Bob Ross (4)

RJ Ross, a.k.a. Professor RJ Ross, has been performing on stage professionally since he was eleven years old. As a singer, trumpet player and M.C., he led his own bands in the Detroit area; at 16, RJ wrote and sang lead on a song for his band, The Sixpence, that got substantial radio airplay around The U.S., particularly the Miami area. He began performing in dance clubs and was a founding member of Brainstorm. RJ then moved to the San Francisco Bay Area to be in-house keyboardist at Fantasy Studios. During his five years at Fantasy, he honed his studio production skills, while working with artists like Huey Lewis, MC Hammer, Jeffrey Osborne, Tupac Shakur as well as many of the top singers and musicians from the Bay Area. Next, RJ opened his own professional recording studio R.J. Ross Studios and production company, where he worked with a wide variety of artists, further developing his arranging and writing skills, as well as mastering all aspects of the studio arts, including the world of digital recording and editing. He has been inducted into The National Blues Hall Of Fame. Often worked with Felton C. Pilate II and Lamont Johnson