Ross Beach is a musician

Musician

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, songwriter

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 and record producer

Record producer

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 living in Portland, Oregon

Portland, Oregon

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. While attending college in Ruston, Louisiana

Ruston, Louisiana

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 in the early to mid 1890s, he was a frequent collaborator with a group of musicians who later became known as The Elephant 6 Recording Company, a collective which began an independent record label.

He is a board member and co-founder of the non-profit, Portland-only music festival PDX Pop Now!

PDX Pop Now!

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Discography

• Ross and the Hellpets: Optimism (2006, A Bouncing Space Recordings, ABS011 CD)
• Ross Beach: Country (2005, A Bouncing Space Recordings, ABS010 CD)
• Ross Beach: You Make It Look So Easy (2002, A Bouncing Space Records, CD, 40 min)
• Ross and the Hellpets: Teddy Bears Gone Bad (2001, Hotstream/Chicken Ranch, CD-R, 25 min)
• Ross Beach: Ride Theory (1999, Chicken Ranch Records, CD, 60 min)
• Ross Beach: Tender Severity (1997, Chicken Ranch Records, cassette, 60 min)
• Ross Beach: Utopian Love Songs (1996, limited release, cassette, 60 min)
• Ross Beach: They Call Me "Buck" (1996, limited release, cassette EP, 18 min)
• Ross Beach: Cheesequake (1995, limited release, cassette, 60 min)
• Ross Beach: The Hand-Crafted Heart Sickness Calliope

As well, several recordings appear on compilations with other artists.

External links

• Official homepage of Ross Beach
• [ Allmusic.com - Ross Beach]