On Season 10 of “American Idol” he was one of the top 12 males, out of a field of more than 115 thousand. He has gone on to tour and perform before thousands of fans, appearing with some of the music industry’s biggest artists, including The Fray, Kelly Clarkson, Blake Shelton, The Jonas Brothers, and LeAnn Rimes. He had two songs on MTV’s “The Real World” and had a music video that Jimmy Kimmel tweeted. He talks about his new album, new video, being an extra on the TV show “Nashville,” what his email pitches to venues look like, and we get an exclusive – the premier of his song, “Dance.”