Ron Pope

• Born — 23 July 1983 • Birthplace — Newark, NJ • Spouse — Blair Clark • Genre — Americana, Singer-Songwriter, Roots • Occupation — singer-songwriter, producer • Years Active — 2003–present • Label — Brooklyn Basement Records • Website — www.ronpopemusic.com

Pope was raised in Marietta, Georgia. He attended East Cobb Middle School and Joseph Wheeler High School. He began playing the guitar at an early age. After high school, he attended Rutgers University for two years to play baseball. After a career-ending injury, he transferred to New York University in 2003 to pursue his interest in music. After joining a songwriting circle with fellow students, he met friends and future bandmates, 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 TRL 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 Universal Republic, with whom he released two singles, "A Drop in the Ocean" and "I Believe". "A Drop in the Ocean" was later certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for combined sales and streaming equivalent of over 1 million Since leaving the label, he has produced and released his music independently via his own label, Brooklyn Basement Records. Ron founded the record label, Brooklyn Basement Records, alongside his wife, Blair Clark. Pope's first release since moving to Nashville was "Work" which Rolling Stone lauded as "a stew of musical ideas and stories sourced from many different points in time, but firmly held together by Pope’s consistent songwriting voice." On March 6, 2017, he took part in a benefit concert celebrating the music of Aretha Franklin at Carnegie Hall.

He has had two songs placed on FOX's So You Think You Can Dance in both Canada and the US. He was featured in the season three premiere of The Vampire Diaries on The CW. "A Drop in the Ocean" was performed on the UK television show Made in Chelsea by the British reality star Caggie Dunlop, and also in the fourth season of 90210. He also guest starred as himself in season 3 episode 17 of Nashville.

• Title — Details • Daylight — * Release: May 18, 2008 * Format: CD, LP, digital download * Label: Ron Pope Music • Goodbye, Goodnight — * Release: May 12, 2009 * Format: CD, digital download * Label: Ron Pope Music • The New England Sessions — * Release: June 1, 2010 * Format: CD, digital download * Label: Ron Pope Music • Whatever It Takes — * Release: March 8, 2011 * Format: CD, digital download * Label: Ron Pope Music, The Mason-Dixon Railroad • Atlanta — * Release: April 17, 2012 * Format: CD, LP, digital download * Label: Hard Six Records • Calling Off The Dogs — * Release: January 6, 2014 * Format: CD, digital download * Label: Ron Pope Music, Brooklyn Basement Records • Ron Pope and the Nighthawks — * Release: January 25, 2016 * Format: CD, digital download * Label: Brooklyn Basement Records • Work — * Release: August 18, 2017 * Format: CD, LP, digital download * Label: Brooklyn Basement Records • Daylight II — * Release: March 29, 2019 * Format: Digital download * Label: Brooklyn Basement Records • Bone Structure — * Release: March 6, 2020 * Format: CD, LP, digital download * Label: Brooklyn Basement Records • Inside Voices — * Release: June 2, 2023 * Format: CD, LP, digital download * Label: Brooklyn Basement Records • American Man, American Music — * Release: February 14, 2025 * Format: LP, digital download * Label: Brooklyn Basement Records

• Title — Details • Hello, Love — * Release: May 12, 2009 * Format: CD, digital download * Label: Ron Pope Music • Born Under a Bad Sign — * Release: July 5, 2011 * Format: Digital download * Label: Brooklyn Basement Records • Monster — * Release: December 18, 2012 * Format: Digital download * Label: Brooklyn Basement Records • Nothing — * Release: September 9, 2014 * Format: Digital download * Label: Self-released • Christmas Where I Come From — * Release: December 3, 2020 * Format: Digital download * Label: Brooklyn Basement Records • I May Not Always Love You — * Release: November 12, 2021 * Format: Digital download * Label: Brooklyn Basement Records • A Holly Jolly Ron Pope — * Release: December 10, 2021 * Format: Digital download * Label: Brooklyn Basement Records • It's Gonna Be A Long Night — * Release: April 28, 2022 * Format: Digital download * Label: Brooklyn Basement Records • Things Jesus Didn't Say — * Release: June 20, 2025 * Format: Digital download * Label: Brooklyn Basement Records

• Title — Details • The Bedroom Demos — * Release: May 4, 2008 * Format: Digital download * Label: Ron Pope Music • Ron Pope Live & Unplugged in New York — * Release: September 7, 2010 * Format: CD, Digital download * Label: Ron Pope Music • 26 Tuesdays, Pt 1 — * Release: December 20, 2011 * Format: Digital download * Label: Brooklyn Basement Records • 26 Tuesdays, Pt 2 — * Release: December 20, 2011 * Format: Digital download * Label: Brooklyn Basement Records • The Builder [Streaming Singles Series] — * Release: December 31, 2021 * Format: Digital download * Label: Brooklyn Basement Records

List of singles, showing year released and album name • Title — Year — Certifications — Album • 2009 — "A Drop in the Ocean" — * RIAA: Platinum * BPI: Gold * IFPI DEN: Gold * RMNZ: Platinum — Daylight • 2012 — "One Grain of Sand" — Atlanta • 2014 — "Lick My Wounds" — Calling Off The Dogs • 2015 — "Ain't No Angel" — Ron Pope & the Nighthawks • "Southern Cross" • 2017 — "Baby, I Love You" — non-album single • "Bad For My Health" — Work • 2020 — "River" — Christmas Where I Come From • "Turning Back" (feat. Emily Scott Robinson) — The Builder (Volume 1) • 2021 — "I'll Be Home for Christmas" — non-album singles • 2022 — "Dreams" • "White Christmas" • 2023 — "Late Night Talking"