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About the Owner
Ross Goodfellow was born into a musical family in Edmonton Alberta in
1968. In 1970 the family (originally from the Toronto area) headed back
to Ontario and resided in Mississauga.
Ross began his study of music early (about age 5) under the tutelage
of his grandmother Jean Eck, herself a Canadian Radio star in the 1920s
under the name Jean McLean. He continued to make her crazy, banging away
at the family piano, until he was able to acquire his first drum-set at
the age of twelve.
This new development caused much trepidation among the family (not to
mention the neighbours!) who insisted he study privately under long-time
session musician (and 65 year music industry veteran) Al Bleue. Ross had
already begun composing music for the piano at this time, but Ross studied
drums and percussion with Al until 1986, at which time Ross was already
doing professional sessions, and playing in several bands and orchestras.
Ross began studying classical guitar in 1984, and by the age of seventeen
had already become what session musicians call a "triple-threat"
(someone who can gig with any of three instruments). In 1986, Ross, still
in school, took his first job in a music store working for Lawrence Sykes.
This was not so much for profit as much as savings on wanted musical instruments
and equipment!
After high school, already knowing how challenging a life in the music
industry can be, Ross decided to train for a music-related career and
moved to Toronto to attend George Brown College and study in the "Piano
Technology Program". Upon graduation, he opened a piano service and
repair company in Mississauga. Sadly, the year was 1990 and with the recession
coming into full-swing "Piano-Menders" found itself an early
victim of a much-slowed economy.
Still, Ross was able to continue working in the piano industry, and
over the next nine years worked for such large firms such as Robert Lowrey's
Piano Experts, Steve Jackson Music, and AAA Piano Servicing. Piano
work led Ross into almost every major recording studio and concert venue
in southern Ontario.
Back in 1991, Ross joined a band called "Satori" with his
high-school friend Darren Akai, and found himself in the company of 3
record producers. To them it was vital that Ross learn the art of production,
and so began a private study of audio production that continues to this
day.
By 1996 the hobby-studio in Ross' attic was actually quite well equipped,
and was already able to hold it's own against many of the smaller professional
facilities in the city. It was also this year that Ross suffered a piano
work related spinal injury. Realising that his piano-servicing career
was coming to an end, Ross began making plans to shift to production-engineering
full time.
In October 1996, Ross produced "Public Display", a punk-rock
outfit that managed to get airplay in Toronto. Over the next 2 years,
Ross continued producing demos and independent projects on a hobby basis,
until a subsequent back-injury forced him out of the piano-servicing game
for good. This turning point in Ross's life only helped him sharpen his
focus on audio-production
Since 1996 Ross Goodfellow has produced projects for a variety of artists
in numerous styles ranging from rock, to jazz, to classical, as well as
numerous corporate clients.
Ross Goodfellow currently lives in Toronto with his wife Roben, whom
he loves more than sunlight.
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