Kat Rose

KatRose is an exciting talent who has emerged onto the Texas music scene with an impact evoked by her voice, music and songwriting. KatRose is no newcomer to music as she brings with her a wealth of musical experience in various bands and directing church choirs for over twenty years. During that time, she has written and performed her own material and arranged many cover tunes.

KatRose is warm, openhearted and honest with a sound that lies somewhere between acoustic folk, rock, soul and pop. Her performances convey her passion for life and her love of live music. The great female singer/songwriters such as Norah Jones, Sarah McLachlan, Jewel, Indigo Girls, Carole King and countless others have strongly influenced KatRose music. KatRose has honed her skills in Texas and plans are in place to tour US in late 2005, Europe in 2006, and Asia/Oceana in 2007.

As a prolific songwriter, KatRose paints sequences of vivid and passionate stories. From personal tales, growing up in a south Texas border town, powerful and sometimes disturbing lyrics on social issues or pure emotion on her journeys into romance and passion, KatRose absorbs the listener as she creates her canvas of musical images. When asked about her recent recording experience, Kat’s eyes glint stating, “this has been a magical journey in the studio adding a whole new dimension to my music.” The Power and Passion C.D. was launched in Spring 2005.

One of ten, KatRose was born in the South Texas border town of Brownsville, (hometown of Kris Kristofferson as she will tell anyone who will listen!). Even from an early age KatRose always had a zeal for music, “I can’t remember a time that music was not in my life somewhere.” KatRose returned one day from a trip across the border to Matamoros with a ten-dollar guitar and a fifteen-year-old’s determination to learn to play. It wasn’t long before KatRose was performing for friends and family and the ten-dollar guitar was replaced with the twelve-string Terada guitar that KatRose still uses today in her live performances.

KatRose moved from the Rio Grande Valley of Texas to Houston to finish her college degree. She went on to finish her masters and became a doctoral student at University of Houston before going on to complete her Microsoft certifications.

KatRose gives much of her time to pass on her love for music to KAT'S KIDS, and after school project for teaching kids to play the guitar and write their own music. KatRose enjoys time at home with her sons and her mischievous miniature Doberman pinscher, aptly named Rascal Rose. The KatRose house has an “open door” policy where friends and musicians are welcome at anytime to just chill out and jam. Out-of-town touring musicians who need a place to stay frequently use the adjoining fully equipped private apartment. Kat says, “It is my little way to support the music community.”