Andy Ross

Andy Ross
Andy Ross
	Ross in 2006
Background information
Birth name	Andrew Ross
Origin	Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S.
Genres	Alternative rock; pop rock; indie rock; indie pop; electronica;
Occupations	Musician; singer; songwriter; record producer;
Instruments	Vocals; guitar; keyboards; bass guitar;
Years active	1998–present
Member of	OK Go; Secret Dakota Ring;
Formerly of	Unsacred Hearts; DraculaZombieUSA; Cold Memory; Phter; D-Funky; Beechmont Chilles; Conjugal Visit;

Andrew Ross is an American musician. He has been the guitarist, keyboardist and vocalist for the rock band OK Go since 2005. He is also behind a solo project, Secret Dakota Ring, which released albums in 2004 and 2008. Ross is also co-founder of Serious Business Records, a label under which Secret Dakota Ring publish their records.

Biography

Ross attended Columbia University, where he had studied computer science,^[1] and became the bassist for the band Unsacred Hearts and guitarist for DraculaZombieUSA. Ross was also the bassist for a brief stint in early 2000s indie band Cold Memory, and was also the headliner for The A-Ross Experience. Other early bands include Phter, D-Funky and the Beechmont Chilles, and Conjugal Visit.

In 2004, he released an album, Do Not Leave The Baggage All the Way, under his solo project Secret Dakota Ring. Ross described his freshman album as a "breakup album" at a Google artists performance.

In early 2005, he became a member of OK Go after auditioning to replace the band's former guitarist and keyboardist Andy Duncan, who left after production on their second album, Oh No, was finished.^[2]

A second Secret Dakota Ring album, entitled Cantarell, was released on November 11, 2008.^[3]

Discography

Studio albums

with Secret Dakota Ring

Do Not Leave Baggage All the Way (2004)
Cantarell (2008)

with OK Go

Of the Blue Colour of the Sky (2010)
Hungry Ghosts (2014)

References

^ "The Guitarist From OK GO Made a Phone Game Called 'Disco Bees'". Playboy. 27 August 2015. Archived from the original on 3 March 2017. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
^ Horn, Jodie Janella (19 October 2005). "Rocking the Paisley Three-Piece Suit". PopMatters. Archived from the original on December 29, 2005. Retrieved 21 December 2009.
^ Lull, Dino (24 September 2008). "Secret Dakota Ring". Metro Spirit. Augusta. Retrieved 21 December 2009.^{[permanent dead link]}

External links

Band blog

[1] "The Guitarist From OK GO Made a Phone Game Called 'Disco Bees'". Playboy. 27 August 2015. Archived from the original on 3 March 2017. Retrieved 20 February 2017.

[2] Horn, Jodie Janella (19 October 2005). "Rocking the Paisley Three-Piece Suit". PopMatters. Archived from the original on December 29, 2005. Retrieved 21 December 2009.

[3] Lull, Dino (24 September 2008). "Secret Dakota Ring". Metro Spirit. Augusta. Retrieved 21 December 2009.^{[permanent dead link]}

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