Ross from Friends


Felix Clary Weatherall, better known by his stage name Ross From Friends, a British electronic music producer and DJ. He is signed to Flying Lotus' Brainfeeder label, and released his debut album Family Portrait in July 2018, being noted as 'one to watch' by The Guardian.
Weatherall began to make music under a number of different names before settling on Ross from Friends in 2012. The name was chosen because a TV in the studio he was using had a DVD of Friends stuck inside it, and so would only play episodes of Friends.

Career

Weatherall's first releases came on small UK electronic labels like Magicwire and Lobster Theremin. His 2015 release ' You'll Understand' was described by XLR8R as "a hazy lo-fi number with woozy synths and classy vocal samples." This breakthrough track has around 7 million streams on YouTube.
Mixmag published a joke article on April 1, 2018, suggesting that David Schwimmer, who played Ross in the TV sitcom Friends, was suing Weatherall.
His debut album Family Portrait was released on July 27, 2018. Mixmag described it as combining various electronic influences like "the vibrancy of hip hop, Japanese boogie, and house music". Weatherall rejects the use of the term 'lo-fi' for his music "because of the connotations of it."
In August 2019 Weatherall released Epiphany on Brainfeeder, a three track EP that features artwork designed by legendary pro skateboarder Chad Muska.

Live Show

Weatherall tours his live show with his band members and friends, Jed Hampson and John Dunk. The live set is most notable for its unique setup 'combining saxophone and keys with Ableton-led beats and basslines'. The three bandmates have taken their live show to many high-profile festivals and venues around the world such as Glastonbury, Coachella, The Roundhouse, Sonar and many more.

Personal life

Weatherall was born and grew up in Brightlingsea, near Colchester, Essex, in a musical family. His father was a designer of electronic sound systems for live shows, and played "Hi-NRG and nascent techno music at squat parties".
Weatherall's first music video 'Pale Blue Dot' is composed of archival homemade footage taken by his mother, telling the story of the spontaneous raves his parents set up with his father's homemade soundsystem on a bus around Europe in 1990.

Discography

Albums