Cōque Ross is an unusual name for an unusual musician with a really unusual path to where he is right now. Born in Kensington, Maryland he moved to Miami, Florida when he was 10 years old. Moving to a new town meant starting over, making all new friends and plenty of time by himself. He set about learning how to play the guitar and shortly thereafter started writing his own songs when he was just 12 years old. By 13 he was recording on a 4-track recorder and learning the techniques of how to write better and better songs.