.-Biography:Howard Benson has a degree in materials engineering from Drexel University and studied composition at the Philadelphia College for Performing Arts. Later he worked for Garrett AiResearch, where he worked...

 record the début album, Cellophane (1997). The band toured in support of the album, opening for bands like Creed

Creed (band)

Creed is an American rock band formed in 1995 in Tallahassee, Florida. Becoming popular in the late 1990s and early 2000s, the band has released three consecutive multi-platinum albums, one of which has been certified diamond, and has sold over 28 million records in the United States, with an...

 and Sevendust

Sevendust

Sevendust is an American heavy metal band from Atlanta, Georgia. Formed in 1994 by bassist Vince Hornsby, drummer Morgan Rose and guitarist John Connolly. After their first demo, lead vocalist Lajon Witherspoon and guitarist Clint Lowery joined the group...

, but Cellophane split shortly afterwards. Ardito went on to play bass for Puddle of Mudd

Puddle of Mudd

Puddle Of Mudd is an American rock band from Kansas City, Missouri, USA. To date the band has sold over 7 million albums, and have had a string of #1 mainstream rock singles in the United States. Their major-label debut Come Clean has sold over 5 million copies...

, and Crawford formed Monster in the Machine

Monster In The Machine

Monster in the Machine is an alternative rock band featuring Shannon Crawford on vocals, keyboards and guitar, John Chase on guitar, Jay Kuri on drums and Lats on bass....

 after working as a visual artist.

Albums

• Cellophane
• Wayside
• After the Rush
• Baby Light
• Hang Ups
• We Need You

Band members

• Shannon Crawford (vocals)
• Doug Ardito
  Doug Ardito
  Douglas John Ardito is a bassist, guitarist, and keyboard player from Bedford, Massachusetts.- Biography :Doug Ardito is the bassist/guitarist for Puddle of Mudd which he joined in 1999. That same year, Ardito also recorded two songs with the short-lived supergroup The Wondergirls. Ardito co-wrote...
  
   (Bass
  Bass guitar
  The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
  
  )
• Mark Bistany (Drums)
• John Chase (Guitar
  Lead guitar
  Lead guitar is a guitar part which plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs within a song structure...
  
  )