Trip Ross

Trip Ross was born Andrew William Ross on March 14, 1979, in Salina, Kansas, USA. He is a writer, actor, director and producer. He is most well known for creating the television show Empty Noggin, which began as an online comedic video enterprise before moving to television in the mid-2000s. He is the owner of Uncultivated Studios, and has directed a number of music videos for celebrities like Logan Lynn. He currently works in media/marketing at Inventist in Camas, Washington.

Ross created Empty Noggin Entertainment in August 1998 and Uncultivated Studios in February 2003. He is currently the executive producer of the television show Empty Noggin, which has aired on CW, Fox and Comcast on Demand. Fellow writers of the show include Greg Nibler, Nate Gancher and Rob Campbell. Moving from largely an online presence to an actual television show in 2006, Empty Noggin aired concurrently on Comcast Local 37 and Comcast On-Demand. After one season, it moved to Portland's CW for half a season, before finishing the second season on Fox 49. It is no longer on the air.

In addition to his work with Empty Noggin, Ross owns Uncultivated Studios, a general digital media company specializing in music videos, parodies and odd commercials. Some of the music videos, particularly those by artist Logan Lynn, have been played on MTV, VH1, Logo, ADD-TV and various local Portland, Oregon, programs.

He has also been a member of the comedy group Cinema Queso, which has made several award-winning short films.

Trip formed the first version of Uncultivated Studios, his video production studio, in Kansas City in 1997 to provide affordable video, web design and photography to "the underdog". He has helped several local groups put their music to film, including Climber, The Buttery Lords, Western Aerial, Soylent Gringo and Courage.

In December 2007, Trip's music video for Portland artist Logan Lynn, titled Burning Your Glory,was nominated for the MTV Logo network's music video of the year.

The nomination did lend itself to national exposure as the lead story on Out of the Closet Television in March 2008. Burning Your Glory was also nominated for best music video for ADD TV.