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{{Infobox Person
 |name = Ross Federman
 |photo = Ross_federman_portrait_01_hallmanac.png
 |relation = Current member of Tally Hall
 |birth_date = January 30, 1985 ({{Age2|day=30|month=January|year=1985}} years old)
 |hometown = Bloomfield Hills, MI
 |death_date = <!-- death date (optional) -->
 |death_place = <!-- death place (optional) -->
 |residence = Boston, MA
 |otherNames = [[Mr. F]], RS Federman, Rossy, Ross Federman PHDJ
 |yearsActive = 2004-Current
}}
'''Ross Steven Federman''' PhD, better known as Ross Federman, is a drummer, producer, DJ, scientist, and member of the band [[Tally Hall]]. He was the last member to join Tally Hall.

==Biography==
'''Ross Federman''' started drumming from a fairly early age, and was friends with [[Tally Hall]] member [[Joe Hawley]] at Lahser High School. Ross was also a member of the school's marching band,<ref>Ross Federman. [https://www.instagram.com/p/C1rW6x6ufkx/ 'Throwback' Instagram photo] 4th January 2024. ''Instagram.'' Retrieved 1st September 2024.</ref> and later at the University of Michigan he would play drums for many bands on campus.<ref>[[Hidden In The Sand (Website)|Hidden In The Sand]] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JBAddh9-LA Oliver Interviews Tally Hall (Part 1)] Uploaded April 19th 2008. [Interview conducted 7/8/06.] ''YouTube.'' Accessed 26th August 2024.</ref> 

He joined Tally Hall in 2004 after the band's original drummer [[Steve Gallagher]] quit in May of 2004. Ross was invited to try out for the band by Joe after remembering a time him and Ross met years back. Ross recalls another very good drummer by the name of Mike Swain also trying out at the same time and assumed there must not have been quite as good a personality mesh with Swain, because his talents were enough to get the job.
Although Ross appears on the cover of [[Complete Demos]], all the drums on the release were performed by Steve Gallagher.

Ross was an undergrad at the University of Michigan, studying science, and majoring in Molecular Biology, but he put his studies on hiatus to play and tour with Tally Hall. Ross later went back to finish the degree that he started.<ref name=openlabs>Open Labs. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lJtKgf0atc Open Labs - Ross Federman.] Published: October 19th 2016. ''YouTube.''</ref>

Though primarily the drummer for Tally Hall, Ross sang the lead vocals for [[Mucka Blucka]], and also sang for their live cover of Everyday by Buddy Holly.<ref name=everyday>DwightTheGreat. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yP_ZdyVrQB0 Tally Hall - Everyday on YouTube] May 20th, 2009. Uploaded June 4th 2009. ''YouTube''. Video.</ref><ref>Gemma Taylor. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXBzVz48FUc Tally Hall - Every Day - NYC 22May09] 22nd May 2009. Uploaded 23rd May, 2009. YouTube. Video.</ref>
He also contributed his voice as the rapid-fire auctioneer in [[The Bidding]].<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8czrxmthf1U Ross Is The Auctioneer.] ''YouTube''.</ref>

In [[Tally Hall's Internet Show]] Ross is the shark that can be seen drumming in various locales.<ref name=everyday></ref>

Ross moved to Brooklyn in 2008, where he discovered a love for DJ'ing and composing song mash-ups. He DJs under the name [[Mr. F]], but more recently he has also been billed as 'DJ Ross Federman of Tally Hall'

Between the years of 2013 and 2017, Ross had 7 published scientific papers<ref>[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Federman%20RS%5BAuthor%5D&cauthor=true&cauthor_uid=25506276 PubMed.gov.] US National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health. Ross' Published papers</ref><ref>[https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=ah4IwpsAAAAJ Google Scholar. Ross Federman.] ''Google Scholar.''</ref>

In 2016, Ross furthered his studies by studying for a Ph.D. in Immunology at the Yale School of Medicine<ref name=openlabs></ref><ref>[https://medicine.yale.edu/lab/dimaio/members/116772.profile Yale Profile page.] ''Yale.'' {{dead link}}</ref>

In 2023 Ross was inducted into the Bloomsfield Hills Schools Alumni Band Hall of Fame.<ref>Ross Federman. [https://www.instagram.com/p/CvV0zpMrdzh/ 'Wild day' Instagram post] 31st July 2023. ''Instagram.'' Retrieved 1st September 2024.</ref>

==Personal Life==
Ross has a brother, Max Federman,<ref>Matthew Altruda. @Tree Town Sound. [https://twitter.com/TreeTownSound/status/1726376744645521566 Matthew Altruda tweet] 19th November 2023. ''[[Twitter]].'' Accessed 26th August 2024.</ref> who is an Israel-based cameraman for the news network [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ILTV ILTV].<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_H2sJGbOjKk 'Cruising Israel - Get to know ILTV employees' on YouTube]. June 24th 2019. ILTV Israel News. ''YouTube.'' Retrieved 1st September 2024.</ref>

