Rod Michael

Rod Michael
Birth name	Rod Michael
Born	(1988-02-17) 17 February 1988 Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States
Genres	Pop
Occupation(s)	Singer
Years active	2001–present
Labels	BMG Deutschland GmbH
Associated acts	B3
Website	www.rodmichael.de

Rod Michael (born 17 February 1988) is an American pop singer. He signed with BMG Deutschland GmbH (German arm of BMG) in 2001.

In B3

Main article: B3 (band)

Michael was born in Allentown, Pennsylvania. In 2001, he became a founding member of a boy band called B3, alongside Tim Cruz and John Steven Sutherland. Rod Michael left the band at end of 2002 and was replaced by Blair Madison Late. Michael had recorded with them First, their most successful album that went gold in Germany. B3's biggest hit was "I.O.I.O.", a cover of a Bee Gees song that was #4 in Germany in 2002 and was in charts in many European and Asian countries (including Austria, Switzerland, Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Thailand).

Solo career

At end of 2002 Rod Michael went solo. In June 2003, he released his first solo single was "My Prerogative", a cover version of the Bobby Brown classic. Then in 2004 released his second single under BMG entitle "someday" and then an album "The Next Episode" but over some political repercussions from leaving b3 came back to haunt him and it wasn't given the promotion it deserved , so he cut ties with the label and went back stateside to restart his career in the U.S. He has written more than 60 original songs.

After success in Europe, in January 2008, "1720 Entertainment" distributed his first solo US release entitled "Knight in Shining Armor", which got heavy rotation on sirius and xm radio and certain markets across the US and cracked the hot 100 , the song became an internet underground RnB hit which gave Michael credibility to build on as he shed the boyband title and grew into his own as a legit solo artist with a definitive vocal sound and delivery that got comparison's to the king of pop himself Michael Jackson.

The Voice

Michael took part in the blind auditions for the third season of the American singing competition The Voice. His audition was broadcast on October 1, 2012 on the last day of the blind auditions. He sang "Please Don't Go", a Mike Posner song.which was chosen against his will by the show's producer's ,and it ended up costing him a spot on the show since none of the four judges Adam Levine, Cee Lo Green, Christina Aguilera or Blake Shelton hit their "I Want You" button by the end of his performance, even though the crowd was screaming shrills like they were watching a top pop star already established in the music business delivering and electric performance , A saddened ,yet humble Michael was eliminated without moving to the next round. The judges said Michael sounded great, but too much like the original ,and didn't feel it was a strong song choice, and they only had a few spots left on their teams so they had to be "extra picky ."

Michael is currently shopping his new EP with a very powerful Entertainment lawyer as he awaits filming for his new reality show called "Sounds of the Underground" showcasing the "hustle and heartache" of aspiring artist's trying to make it in this every changing and brutally competitive and cut throat music industry. The show has yet to be picked up but has the interest of several big networks negotiations are ongoing currently .

Discography

Albums

• with B3:
  • First (February 2002)

• Solo Albums
  • The Next Episode (March 2004)

1. Intro feat. Caramel (01:14)
2. Someday (03:53)
3. Sadie (04:02)
4. My Prerogative feat. Caramel (04:09)
5. Dirty Love feat. Silvashado & Caramel (03:40)
6. X Boyfriend (03:21)
7. Here Comes Love Again (03:18)
8. The Way U Are (03:38)
9. Supernatural (03:10)
10. Song 4 U (03:02)
11. Nothing But Trouble (03:06)
12. Dreams (03:09)
13. Show U The Way (02:41)
14. When I Think Of U (06.55)

Singles

• Singles with B3:
  • "You Win Again" (2001)
  • "Nightfever" (2002)
  • "I.O.I.O." (2002)

• Solo singles
  • "My Prerogative" (May 2003) (CD)
  • "Someday" (2004) (CD)
  • "Knight in Shining Armor" (2008)

• Collaborations
  • Can't Believe It (T-Pain featuring Rod Michael)

External links

• Rod Michael Official site
• Rod Michael Yhaoo page