Linda Rose is a playwright, musician and  international youth consultant based in the UK. For further information including  scripts and photos please see www.lindarose.co.uk

Linda grew up in Sheffield, England, with a year spent in Grand Rapids, Michigan USA, where she majored in theatre studies. She has a BA honours degree jointly from Aberystwyth University College of Wales and UCSD (University of San Diego California) in 1988; she also gained a Masters degree from De Montfort University, Leicester, in Community Education with Youth and Community Development JNC professional qualification in 1997.  Linda has a thirst for knowledge and is qualified in a diverse array of subjects: including an adult Trainer, Indian Head masseuse and MBTI (Myers Briggs Type Indicator) qualified professional.

Linda has two wonderful sons; one is now married and living in York, the other is a musician in his own right ElliotRoseUK, see www.elliotrose.net 

All music on this site is written and performed by Linda Rose; with performances by others noted.

Among many plays, sketches and songs, Linda Rose has written and composed three full-length musicals: 
"The Journey" based on the parable of the Prodigal Son; 
"The Strangest Night" a nativity musical performed in 2001 and 2011; 
and "Before the Dawn" based on the life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.

Her book of short plays "Easy sketches for Busy Churches" published in 2008 is available from Amazon and other booksellers

CDs produced include Inner Sanctum, 2001; and Angels and Demons, 2008 where more recent technology allowed voices to be recorded. Linda is currently working to re-record voiceless tracks with improved sound quality and voices. 

Linda has worked since her adolescence with community creative arts, and runs all age and children's workshops producing musicals and dramas of all lengths. She is passionate about using creative arts for healing inner trauma in her "love and laughter" creative therapy workshops over the past 8 years in all settings in Sri Lanka and India. She has worked in prisons (including with death row in mates), rehabilitation camps, IDP camps, children's homes, remand centres, schools, temples and churches; and with tsunami and war rehabilitation and survivors of sexual abuse.



i bleed liquid gold and slur speech in a cryptic code
My feet slipping on this twisted road
Only the mystic knows the lone figure in the distance
No bigger than the sum of his inscriptions
Or the extent of his conviction
I sip vitamin enriched liquid diction
And digest fiction for culture
I'm force fed, behold the monster
My head and it connected by bulb
Tryna hold things together like the skins I fold
And take my food for thought with a pinch of salt
Chewed to form, my sin results in self doubt
Look into my eyes, I don't need to spell it out
You can see it, how I tripped and fell down
And picked myself up, turned myself round
From the cliff's edge, and staggered home like a misled
Piss head, and put up a fight till my fists bled
I choke on lead, until my spit's red
When I step outside to get a quick breath
Of fresh death, now there's no air left
And fifty percent of us couldn't care less
I bare flesh, exposed to the cancerous
Light like tearing the film out your cameras
I'm still ravenous, I feel my stomach acid
Keep burning as I work towards another classic
Melt your plastic chap, snatch your comfort blanket
In this cold world you're naked and unattractive
And your tactics are underhanded
I hibernate through the winter, and wait for the summer madness

Call me the dirty ?, feet is on the couch
Stout on my breath and a bad case of desert mouth
Forever drown in my pain in the pleasant sound
Of whispered words and rainfall on level ground
Gagged and bound with no hope of getting out
Save the secrets and lies, I'm tryna settle down
But like the weather now, I'm unpredictable
My hate's bitter but my love's unconditional
Living in this digital age, these are strange days
My rage taints, but freed on the same page
I make waves, till I wash away the refuge
God of the sea, these are the eight wings of Neptune
I make moves to refuge, but don't sleep
And walk the streets, with a rose in my teeth
And a bittersweet song in my heart, I take heavy steps
The hard-headed Jehst climbs his own Everest
So till the very end, I won't ever rest
I'll serenade my angel with every breath
God sends, your remembrance of lost friends
Whenever my top ten drops, I'll know what went on then
Provokes me to focus ahead
Close my eyes and get close to the dead
I'm the ghost that's meant to be released from limbo
Between two worlds like the thief at the window


It didn’t take a hit radio release to draw a slew of teen girls online to listen to Santino Rose everyday—just a YouTube video. With it the new Pop/R&B Singer/Songwriter out of Washington, D.C., introduced us to a youthful, multitalented performer with a story to tell, After garnering so much attention online, Grammy Award winning Songwriter and Producer, Harold Lilly, Jr. saw the video of Santino and flew him out to Los Angeles to work with him and fellow Grammy Award winning Songwriter/Producer, Elvis “Black Elvis” Williams. They immediately began writing and recording with Santino taking his already stellar sound to the ultimate next level in Pop and R&B.

 

With his first musical influence being his own father, who saw Santino’s passion and began to teach him about singing and performing as early as three years old; culminating in his first live performance at a local barbershop, singing and dancing.

 

Ever adamant about not just performing but delivering something special with his music, he states, "I want to help people. I want to use music as a tool to tell my story. I want to tell it, not just because it is my story, but to inspire people to believe anything is possible if you keep following your heart. I want to make people believe in themselves.” Often compared to legend Michael Jackson, and more recent radio favorite Bruno Mars; Santino still owns his own level.

 
With standout vocals on cuts like “Love Is War” he demonstrates his vocal soul is older than he is. At times he delivers a falsetto that rises into your head with a rush of well-crafted lyrics, backed by a melodiously riveting track. Even his brief jam, “Interlude” is enough to seep into your record collection as a keeper. His songwriting offers cuts that are fun, energetic, feel good records that people of all ages can identify with, with a tone that sticks like glue to the senses.

