Alright – so today we’ve got the honor of introducing you to Alessandra Rose . We think you’ll enjoy our conversation, we’ve shared it below.

Alessandra , looking forward to hearing all of your stories today. We’d love to hear about when you first realized that you wanted to pursue a creative path professionally.

In high school I was given a full ride scholarship to the Berklee School of Music Summer program. I went the summer leading into my senior year. At seventeen I was heavily involved in every single music class I could participate in. I sang and performed non stop in and out of school.

Going into this music program I assumed that this was the college I would attend but while studying there I had a couple teachers tell me that instead of racking up college debt to go play live music and to hustle. Was that the wisdom I should have been told? Maybe not, but I did just that. I moved across the Puget Sound to Seattle WA and joined a band. We played non stop. We hustled. I was able to play Bumbershoot at age 23 and played sold out shows for the city I love so much. However, the band ended so did the shows.

I resurfaced when I recorded my first solo album, You Are Gold. I wanted to go for the things that I felt I had been held back by when in the old band. Life quickly shifted when I found out I was pregnant with my first child. I had to cancel shows due to being very sick every single day till I gave birth. She became my world. While mothering I played the shows that made sense, that were low pressure but still kept me in the loop. In 2022 my whole self woke up… I needed and wanted more. I wanted harmony and balance between motherhood and my music. I flew to Nashville and recorded my sophomore album, RODEOMOTHH, at Sputnik Sound. I’ve known most of my life that recording and playing live music was my path professionally, but the last two years I have been building my brand. I am being smart and dedicated to making good choices that will allow me to be seen more and be truly authentic to my vision and sound.

Awesome – so before we get into the rest of our questions, can you briefly introduce yourself to our readers.

I got into recording albums and playing live music as naturally as it comes. There is no other way. I become one with the stage and the audience. I want to connect the words I sing to the feelings that myself and the person listening may be feeling.

Growing up my parents made sure that if there was a musical opportunity available to me I could take it. I taught myself how to play piano on my great grandmothers upright– it sat in our living room and I was allowed to bang on it all hours of the day. When I was seventeen I opened for Rocky Votolato. The catch being I had to play on that piano. My dad rented a U-haul and my friends lifted the piano up and we drove it 30 miles north, put it on a stage and I played my first show. From there I continued to play live music and record.

Years later I was in a Seattle band The Kindness Kind. It was a solid run and it taught me my strengths and weaknesses. In my mid 20’s watching the men around me reach for the same musical goals, none of them seemed to have this penetrating fear of missing out on being a parent. Something I wanted so desperately to be and the feeling that my body had a ticking time bomb- now or never! I truly felt like I couldn’t have both… maybe I could have. Weeks after releasing my debut solo album, You Are Gold, I became pregnant and I was severely sick for nine months. I had to cancel shows. The thing I then became good at was being a great mom. How in the world could I do both without a label and real financial support backing my musical ambitions?

Fast forward 13 years— I am married to the love of my life, a mother to two beautiful children, back home in Kitsap and I released my sophomore album, RODEOMOTHH. Through a lot of digging and understanding I now know that I can be the best mama to my kids because I am taking care of them while taking care of me. I wrote this album to encapsulate my story knowing it’s never too late to sing a little bit louder then I did before, play the guitar with more guts than I ever have and bring harmony to both passions. Thematically, the secret to RODEOMOTHH is hidden in its name. It’s an anagram of motherhood. Every song tells a part of my journey of being a mother. Regardless of gender or parental status these songs of unrestrained love, free of consequence, speak to the soul. Indeed, the tales of falling in love and the work it takes to maintain that, the pure joy of new life and the tearing sadness of life lost are deeply, universally human.

RODEOMOTHH was recorded and engineered at Sputnik Sound with producer Mitch Dane (Blind Boys of Alabama), mixed by Vance Powell (Chris Stapleton, Jack White) and Mastered by Pete Lyman (Brandi Carlile, Jason Isbell) of Infrasonic. Mitch saw me and gave me space to be my whole self in the studio. We made sure the album would translate to my live shows; that the vulnerability and energy could be felt and met while either listening on headphones or live at a club.

What do you find most rewarding about being a creative?

When I finally get to share the hard work on record and play it live for people who connect with it, sing to it, vibe with it… that is the ultimate reward.

Is there a particular goal or mission driving your creative journey?

My goal with the release of RODEOMOTHH is for it to be heard as much as possible and to be on the road playing live music full time.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://alessandrarose.com/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alessandrarosemusic/
• Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@alessandrarosemusic
• Other: https://lnk.bio/alessandrarose

Image Credits
All photos by Logan Westom (@loganwestom) (selfie w/mug by me)