Ross Golan
Ross Golan (born April 8, 1980) is a multi-award-winning, multi-platinum selling, American songwriter, record producer and playwright.[1]
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| Birth name | Ross Golan |
| Born | April 8, 1980 Evanston, Illinois, U.S. |
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| Years active | 2003–present |
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| Website | www |
Life and career
Early career
Golan graduated from Deerfield High School (Illinois) of Deerfield, Illinois in 1998. He studied music at the University of Southern California,[2] and has since released songs with artists including Maroon 5, Justin Bieber, Celine Dion,Nicki Minaj, Lady Antebellum, Michael Bublé, Selena Gomez, Keith Urban, Ariana Grande, Flo Rida, One Direction, P!nk, The Dixie Chicks, Pitbull, Lauv, Idina Menzel, Nelly, Luis Fonsi, Demi Lovato, Jason Derulo, Meghan Trainor, Cee Lo Green, 5 Seconds of Summer, Linkin Park, Prince Royce, Snoop Dogg, Charlie Puth, James Taylor, Gavin DeGraw, Colbie Caillat, Andy Grammer, James Blunt, Big Sean, Travis Barker, Lukas Graham, Skylar Grey, Rixton, The Vamps and Icona Pop,[3] among others. He is the 2016 BMI "Pop Songwriter of the Year" and is currently published by Warner/Chappell Music. His concept album The Wrong Man was released worldwide by Interscope Records on 26 July 2019.
Early Record Deals
Golan had multiple record deals, the first in 2003 with Insider Trading Corporation/EMI, which was a label he started while in school. The label teamed up with EMI's then-president Phil Quatararo, releasing Reagan Baby. After that, Golan co-founded Glacier Hiking, which had a hybrid publishing/label deal with Lionsgate - the band released a self-titled EP before breaking up in 2009.
The Wrong Man
Golan developed a musical called The Wrong Man,[4] based on the concept music album, which is about a man who is wrongly accused of a crime committed in Reno, Nevada. A one-man version of the show, starring Golan, ran in Los Angeles in February 2014 and received three Ovation Award wins out of four nominations. The musical made its way to New York City, playing Off-Broadway to previews beginning 18 September 2019, with an October 7 opening and scheduled run through 24 November 2019 at the Robert W. Wilson MCC Theater Space. The full-cast stage production included Tony winners and nominees Tommy Kail, Alex Lacamoire and Joshua Henry.[5] The Wrong Man has received 9 Drama Desk Awards nominations including Best Musical and 3 Lucille Lortel Awards nominations. Golan was honored with the Outer Critics Circle Award for best original score.
The concept album was released worldwide by Interscope Records on 26 July 2019. That version made it to the big screen, with an animated film adaptation written and performed by Golan. The movie premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in April 2019.[6]
Podcast
Golan is also the podcast host of And the Writer Is... which is co-produced by Joe London. It has garnered three million downloads.
Advocacy
In 2016, Golan co-authored an initiative to include songwriters in the Grammy Awards "Album of the Year" category, and 2017 marked the first year a songwriter received a statue for the award. In 2018, he was a leading voice in the Music Modernization Act. In 2019, he became the first songwriter to sit on the board of directors of the National Music Publishers Association in the 100-plus year history of that organization.
