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| *Andy's primary ] influence is ]. So inspired by Page, Andy received a ] bow for his 16th birthday so he could perfect Page's guitar bowing technique. | |||
| *In addition to ], Ross also works as a programmer for the ] and the Participatory Politics Foundation (specifically, opencongress.org). When asked, "How can you possibly find time to do it?", Ross replied, "A lot of car-sitting". | |||
| *His mother's name is Karen and his father's is David Ross. | |||
| *He is especially a dedicated and loyal fan of the ]. He was even interviewed for the Fox show ] for the ] edition on September 16, 2006. | |||
| *Is descended from ] passenger ], who fell off the boat and lived. | |||
| *Has earned the ] "Rusty" by his ]. | |||
| *Known as "the general" to an elite group of ] friends. | |||
| *Drummer ] has claimed to experience an "A. Ross" fantasy whenever Andy's family shows up for a concert. | |||
| *His favorite food is ]. | |||
| == External links == | == External links == | ||
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Andy Ross (born March 8, 1979), is an American musician most famous as 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 was formerly the bassist for the band Unsacred Hearts and guitarist for DraculaZombieUSA. Ross was also the bassist for a brief stint in vaunted early 2000s indie band Cold Memory, and was also the headliner for one of Columbia University's most popular student bands, The A-Ross Experience. Early bands include Phter, D-Funky and the Beechmont Chilles (featuring the acoustic stylings of B-Smooky and his musical horn of plenty), and Conjugal Visit.
In 2004 he released an album, Do Not Leave The Baggage All The Way, under the solo project name Secret Dakota Ring.
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. The band have recorded but not yet released a third studio album since Ross joined, after about three years of touring with him following the release of Oh No.
A second Secret Dakota Ring album, entitled Cantarell, was released on November 11, 2008.
Discography
Secret Dakota Ring has made one studio album:
- Cantarell (2008)
OK Go have not yet released an album since Ross's arrival, but one is currently in production.
External links
- Secret Dakota Ring Official Website
- Record Label
- DraculaZombieUSA
- OK Go Official Website
- Foro de Ok Go en Español
- Participatory Culture Foundation
- myspace.com/okgo
- Band Blog
- Worcester Telegram
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