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Angela Rose

About Me


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Singer/songwriter Angela Rose has been working hard for many years towards her goal to be a successful vocalist.
Performing shows in and around CT, she has accomplished a great number of stage credits including opening for national recording artists such as Method Man, Jon Legend, Lyfe Jennings, Talib Kweli, Elliot Yamin, Frankie J., PM Dawn, Omarion, Marcus Houston, and Sean Paul.
She has also done shows for radio stations, including opening for NLT at the Kiss 95.7 Scion show in Hartford, CT and was also a finalist in the Kiss 95.7 OPENING FOR BACKSTREET BOYS CONTEST.
Most recently she has been making a name for herself in her areas local music scene, and been proud to take the stage and work with many independent musicians, producers, and artists in her area. She is currently a lead singer in the cover band "BLONDE SOUL" and also is a part of an acoustic duo called "CLOUD 9" featuring herself and the amazing Fear Nuttin Band guitarist Jay Chung. You can view her schedule to check that out in the areas local bars and clubs.
With a great deal of business savvy, remarkable talent, and steadfast drive she has continued towards her goals with steady progress; growing, maturing, and improving on all of her already credible skills with every step she takes.
She is a trained vocalist, who travels to Manhattan, NYC on a regular basis to see vocal coach Adam Roebuck, a skilled trainer who is certified by the world renowned vocal coach Seth Riggs, known for working with stars such as Prince, Stevie Wonder, Fleetwood Mac and many more.
Her unique sound is timeless, soothing and sophisticated.
Working with producers and musicians in a variety of different fields and genre, she has found her balanced voice to be quite a gift, allowing her to be versatile and leaving her with greater creative option.
Whether doing rock, soul, r&b, funk, or even hip hop, she is undoubtedly a natural with adapting to her musical surroundings.
Her first full length demo album titled A WOMAN SCORNED offers a variety of different musical inspirations.
She is a songwriter who digs deep and writes with honest passion about situations that many are sure to relate to and understand. Her straightforward lyrics tell a story as well as convey feeling that can be appreciated.
Writing all of the lyrics in her songs, arranging the melodies and harmonies entirely herself on most of her work, and taking care to make sure her producers understand what she wants her songs to express musically, she has successfully created a collection of works that are personal, yet universal, all at the same time.
There is no doubt that the combination of this young womans talent, drive, motivation, and determination are going to lead her to great success.
She is closer to her dreams with every step and not one day goes by that she is not more accomplished than she was the day before.
"The journey just continues to make upward progress.. I couldn't stop now if I wanted to. I know I have a big ass dream. It takes an unbelievable amount of focus and an unconditional love for music and business to make those dreams come true. And they will. ; )" ~Angela Rose
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Member Since: 09/01/2006
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Angela Rose has enjoyed working with and wants to thank many musicians, studio engineers, and producers including: Bek Phillips, Jay Chung "guitar extraordinaire" of FNB and the best boyfriend in the world ; ), Becky Schaffer - gorgeous vocalist, Eric Heath keyboard player of Columbia Fields, Marc Gillig who plays every instrument lol, Dave Geres, DEOS, C Major, Matrix, Deron - studio engineer from CTP Music Innovations, Ryan Kowalczyk keys!, Matt Beckett bass player of Otherwise, Weilen Jones, Owen K, Stuart Slocum, Groove Roots Band, DJ Lock Mess of Otherwise, Rachel Zamsteen, Kurt Zendzian, Mark Pappa, Sacrifice, J. River, Adam Roebuck vocal coach of the city, Reggie G! bigtime!, Brian Daigle of FNB, Ed Balon for finding me lol, Mike Tierney, Chazz Oliver, and many many more.. thank you and love you all for feeling my vision..
Influences: ♥Aretha Franklin
♥Goapele
♥Amerie
♥Christina Aguilera
♥Fiona Apple
♥Jon Legend
♥Mariah Carey
♥Lauryn Hill
♥Mary J. Blige
♥Alanis Morisette (lyrically)
♥Eminem
♥Teedra Moses
♥Talib Kweli
♥Led Zeppelin
♥Aerosmith
♥Eva Cassidy
♥Columbia Fields
♥Toby Lightman
♥India.Arie
♥Biggie
♥Faith Evans
♥Ani DiFranco
♥Evanescence
♥Rebekah
♥Tori Amos
♥Sade
♥Jill Scott
♥Heart
♥Sublime
♥Josie Field
♥Fleetwood Mac
Sounds Like: Fiona Apple, Christina Aguilera, Toby Lightman, Goapele, Amerie
Type of Label: Major

My Blog

CLOUD 9 - acoustic duo looking for more gigs...

My amazing and wonderful boyfriend Jay Chung and I have been playing out doing acoustic shows all around, and we are looking to expand our horizons! We play pop, rock, R&B and soul covers from artists...
Posted by on Fri, 20 Feb 2009 16:27:00 GMT

Career Babble

So Ive really been thinking about the direction I want my career life to go in, and I found some interesting stuff........First of all, Ive been picking up these books every week when Im in the city. ...
Posted by on Thu, 27 Sep 2007 21:28:00 GMT

SOULFUL SINGER / SONGWRITER AVAILABLE FOR COLLABORATION

I am available to perform and write songs and lyrics as well as hooks, bridges, ad libs etc. for any serious artists looking for a female vocalist to collaborate with for any of their projects in the ...
Posted by on Fri, 24 Aug 2007 15:07:00 GMT