Mike Ross Email and Phone Number

Publisher, editor and main writer for GigCity.ca - Edmonton's entertainment website

*Staff music writer for the Edmonton Sun 1992-2006; contract concert reviewer for the Sun from 2006-2016. Let go in the PostMedia newsroom merger of 2016.*Publisher, editor, writer and owner of Edmonton arts and entertainment website GigCity.ca since Feb. 2011.*Published stories in Alberta Venture, Avenue, Chart and 'High Times' magazines.*Writes and can perform stand-up comedy.

*Grade 9 Royal Conservatory of Music in classical, two year jazz piano program at Grant MacEwan College (now MacEwan University), under Charlie Austin.*Played keyboards in traveling rock bands from 1981 through 1991.*Played with Harpdog Brown, Bobby Cameron, and an original project called A.C. Waters, which released one CD in 1987.*Juno-nominated songwriter (one song on one album by bluesman Harpdog Brown); received $24 in airplay royalties from SOCAN.*Can play piano accompaniment for choir or musical theatre, do fill-ins in any genre, live or studio, transcriptions, arrangements, etc.

Gassed in PostMedia newsroom merger

Responsible for advertising sales for The Edmonton Bullet, a bi-weekly arts magazine that published from 1983-1992.

Ran a boiler room (telephone soliciting operation) that sold ads for educational institutions such as the U of A and Grant MacEwan College. Worked in Edmonton, also Saskatoon, Regina, and Lethbridge.