[4] He is well known for his single "Hollywood's Not America" from his debut album Aliens & Rainbows, which was featured as the exit song during the semi-final round of American Idol season 7.

[8] He was 17 when he decided to pursue a career in music, after listening to pop artists such as Britney Spears and 'N Sync.

After submitting a demo tape, he was invited to Florida where he signed with a manager and moved to Los Angeles.

[4] He was eventually signed to EMI's Capitol Records after an audition for the label's chairman Jason Flom while on spring break.

[14] In June 2010, Australian singer Michael Paynter released the song "Love the Fall" featuring The Veronicas which was co-written by Ferras and Gary Clark.

It became the most added song to Australian radio in the first week of July and was the first top-20 single on the ARIA chart for Paynter, and was later certified Platinum.

Ferras co-wrote the song "Galaxy" with Richard Vission and was released as a duet by Australian recording artists Jessica Mauboy and Stan Walker in 2011.

Ferras released his self-titled EP on June 17, 2014, after becoming the first artist to sign with Katy Perry's Metamorphosis Music.