Trip Ross
| Trip Ross | |
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March 14, 1979 Kansas |
Trip Ross was born Andrew William Ross on March 14, 1979 in Salina, Kansas, USA. He is a writer, actor, director, and producer. He is most well known for creating the television show Empty Noggin, which began as an online comedic video enterprise before moving to television in the mid-2000s.[1] He is the owner of Uncultivated Studios, and has directed a number of music videos for celebrities like Logan Lynn among others.[2] He currently works in Media/Marketing at Inventist in Camas,WA.
About
Trip Ross created Empty Noggin Entertainment in August 1998, and Uncultivated Studios in February 2003. He is currently the executive producer of the television show Empty Noggin, which has aired on CW, Fox, and Comcast on Demand. Fellow writers of the show include Greg Nibler, Nate Gancher, and Rob Campbell. Moving from largely an online presence to an actual television show in 2006, Empty Noggin aired concurrently on Comcast Local 37 and Comcast On-Demand. After one season, it moved to Portland's CW for half a season, before finishing out the second season on Fox 49. It is no longer on the air.
In addition to his work with Empty Noggin, Ross owns Uncultivated Studios, a general digital media company specializing in music videos, parodies, and odd commercials. Some of the music videos, particularly those by artist Logan Lynn, have had play on MTV, VH1, Logo, ADD-TV and various local Portland, Oregon programs.
He has also been a member of the comedy group Cinema Queso, which has made several award winning short films.[3]
Trip formed the first version of Uncultivated Studios, his video production studio, in Kansas City in 1997[1] to provide affordable video, web design and photography to "the underdog." He's helped several local groups put their music to film, including Climber, The Buttery Lords, Western Aerial, Soylent Gringo and Courage.[4][5]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | "Leverage" | Associate[6] | TV Series (1 Episode: The Bottle Job) |
| 2009 | "Messiah Complex" | Henchman 2 | Comedy |
| 2008 | Twilight | Coffee Shop Guy (uncredited) | Movie |
| 2007 | Rainbow Brite: The True Saturday Morning Story | Inspector Gadget | Short Comedy |
Recognition
In December 2007, Trip's music video for Portland artist Logan Lynn titled Burning Your Glory was nominated for the MTV Logo network's music video of the year.[1][7] Other nominees included Christina Aguilera and Britney Spears.[1]
The nomination did lend itself to national exposure as the lead story on Out of the Closet Television in March 2008.[8] Burning Your Glory was also nominated for best music video for ADD TV.[9]
References
- 1 2 3 4 Bailey, Shel. "Local director nets nomination for MTV logo network award". Positively Entertainment. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
- ↑ "Logan Lynn: "Write It On My Left Arm" (2009)". Vimeo. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
- ↑ Walker, David. "Filming Portland". Willamette Week. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
- ↑ "Western Aerial - Wait (High Quality) - Video". Band Mine. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
- ↑ "Plastik - Soylent Gringo video". NME. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
- ↑ "The Bottle Job". sharetv. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
- ↑ "Logan Lynn: "Burning Your Glory (Empire Edit)" (2007) -AS SEEN ON MTV'S LOGO NETWORK!!!". Current. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
- ↑ "Logan Lynn". Local.com. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
- ↑ "ADD-TV Episode SPIN". add-tv. Retrieved 12 October 2012.