Bl4xk
Rose
KKM016
Artist Statement
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THE RED SKY CARNIVAL
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THE RED SKY CARNIVAL
Washington, DC
I’m Rose,
a DMV artist who create safe
spaces for myself and others to explore
the parts of themselves that they
wouldn’t normally give attention to.
For as long as I can remember I’ve
always been a creative person. But if
if I had to pinpoint the catalyst to my journey, I’d start
with the 2nd grade. This was my first ever
hated the whole thing. After that moment
I started working on my craft more.
I joined the choir and kept singing and
got better. Eventually during my 8th grade year I
decided to give performing solo another try
when I sung a jazzy version of
“Everything Stays” from Adventure Time
at the school talent show. I didn’t think much
of it until after the performance, when a few of
the parents who saw it started asking about
me and the song that I chose to sing.
solo performance and it was terrible 💀. I got up
in front of the class, froze and just sat down
and balled up. In the end I did the poem but I
I’ve always been into writing,
creating places that I can
escape to when my mind got
too messy or chaotic. My mind hasn’t always
been the nicest place to be
in and at some point I decided that I
would make it mine or it would kill me.
In high school I had to face some of my
hardest battles with my mental health
and I found comfort in the movie Sweeney Todd.
It inspired me to keep going through my
struggles and be my whole self instead
of continuing to force myself into
different boxes. Plus being the
baby goth that I was, I found a lot of
thematic and stylistic inspiration that I
would later adopt into my work.
As an artist who’s going through an extended
journey with her mental health and
made it to the “other side” I’m motivated
to help others going through the same
thing. Through my art I want them to see that
if you confront your darkness,
it can get better.
Currently I’m working on
an RPG video game that ties into
“The Red Sky Project” and
crafting my next EP. And as a person
who considers themselves to be open
to criticism, I invite you to come and
explore my world and tell me
what you think.
Field Notes
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GENRE
Alternative
Rock
FORMAT
Solo
Band
SET CAPABILITY 5–25 Minutes
AVERAGE LOCAL DRAW 10–15 people
RECENT STAGES
Patchwork DC
Dupont Underground
Hung Tao Choy Mei
OnLe Vibes
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ZODIAC Aquarius
INFLUENCES
My dad's obsession with the James Bond franchise
My brother introducing me to anime, vdeo games and his favorite songs growing up
My young mermaid phase
CURRENT ROTATION
Caught in the Jam / Portraits of Tracy
Venom / Slum Princess
Close up / Frou Frou
FAVORITES
Smell / Fall
Texture / Fluffy
Food / I'm a savory girl. I love pickles and olives and a reaally good slice of pizza with a Pepporoncini on the side
Planet / The Moon
Place / In a cabin at 1am in the woods/mountains
Color / Indigo
WILD CARD I think that the word "several" has to be 7+, the word "couple" is 2 and a few is 3+. If you to me "several" and there are only a "couple" I'm not going to know how many you're talking about. I'm working on it.
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MEDIUMS
Music
Writing
Photography
Film
Visual Arts
Fashion
INSTRUMENTS
Vocals
I'm learning bass
TOOLS / SOFTWARE
Adobe Premiere Pro
Basic editing software
Google Workspace
Canva
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Project Management
Grant Writing
CREATIVE SKILLS
Writing (Script | Narrative | Song)
Styling
Fashion Design
Set Design
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Credits
Bl4xk Rose
KKM016
Selected Works.
The Red SkyProject
Studio Album
2026EPDrown2024Experience.
Stats.
74The number of different concept boards
I’ve created on pinterest
to help me plan and creative direct different projects.
02Number of years it took me to
finish crafting the narrative of the album.
45Number of slides in the album overview slideshow
I made to help me create “The Red Sky Project.”
1024 The date in which I threw my release party
for “The Red Sky Project” in 2025.
83The backrooms
level that I would
exist on.