Notable Tours & Performances

· GeorgeClinton - Lead & Rhythm Guitarist

Parliament Funkadelic (Rock and Roll Hall of Famer)

· ChakaKhan (10 Time Grammy Winner) Guitarist(9 yrs); Music Director ( 3 yrs)

· Bohannon Guitarist(1974 – present)

· MichaelJackson Forever Tribute Guitarist

Awards & Accolades

BMI AWARD WINNING SONG FOR MUSIC COMPOSER,2003

Song: Bonnie & Clyde by Jay-Z & Beyonce as Performers

RECORDING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONOF AMERICA (RIAA) MULTI-PLATINUM AWARD, 1997

Album Credits: Keys, Guitar,Bass, Composer

Album: Are YouStill Down Remember Me by 2Pac (Tupac Shakur)

RECORDING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONOF AMERICA (RIAA), MULTI-PLATINUM AWARD, 1996

AlbumCredits: Keys, Guitar, Bass, Composer

Album: The Don Killuminati - The 7 day Theory Makaveli(Tupac Shakur)

Recording Artist/Composer

DEATH ROWRECORDS - IN HOUSE GUITARIST/BASSIST FOR ALL ARTIST INCLUDING:

Song Title Artist Recognition

Tha Dogg Food Tha Dogg Pound Single – Certified Gold

Smokin Me Out WarrenG Single –Certified Gold

Let’s Play House Snoop Dog Album- #1 R & B 1995

Tha Chronic Dr.Dre Album-Certified Multi Platinum

RU Still Down TupacShakur Album-CertifiedMulti Platinum

COMPOSER CREDITS - OVER 22 SONGS INCLUDING:

SongTitle Artist Recognition

Bonnie & Clyde Jay-Z & Beyonce Album-Certified Gold US, Platinum Australia

Meand My Boyfriend ToniBraxton Album-CertifiedPlatinum US

HowMuch MariahCarey Album-CertifiedPlatinum US

Meand My Girlfriend TupacShakur Album-CertifiedMulti-Platinum US

Redemption TupacShakur Album-CertifiedMulti-Platinum US

SuperLife ChakaKhan Album-GrammyAward Best R&B Album

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS (Part 2)

Award Shows & Television Appearance

Jay Leno (The Tonight Show)

David Letterman Show

Craig Ferguson Show

M TV Awards Show

Soul Train TV Show & Awards

Saturday Night Live

The Essence Awards

The Trumpet Awards

BET Awards

NAACP Awards

Billboard Awards

The Monique Show

Music Genres

Soul/R&B, Funk, Rock & Roll, Blues, Pop, Country, Jazz

Gospel & Hip Hop

Film Credits

Gridlock, Gang Related, Above The Rim , Dangerous Minds

Blood Diamond, Head Of State

Other Accomplishments

-Bobby Womack - Concert Tours

-Howard Hewitt – Concert Tours

- Solomon Burke – Concerts Tours

-Screaming Jay Hawkins – Concert Tours

-Kool & the Gang – As a guest recording artist

-Jimi Hendrix Competition – Winner & Played with the original members of Jimi Hendrix’s Band )

-Agape International Spiritual Center – House Band Guitarist

Selected Discography 1981-Present

2013

This Is...Icona Pop

Icona Pop

Composer

2010

Bare Knuckle

Guitar Shorty

Guitar (Rhythm)

2010

Love Songs

Mariah Carey

Composer

2010

Released

Elaine Norwood

Guitar

2010

The Hits Collection, Vol. 1

Jay-Z

Composer

2010

Triple Feature

Mariah Carey

Composer

2009

Pick of the Litter 1980-2010

Was (Not Was)

Guitar

2008

Haiti Prince

Won-G

Bass, Guitar

2008

Paradise

TQ

Guitar, Main Personnel

2008

The Ballads

Mariah Carey

Composer

2007

Funk This

Chaka Khan

Composer, Guitar, Main Personnel

2007

Somebody Else

Sharon McMahan

Guitar, Guitar (Rhythm)

2007

The Essential Toni Braxton

Toni Braxton

Composer

2007

The King Live at AVO Session Basel

Solomon Burke

Guitar

2006

The Collection [3 Disc]

Toni Braxton

Composer, Guitar

2005

God Has a Way

Elaine Norwood

Guitar

2005

How Late Do U Have 2 B B 4 U R Absent?

