Colton Dixon: On 'A Messenger' and life beyond 'Idol'

Colton Dixon is rehearsing his band. They're set up in Sawyer Brown frontman Mark Miller's studio just outside Nashville. In about a week, they'll move to a soundstage, but right now, they're more concerned with learning to play together, getting the sound right, becoming a unit.

The musicians are set up throughout the studio - Dixon with his Kawai keyboard in a corner of the control room, with the...