s ▁new ▁bass ▁singer . ▁Now ▁with ▁a ▁permanent ▁line up ▁of ▁members , ▁the ▁group ▁re he ars ed ▁in ▁the ▁high ▁school ' s ▁bath rooms , ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁excellent ▁ac oust ics , ▁and ▁on ▁the ▁corners ▁of ▁their ▁schools ▁and ▁local ▁hang outs . ▁They ▁found ▁insp iration ▁in ▁New ▁Edition ' s ▁harm on ies ▁and ▁rout ines , ▁and ▁eventually ▁renamed ▁the ▁group ▁" Bo yz ▁II ▁Men ", ▁after ▁one ▁of ▁New ▁Edition ' s ▁songs , ▁" Bo ys ▁to ▁Men ", ▁from ▁their ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁album ▁Heart ▁Break . ▁After ▁performing ▁at ▁a ▁Valent ine ' s ▁Day ▁party ▁at ▁school ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁they ▁got ▁their ▁big ▁break ▁when ▁they ▁sn uck ▁back stage ▁at ▁a ▁concert ▁in ▁their ▁h omet own ▁to ▁sing ▁for ▁New ▁Edition ▁member ▁Michael ▁B iv ins , ▁who ▁along ▁with ▁fellow ▁group m ates ▁R icky ▁Bell ▁and ▁Ron nie ▁De V oe ▁just ▁announced ▁they ▁were ▁forming ▁a ▁New ▁Edition ▁spin - off ▁tri o ▁Bell ▁B iv ▁De V oe . ▁After ▁they ▁sang ▁New ▁Edition ' s ▁Can ▁You ▁Stand ▁The ▁Rain ▁for ▁him , ▁B iv ins ▁and ▁everyone ▁in ▁attend ance ▁including ▁other ▁cele brit ies ▁were ▁im pressed . ▁He ▁then ▁gave ▁the ▁group ▁his ▁number ▁and ▁told ▁them ▁to ▁give ▁him ▁a ▁call . ▁N ate ▁eventually ▁called ▁him , ▁and ▁he ▁agreed ▁to ▁manage ▁and ▁helped ▁produce ▁the ▁group . ▁ ▁The