Notable song credits
| Title | Year | Artist | Album |
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| "Anyway" | 2011 | Cee Lo Green | The Lady Killer: Platinum Edition |
| "Hold Up" | 2011 | Demi Lovato | Unbroken |
| "Take You" | 2012 | Justin Bieber | Believe |
| "Marilyn Monroe" | 2012 | Nicki Minaj | Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded |
| "Wipe Your Eyes" | 2012 | Maroon 5 | Overexposed |
| "Happening" | 2012 | Medina | Forever |
| "Compass" | 2013 | Lady Antebellum | Golden |
| "Shame" | 2013 | Keith Urban | Fuse |
| "You Are Fire" | 2013 | Prince Royce | Soy el Mismo |
| "Back From The Dead feat. Big Sean and Travis Barker" | 2013 | Skylar Grey | Don't Look Down |
| "When I Find Love Again" | 2013 | James Blunt | Moon Landing |
| "3,000 Miles" | 2013 | Emblem3 | Nothing to Lose |
| "Let It Rain" | 2013 | Eliza Doolittle | In Your Hands |
| "Unkiss Me" | 2014 | Maroon 5 | V |
| "Mrs All American" | 2014 | 5 Seconds of Summer | 5 Seconds of Summer |
| "Fire" | 2014 | Gavin DeGraw | Finest Hour: The Best of Gavin DeGraw |
| "Stuck on a Feeling" | 2014 | Prince Royce | Double Vision |
| "Live It Up" | 2014 | Colbie Caillat | Gypsy Heart |
| "Nice Guys" | |||
| "Love Pretenders" | 2014 | The Madden Brothers | Greetings from California |
| "Empty Spirits" | |||
| "Same Old Love" | 2015 | Selena Gomez | Revival |
| "Survivors" | |||
| "Cologne" | |||
| "My House" | 2015 | Flo Rida | My House |
| "If I Could Fly" | 2015 | One Direction | Made in the A.M. |
| "Good To Be Alive (Hallelujah)" | 2015 | Andy Grammer | Magazines or Novels |
| "Painkiller (featuring Meghan Trainor)" | 2015 | Jason Derulo | Everything Is 4 |
| "Take The World By Storm" | 2015 | Lukas Graham | Lukas Graham |
| "What Happened To Perfect" | |||
| "Funeral" | |||
| "Wait on Me" | 2015 | Rixton | Let the Road |
| "Appreciated" | |||
| "Don't Cry For Me" | 2015 | Martina Stoessel | Tini |
| "Wake Up" | 2015 | The Vamps | Wake Up |
| "I Found A Girl" | |||
| "Held By Me" | |||
| "Dangerous Woman" | 2016 | Ariana Grande | Dangerous Woman |
| "Fresh Eyes" | 2016 | Andy Grammer | The Good Parts |
| "Today Is Yesterday's Tomorrow" | 2016 | Michael Bublé | Nobody But Me |
| "Hopeless Romantic" | 2016 | Meghan Trainor | Thank You |
| "Mom" | |||
| "Then There's You" | 2016 | Charlie Puth | Nine Track Mind |
| "You Gotta Not" | 2016 | Little Mix | Glory Days |
| "Halfway Right" | 2017 | Linkin Park | One More Light |
| "Barbies" | 2017 | P!nk | Beautiful Trauma |
| "Change" featuring James Taylor | 2018 | Charlie Puth | Voicenotes |
| "Lovers Never Die" | 2019 | Celine Dion | Courage |
| "Sola" | 2019 | Luis Fonsi | Vida |
| "El Tejano" | 2020 | Lauv | How I'm Feeling |
| "March March" | 2020 | The Chicks | Gaslighter |
| "Feel Me" | 2020 | Selena Gomez | Rare |
Awards and Nominations
- 2014: Winner, "Video/Projection Design" - Michael Hoy and Adam Flemming, for the Skylight Theatre Company production of The Wrong Man.[7]
- 2014: Winner, "Lyrics/Music for an Original Musical" - Ross Golan, for the Skylight Theatre Company production of The Wrong Man.[7]
- 2014: Winner, "Book for an Original Musical" - Ross Golan, for the Skylight Theatre Company production of The Wrong Man.[8]
- 2014: Nominee, "Best Production of a Musical (Intimate Theatre)" - Skylight Theatre Company, for the production of The Wrong Man.[8]
- 2016: Winner, "Pop Songwriter of the Year".
References
- "Warner Chappell Publishing | Ross Golan | Music Industry Professional". Musicxray.com. Retrieved March 29, 2016.
- "Ross Golan – Hit Song Writer on the Rise". Therisinghollywood.com. November 15, 2011. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved March 29, 2016.
- "Ross Golan". AllMusic. Retrieved March 29, 2016.
- "TimeOut Los Angeles theater profile: 'The Wrong Man'". TimeOut. 2014. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
- "'The Wrong Man' musical's epic journey to the stage, with help from Team 'Hamilton'". Los Angeles Times. September 19, 2019. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
- "IMDb profile: 'The Wrong Man' (2019)". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
- "The 2014 Ovation Awards Winners Announced". LA STAGE Alliance. 2014. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
- "Ovation Awards Nominees Announced". LA STAGE Alliance. 2014. Retrieved March 29, 2016.
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