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Ross Gardiner (born Ross John Gardiner on 22 September 1957 in Melbourne Australia) is an Australian journalist,  music entrepreneur and media adviser, educated at the Anglican School, Brisbane ((http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Churchie)  and the Queensland Institute of Technology ((http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queensland_University_of_Technology)). In 1978, he joined The Herald  newspaper ((http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Herald_(Melbourne)), in Melbourne, as its full-time music writer. Gardiner's articles were published  under the moniker "Rock'n'Ross". In 1980, he founded Rough Diamond Records with Australian musician and record producer David Briggs ((http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Briggs_(Australian_musician)).