
AKA Kathryn Rosemary Bullard
Born: January 27, 1987
Location: Redondo Beach, California
Katy Rose 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 is now searching for a record label to distribute her third album Tangled But True which was expected to be released sometime in 2008, but did not happen. Rose let fans know on her myspace that if she doesn't find a label soon, she will release the album online, like she did with Candy Eyed, and promises 2 albums at some point during 2009.
Biography
Kathryn Rosemary Bullard was born on January 27, 1987 in Redondo Beach, and moved to Tarzana, California as a child. Her home in Tarzana was previously the home used on the 1950's television show, Mister Ed. 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.
Hanging out at parties and going to concerts at a young age introduced Katy to sex and drugs early on, experiencing things which led her to a path of self harm. Rose also had eating disorders, and has admitted to have starting doing drugs at 13. Rose went to a Catholic school and blames it for a lot of her problems. She wrote the song 'Vacation' about her experiences there.
Rose's lyrics deal with the issues she faced growing up, including self-harm, eating disorders, depression, self-destruction and self-loathing.
Katy Rose got engaged in December 2007, and married Yariv Sponko, a photographer, artist and filmmaker on August 23rd, 2008.
Music career
The soundtrack to 2003 drama film Thirteen includes two of Rose's first recordings, "Overdrive" and "Lemon", which she wrote after reading an article about the film. "Overdrive" also featured in the 2004 comedy film Mean Girls.
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 2009.
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".