Stephen Fowler

It looks like one of the American Idol contestants who's alleged to have made it to Hollywood is someone named, Stephen Fowler. I wonder what people who know him call him. Stephen? Steve? Stevie? Not much information online on this guy at all though. All I've come across is the statement that he plays the piano. Not much else. No MySpace profile. No band website. No album or mp3's available for listening to or download. Nothing. Not even an age.

It's a bit strange actually. Not used to it. Nowadays, it seems that just about anyone right now who's looking to build some sort of music career has at least a MySpace profile. I mean, MySpace actually has a special setup for artists, and there've already been examples of singers who are pretty high profile right now, and who have sort of made it, or are at least getting to that point, who got their big break mostly because they were able to build up a fan base thanks to MySpace. And well, it doesn't cost anything at all really to set one up, except of course, you need a computer and an internet connection, but that can be worked around. So what's with this guy?

I guess I could speculate. Maybe Stephen Fowler's the type of American Idol contestant who hasn't really seen a music career as his future necessarily. Maybe he already has a job, or work, or a career. Maybe he's one of those people that you work with, who goes about his job, but really blows people away during the annual karaoke or videoke bash. Or someone who sings for family and relatives, but doesn't really do actual gigs. And then maybe he thought he'd give American Idol a go anyway, since he has the pipes, and then found that he actually made it past the judges. So that would explain why he doesn't have the MySpace profile, or the band or independently produced album, and why American Idol forum people haven't heard of him at all.

Also, I guess it looks like he hasn't ever tried auditioning for American Idol before. Or at least if he has, he didn't make it past the preliminary audition stage, and his performance didn't merit even a casual mention during the audition shows. But I have a feeling that isn't what happened. I'm thinking it's probably his first time to give the American Idol show a whirl. I wonder though how far Stephen Fowler will go. Unlike some of the other contestants already mentioned, he doesn't seem to have a lot of high profile gigs and performances under his belt. But then again, maybe he does, but they just haven't been featured online.

So anyway, that's Stephen Fowler for you. Watch out for him and his piano playing skills.