Ron Pope

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

Background and career 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.

Television placements 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.

Discography

Studio albums 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

Extended-plays 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 RecordsThings Jesus Didn't Say Release: June 20, 2025 Format: Digital download Label: Brooklyn Basement Records

Demos, live, & series 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

Singles + List of singles, showing year released and album name Title YearCertifications Album2009"A Drop in the Ocean" RIAA: Platinum BPI: Gold IFPI DEN: Gold