Ross Golan
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| Birth name | Ross Jacob Golan |
| Born | April 8, 1980 Evanston, Illinois,U.S. |
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| Years active | 2003–present |
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| Website | www |
Ross Jacob Golan(born April 8, 1980) is an American songwriter, record producer and playwright.[1]
Life and career
[edit]Early career
[edit]Golan graduated fromDeerfield High School (Illinois)of Deerfield, Illinois in 1998. He studied music at the University of Southern California, and has since released songs with artists includingMaroon 5,Justin Bieber,Celine Dion,Nicki Minaj,Gwen Stefani,Lady Antebellum,Michael Bublé,Selena Gomez,Keith Urban,Ariana Grande,Flo Rida,Enrique Iglesias,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,Avril Lavigne,Little Mix,Gavin DeGraw,Colbie Caillat,Andy Grammer,James Blunt,Big Sean,Travis Barker,Lukas Graham,Sabrina Carpenter,Skylar Grey,Rixton,The VampsandIcona Pop,among others. He is the 2016BMI"Pop Songwriter of the Year" and is currently published byWarner/Chappell Music.His concept albumThe Wrong Manwas released worldwide byInterscope Recordson 26 July 2019.
Early Record Deals
[edit]Golan had multiplerecorddeals, 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, releasingReagan Baby.After that, Golan co-founded Glacier Hiking, which had a hybrid publishing/label deal withLionsgate[citation needed]- the band released a self-titled EP before breaking up in 2009.
Early Record Deals
[edit]Golan had multiplerecorddeals, 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, releasingReagan Baby.After that, Golan co-founded Glacier Hiking, which had a hybrid publishing/label deal withLionsgate[citation needed]- the band released a self-titled EP before breaking up in 2009.
The Wrong Man
[edit]Golan developed amusicalcalledThe Wrong Man,[2]based on the concept musicalbum,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 threeOvation Awardwins out of four nominations. The musical made its way to New York City, playingOff-Broadwayto previews beginning 18 September 2019, with an October 7 opening and scheduled run through 24 November 2019 at the Robert W. WilsonMCC TheaterSpace. The full-cast stage production includedTonywinners and nomineesTommy Kail,Alex Lacamoire and Joshua Henry.[3]The Wrong Man received 9Drama Desk Awardsnominations including Best Musical and 3Lucille Lortel Awardsnominations. The show was also honored with four Outer Critics Circle Awards including best original score for Golan.
The concept album was released worldwide by Interscope Records on 26 July 2019. That version made it to the big screen, with ananimated filmadaptation written and performed by Golan. The movie premiered at theTribeca Film Festivalin April 2019.[4]
Podcast
[edit]Golan is also thepodcasthost ofAnd the Writer Is...which is co-produced by Joe London. It has garnered three million downloads.
Advocacy
[edit]In 2016, Golan co-authored an initiative to include songwriters in theGrammy 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 theMusic Modernization Act.In 2019, he became the first songwriter to sit on the board of directors of theNational Music Publishers Associationin the 100-plus year history of that organization. In 2021, he advocated to have the 33% rule eradicated from theGrammy Awards"Album of the Year" category and in 2022, all songwriters, producers and engineers who worked on a nominated album will for the first time be recognized as nominees.
Awards and nominations
[edit]- 2014:Winner, "Video/Projection Design" - Michael Hoy and Adam Flemming, for the Skylight Theatre Company production ofThe Wrong Man.[6]
- 2014:Winner, "Lyrics/Music for an Original Musical" - Ross Golan, for the Skylight Theatre Company production ofThe Wrong Man.[6]
- 2014:Winner, "Book for an Original Musical" - Ross Golan, for the Skylight Theatre Company production ofThe Wrong Man.[7]
- 2014:Nominee, "Best Production of a Musical (Intimate Theatre)" - Skylight Theatre Company, for the production ofThe Wrong Man.[7]
- 2016: Winner, "Pop Songwriter of the Year".
- 2020: Winner, "Best Original Score" - for the MCC production ofThe Wrong Man.
- 2020: Nominee, "Outstanding Score" - for the MCC production ofThe Wrong Man.
- 2020: Nominee, "Outstanding Musical" - for the MCC production ofThe Wrong Man.
References
[edit]- ^"Warner Chappell Publishing | Ross Golan | Music Industry Professional".Musicxray.RetrievedMarch 29,2016.
- ^"TimeOut Los Angeles theater profile: 'The Wrong Man'".TimeOut.2014.RetrievedOctober 30,2019.
- ^"'The Wrong Man' musical's epic journey to the stage, with help from Team 'Hamilton'".Los Angeles Times.September 19, 2019.RetrievedOctober 30,2019.
- ^"IMDb profile: 'The Wrong Man' (2019)".Internet Movie Database.RetrievedOctober 30,2019.
- ^"Jaxsta".jaxsta.RetrievedDecember 5,2023.
- ^ab"The 2014 Ovation Awards Winners Announced".LA STAGE Alliance. 2014.RetrievedOctober 30,2019.
- ^ab"Ovation Awards Nominees Announced".LA STAGE Alliance. 2014. Archived fromthe originalon July 13, 2019.RetrievedMarch 29,2016.
