Ross Golan

Ross Golan (born April 8, 1980) is a multi-platinum songwriter from the north suburbs of Chicago. He graduated from Deerfield High School (Illinois) of Deerfield, Illinois in 1998. He studied music at the University of Southern California and has since released songs with artists including Maroon 5, Justin Bieber, Nicki Minaj, Lady Antebellum, Michael Bublé, Selena Gomez, Keith Urban, Ariana Grande, Flo Rida, One Direction, Idina Menzel, Nelly, Demi Lovato, Jason Derulo, Meghan Trainor, Cee Lo Green, 5 Seconds of Summer, Linkin Park, Prince Royce, Snoop Dogg, Gavin DeGraw, Colbie Caillat, Andy Grammer, James Blunt, Big Sean, Travis Barker, Lukas Graham, Skylar Grey, Rixton, The Vamps and Icona Pop amongst many others. He's had multiple record deals as an artist as well. The first was in 2003 with Insider Trading Corporation/EMI which was a label Golan started while in school. The label teamed up with EMI's then president, Phil Quatararo, and released "Reagan Baby". After that, Ross 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. Throughout both projects, Ross developed a one-man musical called, The Wrong Man which is about a man who's wrongly accused of a crime committed in Reno, NV. The show opened in February 2014 and received three Ovation Awards of four Nominations including Best Musical, Best Book and Best Lyrics and Music. Ross is also the podcast host of and the Writer Is... which is coproduced by Joe London. He is the 2016 BMI Pop Songwriter of the Year and is currently published by Warner/Chappell Music.

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