Ross married his wife Ashley Gard in June 2018. They moved to Boston, Massachusettes in 2019, where he now lives and works. He currently works in biotech as a protein engineer and immunologist.<ref name=MrF>[http://www.misterfmusic.com/music.html Mister F Music page] ''Mister F''.</ref>
On April 27th, 2022, Ross and Ashley had their first baby, Ira, at Brigham and Women's Hospital.<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/Cto58yNO73o/ 'Impromptu family picnic'] 18th June 2023. ''Instagram.'' Retrieved 1st September 2024.</ref>

Ross has expressed interests in home cooking, showing off his dishes on his Instagram account.<ref>Ross Federman. [https://www.instagram.com/p/B-ni7IpjzCJ/ 'At 35, I still have a love for chicken strips like any 10 year old.']  6th April 2020. ''Instagram.'' Retrieved 1st September 2024.</ref>
Ross also has a great interest in reel-to-reel machines and tapes, and collects them as a hobby.<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/B0oXd-8FEir/ 'Collecting original Reel to Reel tape releases can be tough.'] 1st August 2019. ''Instagram.'' Retrieved 3rd September 2024.</ref>

==Other Projects==
Starting in 2009 Ross started live DJing and released 3 mixtapes under the name [[Mr. F]], compromised of blended mashups of popular songs, accompanied with some funnier and sillier songs thrown in at times.<ref name=MrF></ref>

In 2011 Ross co-produced 'The Good Company EP' by [[Shane Maux]]. According to the bandcamp page for the EP, Shane describes it as: <i>"a collection of songs I made after Ross Federman (from the band Tally Hall) asked me if i wanted to rap over some beats he made."</i> <ref>[https://shanemaux.bandcamp.com/album/the-good-company-ep Shane MauX - The Good Company EP. Bandcamp.] June 13th 2011. ''Bandcamp''</ref> Shane Maux later contributed vocals to [[ミラクルミュージカル]]'s track [[Labyrinth]] from the album [[Hawaii: Part II]]<ref>[https://bandcamp.com/recommended/miraclemusical Miracle Musical Recommends - Bandcamp. Shane MauX "Labyrinth" featured artist] ''Bandcamp''.</ref>

Ross recorded, produced, and mixed The Carrels' self-titled EP, as well as playing a number of instruments for the recording. The Carrels EP was released June 19th, 2011<ref>The Carrels. [https://thecarrels.bandcamp.com/ The Carrels - Bandcamp] The Carrels. June 19th 2011. ''Bandcamp''.</ref><ref>[http://www.misterfmusic.com/music.html Mister F - Music page.] ''Mister F.''</ref>

Ross had a large hand in the mixing and production of [[ミラクルミュージカル]]'s album [[Hawaii: Part II]], which was released in December of 2012.<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/a5ouhk/we_are_joe_hawley_ross_federman_and_bora_karaca/ ミラクルミュージカル Reddit AMA] ''Reddit''.</ref><ref name=MrF></ref>

Ross remixed Charlene Kaye's song "I Dream an Ocean", which was released on an album of remixes on February 26th, 2013.<ref>[https://charlenekaye.bandcamp.com/track/i-dream-an-ocean-ross-federman-remix I Dream an Ocean - Ross Federman Remix| Charlene Kaye] Charlene Kaye. February 26th 2013. ''Bandcamp''.</ref> Charlene Kaye also contributed vocals to the ミラクルミュージカル track Labyrinth.

In 2014 Ross collaborated with fellow Tally Hall bandmate [[Rob Cantor]] on his solo album [[Not A Trampoline]], contibuting programming work.<ref>[https://tallyall.club/go/members/Rob%20Cantor/Not%20a%20Trampoline/RobCantor-NOTATRAMPOLINE.pdf Not A Trampoline Liner Notes] 2014. Rob Cantor. 'Not A Trampoline'. Archived via ''TallyAll''. Retrieved 3rd September 2024.</ref>

In 2017 Ross had a brief stint playing drums in the band Autumn York<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/pg/autumnyorkofficial/about/ Autumn York Band Facebook Page] ''Facebook''. {{DL}}</ref><ref>Autumn York [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B5wN5u-fd1g Autumn York - Silent Standard (live) on YouTube] April 2nd 2017. [Performed 23rd March 2017]. ''YouTube.'' Retrieved 11th June 2024.</ref>

Ross played drums on Abject Joy's EP 'Home', which was released in January of 2018.<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/ross.federman/posts/10109588284527763 Ross talking on Facebook about him playing drums on Abject Joy's EP] ''Facebook''.</ref>

While in grad school Ross played pans with the steel band.<ref name=TheRossInterview>Ruby Red. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=suAoLSc_w18 'the Ross interview. (with Ruby Red)'] Premiered May 14, 2024. ''YouTube.'' Retrieved 1st September 2024.</ref>

In 2023 and 2024 Ross would act as a touring drummer for [[Andrew Horowitz]]'s solo project [[edu]], performing at some dates alongside other touring guests [[Bora Karaca]], and Illicit Ghost.

