Eric Rosse

American songwriter

Eric Ivan Rosse

Born| Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Origin| San Francisco, California
Genres| Pop, rock, television film
Occupation(s)| Record producer, composer, songwriter, musician, mixer
Instrument(s)| Keyboard, piano
Years active| 1989–present
Labels| Capitol Records
Website| ericrosse.com

Musical artist

Eric Ivan Rosse is an American composer, songwriter, record producer, and mixer.

Rosse started playing piano at age 8, eventually studying orchestration and arranging with Joe Rotundi, Sr. His style is influenced by soul, rock, art pop, and classical music.

After playing in numerous bands as a keyboard player and singer, he expanded on his career by scoring TV and commercials; he then produced Tori Amos' albums Little Earthquakes[1] and Under the Pink.

Since then, he has been instrumental in projects as diverse as Sara Bareilles' album Little Voice,[2] Maroon 5, Birdy, Gavin DeGraw, Andra Day, Mary Lambert,[3][4] and Benny Cassette.

Rosse has also worked with Pablo Alborán and Vanesa Martín Mata. He produced and composed Alborán's Terral, which received a Latin Grammy and Grammy nominations.

Rosse co-wrote with Steve Aoki and Louis Tomlinson, penning the latter's solo debut single. The song is certified Gold and Platinum in several countries, including reaching #1 on the US Dance/Electronic Sales Singles Billboard chart. [5]

## Life and career

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Rosse was born in Chicago and began studying music at a young age, starting with piano lessons. Through his training with Joe Rotundi Sr., he came to score an award-winning short film at the age of 17, Day's Last Rainbow, which was directed by James Herring. His first professional recording gig was at The Sound Factory in Hollywood, California, in 1980. Rosse was hired there to play electric piano on various R&B recordings and continued gigging with various bands and musicians around Los Angeles until 1989, when he co-founded EMBR Music with his brother, Michael Carey. They operated for five years under the name EMBR, producing music spots for well-known media entities such as Coca-Cola, TDK, Anacin, Sega, Asics, NY AIDS Awareness, NBC, and CBS.

In 1994, Rosse began to focus heavily on album production, setting up his studio in unusual locations such as Taos and Santa Fe, New Mexico (where he produced Tori Amos' records), as well as AIR Studios in London, where he produced projects for EMI-UK and Sony Music.

From 2002–2003, Rosse began working as an A&R consultant for Capitol Records.

Currently, Rosse resides in Los Angeles and continues to produce, compose, and mix.

## Discography

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Year | Artist | Album | Song | Credit | Record Company

