Biography
Rossi trained in Toronto, Canada. He later formed and fronted two bands in Canada. The first was Cleavage (1995–2005) with brothers Jon and Bill Jamieson. The Toronto-based band won the "Best Canadian Unsigned Band" award at the 2000 NXNE Music Festival in Toronto.
In 2004, Rossi entered into a publishing deal with EMI Music Canada. After acquiring this deal, Rossi worked and wrote with producer Dave Tyson in Los Angeles and later recorded demos with producer Gavin Brown (Billy Talent, Three Days Grace).
In 2005, Rossi partnered with Pulse Ultra's guitarist(Dominic Cifarelli) and drummer(Maxx Zinno) along with his long time friend, Jay Cianfrini, to form a band in Montreal called Rise Electric.
Rossi and two of his colleagues, Mike Fox and Gavin Brown, were winners in the 2006 People's Voice International Songwriting Competition for their song, "Drive". It gained third place honors in the Top 40/Pop category and landed Seventh Place in the overall competition.
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