Dante Ross: NYC Box Sets Collaboration

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Dante Ross was born in San Francisco, CA in the middle of the “Flower Power” movement. He relocated to New York City in the early seventies, with his mother and sister, living on the Lower East Side. Young Dante was struck by the break dance bug and decided that the hip-hop culture was where it’s at. In the mid eighties, Dante began working for Russell Simmons and Lyor Cohen at Rush Management and became the tour manager for Def Jam and Dope Jam tours. In 1989, Dante joined Tommy Boy Records as an A&R rep signing De La Soul, Queen Latifah
and Digital Underground. Through working with these artists and being taught to freak a SP1200, Dante discovered that he too was capable of creating beats and began producing records. He became a player on the Elektra Records team, signing artists like Brand Nubian, Leaders of the New School, Old Dirty Bastard and others. Dante also remixed and produced songs for a plethora of artists like House of Pain, Cypress Hill and Slick Rick to name a few. In 1994, old friend, Erik “Everlast” Schrody, convinced him to flip his music style allowing for artistic reinvention and the birthing of Whitey Ford. On the heels of this success, Dante co-wrote and produced “Put Your Lights Out” album for Carlos Santana, for which he received a Grammy. In 2003, EMI Music Publishing signed Dante to a publishing deal after his success with two songs that he co-wrote and for the smash hit 8 Mile Soundtrack. His ability to create music, write melodies and lyrics has made him a triple threat.

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