Andy Ross

Andy Ross

Background information
Birth name	Andrew Ross
Also known as	Secret Dakota Ring
Born	(1979-03-08) March 8, 1979
Origin	Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Genres	Indie rock, Indie pop, Electronica
Occupation(s)	musician, songwriter, producer
Instruments	singing, guitar, bass, keyboards
Years active	1998-present
Labels	Serious Business Records, Capitol Records
Associated acts	Unsacred Hearts, DraculaZombieUSA, Cold Memory, OK Go
Notable instruments
Fender Telecaster

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. Andy is lead developer of a mobile game developer company Space Inch, LLC.^[1]

Biography

Ross attended Columbia University 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 the solo project name Secret Dakota Ring. Ross described his freshman album as a 'break up 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

Secret Dakota Ring has released two studio albums:

Do Not Leave Baggage All the Way (2004)
Cantarell (2008)

References

↑ https://twitter.com/SpaceInch Official Twitter page of Space Inch, LLC
↑ Horn, Jodie Janella (19 October 2005). "Rocking the Paisley Three-Piece Suit". PopMatters. Retrieved 21 December 2009.
↑ Lull, Dino (24 September 2008). "Secret Dakota Ring". Metro Spirit (Augusta). Retrieved 21 December 2009.

External links

OK Go

Damian Kulash Tim Nordwind Dan Konopka Andy Ross Andy Duncan

Studio albums	OK Go Oh No Of the Blue Colour of the Sky Hungry Ghosts

EPs and Compilations	OK Go (Brown EP) OK Go (Pink EP) Do What You Want You're Not Alone (w/ Bonerama) Twelve Days of OK Go

Singles	"Get Over It" "Don't Ask Me" "A Million Ways" "Do What You Want" "Oh Lately It's So Quiet" "Invincible" "Here It Goes Again" "WTF?" "This Too Shall Pass" "End Love" "White Knuckles" "All Is Not Lost" "Muppet Show Theme Song" "Needing/Getting" "The Writing's On the Wall" "I Won't Let You Down" "Upside Down & Inside Out"

Related articles	Awards and nominations Discography Videography

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