Ross Copperman
| Ross Copperman | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 1, 1982 Roanoke, Virginia, U.S. |
| Origin | Virginia, US |
| Genres | Pop rock |
| Occupations | Singer-songwriter |
| Instruments | Vocals Guitar Piano |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Labels | Phonogenic RCA Label Group |
| Website | rosscopperman.com/ |
Ross Copperman (born 1982) is an American singer-songwriter. He's perhaps most well known for his song "All She Wrote" which was released in the UK in the beginning of 2007.
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[edit] History
Ross Copperman was born on October 1, 1982 and grew up in Roanoke, Virginia. He attended Glenvar High School in Roanoke County.[1]
Ross 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.
While in college, Ross opened a show for Phil Vassar in front of a crowd of 5000.[citation needed] After winning a few competitions, Copperman earned a 40-date US college tour.
He toured the US for around a year and tried selling his independent album "Believe", and eventually succeeded in doing so with Phonogenic/RCA records.[citation needed]
The first single he released in the UK, "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, and the one that made him known was "All She Wrote", entered the UK top 40 in May 2007, and was featured in a couple of instances in TV in the USA.
The third single, "Found You", was released a few months later.
His debut album, Welcome to Reality, was released on May 28, 2007.
At a recent performance at Gustavus Adolphus College in Saint Peter, Minnesota, Ross told his audience that he is currently working on a country album to "get into touch with his roots" and also professed his love for Hannah Montana, saying he loves to jam out to "See You Again."
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
He co-wrote the single, Generation Love for country artist Jennette McCurdy. It was released in 2011.[3]
Copperman also got married to a woman by the name of Katlin, who took his surname.
[edit] Appearances in media
The song "All She Wrote" from Welcome to Reality was used in the episode "Crisis of Conscience" on the TV series ER in February 2007, and appeared on CBS during the NFL.[citation needed]
The song "They'll Never Know" from Welcome to Reality was used in the episode "All of a Sudden I Miss Everyone", the season 4 finale of the CW TV show One Tree Hill. (Aired June 13, 2007)
The song "I Don't Wanna Let You Go" from Welcome to Reality was used in the episode "Don't Try This at Home" on the TV series Ghost Whisperer. (Aired October 5, 2007)
Numerous tracks were used as a soundtrack to David Beckham: New Beginnings.
On November 5, 2008, the day following the election of Barack Obama as President of the United States, BeBe and CeCe Winans appeared on the Oprah Winfrey Show where they performed “Right Now (We Need One Another)” with Vince Gill and Wynonna Judd. The song was written by BeBe Winans, Tyler Hayes and Ross Copperman.
On May 13, 2011 his song "Holding On and Letting Go" was featured on CSI: NY episode 162 "Exit Strategy"
On January 5, 2012, the same song "Holding On and Letting Go" was also featured on "The Vampire Diaries" episode 10 in season 3, called "The New Deal." It was used during the long awaited first kiss of two main characters, Damon and Elena, and shot up on the charts after the episode aired.
On February 28, 2012 the same song "Holding On and Letting Go" was featured on NBC's weight loss competition "The Biggest Loser" near the end of week 9 season 13 after the emotional elimination of Chism
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- 2003: Believe
- 2007: Welcome to Reality
- 2009: This is Ross Copperman
[edit] Singles
- 2006: "As I Choke" (iTunes Single)
- 2007: "All She Wrote" (2007)
- 2007: "Found You" (2007)
- 2008: "Bleeding Love" (Leona Lewis Cover) (2008)
- 2008: "Christmas Time" (2008)
- 2011 "Generation Love" (2011) (for Jennette McCurdy
