Ronald Michael Pope (born July 23, 1983) is an American pop and rock singer-songwriter. He is currently based in Nashville.

Background and career

Pope was raised in

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. He attended East Cobb Middle School and

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. He began playing the guitar at an early age. After high school, he attended

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for two years to play baseball. After a career-ending injury, he transferred to

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in 2003 to pursue his interest in music. After joining a songwriting circle with fellow students, he met friends and future band mates, Zach Berkman and Paul Hammer. In 2007, he co–wrote the internet hit "A Drop in the Ocean" with Zach Berkman. From there, they created The District with Chris Kienel, Will Frish and Mike Clifford. Following success as a college band, they toured for two years and recorded three albums: ''The District'', ''The District Does Christmas'', and ''Last Call''. In December 2010, The District reunited to record "Wellfleet" In March 2008, Pope performed on MTV's ''

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'' as a featured up-and-coming artist. Independently, he wrote, produced, and released four full-length albums: ''Daylight'' (2008), ''The Bedroom Demos'' (2009), ''Goodbye, Goodnight'' (2009) and ''Hello, Love'' (2010). In May 2009, Pope signed a year-long recording contract with record label

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, with whom he released two singles, "A Drop in the Ocean" and "I Believe". Since leaving the label, he has produced and released his music independently. Ron founded the record label, Brooklyn Basement Records, alongside his wife, Blair. The roster now includes rock artist Truett. On March 6, 2017, he took part in a benefit concert celebrating the music of Aretha Franklin at Carnegie Hall.

Television placements

He has had two songs placed on

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's ''

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'' in both Canada and the US. He was featured in the season three premiere of ''

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'' on

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. "A Drop in the Ocean" was performed on the UK television show ''

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'' by the British reality star Caggie Dunlop, and also in the fourth season of '' 90210''. He also guest starred in season 3 episode 17 of '' Nashville''.

Discography

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profile on TheMusicNinja {{DEFAULTSORT:Pope, Ron 1983 births Living people American rock songwriters American male singer-songwriters American male pop singers American rock singers 21st-century American singers 21st-century American male singers Singer-songwriters from Georgia (U.S. state)