Artist description M. A. Rose has the rarest gift in music these days - a unique and distinctive voice. Rose's appeal is apparent from the first listen: he's got the whole history of rock & roll in his songs, but he's not imitating anyone - he's being himself. -Bill Flanagan, Rock Critic, Author, Senior VP VH1 M. A Rose is a former development executive for VH1. While at VH1 he supervised and developed such shows hit shows as “The List” and “Rock of Ages.” It was at VH1 where Rose met legendary record producer Bob Johnston (Bob Dylan, Paul Simon, Johnny Cash, Leonard Cohen), who after hearing a collection of Rose’s acoustic demos exclaimed, “Kid, you gotta go make a fuckin’ record.” Weeks later, production began on M. A. Rose’s eclectic self-titled debut began. Completed last spring, the rootsy alterna-rock record is tightly packed with infectious catchy melodies and pop choruses. Rose, a strong singer/songwriter known for his clever and literate lyrics, manages to be funny and sensitive at the same time, constantly surprising the listener with unforgettable lyrical hooks and anthems. After you’ve listened to an M. A. Rose song, it’s not easy to get it out of your head. The album was produced by Billy Jay Stein, who as a member of the “Hatters” made three records for Atlantic and shared the stage with acts such as the Dave Matthews Band, Buddy Guy, Collective Soul, Blues Traveller, Phish, The Allman Brothers Band, and Joan Osbourne. Billy has also performed with Ray Charles, Natalie Cole, Brandy, She Moves, Billy Porter, Sebastian Bach and Bebe & Cece Winans. Rose first worked with Billy Jay at VH1, where he hired Billy to write and produce the theme music for the TV shows “The List,” “Rock of Ages,” and several others.

Music Style ROCK

Musical Influences BEATLES, DYLAN, STONES, WILCO, CRACKER, RYAN ADAMS

Similar Artists WE SOUND LIKE EVERYONE AND NO ONE AT ALL

Artist History BOB, BILLY, AND ME By M. A. ROSE ME AND BOB J. Two years ago, while working as a development executive for original programming at a well-known music television channel (begins with a “V” ends with a “1”) I had the good fortune of meeting a man named Bob Johnston. Little did I know, that this encounter would change the course of my life. Bob Johnston is a record producer, songwriter, and artist. His producing credits include some of greatest recordings of our time; 12 Bob Dylan albums, 5 Simon & Garfunkel albums, and Johnny Cash’s “Folsom Prison,” and “A Girl Named Sue” to name just a few. Bob and I became friendly, and on the night he took me to see Paul McCartney (that night Paul accidentally put his arm around me, and asked if we were getting married), I dropped a cassette of some acoustic demos I had recently recorded on Bob’s desk in his hotel room. Bob looked at me, almost with pity and said, “Ah, everyone’s a songwriter.” Three months later I received a phone call from Mr. Johnston. It was a Friday afternoon, and the first words out of his mouth were, “Son, you gotta make a goddamn record!” He proceeded to rant and rave (if you know Bob, you know what I mean) and tell me that if I didn’t go make a record that I was “fuckin’ stupid!” Obviously, when the man who has produced some of the greatest records of our time tells you this, you go and make a record. Thank you Bob Johnston. ME AND BILLY J. While working at the aforementioned music television network, I had another good fortune, which would also prove life altering – my encounter with Billy Jay Stein. Billy had composed and produced music for several of my television projects, and his stuff rocked. One Saturday afternoon, a few weeks after the Johnston phone call, I went down to Billy’s studio to record some acoustic demos, just me and my guitar. I brought ten or so songs, went into the booth, and told Billy to just keep rolling. Billy had no idea I was a songwriter, and most likely he harbored the same notion as Bob, “everybody’s a songwriter.” An hour later, I was fairly sure that Billy thought to himself, “everybody’s a songwriter, but this guy’s not a bad songwriter.” The rest of the afternoon, Billy and I laid down the basic tracks to our first song together, “So You Wanna Be Free.” Those tracks exist on the record. I did the guitars, sang the vocals, and Billy did everything else – laid out the drums, put down the piano and the B3 organ, and the bass lines. And so was born, by far the best creative collaboration of my life and the beginning of a great partnership and friendship. Thank you Billy Jay Stein.

Group Members M. A. ROSE: GUITARS AND LEAD VOCALS BILLY JAY STEIN: KEYBOARDS AND BACKGROUND VOCALS CLIFF MAYS: LEAD GUITAR AND BACKGROUND VOCALS GREGG SHAPIRO: BASS AND BACKGROUND VOCALS LARRY LELLI: DRUMS

Albums M. A. ROSE (SELF-TITLED)

Press Reviews WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT M. A. ROSE www.marose.net Contact: info@marose.net (212) 496-2697 It's strong singer-songwriter stuff with a healthy appreciation for rootsy pop-rock. The melodies on this album really leap out at you--particularly on "Ten Foot Pole", "At the Movies" and "Now You Know." I can certainly imagine other artists wanting to cover more than a few of these songs. I also appreciated the knowing, literate lyrical references that popped up throughout the album. The production on the album was also direct, unfussy and impressive. CHRIS FARLEY, SENIOR WRITER, TIME MAGAZINE M. A. Rose has the rarest gift in music these days - a unique and distinctive voice. Rose's appeal is apparent from the first listen: he's got the whole history of rock & roll in his songs, but he's not imitating anyone - he's being himself. BILL FLANAGAN, AUTHOR “A&R”, MUSIC CRITIC, SENIOR VP VH1 Get in on this guy early. You’ll kick yourself if you don’t. M.A. Rose is going far, and if these songs are any indication, he’s not looking back. These songs are packed like gunpowder. It’s not just Rose’s voice, which is muscular and urgent. It’s that the boy has something to sing about. Living, it’s called. It’s a highly explosive mix. ELLIS HENICAN, NEW YORK NEWSDAY M.A. Rose’s brand of guitar based alterna-pop is tightly packed with infectious licks and witty surprises. He bravely tackles such modern problems as religion, (Existentialist and his Harley) identity crises, (I’m A Man), and rock star delusions (Pretty People) but it’s always with a lip curling humor that could only come from the savvy mind of a man who’s done his time. JULIA CHAPLIN, FREQUENT CONTRIBUTOR TO THE NEW YORK TIMES, INTERVIEW, AND SPIN Rose's songs are not only catchy, but funny and sensitive at the same time. They are almost good enough to get him a girlfriend, which is clearly why he made the album. JOEL STEIN, WRITER, TIME MAGAZINE M. A. Rose is the Bob Dylan of today’s songwriters...no, wait, I mean the Cadillac of songwriters...I mean, he's so good, if he were a car he'd be a Cadillac...or maybe a Ferrari...yeah, that's it...M. A. Rose is the Ferrari of songwriters. Except that he's not Italian. ADAM SCHLESINGER, OSCAR NOMINATED SONGWRITER, FOUNTAINS OF WAYNE, IVY M. A. Rose’s music is unique and original in a Milli Vanilli sort of way. With different songs, packaging, management, and looks – this guy could be a star!!! JEFF ROSS, COMEDIAN

Location NEW YORK, NEW YORK - USA

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