Colton Rudloff of Midnight Red is a boy-band member on the rise

A brand new boy band, Midnight Red is produced by RedOne, the same guy behind the success of Lady Gaga’s first album, “The Fame.” Midnight Red is already on the way to following her path. Their song, “One Club At A Time,” was recently named one of three National Dance Day Songs.

Boy band fans read on for an exclusive interview with band member Colton Rudloff and your chance to learn what Midnight Red is all about.

How long have you been singing?

"I’ve been seriously singing since about 7th grade, but secretly by myself. I didn’t start telling people I sang until about 8th or 9th grade. I started singing because of American Idol"

Did you ever try out?

“I’ve done it a couple times. When I was 16 I did make it to a few rounds and got to meet Paula, Simon, and Randy. Once I met them they said I was too young to really compete.”

How did you join Midnight Red?

“I was the 5th member added. There was the original group that started with Anthony and Eric and then Thomas was brought in from Texas and Joey was brought in by another producer. They just needed one more guy.

They were searching and holding auditions, but they couldn’t find anyone they liked enough. They searched on YouTube and I was the first guy who came up... When they called I was already out here. I had been found on YouTube by a different person who brought me out to LA to be a lead singer of a pop rock cover band. And then I got an email from Eric's mom and she said there’s this boy band and they’re looking for another member.

I kinda went behind then other bands back and auditioned, took a leap of faith. It was the best leap of faith I could have taken.”

When did you start making YouTube videos?

“When I started putting videos online when I was 17, 18 it was just for fun. I didn’t think anything would come out of it.”

Who are your inspirations?

“For me, a lot of it stems from American Idol. I got to sit down week for week, they were different genres, different decades of singing. Kelly Clarkson being the first one to win American Idol, she’s really the first artist I’ve been able to know from the first. She’s the first person I ever honed in on and stuck with . As far as singing goes I really love Adam Levine from Maroon 5, Ryan Tedder from OneRepublic. I really like Stevie wonder. A lot of boys in the band like Adam Levine, Stevie Wonder and Ryan Tedder. But what’s great is that all five of us are so different from where we pull from, what we really like. It gives everyone their own little edge.

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