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1992  | Tori Amos | Little Earthquakes | Girl  | Produced  | Atlantic Records
Precious Things
Tear in Your Hand
Little Earthquakes
1994  | Tori Amos | Under the Pink | God  | Produced  | Atlantic Records
Cornflake Girl
Past the Mission ft. Trent Reznor
Pretty Good Year
1996  | Gus  | Gus | Tomorrow Man  | Produced/Engineered/Keyboards/Programming/Arrangements  | Almo Sounds
A Day's Pay
1997 | Critters Buggin | Host | Mullet Head | Produced/Engineered/Mixed/Keyboards/Programming | Loosegroove Records
1998  | Tuatara | Trading with the Enemy | Negotiation  | Mixed  | Epic Records
Critters Buggin | Bumpa | Trucker Beak  | Produced/Engineered/Mixed/Keyboards/Programming  | Loosegroove Records
2000  | Nash Kato  | Debutante | Queen of the Gangsters  | Produced/Engineered/Mixed/Keyboards/Programming  | Loosegroove Records
Debutante
Zooey Suicide
2002  | Aja Daashuur  | Before the Beginning |  | Produced/Engineered/Keyboards/Programming  | Extasy/Warner Bros. Records
Two Loons for Tea | Looking for Landmarks | Looking for Landmarks  | Produced/Engineered/Mixed/Keyboards/Programming  | Sarathan Records
Emily
Blue Suit
2003  | Lisa Marie Presley | To Whom It May Concern | Lights Out  | Produced/Co-Wrote/Engineered/Keyboards/Programming/String Arrangements  | Capitol Records
SOB
The Road Between
Indifferent
Better Beware
Kristy Thirsk | Souvenir | Run Away | Produced  | Pretty Noise
Home for Angels
2005  | Anna Nalick | Wreck of the Day | Breathe  | Produced/Co-Wrote/Engineered/Mixed/Keyboards/Programming/String Arrangements  | Columbia Records
Satellite
Wreck of the Day
Paper Bag[permanent dead link‍]
Lisa Marie Presley | Now What | Turned To Black | Produced/Co-Wrote/Engineered/Keyboards/Programming  | Capitol Records
Dirty Laundry
When You Go
Yellow to Blue
Nerina Pallot | Fires | Learning to Breathe  | Produced/Engineered/Keyboards/Programming  | Idaho Records/14th Floor Records
Heart Attack
2006  | Joanna Pacitti | This Crazy Life | This Crazy Life | Co-Wrote  | UMG/Geffen Records
Chris Isaak | Best of Chris Isaak | King Without A Castle  | Produced/Engineered/Programming/Arrangements  | Warner Bros. Records/Reprise Records
Want You to Want Me
Let's Have a Party
2007  | A Fine Frenzy | One Cell in the Sea | Almost Lover  | Re-mixed  | Virgin Records
Sara Bareilles | Little Voice | Love Song  | Produced/Engineered/Mixed/Keyboards/Programming/String Arrangements  | Sony Records/Epic Records
Vegas
Between the Lines
Bottle It Up
City
2008  | Marc Broussard | Keep Coming Back | Man for Life | Co-Wrote  | Atlantic Records
David Archuleta | David Archuleta | Let Me Go  | Produced/Engineered/Mixed/Keyboards/Programming/String Arrangements  | Jive Records/Sony Records
Angels
The White Tie Affair | Walk This Way | Candle  | Mixed/Programming  | Sony Records
Price of Company
The Way Down
If I Fall
Anna Nalick | Shine EP |  | Produced  | Epic
George Stanford  | Big Drop |  | Produced[6] | Mercury Records
Matt Hires | Live from the Hotel Café | You Are The One | Produced  | Atlantic Records
2009  | Chris Isaak | Mr. Lucky | Cheaters Town  | Produced/Engineered/Mixed  | Warner Bros. Records/Wicked Game/Reprise Records
We Let her Down
Breakin Apart
Baby Baby
Landon Pigg | The Boy Who Never | Coffee Shop  | Produced/Engineered/Mixed/Keyboards  | RCA Records
Take a Chance
Matt Hires | Take Us to the Start | Honey, Let Me Sing You a Song | Produced/Co-Wrote/Engineered/Mixed/Keyboards/String Arrangements  | F Stop/Atlantic Records/Warner Music Group
A Perfect Day[permanent dead link‍]
State Lines[permanent dead link‍]
You in the End
Out of the Dark
Listen to Me Now
Pick Me Up
"O Sunrise
2010  | Jason Castro | Jason Castro | You Can Always Come Home  | Produced/Engineered/Mixed/Keyboards  | Atlantic Records
That's What I'm Here For
Brendan James  | Brendan James | Anything For You | Co-Wrote  | UMG/Decca Records
Matt Hires | A to B EP | Honey (cello version)  | Produced/Co-Wrote/Engineered/Mixed/Keyboards/String Arrangements  | Atlantic Records
Maroon 5 | Hands All Over |  | Produced  | A&M/Octone Records
2011  | Gin Wigmore | Gravel & Wine | The Devil In Me | Produced/Co-Wrote  | UMG/Motown Records/Mercury Records
Saturday Smile[permanent dead link‍]
Kevin Hammond  | Kevin Hammon EP | The Way You Move  | Produced/Recorded/Mixed/Keyboards/Programming  | A&M/Octone Records
Broken Down
Just As I Thought
Gavin DeGraw | Sweeter[7] | Run Every Time  | Produced/Recorded/Keyboards/Programming[8] | RCA Records
Where You Are
Graham Colton  | Pacific Coast Eyes  | A Day Too Late | Co-Wrote  | Universal Republic
2012  | Delta Goodrem | Child of the Universe | The Hunters and The Wolves | Co-Wrote  | Sony Records
Lily Kershaw | Midnight in the Garden |  | Produced  | Nettwerk Records
2013  | Matt Hires | The World Won't last Forever, But Tonight We Can Pretend | All That's Left Is You | Produced/Co-Wrote/Engineered/Mixed/Keyboards/String Arrangements[9] | Atlantic Records/Warner Music Group
Wishing On Dead Stars
Over You
A to B
I Am Not Here[permanent dead link‍]
Birdy | Fire Within | Heart of Gold  | Musical Director/String Arrangements/Programming/Keyboards  | Warner Music Group UK/14th Floor Records/Atlantic Records
Mary Lambert | Welcome to the Age of My Body EP | She Keeps Me Warm  | Produced/Engineered/Mixed/Keyboards/Programming/String Arrangements[10] | Capitol Records
Body Love Part One
Christian Burns | Simple Modern Answers | We Are Tonight ft. Paul van Dyk | Co-Wrote  | Armada Music
2014 | Mary Lambert | Heart on My Sleeve |  | Produced/Co-Wrote | Capitol Records
2014 | Pablo Alborán | Terral |  | Produced/Mixed/Keyboards/Programming/String & Horn Arrangements | Warner Music
2016 | Idina Menzel | idina. |  | Produced/Mixed/Co-Wrote | Warner Bros. Records
2017 | Idina Menzel | Beaches (Soundtrack from the Lifetime Original Movie) |  | Produced/Arranged/Co-Wrote | Warner Bros. Records

