A&E Boy band search brings us Second Alibi by Chuck Beatty Unite CinCinnati
Early last year, a young singer went out on a search for the next boy band. He wanted to show the rest of the world the talent Ohio had to offer. The Ohio Boy Band Search was born. Adam Mardel, a singer/songwriter based out of Ohio, has shared the stage with many well-known artists including Aaron Carter, Adam Calvert of MTV’s Taking the Stage, Romance on a Rocketship, and Vincent Tomas from the multi-platinum boy band us5. Tomas was the driving force and inspiration for Mardel to break away from his solo career and form the new band.
on the website and Facebook page: “Once all the submissions have been reviewed and narrowed down, the guys who we think have what it takes will receive an email with more details about the project and the audition. To be clear, there is NO PAY, NO RECORD DEAL, and NO INSTANT SUCCESS. This is just an opportunity to work towards achieving those goals as a unit. This will have to be a team effort and is not for artists eventually wanting to go solo. So if you think you have what it takes please send your submission to Contact@OhioBoyBand.com. We look forward to your email and wish you luck!”
Mardel put out a call over social media and the official Ohio Boy Band website for a male artist between the ages of 20-26 with singing and dancing ability. This was not your typical American Idol or The Voice-type of competition. The expectations were made perfectly clear with the following disclaimer
Kody Goens The search, which started out focused on Ohio, quickly went national when the story was picked up by a blogger in Boston.
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While looking through countless submissions, Mardel found the YouTube page of Kody Goens and after watching his videos posted online, approached Goens to submit to the project. In a short time, the conversations started to be more frequent and Mardel knew he had found the next member.