Michael T. Ross
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Michael T. Ross is a rock keyboardist, located in Hollywood, CA.
In 2002, Michael joined as keyboardist for the group Hardline
releasing " II
", with special guest Neal Schon (Journey) on Frontiers Records (Italy). A DVD
was also released, headlining the 'Gods' Festival in the UK.
In 2003, Ross joined "Angel
". They performed throughout Europe and the US such as 'Bang Your Head Festival' in Germany, Z7 in Switzerland to Dallas Hard Rock in Texas & Club Vodka in Hollywood, California. Today, they continue with a new record and tour.
Michael has performed with Accomplice since the early 2000's. Michael played keyboards on their 2006 release "She's on Fire" with vocalist Johnny Gioeli (Hardline/Axel Rudi Pell).
In 2007, Michael played keyboardist on Terry Ilous's XYZ "Here and Gone", J.K. NORTHRUP "Wired in my Skin" and LIZZY BORDEN 25th year Metal Blade release "Appointment with Death".
Other credits include Atma Anur (Tony MacAlpine, Richie Kotzen), Andy Johns (Led Zeppelin), Stu Hamm (Steve Vai), Simon Phillips (Toto), Gary Hoey, Phil Soussan (Ozzy, Toto), Stet Howland (W.A.S.P.), Ron (Bumblefoot) Thal (Guns N' Roses) and Bobby Rock (Vinnie Vincent Invasion/Nelson).
In 2008, Michael joined Lita Ford
for touring and recording and in 2009 was part of the HARDLINE line-up that released the album 'Leaving The End Open' via Frontiers.
In 2009, Michael performed multiple shows with Lita Ford
playing at the Bang Your Head Festival in Germany with Journey, The Gods Of Metal in Italy with Motley Crue and Sweden Rock Festival.
In May of 2010, Michael performed throughout Italy, including the Music Italy Show in Bologna and shows in Croatia.
Michael also performed shows with MISSING PERSONS at BB Kings in NYC, The Chiller Convention in New Jersey, Mohegan Sun in Connecticut and Red Devil Lounge in San Francisco.
From May to September of 2011, Michael performed with LITA FORD in California for three shows, opened for Whitesnake at the M3 Festival in Maryland, played the House of Blues in San Diego, gigged in Minnesota w/ L.A. Guns, Dallas Texas w/ Skid Row and many more.
In 2002, Michael joined as keyboardist for the group Hardline
Hardline (band)
Hardline is an American hard rock band. Originally formed in 1991 by brothers Johnny Gioeli and Joey Gioeli, the band consisted of 5 members, Johnny Gioeli, Joey Gioeli, Neal Schon, Todd Jensen and Deen Castronovo. The bands' most recent album release is the 2009 Leaving the End Open which featured...
releasing " II
II (Hardline album)
II is the second album by American hard rock band, Hardline. It was released in 2002.The album was originally going to be named Hyperspace, but vocalist Johnny Gioeli decided to change the name simply to II because "it's a natural prosecution of what we started with our debut album Double...
", with special guest Neal Schon (Journey) on Frontiers Records (Italy). A DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
was also released, headlining the 'Gods' Festival in the UK.
In 2003, Ross joined "Angel
Angel (band)
Angel is a glam rock and heavy metal band from Washington, D.C., formed in the mid-70s by Punky Meadows and Mickie Jones. They were signed to Casablanca Records, and had the image of dressing in white.-History:...
". They performed throughout Europe and the US such as 'Bang Your Head Festival' in Germany, Z7 in Switzerland to Dallas Hard Rock in Texas & Club Vodka in Hollywood, California. Today, they continue with a new record and tour.
Michael has performed with Accomplice since the early 2000's. Michael played keyboards on their 2006 release "She's on Fire" with vocalist Johnny Gioeli (Hardline/Axel Rudi Pell).
In 2007, Michael played keyboardist on Terry Ilous's XYZ "Here and Gone", J.K. NORTHRUP "Wired in my Skin" and LIZZY BORDEN 25th year Metal Blade release "Appointment with Death".
Other credits include Atma Anur (Tony MacAlpine, Richie Kotzen), Andy Johns (Led Zeppelin), Stu Hamm (Steve Vai), Simon Phillips (Toto), Gary Hoey, Phil Soussan (Ozzy, Toto), Stet Howland (W.A.S.P.), Ron (Bumblefoot) Thal (Guns N' Roses) and Bobby Rock (Vinnie Vincent Invasion/Nelson).
In 2008, Michael joined Lita Ford
Lita Ford
Lita Ford is a British-born, American rock musician and singer who was the lead guitarist for The Runaways and achieved popularity for her solo career between the 1980s and late 2000s.-Early life:...
for touring and recording and in 2009 was part of the HARDLINE line-up that released the album 'Leaving The End Open' via Frontiers.
In 2009, Michael performed multiple shows with Lita Ford
Lita Ford
Lita Ford is a British-born, American rock musician and singer who was the lead guitarist for The Runaways and achieved popularity for her solo career between the 1980s and late 2000s.-Early life:...
playing at the Bang Your Head Festival in Germany with Journey, The Gods Of Metal in Italy with Motley Crue and Sweden Rock Festival.
In May of 2010, Michael performed throughout Italy, including the Music Italy Show in Bologna and shows in Croatia.
Michael also performed shows with MISSING PERSONS at BB Kings in NYC, The Chiller Convention in New Jersey, Mohegan Sun in Connecticut and Red Devil Lounge in San Francisco.
From May to September of 2011, Michael performed with LITA FORD in California for three shows, opened for Whitesnake at the M3 Festival in Maryland, played the House of Blues in San Diego, gigged in Minnesota w/ L.A. Guns, Dallas Texas w/ Skid Row and many more.
External links
- http://www.facebook.com/rockkeys www.myspace.com/michaeltross