## Singles

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* 1991 Tori Amos – "Me and a Gun"
* 1992 Tori Amos – "Silent All These Years", "China", "Winter", "Crucify"
* 1994 Tori Amos – "God", "Pretty Good Year", "Cornflake Girl", "Past the Mission"
* 2003 Lisa Marie Presley – "Lights Out"
* 2004 & 2006 Anna Nalick – "Breathe (2 AM)"
* 2005 Lisa Marie Presley – "Dirty Laundry"
* 2007 Sara Bareilles – "Love Song"
* 2007 A Fine Frenzy – "Almost Lover" (Remix)
* 2008 Sara Bareilles – "Bottle It Up"
* 2008 George Stanford – "My Own Worst Enemy"
* 2008 The White Tie Affair – "Candle (Sick and Tired)"
* 2009 Sara Bareilles – "Gravity"
* 2009 Matt Hires – "Honey, Let Me Sing You a Song"
* 2009 Landon Pigg – "Falling in Love at a Coffee Shop"
* 2010 Jason Castro – "That's What I'm Here For"
* 2014 Mary Lambert – "Secrets"
* 2016 Louis Tomlinson – "Just Hold On"

## TV Placements

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* 2009 "A Perfect Day" by Matt Hires (Private Practice) Season 2: Episode 15 – Acceptance
* 2009 "Out of the Dark" by Matt Hires (Grey's Anatomy) Season 6: Episode 6 – I Saw What I Saw
* 2010 "Honey, Let Me Sing You a Song" by Matt Hires (Life Unexpected) Pilot Episode
* 2010 "O Sunrise" by Matt Hires (Life Unexpected) Season 1: Episode 6 – Truth Unrevealed
* 2010 "Honey, Let Me Sing You a Song" by Matt Hires (Cougar Town) Season 1: Episode 12 – Scare Easy
* 2010 "The Way It Ends" by Landon Pigg (Grey's Anatomy) Season 6: Episode 24 Season Finale – Death and All His Friends
* 2011 "Breathe" by Anna Nalick (Grey's Anatomy) Season 7: Episode 18 –
* 2012 "As It Seems" by Lily Kershaw (Criminal Minds) Season 7: Episode 24 Season Finale – Run Part Two
* 2013 "Forever" by Matt Hires (Grey's Anatomy) Season 9: Episode 12 – Walking on a Dream[9]
* 2017 "I'll Stand By You" by Idina Menzel for the TV movie remake of the film Beaches
* 2017 "I Can Hear the Music" by Idina Menzel for the TV movie remake of the film Beaches

## References

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1. ^ "Little Earthquakes by Tori Amos". Music Sale Corp Paperback. 1992. Retrieved August 19, 2014.
2. ^ Ollison, Rashod D. (February 12, 2009). "Sara Bareilles' Voice is Not So Little". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved August 19, 2014.
3. ^ Pannacione, Maggie (December 3, 2013). "Mary Lambert Signs to Capitol Records". Artist Direct. Retrieved August 19, 2014.
4. ^ Rutherford, Kevin (December 17, 2013). "Q&A: Mary Lambert Spins Success of Macklemore's 'Same Love' Into Issues-Driven Solo Pop". Radio.com. Retrieved August 19, 2014.
5. ^ Tingen, Paul (September 2008). "Secrets of the Mix Engineers: Eric Rosse Sara Bareilles 'Love Song'". Sound on Sound Magazine. Retrieved August 19, 2014.
6. ^ Dye, David (April 2, 2008). "George Stanford: Pop Meets Soul". NPR Music. Retrieved August 19, 2014.
7. ^ Willman, Chris (September 19, 2011). "Sensitive Gavin DeGraw get rascally on Sweeter". Reuters. Retrieved August 19, 2014.
8. ^ Condran, Ed (May 30, 2012). "Gavin DeGraw Showcasing Songs from His Latest Album". The Mercury Music. Retrieved August 19, 2014.
9. ^ a b Lipshutz, Jason (February 28, 2013). "Matt Hires to Preview Sophomore Album on Matchbox Twenty Tour". Billboard. Retrieved August 19, 2014.
10. ^ Caramanica, Jon (November 12, 2013). "A Singer Whose Context is 'Love and Heart' Mary Lambert Breaks Out on Her Own". NY Times Music. Retrieved August 19, 2014.

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