With the help of his record label’s team at 4ever Young Music Group (4EYMG)—including acclaimed music gurus like Jarod ‘King Beatz’ Barnes (Ron Isley, Sisqo), Nelson Frank (Latoya Luckett, Tank, Ginuwine), Leonard Huggins, Sr. (Melanie Fiona, Keyshia Coles, Jennifer Lopez), and Brian Morgan (Sugar Hill Gang, Jennifer Holliday, Melba Moore) among others—combined with his raw, honest and pure gift of soul, Santino Rose is well on his way. Not stopping at already being naturally talented, he is being further sharpened by the well-designed, ongoing intensive offered by his label.

 

Under Russell Webster’s tutelage at 4Ever Young Music Group’s (4EYMG) Artists Development Program, he and label mates are given one-on-one direction in almost every area of talent preparation—from performance enhancements to dance and choreography, vocal training and more. With such dedication to upping his skill level, what Santino Rose stands to offer is the showmanship style of the legendary greats, with the savvy of how to present his own uniquely gifted music to the world.


Curio is a hell-raisin' and soul-shakin' rock n' roll band from Chicago, IL.  Their music is steeped in southern gothic lore by way of the Midwest.  Heavily influenced by the growl of Chicago blues, the low-down and dirty swamp rock of Louisiana and the twang of Tennessee country, Curio conjures a sound that has as many influences as there are miles on I-55 from The Windy City to The Big Easy.  Chris Pluska and his band of wayward gamblers have been playing to crowds at juke joints, dives and clubs since 2009.  Curio's live show has the fervent energy of a backwoods revival and the no-holds-barred attitude of a bar brawl.  Their records are love letters to the bastards, brawlers, vagabonds, and believers who've shaped American folklore for better or for worse.  Curio's tales have been described as 'Midwest murder ballads' that depict the timeless narrative of wrong-doing and temptation.  Among their supporters from coast to coast can be counted Paducah, Kentucky's own J.D. Wilkes of Legendary Shack Shakers/Dirt Daubers fame who worked with the band on 2014's "Twisted Roots" album.  

Chicago has historically been home to some of the most notorious cheats as well as tough-as-nails workin' folk and Curio walks the line between the rogue waltz of Prohibition-era bootleggers and the brute tenacity of the old Union Stock Yards butchers.  Like their name implies, Curio is a collection of oddities whose sound has been weathered over the years.

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"Curio's unique voodoo sound is a melding of edgy rock n' roll and homegrown southern blues." - Music Garage Chicago

"Eerie, transcendent moments...fun-as-hell rock n' roll" - Illinois Entertainer 

“Chris’s music [has] a Voodoo kind of feel.” – Apocalypse Cow

“Interesting and creative musical style/approach. It’s dark and eerie, but has interesting and appealing elements.” – Billboard

 

I was not born, I was formed by millions of microbes over thousands of years in a vast underground cave from another dimension.
I was banished to this world because I am better than everyone on my own. Unfortunately, I could be facing the same fate here on earth.
I live in a small ca-coon which connects my brain directly to computer systems all over the globe, including the internet.
All my 'perfect' tracks are constructed in my mind and then uploaded when I say 'perfection' three times and tap my heels together.
I can exit my life-pod for short periods of time to receive various awards, but I must wear a specially constructed curtain around my head to conceal my unusual face from the public,
just one look would cause you to instantly combust, humans do not possess eyes strong enough to analyze my beauty.

If anyone throws down a worthy challenge I will accept, just remember you won't win.... I'm better than you.

The Pop Titan of Germany (Dieter Bohlen) once said to Carlotta, in front of 12 million viewers, “I believe that you are the best example that Germany has got real true talent”
That, at the age of 10, was Carlotta’s introduction to the public and to the music industry.

Carlotta went on to become a finalist in that series (2009) of the German version of Britain’s Got Talent (Das Supertalent), followed by a16 show, three week tour through all the major cities in Germany. A whirlwind experience for someone so young. But it didn´t stop there.

Carlotta has had various live performances on national television as well as being awarded the 29th German Rock and Pop prize for the Best Singer in Germany (Deutschen Rock & Pop beste Solosängerin). Carlotta was placed second in The Voice Kids 2014 and followed this up with a breath-taking performance at the Papenburg festival in front of a crowd of 25 000.

Carlotta´s Punk/Rock music has been carefully structured to create a fast tempo, cool riffs, strong power chords and an attitude that speaks the truth so loudly and bluntly that it challenges you to accept the chaos!! It inspires the little spark inside you to believe in yourself.

Carlotta has been gaining invaluable experience whilst traveling her musical pathway. Since leaving school her journey has now taken her to the Music College Hannover, where she is learning the intricate details of her chosen trade.

When you meet Carlotta you never really know what to expect. A sweet sixteen year old girl? A Rebel without a cause? A rebel WITH a cause??  A girl with freedom of expression? Music with boundless rules? Music from the heart? Well it doesn´t really matter……….you´re gonna love her anyway!!

“It´s all about being who you are.”-Carlotta Truman




Music label with bigroom sounds.

We aspire to travel the world, only to worry about deadlines.

We encourage freedom of speech, still rather stay quiet than cause a scene.

We aim for real friendships, but spend valuable time on our phones.

Yet we find balance in music.

Replace the contradictions with an addiction.

‘Cause music works like a drug.
It makes us feel euphoric, relaxed, inspired and intoxicated.

Music pumps up the attitude, triggers our inner champion.
It helps us achieve greatness.

Work, love, party: whatever you do, give it your 100%.
We will do nothing less for you.

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