Buddy Ross

Buddy Ross
Birth nameJosiah Sherman
OriginKelso, Washington, U.S.
Genres
Occupations
  • Record producer
  • songwriter
  • keyboardist
  • audio mixer
  • audio engineer
Years active1999–present
Labels
Formerly of

Josiah Sherman (born March 4, 1983), known professionally as Buddy Ross, is an American record producer, keyboardist, songwriter, and audio engineer from Washington. He is best known for his work with Frank Ocean, having produced on his albums Blonde (2016) and Endless (2016), as well as his singles "Provider" and "Moon River."[1] Ross has also written or produced material for artists including Bon Iver, Travis Scott, Vampire Weekend, Miley Cyrus, HAIM, Arlo Parks, Fred Again, Wet, Banks, and Troye Sivan, among others.

Ross produced, mixed and played piano on Vampire Weekend's 2018 Father of the Bride (2018), which won a Grammy Award.[2][3] He co-wrote "Jelmore" with Justin Vernon from Bon Iver's Grammy-nominated album i,i (2019),[4][5] and was a co-writer and producer on "I Know Alone" from Haim's Grammy-nominated album Women in Music Pt. III (2020).[6][7] In 2023, he produced numerous songs on Travis Scott's Utopia album.[8]

In 2020, he released his debut commercial single as a lead artist, "Bored Again."[9]

  1. ^ "Frank Ocean's Keyboardist Talks Making of New Albums Blonde and Endless". Pitchfork. 2016-08-31. Retrieved 2022-05-04.
  2. ^ "Here Are Vampire Weekend's New Album Father of the Bride Full Credits". Pitchfork. 2019-05-03. Retrieved 2022-05-17.
  3. ^ "Vampire Weekend". GRAMMY.com. 2019-06-04. Retrieved 2022-05-17.
  4. ^ "Jelmore". Genius. 2019-07-11. Retrieved 2022-05-17.
  5. ^ "Bon Iver". GRAMMY.com. 2019-06-04. Retrieved 2022-05-17.
  6. ^ "Haim (2) I Know Alone". Discog. 2020-04-29. Retrieved 2022-05-17.
  7. ^ "Alana Haim". GRAMMY.com. 2019-06-04. Retrieved 2022-05-17.
  8. ^ "Travis Scott's 'Utopia': Here Are the Feature and Production Credits". Complex.com.
  9. ^ "Buddy Ross Shares New Single, 'Bores Again'".