Katy Rose

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Katy Rose
Birth name	Kathryn Rosemary Bullard
Born	January 27, 1987 (1987-01-27) (age 21) Redondo Beach, California
Origin	Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genre(s)	Indie rock, electronic, Indie pop, alternative, electro pop, grunge
Occupation(s)	Singer, songwriter, actress
Years active	2003 - present
Label(s)	V2 Records (2003-2005) River Jones Music (2007) Rose Colored Records (2007-present)
Associated acts	Liz Phair, Samantha Ronson, Kim Bullard
Website	Official Myspace page

Katy Rose (born January 27th, 1987, real name Kathryn Rosemary Bullard) is an American singer, songwriter, producer, musician and actress. Her music styles vary from indie rock, electro pop, grunge, pop, lounge music and even techno.

Starting at just sixteen, Katy Rose began work on her debut album, Because I Can for V2 Records. On January 27th, 2004, Because I Can was released along with her first single Overdrive. Her album was released to mixed critical reception, and had only two singles from the album, Overdrive and I Like. Rose also appeared on two successful movie soundtracks, Mean Girls and Thirteen.

After parting from V2 Records in 2005 her second album, Candy Eyed was released more than three years after her debut album, and on an independent record label River Jones Music. In late 2007, Katy parted ways with River Jones Music and has decided to release all further albums on her own record label, Rose Colored Records. Her third album Tangled But True is expected to be released in early 2008 on her record company Rose Colored Records.

1 Biography
2 Music career
3 Albums
4 Singles
5 Unreleased tracks
6 References
7 External links

[edit] Biography

Kathryn Rosemary Bullard was born on January 27th, 1987 in Redondo Beach, and moved to Tarzana, California as a child.^[1] Her home in Tarzana was previously the home used on the 1950's television show, Mister Ed.^[2] The daughter of keyboardist Kim Bullard who was a musician in bands Poco and Y Kant Tori Read, she went with her father when he toured with Crosby, Stills & Nash and the Grateful Dead.^[3]

Rose's lyrics deal with issues she faced growing up, including depression, self-destruction and self-loathing.^[4]^[5]

Katy Rose got engaged in December 2007, and is planning to marry Yariv Sponko, a photographer, artist and filmmaker on August 28th, 2008.^[6]

[edit] Music career

The soundtrack to 2003 drama film Thirteen includes two of Rose's first recordings, "Overdrive" and "Lemon",^[4] which she wrote after reading an article about the film.^{[citation needed]} "Overdrive" also featured in the 2004 comedy film Mean Girls.^[7]

Her debut album, Because I Can, was released in the United States on her 17th birthday, January 27, 2004. It includes the singles "Overdrive" and "I Like".

She released her second album Candy Eyed, containing ten tracks on River Jones Music on June 4, 2007. She also stated she would release three exclusive Paypal albums over the next year. Rose's third album, Tangled But True is due out in 2008.

River Jones Music has also expressed interest in coming out with a DVD of Rose's tour for Because I Can, and a CD containing Rose's never before heard tracks "Kisses In A Box" and "Mermaid Jane".^{[citation needed]}