Demetrius "Sir Jam" Ross is an American writer, record producer, recording engineer and re-mixer, as well as a recording artist. Ross was 'knighted' "Sir Jam" by the

New Power Generation The New Power Generation, also known as The NPG, was the backing band of musician Prince from 1990 to 2013. They were replaced by 3rdeyegirl as his backing band in 2013. In 2015, the New Power Generation reunited as Prince's backing band for ...

. Ross wrote and performed with

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, T.C. Ellis,

Sheila E. Sheila Cecilia Escovedo (born December 12, 1957) better known under the stage name Sheila E., is an American percussionist and singer. She began her career in the mid-1970s as a percussionist and singer for The George Duke Band. After leaving t ...

The Pointer Sisters The Pointer Sisters are an American pop and R&B singing group from Oakland, California, that achieved mainstream success during the 1970s and 1980s. Their repertoire has included such diverse genres as pop, jazz, electronic music, bebop, b ...

, The Time,

Cyndi Lauper Cynthia Ann Stephanie Lauper Thornton (born June 22, 1953) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and activist. Her career has spanned over 40 years. Her album ''She's So Unusual'' (1983) was the first debut album by a female artist to achi ...

, Tom Jones,

Philip Bailey Philip James Bailey (born May 8, 1951) is an American R&B, soul, gospel and funk singer, songwriter and percussionist, best known as an early member and one of the two lead singers (along with group founder Maurice White) of the band Earth, Wi ...

Earth, Wind & Fire Earth, Wind & Fire (EW&F or EWF) is an American band whose music spans the genres of jazz, R&B, soul, funk, disco, pop, big band, Latin, and Afro pop. They are among the best-selling bands of all time, with sales of over 90 million re ...

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, Klaus Pruenster,

Chuckii Booker Eugene Allen Booker, Jr. (born December 19, 1962), known professionally as Chuckii Booker, is an American producer, singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and bandleader. Biography Booker emerged in the late 1980s as a prominent urban contem ...

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, Jan Pulsford,

Bobby Jones Gospel ''Bobby Jones Gospel'' (sometimes called ''The Bobby Jones Gospel Hour'') is a program on Black Entertainment Television hosted by Dr. Bobby Jones. The series premiered on Sunday, January 27, 1980, two days after the network's January 25 launch. ...

Choir,

Chet Atkins Chester Burton Atkins (June 20, 1924 – June 30, 2001), known as "Mr. Guitar" and "The Country Gentleman", was an American musician who, along with Owen Bradley and Bob Ferguson, helped create the Nashville sound, the country music s ...

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, Robin Power,

Carmen Electra Tara Leigh Patrick (born April 20, 1972), known professionally as Carmen Electra, is an American actress, model, singer, and media personality. She began her career as a singer after moving to Minneapolis, where she met Prince, who produced h ...

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, Donna McElroy, Neal Merrick Blackwood, Rodney Lawson, L.A. Jay, The Legion of Doom
Reggie Rocko
Chill Factor 4, Ghetto Nation,

Miroslav Kostadinov Miroslav Kostadinov ( bg, Мирослав Костадинов; born 10 March 1976) is a Bulgarian singer and songwriter who represented Bulgaria in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 with the song " Angel si ti". Biography Kostadinov was born i ...

and

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. Ross co-founded Rojam Records with business partner Roland Michael in 1992 in

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. The company soon moved to

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and had success there as a production duo
POF
He started Smash Entertainment with Dino Delvaille, former vice-president of Sony, Urban Music Division and business entrepreneur Thomas Page.

DREAM Learning Center

Ross created a foundation, the DREAM Learning Center, to support music and the arts in public schools and the community. DREAM is an acronym for Dance-Recording-Entertainment-Art-Music serving children from ages 4 to 18. Advisory Board Members include Big Jon Platt, Amir Bayyan of

Kool & the Gang Kool & the Gang is an American R&B/soul/funk band formed in Jersey City, New Jersey, in 1964 by brothers Robert "Kool" Bell and Ronald Bell, with Dennis "Dee Tee" Thomas, Robert "Spike" Mickens, Charles Smith, George Brown, and Ricky West. T ...

, Sheila E., Adolfo "Shabba-Doo" Quinones, Pam Baker,

Kurtis Blow Kurtis Walker (born August 9, 1959), professionally known by his stage name Kurtis Blow, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record/film producer, b-boy, DJ, public speaker and minister. He is the first commercially successful rapper ...

, Dino Delvaille, Kenneth "Skeeter" Yould, David Lestrick, Juliana Danson, Donnell Smith, Alicia Livingston, Michele Blay, Brandon Williams and Shelli Johnson. The foundation's goals include harnessing the power of technology to teach children entertainment-related skills.

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