Ross Copperman
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| Background information | |
| Born | October 1, 1982 |
| Origin | Roanoke, Virginia, U.S. |
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| Years active | 2002–present |
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| Associated acts | Brett Eldredge |
Ross Copperman (born October 1, 1982) is a Grammy nominated American singer-songwriter and producer most well known for his song "All She Wrote" which was released in the UK in the beginning of 2007 and "Holding On and Letting Go" which was featured in The Vampire Diaries( TVD) in 2011, Drop Dead Diva in 2013 and the series finale of CSI:NY. Ross has written several #1 songs including: Brett Eldredge's "Beat of the Music", "Lose My Mind", and "Drunk on Your Love", Billy Currington's "Don't It", A Thousand Horses' "Smoke", Luke Bryan's "Strip It Down", Keith Urban's "John Cougar, John Deere, John 3:16" and "Break on Me", Justin Moore's "Point at You". He has also produced for several artists including: Keith Urban, Brett Eldredge, Dierks Bentley, Eli Young Band and Jake Owen among others. Copperman was recently honored as 2016 ACM Songwriter of the Year, and winner of a 2016 Double CMA Triple Play Award.
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History
Copperman was born an grew up in Roanoke, Virginia. He attended Glenvar High School in Roanoke County.[1] He started playing the piano at age 3, and started writing songs in college at James Madison University. The first song he wrote is titled "Fly Away", and it appears on his studio debut album. He says that it was only after the urging of his teacher (who had listened to this song) that he was convinced to take up music professionally.
Ross signed with Sony Records in the UK and began working on his debut album in 2006. The first single he released, "As I Choke", managed to be the most popular iTunes Single Of The Week in the UK, notching up 36,457 downloads in a one-week period.[2]
His second single, "All She Wrote", entered the UK top 40 in May 2007, and was featured in a couple of American TV shows.
The third single, "Found You", was released a few months later.
His debut album, Welcome to Reality, was released on May 28, 2007.
Ross Copperman's original Christmas song "Christmas Time" was released on iTunes on November 20, 2008
Ross Copperman's EP "This is Ross Copperman" was released on iTunes on November 16, 2009
Along with Ross' #1 songs, he has written such hits as, "Glass" by Thompson Square, "Tip It On Back" by Dierks Bentley, "Pirate Flag" by Kenny Chesney, "Lay Low" by Josh Turner, "Trouble" by Gloriana and Prizefighter" by Trisha Yearwood.
Ross has had numerous major synch placements in TV shows and movies such as: CSI: NY, The Vampire Diaries, The Biggest Loser, NCIS, Nashville, Grey's Anatomy among many others.
As a producer, Ross has also been nominated for the "Country Album Of The Year" with Dierks Bentley's Riser at the 2015 Grammy Awards, as well as the 2014 CMA Awards. That same year, Drunk on a Plane was also nominated for Single of the Year at the CMAs.
In 2016, Ross was also awarded 2 CMA Triple Play Awards for being a songwriter on 6 #1 songs in a 12 month period.[3]
Discography
Albums
- 2003: Believe
- 2007: Welcome to Reality
- 2009: This Is Ross Copperman
- 2012: Holding On and Letting Go
- 2012: My Love Will
- 2013: Lighthouse Shine EP
Singles
- 2006: "As I Choke" (iTunes Single)
- 2007: "All She Wrote"
- 2007: "Found You"
- 2008: "Bleeding Love"
- 2008: "Christmas Time"
Songwriting discography
| Year | Artist | Album | Song | Co-written with |
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| 2011 | Dia Frampton | Dia Frampton | "The Broken Ones" | Dia Frampton, Tom Shapiro |
| Jennette McCurdy | Jennette McCurdy | "Generation Love" | Tom Douglas, Heather Morgan | |
| Thompson Square | Thompson Square | "Glass" | Jon Nite | |
| Chris Young | Neon | "Save Water, Drink Beer" | Jon Nite, Megan Connor | |
| 2012 | Dierks Bentley | Home | "Tip It On Back" | Jon Nite, Tully Kennedy |
| Country & Cold Cans | "Summer On Fire" | Brett Beavers, Ryan Tyndell | ||
| Brandon Heath | Blue Mountain | "Jesus in Disguise" | Brandon Heath, Lee Thomas Miller | |
| "Love Does" | Brandon Heath, Lee Thomas Miller | |||
| "In The Dust" | Brandon Heath, Lee Thomas Miller | |||
| "Diamond" | Brandon Heath, Lee Thomas Miller | |||
| "Dyin' Day" | Brandon Heath, Lee Thomas Miller | |||
| JT Hodges | JT Hodges | "Goodbyes Made You Mine" | JT Hodges, Jon Nite | |
