Elvin ross biography of nancy

EMMY Award Winning Composer, Elvin Ross is a native of Hahnville, Louisiana where he discovered his love for  music as his mother, a middle school music teacher, nurtured his musical interests. Ross evolved his skills as he  started playing for local churches. After graduating from college, he moved to Atlanta to begin a career in real  estate architecture, but while working as a church musician, he ran into an old New Orleans friend, Tyler Perry, a  budding playwright, who was looking for a composer and musical director for his play, I Know I’ve Been Changed.  This single encounter would shift Ross’ career trajectory forever. 

After the success of several plays, Ross shifted his sights to television and film. He began creating music and  themes in his basement he would one day use for films such as Diary of a Mad Black Woman, his first composer  opportunity with Tyler Perry Studios and Lionsgate. From there, Ross relocated to Los Angeles to be engage  intimately with the film industry and to network with and learn from other composers. He made his mark on the  industry as the creator and executive producer of the reality show Gospel Dream that appeared on both BET and  the Gospel Music Channel for six seasons. He went on to launch his production company, e. ross studios, creating  award-winning scores for film and television shows created at Tyler Perry Studios for nearly a decade and making  his directorial debut with the documentary film Kunta Kinteh Island, which he also wrote, directed, and produced. 

Most recently, Ross was tapped as the composer for the 2022 Disney Plus film, SNEAKERELLA, for which he won his  first EMMY award for Outstanding Music Direction and Composition for a Live Action Program. A wildly successful composer, Ross is more importantly, a passionate father to his sons, EJ and London. He  prioritizes showing his sons they too can dream big and accomplish anything by continuously seeking new  opportunities to grow his brand.

Currently, he is expanding e. ross studios in Atlanta and soon New Orleans to  include film and television, and tech production opportunities and launching a new show called You Got Next with  Elvin Ross ™, a modern daytime talk show for a new generation of overachieving grade school children.