[7] He has extended family in Los Angeles and Maine, and visited the United States often as a child.

[7] Before his solo career, he initially formed a band in 2016 with Will Finch, a fellow former Western football player, named "Silver Lining".

[7][11] While working in construction management, Ross entered several music competitions including the Magna Hoedown in Aurora, Ontario, and the Boots and Hearts Emerging Artists Showcase.

[14] Ross subsequently signed a joint recording and management deal with The Core Entertainment and Universal Music Canada in April 2022.

[1] With Universal taking over promotion of "First Taste of Gone", the song moved into the top five of the Canada Country chart,[3] and entered the Canadian Hot 100.

[20] Ross performed at the halftime show for the 109th Grey Cup in Regina, Saskatchewan, alongside Tyler Hubbard and Jordan Davis.

[26][27] He joined Lee Brice's "Beer Drinking Opportunity Tour" with Tenille Arts in Canada in the spring of 2023, and signed a publishing deal with Warner Chappell Music shortly thereafter.

[31] In the summer of 2023, Ross was an opening act for Nickelback on their North American "Get Rollin' Tour" along with Brantley Gilbert.