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Ross Barrett (born June 14, 1999), better known by his stage name Ross Rogen, is an Irish Record Producer, Songwriter and DJ. He gained recognition after having his debut single 'Freefall' played on hit Irish radio stations Beat 102 103 and SPIN 1038 in late 2016.

Early life
Barrett was born on June 14, 1999 in Drogheda, Co. Louth, one of the oldest and most historic towns in Ireland. Along with his family, he moved to Co. Clare at the age of 4 and then moved to Limerick at the age of 18. He played the bass guitar in the band Hazard and later studied Music Production and other creative media at the University of Limerick.

Musical Career
Ross started his journey with electronic music in 2014, when he was 15, under the name Nominal. He used to DJ at a number of parties and teenage discos, and make mashups of dance tracks which he really liked under this alias. In late 2015, he started the Ross Rogen project; a new and improved alias where he could release original records and remixes under.

His debut single 'Freefall' was released on July 29, 2016, which kickstarted the new alias with a fresh turn. Later that year, he released 'Dreams' on October 31 which received massive radio support in Ireland. To celebrate the New Year, his unofficial remix of 'Hymn For The Weekend' by Coldplay was released on January 1, 2017. In April 2017, 'Early Days' featuring friend vocalist Amelia was released. On July 29, 2017, Ross released 'Eclipse' dedicated to a huge fan named Cody.

Things started to get more interesting on December 24, Christmas Eve, when 'Wishful Thinking' was released to the world as a free download. This would later go on to garner almost one million streams across platforms such as Spotify, Soundcloud, YouTube, Google Music, TIDAL and Amazon Music. It was also featured in Spotify's 'mint' playlist, among many others, which are broadcasted to millions of listeners.

He then produced 'Promises' and 'Free Me' together with friend vocalist Aaron Moloney in 2018. As of now, the latest single of Ross Rogen is 'Chicago', which was released on March 17, 2020 (St. Patrick's Day).