Colton Ford

Colton Ford is the stage name of Glenn Soukesian, a former gay porn star who changed careers and has become a musician and actor. As of May 2007, he resides in New York City.

Post-porn career

Ford has been in the music industry for 27 years. He did a 10 month stint as a porn star. Because of that short time in film, people think he is a porn star turned musician and actor. The opposite is true. He has always been the singer. Porn was just a phase. Ford set his sights on becoming a Club/Dance and House music singer-songwriter, as well as an actor. He released several singles including «Everything» and a cover of Stevie Wonder’s «Signed, Sealed, Delivered I’m Yours». On that track, he collaborated with Club/Dance singer-songwriter Pepper Mashay. The song peaked at #9 on the Hot Dance Club Play and #25 on the Hot Dance Singles Sales charts.[2]

He released his first album, Tug of War, digitally in 2008, and he was part of the True Colors Tour 2008.

Ford has frequently expressed frustration over the difficult transition from porn to legitimate acting and a singing career. His efforts have been met with mixed critical reception. Despite his protestations, Ford’s post-porn acting has heavily leaned towards the sexually explicit. His music videos frequently feature him nearly nude; in one case, the setting of the video is at a glory hole. His limited acting appearances have been in a simulated sex scene (including one with fellow singer Chris Willis), as «Butch Hunk» in the film Another Gay Sequel, and in the non-sexual role of Sheriff Trout on the sexually charged gay soap opera The Lair. To quote critic Jake Bradford of QueerOpinion: «Though Colton Ford is a half-decent singer and has a definite presence on screen, it seems that his range is limited to soap opera acting, vocoder-heavy dance music and videos that expose his flesh to within an inch of his genitals.»

In his first mainstream film appearance, Ford appeared in the documentary film Naked Fame, which follows his struggles to transition from the world of porn to Club/Dance musician. The movie was released theatrically in the United States and Canada in 2005 to mixed critical reviews.

Discography

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Albums
Tug of War (2007, OutSider Music)
Under the Covers (2009, Peace Bisquit)

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Singles
«Everything»
«Signed Sealed Delivered» (with Pepper Mashay)
«That’s Me» (feat. Cazwell and Stephen Reed)
«The Way You Love Me»
«Tug Of War (My Heart Won’t Let Go)»
«No One» (Alicia Keys Cover)
«Music Sounds Better With You» (Stardust Cover)
«Trouble» (Britney Spears Cover)
«Losing my religion» (R.E.M. Cover)