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Summer Rose is an American songwriter, musician and costume designer.

EARLY YEARS
Raised in Sacramento, California Summer’s love for singing and musical performance was immediately apparent as a young toddler. By age seven she was performing the national anthem at local Sacramento Kings and San Francisco Giants games. At 19, she moved briefly to San Francisco and then onto Los Angeles, seeking work as a songwriter and session musician. Rose settled into the thriving creative community of Silverlake, becoming a regular performer at local jam nights and cafes throughout the city.

MUSIC BIOGRAPHY
In 1999, Rose became a founding member (and co-songwriter) of the band, Snapdragon. The following year they signed with Straightline/Atlantic Records, releasing their debut album, The Family Jewels in 2001. Subsequent tours followed, supporting veteran acts: The B-52’s, Toad the Wet Sprocket, The Go-Go’s and Eddie Money. The band’s live performances soon garnered a growing fan base, (including songwriter/guitarist, Earl Slick) with Rose establishing herself as a high-energy, charismatic performer. Between tour dates, Summer appeared on the Bran Van 3000 Discosis CD, performing the song, “The Answer” with rapper/producer, Dizzy D. Snapdragon continued touring and writing new material for their second release. Despite their efforts, diminishing tour and label support left the band uncertain of their future. Ultimately, the group split in 2003 leaving Summer free to pursue other projects. Earl Slick was in preproduction for his 2003 solo album Zig Zag, and offered Rose an opportunity to contribute backing vocals on a (yet to be determined) track. Slick’s lineup included David Bowie, Martha Davis and Joe Elliot with production dates scheduled at Olympic Studios in Barnes, England. Overwhelmed, Rose accepted; convinced the offer was a joke—it wasn’t. Her initial role later blossomed into a solid collaboration with Slick, co-writing the tune “Crunched” which also features Rose on lead vocals. Additionally, she provided backing vocals on most of the album tracks and found the entire process of Zig Zag “A straight-up, blessing!” Slick instilled a positive confidence within Rose to form a band and release an album on her terms. Her initial offering was the self-produced, “Time Bomb” released in early 2006. The single also featured an accompanying (self-produced) music video shot entirely in Summer’s two-bedroom apartment. The video’s low-budget ingenuity grabbed the attention of seasoned Producer David J. Holman who later signed Rose to a deal with Ruckus Entertainment. The resulting album, Big Mouth (released in late 2006) features hard-rocking tracks blended with solid, melodic hooks delivered with an aggressive, hip-hop attitude. “Liar” was chosen as the album’s first single and release. The song reflects a dark period in Summer’s personal life: “The music (for me) is all about what a girl really wants to say but feels like she can’t because it may be too vulgar or whatever. With “Liar”, I just say it--no apologies. This CD is the end result from a very difficult time in my personal life”. With scheduled live dates in California and the Pacific Northwest, Rose and Holman assembled a touring band, including guitarist Mitch Perry and drummer, Sam Aliano. Summer’s live dates were well-received, garnering both the Rock City News, “Best New Band” award and the LA Music Awards highest honor, “Independent Superstar of the Year” where she and her band also performed in late 2006.

THE JAGERMAESTROS
Formed in 2003, “The Jagermaestros” were a popular Los Angeles cover band featuring: guitar/vocalist Gene Seigal, drummer Dave Salinas and guitar/vocalist Summer Rose. The band performed Thursday nights at The Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills, with additional weekend performances at The Fox and Hounds in Studio City. The trio were known for their excellent renditions of popular music (spanning nearly five decades) as well as their “Jager fueled” stage banter and special guest performances from many local and celebrity artists,including: Meryl Streep, Jon Bon Jovi, Josh Groban, Jerry Cantrell, and Chris Slade.

FILM AND TELEVISION
Summer’s soundtrack work includes “Candy Colored World” (performed by Snapdragon) for the 2008 film Stiletto (which she co-wrote with Rick Jude) as well as several compositions (with co-writers, Tim Paruszkiewicz and Stephen Phillips) listed with licensing company, Transphonic Records. In 2017, Rose recorded the song, “America My Home” for the stage play “Independence—The True Story of Dr. Mary Walker” written by television Producer Lloyd J. Schwartz. The track was produced by David Alley and engineered by Mark Capps.

COSTUME DESIGN
Summer’s love and flair for wardrobe and costume design started as a teenager. By her early 20’s, she was designing wardrobe for other musicians including her band, Snapdragon. In 2011, Rose founded “Summer Rose Designs” (SRD) expanding her client base to include actors, models, production and clothing companies. Singer Ariana Grande personally hired SRD to create the featured outfit for Grande’s debut single, Put Your Hearts Up. Later that year, Los Angeles based clothing company, Foxbait featured SRD at Los Angeles Fashion Week. In 2012, SRD briefly worked with singer Marilyn Manson, creating outfits for both Manson and drummer,Jason Sutter but failed to establish a solid business agreement with Manson’s management. In 2013, Summer moved herself and SRD to Nashville, TN. Later that year, Emmy-Award winning make-up artist Melanie Mills hired SRD to create a Wizard of Oz inspired, “Dorothy” outfit, (also for Grande) featuring SRD’s handmade ruby slippers. In 2014, SRD’s outfits were chosen as model costumes for America’s Next Top Model (Cycle 21 Episode 10). In 2015, Foxbait took SRD to Manhattan for New York Fashion Week. Working with software company Flixel, SRD’s unique headdress outfits were brought to life with Flixel’s innovative “Cinemagraph Pro” technology featuring actress/model Olivia Fox.