![]() ![]() But it was difficult because, for a long time, it felt like people didn’t want to pay attention to me because I was having to do these gigs to pay rent. I started making music and it grew from there. Over coronavirus, I was able to wipe the slate clean, nobody was doing any gigs and I started doing these Vinyl Factory mixes and it was from there that things started picking up. The reason I didn’t break through is because I was having to do these gigs to pay my bills, but then you’d get judged for doing them. And for me, for a long time, that was a real big problem. “There was a big element of, if you didnt come from money and you needed to DJ to pay bills or to have money in the bank, you would then be looked down upon for doing these certain gigs. What has your experience been like of rising up in the dance scene? That’s what I’m working towards at the moment.” Of course, me as an artist is going to feed into that, but it’s more about the track and I’m like a secondary element to the song itself. With DJing, there’s an element of performance to it, but ultimately it’s about people dancing and that’s the realm I want to stay in for now. Singing on electronic music allows it to be more about the dancefloor experience than me standing on stage, and that’s another reason why I really love that element. It’s not that I don’t love performing, I love to sing. I’ve always worked hard but I feel more ready for it and to have my manager Callum working with me is great because I trust him completely. I was really disillusioned with singing and trying to be an artist. “A couple of years ago, I wasn’t ready for any of this to be happening. You turned away from making music for a while before B.O.T.A, were you disillusioned with things? They were more interested in me as an artist rather than just the track, whereas maybe some other people were like, ‘This is a great track’ but they didn’t really seem to care about … I want to continue to make music and be an artist and they focused on that, so that was extremely important.” I’m a believer in gut feeling and they just seemed really great. Obviously, they’ve got the track record of being amazing and they had the current No.1 as well, so that didn’t put me off. I really appreciated that there was a Black man high up in the company, having that diversity was extremely important to me. “They just seemed the best fit to be honest. What made you choose to sign with Warner Records? Here, Rose, who wants to learn bass guitar in 2023, talks about her label, her music industry story so far and her plans for the future. She is the full package and this is only the beginning.” “A quality DJ, singer and writer with her roots firmly cemented in the underground, she flows out an infectious vibe and energy that resonates with the dancefloor. “Eliza is an absolute star, she has that magic sauce that all true artists need,” Powers told Music Week. “And in terms of future releases, we’ve already heard some incredible demos so watch this space.”Ī&R manager Anton Powers, is part of Warner’s expanding A&R team, which president Joe Kentish spoke to Music Week about back in the summer. ![]() I was blown away when I heard B.O.T.A at Glastonbury and we are delighted to have had the chance to work with Eliza and One House on turning the song into a global anthem,” Fullerton told Music Week. Rose signed a deal with Warner Records following the breakout success of B.O.T.A at Glastonbury, where the major’s head of A&R Keir Fullerton began pursuing the deal after hearing the track repeatedly across the weekend. “As a Black, mixed race woman, visibility will help inspire others to feel this is a viable career,” Rose added. ![]() It’s ridiculous that it’s been 20 years, so it’s good to be at the head of that change.” “Also, being the first female DJ to do it in 20 years is a big feat, that’s creating space. ![]() “This is a track that’s being played by big, respected underground DJs, but then it’s also going viral on TikTok, that’s quite a strange thing to happen,” Rose told Music Week. “It’s a real changing time, good underground music is now hitting the charts,” said Rose, who became the first female DJ to be No.1 since Sonique in 2002 with It Feels So Good when B.O.T.A topped the charts earlier this year. It has 527,150 sales to date and more than 120 million streams on Spotify. Eliza Rose has told Music Week that she is ready to take on the music industry off the back of the success of her debut single B.O.T.A (Baddest Of Them All).įollowing Music Week research into the 2022 dance boom, the BPI and the Official Charts Company revealed the Official Dance Singles Chart of 2022 so far, where Rose’s track (which features production from Interplanetary Criminal) placed at No.9. ![]()
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