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| Mindless Behavior - Toronto, March 2011 |
It's been over two years in the making, but Pop Music will soon be embracing the debut of a new Teen phenomenon,
Mindless Behavior. The Boy Band, three parts Los Angelenos and one part Philadelphian, have won the praise of industry Icons like
Diddy and
Janet Jackson, the latter who has handpicked them to join her on twelve key dates for her
NUMBER ONES: Up Close and Personal Tour. Just having landed in Toronto after their first stop-off in Chicago earlier this week, I caught up backstage with the Boys of
Mindless Behavior - their first ever Canadian interview - at a venue Midtown, a private Showcase organized by
Faze Magazine.
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| Prodigy |
Starting off our session with a quick Photoshoot, I was amazed firstly by the level of seasoning these Boys showed, comfortably throwing poses at the Camera - each defining who they were on a personal level.
Prodigy, decidedly the lead Vocalist of the group, is confident and understated, giving me full-on
Diddy.
Princeton is colourful and outgoing, his hair actually reminiscent of a young
Prince.
Roc Royal is grounded and approachable.
Ray Ray although the quietest and perhaps most endearing, is by no means shy on-stage.
The Boys explain to me the process of how they came to be Mindless Behavior with Princeton telling me, "Roc Royal and I were chosen out of 600 kids by Walter Millsap (Beyoncé) and Vincent Herbert (Lady Gaga) first, then came Prodigy from Philadelphia who was discovered on YouTube by our Choreographer. Ray Ray joined our group last.". Life hasn't been all Escalades and Red Carpets though since being signed to Interscope Records by Jimmy Iovine. He adds that "for two years we have been going to classes for Vocal Lessons, Media Training and Choreography. We're all being Homeschooled now.".