George Clinton & the P-Funk All-Stars

Instrumentation

2005

Love Pages

Cafe Soul All Stars

Guitar (Acoustic)

2004

Are You With Me

Jackie Jackson

Guitar

2004

Artist Collection: Toni Braxton

Toni Braxton

Composer

2004

Good News

Elaine Norwood

Guitar

2004

Kickin' It Up

Gerald Albright

Guitar

2004

Listen...

TQ

Guitar, Main Personnel

2004

Music Box/Rainbow

Mariah Carey

Composer

2004

Rage of the Age

Won-G

Bass, Guitar

2003

Finally

Malaysa

Guitar

2003

Kiss Presents: Hot Joints

Composer

2003

The Blueprint 2.1

Jay-Z

Composer

2002

'03 Bonnie & Clyde

Jay-Z

Composer

2002

Evolution Will Not Be Televised

Aquabox

Guitar

2002

Explosion

Won-G

Guitar

2002

Irv Gotti Presents: The Inc.

Irv Gotti

Composer, Guitar

2002

Irv Gotti Presents: The Remixes

Irv Gotti

Composer, Guitar

2002

More Than a Woman

Toni Braxton

Composer, Guitar

2002

The Blueprint²: The Gift & the Curse

Jay-Z

Composer

2002

When Something Is Wrong with My Baby

Vernon Garrett

Guitar

2001

No Better Than This

Won-G

Guitar

2001

Reincarnated

918

Bass, Guitar

2000

The Prodigal Son

Nate Dogg

Guitar

1999

Another Level

Another Level

Bass, Guitar

1999

Creole Woman

Yolanda

Guitar

1999

Rainbow

Mariah Carey

Composer

1999

Shout Good News

Terry Forsythe

Guitar

1998

Family Affair

MC Hammer

Guitar

1998

G-Funk Classics, Vol. 1 & 2

Nate Dogg

Guitar

1998

G-Funk Classics, Vol. 2: The Prodigal Son

Nate Dogg

Guitar

1998

Hung Jury

Michel'le

Guitar, Guitar (Rhythm)

1998

Lost in Bass [Aim]

Guitar

1998

Retaliation, Revenge and Get Back

Daz Dillinger

Guitar

1997

Gang Related [Original Soundtrack]

Musician, Unknown Contributor Role

1997

I Wonder If Heaven Got a Ghetto [CD]

2Pac

Composer

1997

Lunitik Muzik

The Luniz

Bass, Guitar

1997

Operation: Get Down

Craig Mack

Bass, Guitar

1997

R U Still Down? (Remember Me)

2Pac

Bass, Composer, Guitar, Keyboards, Mixing, Producer

1997

Smokin' Me Out [UK]

Warren G

Bass, Guitar

1997

Take a Look Over Your Shoulder

Warren G

Bass, Guitar

1996

Mr. X

Jason Miles

Guitar

1996

The Best of Shaquille O'Neal

Shaquille O'Neal

Guitar

1996

The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory

2Pac

Composer

1996

The Fan

Bass, Guitar

1996

Total Control

Yo-Yo

Guitar

1994

Shaq-Fu: Da Return

Shaquille O'Neal

Guitar

1994

The Man Who Loves Women

Dimples

Guitar

1989

32 Phreeze

32 Phreeze

Unknown Contributor Role

1981

Was (Not Was)

Was (Not Was)

Guitar, Main Personnel

Listen & Watch

13

Super Life

Chaka Khan / Ricky Rouse

Chaka Khan

7:33

SpotifyRdio

1

Redemption

Ricky Rouse / 2Pac

2Pac

1:48

Rdio

"Me And My Girlfriend" by Makaveli (Google Play • iTunes • eMusic • AmazonMP3) (Ricky Rouse – composer, guitar, bass)

https://youtu.be/qWrkBj22Z0o - The incomparable Ricky Rouse...

https://youtu.be/Guu5Qc7DGBc - HeyJoe - Ricky Rouse @ Merida Guitars NAMM 2014 (Smooth Jazz Family)

https://youtu.be/d0wp-3HovMM - CHAKA KHAN / UNTILU COME BACK TO ME ----- 2002

SOCIAL MEDIA

https://www.linkedin.com/pub/ricky-rouse/5b/582/b99/en

https://www.facebook.com/ricky.rouse.75

https://www.facebook.com/MasterRickyRouse

https://google.com/+RickyRouse

https://twitter.com/rouse_ricky

https://instagram.com/rickyrousemusic/