Ross Golan is a multiplatinum songwriter, artist, podcast host and advocate. He studied music at the University of Southern California and has since released songs with artists including Maroon 5, Justin Bieber, Nicki Minaj, Lady A, Michael Buble, Selena Gomez, Keith Urban, Ariana Grande, Flo Rida, One Direction, Idina Menzel, Nelly, Demi Lovato, Jason Derulo, Meghan Trainor, CeeLo Green, 5 Seconds of Summer, Snoop Dogg, Gavin DeGraw, Colbie Caillat, Andy Grammer, James Blunt, Big Sean, Travis Barker, Lukas Graham and Skylar Grey, among many others. In 2016, he was named BMI Pop Songwriter of the Year.
As an artist, his concept album, "The Wrong Man" was released on Interscope Records in July 2019 and opened as a musical off-Broadway in October 2019.
His podcast, "And The Writer Is… with Ross Golan," has approximately 2 million downloads and has become the perennial songwriting podcast. Each episode is a conversation between Golan and a venerable songwriter discussing their journey in the music industry.
As an advocate, he co-authored the proposal to get songwriters added to the Album of the Year award at The Grammys. He has also been a leading voice in passing the Music Modernization Act alongside NSAI, SONA, NMPA and RIAA. He is the first songwriter added to the NMPA board in its 102-year history.