==Equipment==
in 2005 and 2006 Ross used a pearl session custom smx.<ref name=2007Bio>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070825150324/http://www.tallyhall.com:80/bio.php Tally Hall.com Bio page] Archived 25th August 2007. ''Tally Hall.'' Archived Via The Wayback Machine. Retrieved 27th August 2024.</ref><br>
10x10 hi tom<br>
12x10 med tom <br>
14x16 floor tom<br>
14x5 snare<br>
22x16 bass drum<br>

To date, Ross has used 2 custom printed bass drum heads with the Tally Hall logo on them. The first only contained the Tally Hall logo, and later he used one with the Tally Hall logo and Pearl logo printed on it also.

===Cymbals===
Zildjian A series 14" hats<br>
Zildjian A series 18" A custom crash<br>
Zildjian A series 22" Custom ping ride<br>
Zildjian A series 17" Custom crash<br>
Zildjian A 17" Custom projection crash

===G&E cymbals===
Bosphorus 20" traditional series thin ride<br>
Bosphorus 14" black pearl series hi hats<br>
<!--(based of photo evidence, ross forgot what cymbals he used lmao)-->

===Drumsticks===
He used Vator fusions<ref name=2007Bio></ref> then later switched to Vator 1As

== Trivia ==
* He is a very big fan of the album "Dookie" by Green Day<ref>Ross Federman. [https://twitter.com/rossfederman/status/899744904116654082 Tweet about Dookie by Green Day] @rossfederman. 24th August 2017. ''[[Twitter]].'' Accessed 26th August 2024.</ref>
* Ross doesn't know much about Winnipeg.<ref name="RJJJRadio2018">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12cVp9hYBmQ Joe and Ross on Jimmy Jam Radio, 02/21/2018. on YouTube] 02/21/2018. ''YouTube.''</ref>
* Ross is the youngest member of Tally Hall, despite his salt & pepper hair color, and stern jawline.
*Ross’s hair is naturally gray, and started turning so around age 15, and he hasn’t even considered dying it and has embraced it.<ref>Ross Federman. [https://twitter.com/rossfederman/status/1088224884260524032 Tweet about his hair colour] @rossfederman. 24th January 2019. ''[[Twitter]].'' Accessed 26th August 2024.</ref>
*Ross was also a voice actor as one of the general public in the video game L.A. Noire<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2354675/ Ross Federman IMDB.] ''IMDB.''</ref> Attempts have been made to find lines he recorded, but none have been found so it is possible these lines were unused.
* In 2006, Ross recommended OK Computer by Radiohead, Illinois by Sufjan Stevens, Abbey Road by [[The Beatles]], Before These Crowded Streets by Dave Matthews Band, and Ben Folds Five's self-titled album on Amazon.com. <ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20071016065034/http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/guides/guide-display/-/2SJFEYVUIU13H Tally Hall's Picks @ Amazon.com (Archived)] Via The Wayback Machine. 2007. ''Amazon.''</ref>
* Ross' favorite colour is green, and his favourite ice cream flavor is mint chocolate chip.<ref name=2007Bio></ref>
* Ross is Jewish.
* Ross' favorite song on Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum is [[Haiku]].<ref name="COLTH2008">[https://web.archive.org/web/20230329190716/https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/966813785677512734/1014456137535471616/tally-hall--collegian--april-2008--pg.-2-extralarge_1216402092342_1.jpg Collegian Interview. April 2008.] April 2008. Archived Via The Wayback Machine.</ref>
* Ross learned to drum on a drum kit donated to Lahser High School by Chad Smith of Red Hot Chili Peppers.<ref>[[Sonic Lunch]].[https://twitter.com/SonicLunch/status/1584896766989606912 Sonic Lunch tweet regarding Ross learning drumming on Chad Smith's drum kit.] October 25th 2022. ''[[Twitter]].'' Accessed 26th August 2024.</ref>

==Songs==
The following is an alphabetical compilation of the songs Ross Federman has written or helped to write:
<categorytree mode=pages hideroot=on>Songs by Ross Federman</categorytree>

== External Links ==
* [http://www.misterfmusic.com Mr.F. Website]
* [https://twitter.com/rossfederman Twitter Account]
* [https://www.facebook.com/ross.federman Facebook Account]
* [https://www.instagram.com/_mr_f_ Instagram Account]
* [https://myspace.com/misterfmusic Myspace]
* [https://soundcloud.com/rossfedermanphdj Soundcloud]
* [https://www.reddit.com/user/Ross_Federman/ Reddit]

==References==
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