Artist Of The Month: In Real Life

 In Real Life is an American boy band that is composed of Sergio Calderon, Michael Conor, Chance Perez, Andrew Ramos and Brady Tutton. They all come from different backgrounds, but they share a common gift of musical ability. The five guys came together with the help of America’s votes during their time on ABC’s 2017 summer reality competition, Boy Band.

The show that premiered June 22, 2017 on ABC was hosted by British Pop star/actress, Rita Ora, and featured the band’s “architects” Backstreet Boys’ Nick Carter, the Spice Girls’ Emma Bunton, and Timbaland.

The 10-episode season began with 30 young male vocalists competing to become a member of the new five-piece boy band that became In Real Life. Each week, the boys would rotate into different groups and perform, at the end, the “architects” would put either two or three boys up for elimination and through live voting, a boy would be saved by America. At the end of the season, the final five remaining boys would form the boy band and receive a recording contract with Hollywood Records

In Real Life released their first single, “Eyes Closed,” written by Justin Tranter, following their debut performance of the song on the Boy Band finale. Already, the band has amassed a loyal following of fans, and has performed on Good Morning America, ABC’s Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration, and the Disney Channel Holiday Celebration.

On February 1st the guys released their highly anticipated second single, “Tattoo (How ‘Bout You)” today, available for download HERE and streaming HERE. The music video for the infectious pop track will debut on February 14^th.

In Real Life is kicking off 2018 in style, with a performance on Live! with Kelly & Ryan from the Bahamas on February 5^th, and Jimmy Kimmel Live on February 7^th. In Real Life scored their first award nomination for “Best Boyband” at the iHeart Music Awards, which will air on TNT and TBS on March 11^th 2018.

The track was written by Louis Schoorl (Jack & Jack, 5 Seconds of Summer, Sabrina Carpenter), Mike Temrowski, and Michael Conor, and was produced by Louis Schoorl. “Tattoo (How ‘Bout You) is a special song to us,” says Michael Conor, who wrote his rap verse on the track. “It’s catchy, but it’s also about wanting to protect your heart and not get too attached to someone if they’re not fully into it.”

 In Real Life