Mark Ballas Talks On DWTS, New Album, Touring, And Get My Name
Mark Ballas talked with Ralphie Tonight about this past season of Dancing With The Stars. He puts the rumors to rest about Maks and Meryl dating and how and why they dodged the question saying, “They’re just intelligent. They know how to play the game” (if only they knew how much respect they lose when they play games with fans like that). Mark also discusses his new album and his new “Get My Name” single below. More at the link including how he’d liked to jump on tour with a major artist. There is also an audio link of this interview at the link. Also, be watching TMZ LIVE as they should be posting a new interview soon.
“The day we put it out, it debuted at No. 24 on the iTunes Pop Chart,” Ballas recalled proudly of May 5. “I’m doing this all independently: no (record) label. So considering that, I’m really excited.”
The song is a fun pop track – Ballas croons over a bouncy beat infused with a bit of jazz. His “DWTS” cohort Derek Hough directed the song’s music video, a total throwback to the era of the ‘50s and ‘60s. “Get My Name” is the first single from Ballas’ forthcoming LP.
“This is the first full studio album I’ve done,” the singer said of the project. “I’ve done acoustic EPs and I’ve done acoustic stuff before, which has been a little more stripped back because I hadn’t had the resources or the access to amazing producers in the genre that I wanted to go into.”
That changed when Ballas signed a music publishing deal with Nashville-based BMG.
“(BMG) put me in the studio with some great producers like Jim Beanz, The Stereotypes, and then the producer that’s done a majority of my record’s name is Wizz Dumb,” Ballas revealed. “He’s Timbaland’s protégé; he works in that camp.”
ETA: To see Mark interviewed by Z100, go here. He also performs “Get My Name”.
Oh, Mark’s twitter should be interesting tonight! Those shippers are going to go crazy! And Mark isn’t shy about responding. What fun!
But, I have to disagree that they were “intelligent” about playing the game. All the news reports after their “win” was about the “relationship” and being the Susan Lucci of DWTS; and no real mention of the dances. Shame on them. You have a ringer and instead of creating beautiful dances, you “phone it in” playing the “faux-mance” card. Sad. Guess he ran out of ideas.
LOL, if only those exposing words would have made it to his rehearsal package.
Maks better capitalize on whatever little time he has left to bask in the glory of the remnants of this fauxmance. He’s doing a little bit by using Meryl to promote his dance studios, fine jewelry lines and dance shows. Meryl on the other hand is familiarizing people with Michigan state parks and airplane views while she remembers Maya Angelou. Contrast much??? 😀
The shippers are going through a denial phase and buying everything Maks has to offer. HAHAHA…Can this fauxmance be nominated as the biggest scam on DWTS? I’m still bitter.
Well Mak’s dance studio, Dance with me usa, is still playing to the shippers with the shirts there going to sell of him and Meryl. They have them pictured in a near kiss on one of them. Im not sure why, to sell them? I guess the shippers will go crazy over that, even if its obvious now that it was all fake.
Didn’t Maks backhanded say Derek knew how to ” package” a win. Looks like Maks figured out how he had to ” package” a win for his ringer.
It’s called “Let’s make a buck on that thar showmance”. 🙂
Ha ha!!! I wonder what’s Meryl’s share of the proceeds…
The T-shirt design made me smile, so I got to give it to DWM. “Gone with the Win” poster with M&M “iconic” kiss drawn in fine pencil… i’m sure this appeals to shippers of all ages.
LOL! PHeidi Yippie Kye Yoo!!!
Meanwhile….Derek & Julianne just finished their first show and the photos on Twitter @AmyDerekFans show the ROCKED IT!
Yes, this old gramma is Tweeting! 🙂
I wonder if they even got permission to use her image. I’m sure not allowed to just make shirts like that without permission.
A friend told me yesterday that the Meryl and Maks shippers were freaking out because their “love” has ended. Seems some of the message boards are filled with fans in despair. This is way too funny to me! Glad Mark spoke the truth about M&M.
Tacky, tacky, tacky…those DWM folks are something else, capitalizing on a fauxmance that is already over & done with.
Courtney took the words right out of my mouth!!!
HAHA, this takes tacky to another level. When a fauxmance is dead and you still try to milk it, is it a necromance? 😛
#9 LOL, this ended more abruptly than any shipper could handle. This was like emergency contraception to the future of Boris and Oleg.
I hate it when the showmance angle is pushed on the viewers. The shippers are one thing, but when the dance pro and/or the celebrity are pushing it. That’s just sad.
Remember Cheryl and Rich Ocho sharing a photo of the ring that he gave her during the competition. Yikes! that was bad.
Supposedly Cheryl and Ochocinco did at least have a fling, according to her book anyways, so there was more to that showmance than Maks and Meryl’s.
Cheryl and Ochocinco…..yuck. He was just very into himself when he was on the show. I didn’t like that.