| Jana Kramer | Jana Kramer | "One Of The Boys" | Jana Kramer, Jon Nite | |
| 2013 | Kenny Chesney | Life on a Rock | "Pirate Flag" | David Lee Murphy |
| Brett Eldredge | Bring You Back | "Beat of the Music" | Brett Eldredge, Heather Morgan | |
| "Bring You Back" | Heather Morgan | |||
| "Go On Without Me" | Brett Eldredge, Natalie Hemby | |||
| Scotty McCreery | See You Tonight | "Get Gone With You" | Lynn Hutton, Tammi Hutton | |
| Justin Moore | Off The Beaten Path | "Point at You" | Rhett Akins, Ben Hayslip | |
| Thompson Square | Just Feels Good | "Run" | Michael Davey | |
| Keith Urban | Fuse | "Black Leather Jacket" | Tom Douglas, Jaren Johnston | |
| "Love's Poster Child" | Heather Morgan | |||
| "Even The Stars Fall 4 U" | Keith Urban, David Lee Murphy | |||
| "She's My 11" | Keith Urban, Jaren Johnston | |||
| 2014 | Blake Shelton | Bringing Back the Sunshine | "I Need My Girl" | Rhett Akins, Ben Hayslip |
| Trisha Yearwood | PrizeFighter: Hit After Hit | "PrizeFighter" | Jessi Alexander, Sarah Buxton | |
| Florida Georgia Line | Anything Goes | "Angel" | Tyler Hubbard, Brian Kelley, Rodney Clawson | |
| "Confession" | Rodney Clawson, Matt Jenkins | |||
| 2015 | Eli Young Band | Turn It On | "Plastic" | Ashley Gorley, Jeremy Stover, Mike Eli |
| "Your Place Or Mine" | Jeremy Stover, Mike Eli, Jon Jones | |||
| "Drink You Up" | Jeremy Stover, Mike Eli, Jon Jones | |||
| Billy Currington | Summer Forever | "Don't It" | Ashley Gorley, Jaren Johnston | |
| Josh Turner | Upcoming Album | "Lay Low" | Tony Martin, Mark Nesler | |
| Gloriana | Three | "Trouble" | Rachel Reinert, Mike Gossin, Jon Nite | |
| A Thousand Horses | Southernality | "Smoke" | Michael Hobby, Jon Nite | |
| Jake Owen | Upcoming Album | "Real Life" | Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne, Ashley Gorley | |
| Brett Eldredge | Illinois | "Fire" | Brett Eldredge, Jon Nite | |
| "You Can't Stop Me (featuring Thomas Rhett)" | Brett Eldredge, Heather Morgan | |||
| "Lose My Mind" | Brett Eldredge, Heather Morgan, Brian Burton, Thomas Calloway, Gian Franco Reverberi, Gian Piero Reverberi | |||
| "Wanna Be That Song" | Brett Eldredge, Scooter Carusoe | |||
| "If You Were My Girl" | Brett Eldredge, Jon Nite | |||
| "Just A Taste" | Brett Eldredge, Heather Morgan | |||
| "Drunk on Your Love" | Brett Eldredge | |||
| "Shadow" | Brett Eldredge, Heather Morgan | |||
| "Going Away For Awhile" | Brett Eldredge, Heather Morgan | |||
| 2016 | Keith Urban | Ripcord | "Break on Me" | Jon Nite |
| "John Cougar, John Deere, John 3:16" | Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne |
Select production discography
| Year | Artist | Song(s)/Album | Notes |
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| 2012 | JT Hodges | "Goodbyes Made You Mine" | Producer |
| The Dirty Guv'nahs | Somewhere Beneath These Southern Skies (Album) | Producer | |
| Hayden Panettiere | "Love Like Mine, Used" (The Music of Nashville: Season 1 Volume 1) | Producer | |
| Hayden Panettiere & Charles Esten | "Undermine" (The Music of Nashville: Season 1 Volume 1) | Producer | |
| Connie Britton | "Already Gone" (Nashville Season 1) | Producer | |
| 2013 | Brett Eldredge | "Beat of the Music", "Bring You Back", "Go On Without Me" (Bring You Back_ | Producer |
| Keith Urban | "She's My 11" (Fuse | Producer | |
| Clare Bowen & Charles Esten | "This Time" (The Music of Nashville: Season 2, Volume 1) | Producer | |
| Aubrey Peeples | Tell Me (Nashville Season 2) | Producer | |
| Phil Vassar | "Love Is Alive" | Producer | |
| 2014 | Dierks Bentley | Riser (Album) - #1 Country Album | Producer |
| 2015 | Dierks Bentley | Upcoming Album | Producer |
| Eli Young Band | Upcoming Album | Producer | |
| "Fire", "You Can't Stop Me", "Lose My Mind", "Wanna Be That Song", "Time Well Spent", "If You Were My Girl",
"Just A Taste", "Drunk On Your Love", "Shadow", "Going Away For Awhile" (Illinois) |
Producer | ||
| Jake Owen | Upcoming Album | Co-Producer w/ Shane McAnally | |
| Chris Tomlin | "Good Good Father" (TBA) | Producer | |
| Drake White | Upcoming Album | Producer | |
| 2016 | Chris Tomlin | "God and God Alone" (Passion) | Producer |
Mixing credits
| Artist | Song | Album |
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| Brett Eldredge | "You Can't Stop Me (featuring Thomas Rhett)" | Illinois |
| Dierks Bentley | Back Porch | Riser |
References
- ↑ the ross blog: August 2005
- ↑ Ross Copperman: Pop's overnight sensation - Features, Music - Independent.co.uk
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