Andy Ross

American musician

Alternative rock
pop rock
indie rock
indie pop
electronica

Occupation(s)

Musician
singer
songwriter
record producer

Instrument(s)

Vocals
guitar
keyboards
bass guitar

Years active1998–presentMember of

OK Go
Secret Dakota Ring

Formerly of

Unsacred Hearts
DraculaZombieUSA
Cold Memory
Phter
D-Funky
Beechmont Chilles
Conjugal Visit

Musical artist

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]}